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I understand what you’re saying, but have you tried to find employees right now? The choices are almost zero.

Because we need him, it is not easy to just find a new building in a town you’re not familiar with as well find a mechanic and helper to work on the fleet of 20+ trucks.

Correct, basically no records. The mechanic has none, the old owner has them but has yet been able to produce them. Meaning he does not have them.

It’s 2 guys, but yes, they are on call M-F, show up at the terminal in the morning on those days, then go to the shop. But you are 100% correct, we cannot just replace him tomorrow. We need to find a new building for the shop and a new mechanic And helper.

And I keep mine until the grenades. My Snapper lasted 20 years. My Honda is 10 years old. And it’ll long outlast my Snapper.

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Briggs & Stratton actually went to a “no oil change” model with their mower engines. They come from the factory with full synthetic, you never change it and when the engine grenades you just buy a new one. A friend of mine is a lawn mower tech at a repair shop. The class he had to take on this...

That’s part of my dilemma. Tell him again and make him do it and over pay for cheap batteries That will be bad again in a year. Or do it myself, pay the same price as him and buy AMG batteries that will last at least twice as long. Which makes the most sense financially?

These are Ford 7.3L Godzilla engines, with a couple Ford V10’s.

Driven 7 days a week. 360 days a year. The body and chassis are built to last 20 years. That is the expected service life, just like a air plane, built to used 24/7, last 20+ years and easy to repair and maintain. A engine can be swapped out in a day. Transmission in a day. Rear axle in a...

Yes. Exactly. Maintence and repair records need to be kept for proof of what has been done and when. Not only for possible litigation and resale purposes but also for the over health of the fleet.

The trucks are parked inside a heated building when not on the road. Cold starts are not a concern. Once on the road they run all day and are driven hard. Like race track hard. Full throttle acceleration hundreds of times a day for 10 hours 7 days a week. The diesels are driven the same way...

He is not doing his job. Big brother is not watching HIM, Big Brother is watching the FLEET. $1.3 million in equipment. It’s kinda important.

Exactly. I asked him to replace the batteries on one of the trucks two weeks ago because it has either been slow to turn over or needing a jump everyday. He has yet to do it. So when I go back down there next week I will replace them.

Exactly.

Looked over the contract again, it is open ended. Meaning either of us can end it at anytime. Early next year we will be ending it unless things turn around. Until we find a replacement we need him.

You’re welcome.

He’s paying $6/qt for 5w-30, for the diesels he is paying almost $30/gal.

And when you take the lid off of that jar and drop it off a bridge into a river…stand back.

I have the ability to give him the firm instructions on what I expect. Problem is we need him right now. So I am meeting him in the middle, takeing away his excuses and he has no choice but to fall in line until we find a suitable replacement.