Stevens Transport Aviary . . cont'

Decisions, decisions, decisions...
My truck is a 2009 and won't be legal for CA come January 1. My DM told me there is a plan to keep the older trucks of the O/O's (there are several of us) from being dispatched into CA.
There in presents a problem. Note my home address.
Now true, it's really my daughter since I gave her the house after her mother died and decided to just head out on the road again, but I visit her often as well as my grandchildren.
I've recently purchased some property in southern OR thinking it's time to pull the plug, but quite honestly, I can't get too excited about 'stopping'.
My lifetime buddy, a non named member of the 'worthless night and weekend crew' keeps taunting me.
"Give it up! you won't retire!"
Now Ryan is offering me a 'screaming deal' to get rid of my truck and buy a 'really great' 2012.
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
Be on the yard soon kicking some tires (and a certain person still un named whose taunting has beckoned me)

 

Who said 09s wont be legal? The new law just basically says the truck has to have a DPF Filter on it. Everything from 08 up has a DPF. Someone is giving you bad information. Heck even some of the pre 08 trucks are being retrofited with DPFs to make them legal.


OK, just looked up the info for CARB Compliance ....

Pre 1994 trucks are good through 2015
1994 - 1995 are good through 2016
1996 - 2006 are only good through Jan 31, 2014 (unless retrofitted with DPF Filter)
2007 - 2009 good through 2023
2010 newer no changes needed

 

I'm well aware that my post was the one you were referring to, and as so many others have said, it wasn't 'lack of experience', etc. It was a mistake that in no way, shape, form or fashion should have been made. Anyone that can read & has any common sense would know the difference between the oil gauge and the fuel gauge. AND if the driver had been checking his/her gauges as he/she is supposed to, they would have noticed the red or amber light that came on beside the fuel gauge approximately 100 miles before they ran out of fuel. As a new driver, I was extremely concerned when anything was out of 'norm' on my dash and that would have prompted me to stop & find out what the light was!!! As I have told so many people that I have talked to and encouraged to go into trucking, It's all a matter of common sense & patience. The common sense is to always be aware of your surroundings, inside & outside of your cab and the patience is to take your time in what you are doing in order to avoid mistakes, such as backing, changing lanes, ascending & descending mountains. Unfortunately, common sense is something that cannot be taught, and patience isn't easy to develop either.

Flue, you will very quickly see, after you get beyond your overly sensitive 'newbie' phase that there are plenty of 'steering wheel holders' out on the road that have absolutely no place behind the wheel of car, much less a big rig. I'm sorry if you took anything that I have posted personally, but as a woman that went through CDL school at 53 yrs of age and drove for 2 1/2 years without any serious incidents, I take exception to these 'wannabes' that get out there and don't care about anyone but themselves.

 

I have been home for 9 days now, Dental work, Percocets, Med Hold, and tomorrow I am free to roll again. I am going stir crazy sitting around here. I actually am anxious to get back on the road.

 

aH! The sign of a true road warrior!

 

Darn man I wish I knew you was home. So are you going to be a trainer still or no?

 

I know what you mean about getting back on the road. I have the 'itch' every Monday when I drop Hubby off to leave for the week. I've already told him that I'm taking a few days off when my son & daughter-in-law go on vacation so I can 'ride along'.

 

Supposed to pick up a Fed Ex load last night in Irving,Tx at 8, so I sat all day yesterday at the Truck Stop in Dallas. Checked in and told they dont have enough freight for the run so they want me to go to Hutchins,Tx and pick up there. They call and set it all up. Stevens adds it as an extra pick.

I get over here and check in. They have me drop my empty and say they will call me when its ready. I go in and check on it at 2am, again at 4am. Not ready yet. Then when I check at 6 they say well, we dont have a load at all. They dont know why were even here. I explain the whole thing, he makes some calls. Well they dont have freight going there either so they cancelled the load.

Called Stevens and told them, now waiting to hear what to do, but they #### well better pay me for these 2 stops and for waiting. Its now 11:30 and still nothing. WFT?????

 

well fed ex expected more people to be shipping packages than actually did... and since stevens is just a fill in carrier, stevens is the first cut.

I know does nothing for you, and dispatch has NOTHING for you as you fall through the big gaping no freight hole.