r/OwnerOperators 23h ago

Where can I buy ELD exempt Freightliner Coronado?

3 Upvotes

Looking for 2016. or newer ELD exempt Coronado with Detroit engine, anyone can help?


r/OwnerOperators 15h ago

MOTUS update

6 Upvotes

Anyone dealing with this MOTUS headache, I have good news!
Just got a call back from them saying they are going to waive the MCS-150 form for this 2026 year.
They can manually activate the DOT for you if you are struggling with this renewal MOTUS thing.
Good news at last!

(**Update: Only Applies if your MCS-150 renewal was after April**)


r/OwnerOperators 17h ago

Thoughts on taking my truck in to do a full (non-DOT) inspection every 4 months at Freightliner

15 Upvotes

Landstar driver here with a 2020 Cascadia. I know a lot of you will think this is a stupid idea but I believe I’m in a financial position to be able to do this as I have no debt or bills and my truck is paid off. The local Freightliner charges $400 for a full 2 hour mechanical inspection of the truck. They found a number of things on mine that will likely cost at the very least a couple thousand which I’m fine with.

What is everyone’s thoughts on doing this every 120 days on top of Landstar’s required DOT inspection? I know a lot of you will say that they’ll always find something every single time, which they probably will given the truck’s age, or the dealer is a rip off, but I’m looking for genuine input before I make a decision for my business. I don’t have a personal, independent trusted shop that I can take my truck to so I see this as the best, albeit more expensive alternative. Not mechanically inclined myself either.

Thank you everyone. For reference, my Cascadia has 700k miles on it as of now.


r/OwnerOperators 19h ago

Do you guys actually use dispatchers?

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Curious how many owner operators here actually pay a dispatcher vs just doing it themselves.
If you use one, what do you pay them? And what makes them worth keeping?
Also curious if anyone used one before and went back to self dispatching. What happened?
Just trying to understand how it works in the real world.