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Old 09-18-2002, 01:28 AM  
Amputate Your Head
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by the way, there's a helluva lot more that you gotta pay for than just fuel if you're gonna operate a rig. There's licensing, fuel tax, road tax, (for every state mind you), equipment payments, maintenance, etc... did you know that if you blow a tire (there's at least 18 of them) which is a normal occurance when you turn 130,000 miles a year plus, that to get it replaced costs on average about $500 bucks.

so when you suggest that shipping costs are inflated, you might want to take into account all of the OTHER factors that go along with trucking.

and we haven't even touched office costs, employees, insurance, benefits, emergencies, medical screenings, etc... yet.
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