Potential for loss

Suppose your truck’s engine blows while you’re under a load. Your carrier likely will have to dispatch another driver to deliver the load. Meanwhile, you’ll have to pay for the tow and find a replacement engine. If you lose a week’s worth of work at, say, $1.10 per mile, you’ve also lost $2,750 in revenue. The lack of attention to your engine could end up costing more than $20,000: