Just for the sake of accurate figurin'... 75% of $2.00 is $1.50, not $1.75. Sorry, didn't see Big John's post. I have a tax lein from losing a...
Not much the system IT folks can do to correct it when a driver just got a $3,000 fine... all the "we'll get it changed for the future" phrases in...
That's what I was thinking. They could have also said "the trailer was white and had 'Xtralease" on it". Caledonia with an X? But no danged...
Seriously, you're in a position that's a glorified daycab driver job - you should be getting hourly pay, and your company is making out BIG time...
Piney, you're doing something wrong, and I'm not going to call you out in public, but there's more to the story. Here's an idea: Armyguy...
Kitty corner across from that big casino? I was there last year, wanted a shower on a Sunday, and they didn't DO showers on Sundays... I called...
I got my ticket in late 2008. $85 for "failure to obey a posted sign"... I was very happy, because we weighed 78,800 that day, taking a load of...
You notice in all the COPS episodes, all the reality shows (Most Shocking), how they always pull someone over and they say the SAME thing.......
If you're immature, hot tempered, and just not a nice person.... the big companies are going to be really hard to deal with. I've seen lots of...
I'll make my statement again, paraphrasing... it doesn't matter if your state has a .08, .04 or .10 standard.... if you are stopped with a...
Guess what? As an owner/op, you still have to go where freight takes you, or you don't work, and if a load compromises your home time a bit, you...
I think we're safe on the close-together style of running - looking at 35 feet between axles... which is about what you get with a 40 foot kingpin...
You do when you're in a jurisdiction where it IS the law. Many jusrisdictions have a secondary alcohol related offense, instead ot driving while...
I just applied.
Always scale for the shortest kingpin rule. If one state is 42', but the other is 41', set it at 41' and scale the load, and you don't have to...
Have them ask themselves - on their own car, if they needed oil, would they add it? What about a headlight bulb - you're getting ready to go on a...
"I submitted 24 weight tickets and got paid for 2 . I bought 22 load locks and tie down straps and was never repaid" I'm not saying "I told you...
Out of context - you're still getting whacked, AND can still be placed out of service - that statute is to make sure you don't CONTINUE to drive...
In 1988, a buddy of mine from Syracuse, NY had been stationed with me at Dyess AFB in Abilene. We made fun of him with his 4x4 Ford and Meyers...
My car and pickup are tinted with 20%... wouldn't have it any other way. I've tried 5% on the sides (in Wyoming, where we could) and it was a...
