Sorry marylandkw...that avatar was a bit androgynous....
60363...as a driver and not an O/O or carrier, you do not see the benefits. Slowing you down puts cash into the owner's pockets but not yours... :cry:
My post was more addressed to carriers and O/O's. And solo has a great point. That $12K is net and it comes right off the bottom line. If you earned $0.50 per mile profit, you would have to drive 24,000 more miles in a year just get that $12K back.
Dang that sure is a good incentive to inject some helium in the right foot to get it a little lighter...