Big Diesel's 20 questions.....
#11
08-01-2008, 09:03 AM
Re: Big Diesel's 20 questions.....
Originally Posted by BigDiesel
This will be interesting....... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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"!!!
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#12
08-01-2008, 09:23 AM
Re: Big Diesel's 20 questions.....
Originally Posted by golfhobo
Originally Posted by BigDiesel
This will be interesting....... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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.....
#14
08-01-2008, 09:47 AM
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Out of the following two, which one would you chose to drive as a team with:
HoBo OR Notsteve? You MUST pick one.
#15
08-01-2008, 10:01 AM
Hmmm.... interesting! Aw... chit! I didn't SAY that, did I? :lol:
You said:
6) ....the opportunity to buy the truck( not a lease purchase) and lease on as a O/O.
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"
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#16
08-01-2008, 10:20 AM
still waiting for an answer to my last question.
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#18
08-01-2008, 11:35 AM
What/who is your biggest disappointment?
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#20
08-01-2008, 12:55 PM
Re: Big Diesel's 20 questions.....
Originally Posted by golfhobo
Don't worry.... not asking for a job! Only have 3 years experience!
Originally Posted by BigDiesel
This will be interesting....... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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.) |
