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ezra

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i hav a bro n law owns his own big truck broke down in Knoxville tenn. he can get no help my sis n law is probably going take my father n law and his truck with generator and battery charger there. 7 hour drive... we are in mo. he is broke cant afford a service charge . it is sad nobody is willing at the truck stop to help him.. my father n law does not need to go 80 years old just had hip replacement surgery . pray God will make away thanks his name is roger
 
ezra said:
i hav a bro n law owns his own big truck broke down in Knoxville tenn. he can get no help my sis n law is probably going take my father n law and his truck with generator and battery charger there. 7 hour drive... we are in mo. he is broke cant afford a service charge . it is sad nobody is willing at the truck stop to help him.. my father n law does not need to go 80 years old just had hip replacement surgery . pray God will make away thanks his name is roger
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I'm sorry to hear that and he is in my prayers.
JohnDB, do you have any friends in knoxville?
 
yes 18 wheels no he said he had it started it ran about hour then that was it . he said had another t.d give him jump had it turning over but they had to leave . he found blown fuse . . he simply does not have the funds to sustain a break down. h can work on it himself . the old saying it takes money to make money. he is my wife bro we have all told him .he is tearing his pants trying to make the payments. owning your own truck is big money task . plus regulation 12 hours driving only from time truck starts rolling . even a few hour layover counts roger use to go church .he knows the way but has his own agenda. much like we all did . my sis n law father n law are on there way 7 hour drive .
 
ezra said:
yes 18 wheels no he said he had it started it ran about hour then that was it . he said had another t.d give him jump had it turning over but they had to leave . he found blown fuse . . he simply does not have the funds to sustain a break down. h can work on it himself . the old saying it takes money to make money. he is my wife bro we have all told him .he is tearing his pants trying to make the payments. owning your own truck is big money task . plus regulation 12 hours driving only from time truck starts rolling . even a few hour layover counts roger use to go church .he knows the way but has his own agenda. much like we all did . my sis n law father n law are on there way 7 hour drive .
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That's terrible and since deregulation in the early 80's its really tough being an owner operator. ( I was a company driver for 11 years. My Dad drove all his life.)

I'm sure he will figure it out. I just hope he's not late with his load. Electrical gremlins can be the worst, but I'm glad it popped a fuse. It will give him a starting point to track his short. I wonder if his alternator didn't melt down causing the short. I've heard of that happening.

Ill be praying for safe travels tonight for all involved.
 
keep praying for him ..UPDATE on truck another driver pulled up beside him gave him a jump truck is running :amen i prayed soon as i found out.. i tried in a group of ham operators on face book get him help. talk about a load of insults.. gesssh main thing truck is running keep praying he will get in church get back with the Lord .
 
StoveBolts said:
That's terrible and since deregulation in the early 80's its really tough being an owner operator. ( I was a company driver for 11 years. My Dad drove all his life.)

I'm sure he will figure it out. I just hope he's not late with his load. Electrical gremlins can be the worst, but I'm glad it popped a fuse. It will give him a starting point to track his short. I wonder if his alternator didn't melt down causing the short. I've heard of that happening.

Ill be praying for safe travels tonight for all involved.
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another driver gave him a jump truck is thanks for praying running . pray he gets himself in church his wife will go if he would
 
ezra said:
poor guy got about 100 miles down road DOT shut him down break light out
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I hope it was something as simple as replacing a bulb or fixing a ground and not part of his initial issue. I hope his wire harness didn't rub through somewhere or got pinched on a previous repair.
 
this is rough. ive actually been seeing a lot of 18 wheelers on the side of the road, being pulled over by state troopers, etc. i was curious about it, someone told me that the trucking companies are pretty much not doing proper maintenace...i dont know what the situation is with self-owned trucking...there was a case here on the local news about a fatality with a self-owned truck. :-(


blah blah blah...praying, most definitely. please keep us all posted on how his situation develops.
 
Christ_empowered said:
this is rough. ive actually been seeing a lot of 18 wheelers on the side of the road, being pulled over by state troopers, etc. i was curious about it, someone told me that the trucking companies are pretty much not doing proper maintenace...i dont know what the situation is with self-owned trucking...there was a case here on the local news about a fatality with a self-owned truck. :-(


blah blah blah...praying, most definitely. please keep us all posted on how his situation develops.
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Basically, if you own your own truck, you need to contract to a good company.
If we look at the core trucking industry that transports the common commodities that are shelved at all the grocery stores across America, we see that it is down to a science with regular dedicated routes that run like clockwork.
After deregulation, trucking companies got big, really quick and underbid each other for these routes. These routes are the bread and butter for all large trucking companies.

They found out that they didn't have to make much profit if they could increase their profit. In the 90's, after expenses the company made half a cent per mile. In other words, if you had a flat tire on the road, it stole your profits for the next three routes.

This drove quality with the large trucking companies who purchase their fleets for less than they sell them used. Let me explain with fake numbers to illustrate a point.

A truck sales for 100,000 new. The same truck sales 3 years later for 80,000.

Company A who owns a fleet of 3,000 trucks makes a deal with Kenworth (Major truck brand) to purchase 1,000 trucks a year for 78,000 each. Kenworth makes their profit on volume, not the individual sale.

Each year Company A sales its used trucks for $80,000 and purchases its brand new trucks for $78,000. Company A is making money from each truck they purchase.

This allows them to lower their rates for dedicated routes and it almost eliminates breakdowns which leaves them with standard maintenance items like tires, brakes, oil changes etc.

However, when they sale them, warranty just ran out and that's where the expenses really go up.

Because a new truck would cost $100,000 which is 20,00 less than a good used, most independent drivers go that route.

Where it gets ugly is when an independent purchases a used truck that's been through multiple owners and they become their own primary mechanic. Rates for routes are already low and they don't have a truck that's reliable enough to keep the good, well paying routes.

It's a tough business and DOT knows many independent truckers can't afford to maintain their equipment to safety standards, so they are easy targets to generate state revenue which adds to the financial pressure they already have.
 
this sounds...like a recipe for disaster, as they saying goes. and it does explain why i am forever seeing the big trucks pulled over state troopers.
 
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