No food! No water or bathroom and expected to stay in truck

When you are in Laredo get a hand full of glad hand seals. The Mexican drivers steal them from the trailers.

People drive like idiots there!

I have never stayed in the terminal.

 

You think it's fun right there by the terminal, wait ti you have to go down to Killam.

You can tell which trailers came across from Mexico and which ones are on their way over by the plastic seals on the corners of the doors. They look like tape and they're on the hinge side. When you're picking up a load from Mexico and the gladhand seals are gone, go take them off a trailer going into Mexico. A sealed trailer with no tapes on the corners of the doors. I have no idea what they do with those gladhand seals, but I get tired of replacing them.

Rug, that Laredo terminal is actually pretty nice. Water pressure is a little...odd, though.

 

If your DM isn't responding to your qc messages, can you call some one up the chain to find out why?

 

been a while since i've been down to that terminal, but i agree about the gladhand rubbers. dont have a clue why they always come in missing seals. Whenever i stop at a terminal, i always try to hit the shop up for a handfull anyway.

I'm suprised they dont steal the rubber air lines that run under the framework of the trailer, the trailer lights, license plate AND the landing gear handle.

last time i was there, i just started taking the rubbers out of the trailer next to me. Next time i'm there, i'm going to take the time, and take out one rubber out of every trailer, and put it on a trailer without any. So tha way, every trailer on the yard will have just one rubber.

 

Why not just buy the red and blue rubbers at the truck stop? This way you know which color happy hand to apply.

 

Just a couple thingsI would like to suggest after reading through your thread.

You mentioned you bought an air card from sprint. Did you notice the EVO or EPIC phone with the wireless hot spot? Great wi-fi when you have signal. It will power up to 8 laptops at a time unlike your air card. Also if you already have a phone the second phone service is free with sprint. All you pay for is the data plan for hot spot. 30 for hotspot plus 10 for data total is 40 a month unlimited access and you will have two phones. If you take the card back within 30 days you can trade it for the phone.

Also if laredo gets you a load for any miles you should grab it because its not the load your looking for its the "trailer" to get your ### out of there. Just for fun ask them for an empty and you will see what I mean. Also turning down a load puts you at the bottom of the list again. Remember they have dedicated fleets that take the good stuff you get whats left over.

Please do not take that other guys advice and start going over anyones head to find out whats up. DM does not even recognize you for months until you have stuck around long enough to be a part of his fleet. Believe me he reads your comments. Alot of times he knows as the day progresses you will figure it out and its not easy to answer everyones message.

Thats my 2 cents Good luck and be safe.

 

Try and hold on to that trailer as long as you can! Hope the weather holds out for ya.

 

Ask your DM to t-call it in Memphis. That leaves enough miles on it or the next guy and you won't have to sit under a three-day load for six. Is it more important to you to look pretty or make money? If your DM does not return messages, call on the phone. DM's job is to keep you rolling. Give options on how to do that. I'm hearing Central Region has plenty of freight.

 

Might want to think about that WiFi vs aircard a little before you return the aircard. If you're not sitting in the truckstop or terminal with WiFi service - you're not going to be connected.