If all you're making is $1600 a week you'd better get some dirt cheap, fuel efficient equipment. To haul a 40 footer you need a Ford F-650,...
Don't forget about the cement mixer, dump truck, and crane driver jobs.
I think all drivers hate that, especially when the moron doesn't seem to have the ability to press on the skinny pedal. If you're gonna pull out...
You know you're good when you can do the Dukes of Hazzard thing and climb in through the window. Tried it once on a dare, busted my *** pretty...
Tracks were off the dozer along with the blade. Trackes and blade were on the same trailer, believe it or not. Blade was sitting on the front of...
So what's your preferred brand of bulldozer?
We have a basset hound. He's the family dog. I wouldn't recommend one because he tends to drool. I have a pitbull rottweiler mix that rarely...
I saw one sweet rig hauling a Caterpillar D9T on a lowboy today. A D9T weighs around 105,000 lbs. Saw this truck and it's load down at the...
Had to stop in fresh snow once, could not for the life of me get enough traction to get going. Dropped tire pressure on the drive tires to get a...
Put a piece of thin felt between the magnet and paint. Problem solved.
Talking about New York... I think this was in 83, well a long time ago I was hauling freight fairly regulary out of NYC. Had a load outbound to...
Good to see my computer isn't the only one going epileptic. I had the duplicates too Scarecrow. Deeja, Let me add something else now that I'm...
I'm gonna tell you the same thing I tell my kids and everybody else that asks me about trucking. It's a reality check, so if you want to cling to...
Boy oh boy are those some nice rigs. Daddy just found a new desk top wallpaper. I got dibs on the pretty blue one.
mascmo, Never in my life have I met anybody more determined to stick their (parts) in a bear trap. Best of luck to you sir!
Little bit of both. I ran in the "bad old days" when 55 was it. What a horrible deal that was. Thank God for CB's, radar detectors, and fast...
I have 14 years OTR experience and just bought a dump truck. You?
I hate governed trucks, money is made by moving freight. Keep your door shut, hammer down, and ride with big tanks. Generally you can run about 20...
Any idea where I can get one of those paperless log books I hear fleets are going to? I'm an O/O but I'd like to look into getting one for my...
FedEx looks pretty good, if I ever have to get back to OTR I'd definetely check that out. One big thing about being your own boss... you need to...
