Originally Posted by jdrentzjr

So Ever, how did your delivery go at the mint? Did you find a good route? Did you get "NO FREIGHT" after delivery?

Just curiuos for future reference.

Originally Posted by ptrbilt

yeah, it seems like they have a good amount of miles for as bad as this economy is. I havent heard complaints about that

Originally Posted by evers34

it helps to have a wireless card I know sprint and AT&t have them. You can also sign up for Flying J wireless service....not the best but works most of the time....many McDonalds have free wireless but have to be close to use it....Most newer laptops have a wireless adapter built in but you might want to consider a booster for the signal can be bought at many truck stops and radio shack...internet on the road is great for directions and google maps is nice...like was said in earlier post....is nice to be able to look at the roads and turns you will be taking to get to your locations...would highly recomend looking into it

Originally Posted by evers34

Thats why I also mentioned the wireless cards from AT&t and Sprint had AT&T and was a good card could get on almost anywhere though not the fastest connection always....have had many problems with Sprint but that was just my cell phone so dont know much about there cards....and was just tring to make the point that more and more locations are putting in wifi and wont be long before its everywhere....though I hope you are parked somewhere when on the net!!!!!

Originally Posted by evertruckerr

I hate to take credit for talking you into spending money, but it is money well spent.

All the pics I pulled came off of Googlemaps dot, well you know. Don't want to list a web address and get myself into trouble with the Mods. You can also download Google Earth. It's more interactive, but map works fine too.

I access the web using a Sprint Broadband card. It's expensive ($60/mth) but worth it to me. After the tax deduction it's not all that bad. It allows me to do the Google Map thing, I also run MS Streets and Trip. I can check the weather radar when it starts to get nasty out here to get realtime storm tracking. I scan all of my trips in the truck and Trans Flow them from my truck so I don't have to hunt down a truckstop to get my paperwork in on time for payroll.

Not to mention it lets me waist my day away on the internet when I have nothing to do on days when freight is slow. As a matter of fact it's about time to catch a new release movie before I hit the hay for the night. I'm thinking the new Daniel Craig movie, "Defiance"

Originally Posted by LilPearl

I am very new to this forum. I have signed up for CDL class in Texas, as I reside here. I was informed that Decker would be my "sponser" for employment and tuition reimbursement. Have any of you out there any good or bad comments about this company? I believe Decker is owned by P.A.M.