USA Truck Journey - STARTS

Not trying to hijack this thread, but here's some good info
http://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/FAQs.aspx?faqid=1412

Thx.

 

Tennessee's medical requirements for cdl.

http://fastertruck.com/pages/DOT-CDL-Physical-Exam-Drivers-Requirements.html

I read it. Unless I missed it I don't see anything about a sleep study or sleep apnea.

 

Here's another link. I do not see mention of sleep apnea

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=391.41

 

trust me you will see the same ones whining and complaining on a regular basis lol they are like fleas ,just useless

 

And they love to hang in the lounges and smoking huts!!!! And they start fishing when you go by, trying to see if you are like them and will complain about everything. I piss them off when I say I love it here, everything is great!!! The look on their face is priceless

 

Even better when they complain about miles and you reply that you get plenty. When they ask how I reply "because I'm dependable, I'm on time to shipper and reciever, I communicate, I ask for miles, and I don't call my fm crying because I stubbed my little toe."

That really gets them going

 

I've been inside of DISP many times and have seen first hand what goes on behind the scenes and from what I've been told and what I've seen I can say that the load planners know nothing at all about the drivers except for their truck number on the board. The reasons for some driver's always getting good loads and miles and others not is probably more a result of location and where the driver lives. USA wants as many miles on the trucks as possible regardless of rather or not the driver is a whiner. I'm sometimes a whiner and am not always the most likable person in the word but I push 3600 - 3800 miles just about every week. Naturally it would be in your best interest to have a good attitude but I sometimes wonder if frog and Thomas doesn't live in a fantasy word.

 

No actually I live in a more realistic world than others would like to believe. And it seems to me 30 days ago you were bragging about all the great miles you were getting and home all the time and nothing could stop you now attitude.
I've said it before, I get crummy loads and run the east more than I care to, but I does me absolutely no good to cry and whine daily and refuse to run them. Just do what you need to do, get it over with and get on to the next load.

 

I believe you got me mixed up with someone else. I never once bragged about how many miles I get. I simply said that when it's all said and done attitude wont matter as much as you think it does. USA wants miles on the trucks regardless of rather or not they like the driver. Miles is how we all make money in this business. And BTW, I haven't been home once in the last 5 weeks. Enjoy your holiday weekend. I hear I have another 1500 mile load waiting for me in the morning and Im already at 3700 for this week.