I’ve done a variety of jobs, linehaul, long haul, LTL, local, drayage, reefers and vans. Currently hauling a reefer, as a team. I love:...
Anyone care to break down their insurance costs and coverages for a Canadian spectator? Canadians aren’t required to purchase insurance for...
Back in 2010, I started at a new company. The safety guy forgot to tell me that they needed me to work as the yard dog once a month on a Sunday...
Ask 10 drivers, you’ll get 10 different opinions. It’s not one size fits all. For example: If you’re motivated primarily by money, you might be...
The whole premise of the diet is that we are not fat because we eat too much fat. In fact, that is a hypothesis that has never been proven and...
There are baristas at Starbucks who make far less than $30k with advanced degrees. I don’t disagree that make drivers are taken advantage of by...
I have absolutely no complaints about the job. I know when I’ll be home (based on when I leave). My only gripe is that the whole OTR world isn’t...
Atlantic Canadian outfit, I don’t speak for them online so I’m not going to post their company name here. Anyone who runs the region knows who I...
The government website says MS, Parkinson’s and epilepsy are 3 definite disqualifying conditions. It also lists “certain heart conditions”,...
I used to have an electric skillet, crock pot, electric kettle and toaster oven. Fridge was built in, although when I started I had a 12v Coleman...
One truly interesting part of the medical card conundrum is that Canadians (and Mexicans, I believe) who operate in the USA are not required to...
If you rant and rave in person the way you do online, it’s possible they were looking for a reason to terminate you. And you gave them plenty....
Oi, I can’t decide if you’re being sarcastic or just woefully uninformed. This is, by no mean, “one of the worst” jobs available. There are...
It’s true that metabolites will stay in hair much longer than urine, just as the stay in urine much longer than in blood. It’s also true that...
Correct. You are taking a serious risk, assuming your hair samples would be seized if you were involved in a serious crash. But if Xanax or anti...
Team, non food reefer, dedicated lanes to five 24/7 plants: 1650-1750mi per leg, 4 legs every 7 days. Up to 5 days off for every 7 days. $.62...
This is just not true. There are tons of prescriptions that aren’t approved by DOT but are not tested for. Most recently, the common pain...
DOT publishes a list of medications that are not approved for commercial drivers. The required DOT urine screen is a 5 panel (marijuana [THC],...
Is this still legal in all states? I know megas have been pushing for a CDL school standard and trying to make it mandatory. I had a spirited...
This seems to be a new scam, cooked up by the companies who are training indentured servants instead of drivers. Why would you borrow money from...
