Big Diesel's 20 questions.....

[BigDiesel]

This will be interesting.......

[bluebeetle]

If a bear poops in the woods, does your dispatcher give you trip by the house?

[BigDiesel]

If a bear poops in the woods, does your dispatcher give you trip by the house?

I am sorry, but that is a question for Mrs. Diesel as she is the dispatcher.

Thank you for the question !!

[Jimbpard]

Are you hiring?
What are your requirements?
Can I run your 100mph truck?
I will only drive a freightliner. Will you buy me a new Coranado if I work for you?

[RostyC]

If you could be any animal in the world for a week what would it be and why?

[BigDiesel]

Are you hiring?
What are your requirements?
Can I run your 100mph truck?
I will only drive a freightliner. Will you buy me a new Coranado if I work for you?

1) No.... We already have 6 employees and I hate having employees.

2) If I was hiring a driver.... 5 years minimum exp, spotless mvr, good credit, able to make smart decisions, and a personal referall.

3) That was a rental while my Pete was in for warranty work. It had a canadian speedo.

4) No , but I will buy you this .......

[BigDiesel]

If you could be any animal in the world for a week what would it be and why?

My Chocolate Lab..... He has got it made in the shade.....

[RostyC]

If you could be any animal in the world for a week what would it be and why?

My Chocolate Lab..... He has got it made in the shade.....

I hear ya, I have a 12 yr old Black Lab that's been spoiled rotten for 15 years
I always tell people he gets an egg sammich every morning and I get sent out the door with a fuggin pop tart!

[RostyC]

oh yeah, in case you didn't see it in the o/o section, thanks for the link to the driver qual form, I got everything ordered this morning.

[BigDiesel]

oh yeah, in case you didn't see it in the o/o section, thanks for the link to the driver qual form, I got everything ordered this morning.

Willamette Traffic Bureau is great to deal with. We get everthing from them, and they have great prices.

[golfhobo]

This will be interesting.......

Yeah.... probably as interesting as watching GRASS grow! But.....I'll "take the bait."

What type and year are your trucks, and are they paid for?

what type of freight do you haul? General? Dedicated? Dry? Reefer?

What are your shipping lanes? (you're in Orygun right? Or is it WA? Beautiful country! Do you stay in the Western 11?)

What kind of hometime do your drivers get?

Do you pay cpm or %..... and how much?

Don't worry.... not asking for a job! Only have 3 years experience! But, I'd like to compare your successful business with the current offer I have.

One last question. What do you offer.... or NOT offer..... that a driver considering a small O/O company would consider a "deal-breaker or maker?"

Thanking you in advance for your civil and informative answers!

Hobo........ with a "B"!!!

[BigDiesel]

This will be interesting.......

Yeah.... probably as interesting as watching GRASS grow! But.....I'll "take the bait."

What type and year are your trucks, and are they paid for?

what type of freight do you haul? General? Dedicated? Dry? Reefer?

What are your shipping lanes? (you're in Orygun right? Or is it WA? Beautiful country! Do you stay in the Western 11?)

What kind of hometime do your drivers get?

Do you pay cpm or %..... and how much?

Don't worry.... not asking for a job! Only have 3 years experience! But, I'd like to compare your successful business with the current offer I have.

One last question. What do you offer.... or NOT offer..... that a driver considering a small O/O company would consider a "deal-breaker or maker?"

Thanking you in advance for your civil and informative answers!

Hobo........ with a "B"!!!

1) 07 Pete 387 (financed) 02 Century ( paid for ) 05 Intl 9400i Eagle (paid for)

2) Whatever goes into 53' reefers. No HazMat.

3) We stay primarily west of the mississippi

4) Every weekend or as needed

5) on Salary now , Driver 2 made a little over 50k for 2007

6) Open door and the opportunity to buy the truck( not a lease purchase) and lease on as a O/O. Full medical etc.....

[Roadhog]

What are your hobbies?

[Double R]

Out of the following two, which one would you chose to drive as a team with:
HoBo OR Notsteve?

You MUST pick one.

[golfhobo]

Hmmm.... interesting! Aw... chit! I didn't SAY that, did I?

You said:

6) ....the opportunity to buy the truck( not a lease purchase) and lease on as a O/O.

Can you elaborate on this? Say a driver wants to buy the '02 Century. Are you looking for a profit? Will YOU finance the purchase? What if he wants to RUN more to pay it off sooner, yet he is on salary!? Would you put him on %, and charge him for tires, maintenance, etc?

Different scenario: What if one of your drivers does NOT want to buy one of YOUR trucks, but wants his OWN "spec'd" truck and wants to lease on to you. How, or WOULD you help him? (assuming a MINIMAL expenditure.... not talking about a BBR who wants a Chicken Truck! )

Assuming you can find MORE freight to haul, would or could you help a driver buy his OWN truck, and lease it on to you? How would you structure the "settlement?"

Last question (for now) assuming YOU were the "driver," which of these options would work best for YOU..... and what is the ONE thing that makes the deal SWEET for you (the driver,) while not adding an unnecessary burden on YOU (the employer/carrier?)

BTW.... you didn't specify.....Oregon or Washington?

Hobo....... with a "B"

[golfhobo]

still waiting for an answer to my last question.

[matcat]

Can I drive for you? :P

[mommee]

What/who is your biggest disappointment?

[Double L]

What is your most embarrassing moment?

[Rev.Vassago]

Don't worry.... not asking for a job! Only have 3 years experience!

That explains so very much.

This will be interesting.......

You are the head of a 2000 truck company. The FMCSA has just ruled that scanning logs for errors is no longer allowed, and each and every log must be checked for errors and violations by hand. You only have two people apply for the job - Myself, and golfhobo.

Golfhobo offers to work for free, because he feels you deserve his expertise on the FMCSA regs. He only asks that you give him a cot to lay on, and some stale bread every couple of days. I, however, want $100,000 a year, and full benefits 100% paid for by the company. And a company car. Preferably a 67 Shelby Mustang.

You have to hire one of us, and you can't hire a second person to recheck the logs for errors later - the FMCSA made a rule about that too.

Who do you hire?



(there is a correct answer to this, and I want to see if you get it.)