countrytravler

Anyone here have a heavy Dodge truck with the 309 or 384 flathead 8? Made in 33-34. Also the air brake system. Would love to get info. Have a customer restoring one.

Ever see one of these?

No, this is a local load. The overseas will be going to MD.

just landed a contract with Tesla. 50k cars are being sent to the ports for overseas. Hauling a load Tuesday from Freemont CA to Tacoma WA.

WOW JUST WOW!!!!

Read the header. Thanks you.

I 95 in Virginia. A load of Teslas. Don't know what happened.

Someone on this post was talking about Tesla owners being snobs. The Tesla cars that I have delivered treated me really well and tip well. Tesla is so far behind with the car logistics that they are reaching out for more carriers and talking about building their own fleet.

https://electrek.co/2017/11/17/tesla-semi-walmart-order-new-electric-trucks/

Trains run on electric power. They have its own charging station. Diesel runs the generators, in turn, produces the electricity for the electric motors on the axle.

They are working on one for the Indy. Big Daddy has a rail that does over 200 in a 1/4/ The car I rode in car blow the doors off a HellCat straight and cornering.

Production is 1000 cars a day? l have been hauling the Tesla for 1 year and it's the same today as when I started a year ago. Average 90 day back orders. What other car line has the same?

I haul Tesla cars out of Freemont. They are building on the factory. They are 3 months back order. Also, he has hired a bunch NASA engineers from Cape Canaveral area. Already relocated about 10 families to Bellvue WA area. These guys are in the 6 digits for pay. had the tour of the car plant and the plant that is building the rockets. The 2 factories are mind-blowing. Have a customer that is buying all the totaled Teslas that he can find. He converts them to gas cars. He gave me a ride in an 80s Datsun Z and when he stepped on it, I could not get out of the seat. Runs 9s in a 1/4 and gets about 600 miles before a charge.

Where are you located? If I'm in the area, we can meet to have a cup of coffee and talk shop if you like. Dave

You people were not directed at you. I have never hauled for as far as I know of, so I cannot comment about your company. When I go on Central Dispatch, It's amazing what is posted. Want the car to move fast, charge a good price. The brokers that we haul for are getting the money. What are these brokers doing different that has been in business for 20 plus years doing differently? A joke of a Freight Forwarder, UShip. Be careful with them. They do no background check. And stress will take a toll on your health. Please take care of yourself and hope things work out. I'm sure my day will be coming to the end as a driver. It's not a job for me, it's more of a hobby because I enjoy driving and meeting the different kinds of people in all the different walks of life. So with that said, I do not let the industry get to me. Take care of yourself. Dave, the country traveler.

That is common. See that in trucks stops often.

Very few are around compared to years ago. Like drag strips. Only a few survived the chopping block.

I was prepping GM cars at a Chev Dealer in Detroit in 67. A brand new 67 Tri Power Coupe with Side pipes fell off the truck. They fixed it, (my dad was the repair guy) and sold the car like it was new. No damage. If that car is still around, it was a blue with blue int, 435 hp. Side pipes and bolt-on wheels. It was the 1st Vette that I ever drove. I drove it around the block to empress this girl that I had a crush on LOL. I was 15. That car has d.s. panels replaced. This could be the car.

I was hauling new Blazers from Ohio to Long Island NY. My head rack car just tapped a rivet under the George Washington Bridge. Bridge connects NJ to NY. Made that trip hundreds of times. It put a 2in long dent that was 1/16th deep. GM totaled the Blazier. I tried to buy the car and they said it had to go to the auction with a salvage title. My car hauler.

Good, write up.

It's photoshop. Leaving a drive-in theater and forgot to put the speakers back on the stand. Young people would not know what we're talking about. So you must be young. LOL

I did in 1968 with my moms 59 Chev wagon. I was at the drive-in during winter and I forgot the heater that was in the back window. Later on, in years, they added heaters so they could stay open year round. Grand River Drive in Farmington MI.

Hello Bonnie and sorry for your challenges. I have been back on the road for almost a year now after being retired for 8 years. Lot has changed. Paper logs to electronic logs. Can't stretch that line anymore. Setting here in my Motel room in West Palm Beach FL doing my 34-hour restart. Couple things on your remarks about DOT. Not always the case with, out of service. Sometimes we are put out of service when you have a flat tire while going down the road and the DOt is there next to you. Just one example. Lite burns out. Had a headlight go out while passing through a weight station. We are parked 10 plus hours after being on duty for 14 hours. So you're saying that cars are unsafe while being parked for 11 hours if put out of service for 11 hours. If we're put out of service for driving hours, it's only 10 hours if your 70 or 80 hours is not used up. Out of service for mechanical could be for 1 minute to a longer period of time. As soon as you get the problem fixed and recheck, your up and running. Now for the broker problem. Most brokers are putting unrealistic timetables and cost to the customer. You people will put 5 to 7 days from CA to FL. BIG LIE!1! You people will quote a low price and the customer goes for it, the car will sit. Called cheap freight. You people will say, door to door service. That is the biggest lie in this industry. With a 1-2 car hauler yes, but not a 9-10 car hauler. A lot of brokers have gone out of business since I have been gone. But the good ones that I have used before I retired are still in business. We have 3 2018 trucks with a 4th one on order. 900,000 for 3 trucks. 100.000 a year in insurance. Average fuel cost per run is 6000.00. That is from FL to WA and back. Average pay per driver, 120 to 140K As you can see, not cheap being in this business. I would never be an owner-operator again. Some pictures of loads from the past to present.