Driving west of Chattanooga, I had chest & shoulder pain, vertigo, zero energy, it felt like my heart was racing & I couldn't catch my breath....
Cruise control set on the speed limit I am driving on I-95 in NC, dark clouds overhead, it's raining. I have my lights on. A big rig passes me...
You have a very good point, MNdriver. Thanks.
Believe me, I dont want to interrupt my sleeper berth time at a shipper or consignee. There is this in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
In the permit folder we carry in our trucks there is a memo from the Safety and Compliance Manager which reads (in part): "Any time the driver...
I know some drivers park over night at a shipper or consignee & back into a dock in off duty or sleeper berth status, but is this "legal"? Don't...
Maybe the worst mistake you've made is continuing to work for CRE. Why not just exit now?
There is an epidemic of West Nile virus infections in Texas, but be aware that the threat of infection exists in almost every state. Some...
I am what is called paranoid about the temperature of my reefer, checking it often and I get nervous when the fuel level is half a tank. Maybe I...
I drive for Magnum & I'll write a few posts here as time permits, since I'm waiting on a load right now. I won't mention much in terms of...
And I agree with this 100%
Ask your new (potential) employer what's THEIR policy, what notice do THEY expect? I'll bet they say at least 2 weeks notice. There's got to be...
People can tell when you got a bad attitude. What about your appearance? Do you look like you fell out of a boxcar? Are you chewing gum and...
and quart of OJ
A "No Supper Trucker" is one hungry trucker
The best product I've found so far is Stoner Invisible Glass. I scrubbed this windshield five times with crumbled newspaper and I THINK the...
7 months and 77 pages later, what's changed? Nothing. There are no "rules". There is, however, common sense. Alas it is not common. There is...
I was lucky enough to be rolling down I80 thru Ohio last January superbowl weekend & the game was on in the truckers' lounge
I have never understood this. You have to be desperate to hang out at a truck stop. What're you gonna do, watch reruns of Law and Order?
Wasn't Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies a retired truck driver?
