This last job was a friend of the family, had 10 trucks and ran a pretty tight ship. What he didn't offer in benefits, he made up for with decent...
"Companies that hire CDL school graduates are carriers to avoid" Carriers for who to avoid driver? Try to keep in mind what forum you are in,...
And certainly, if you are given sufficient notice about the hours that they need you to work you should be ready. Some people sit around waiting...
Again about bottom feeders! Were you really fortunate enough to start your career with a top of the line company? I started driving with...
And that is my gripe too. In the past 6 months I have trained exactly 2 drivers who I thought wouldn't get a job. Both of them were told as much...
"I don't care how good the training is right now is not the time to enter the job market as a truck driver. If you follow the trends that the...
If my kids choose not to eat their dinner, they will go to bed hungry too. I know, this is not what you mean, but there is a big difference...
I am not in any way promoting Swift's lease purchase program, but I will say that these figures are slightly flawed. He hasn't computed in Fuel...
"The reason I left the company is becuase I rolled a semi. I was not cited for the accident. The load (palleted ink drums) was loaded the exact...
Very sharp pickup Tiny Tim. Many people asking for help and advice but don't give the whole story. I guess I would've wasted my time giving this...
If you're an independent- Make sure you call ODOT and get a temp. pass before you enter the state. It's a $520 fine if you don't have one. If...
A GPS is a handy tool but not near as reliable as the RandMcnally Atlas. If you are going to get one, make sure you can put trucker's software in...
These guys are absolutely right. It happens, and it doesn't mean you are a bad driver or overly inattentive. As truck drivers, our minds get to...
Joe, You are in a tough area, and I have seen a lot of companies are restricting their hiring areas to North of I-20. What I can recommend is...
Especially these days johnny. You have got to make money one way or another and if that means driving those long late night hours, than you just...
I understand that! But if someone is happily married, and the wife says... "we'll find another way." It is better to find another way than to...
"i got a question we got pam ,decker usa truck which company more would go with or which is more better trying decide decker or usa." That is a...
Is it considered reasonable, as far as considering safety and human sleeping patterns, in the trucking industry for dispatchers to ask a driver to...
Fact is, if someone decides they want to drive a truck they aren't going to let you or me disuade them. What I can do is make sure that they are...
Absolutely true! And probably won't be good drivers for many, many months or years. I feel it is up to us, the experienced drivers, to raise...
