If a company has to offer a $10K sign-on bonus to entice people to work there, that should be red flag #1
I understand a lot of the exits they’ve been putting truck stops, but not this one. I’ve never had a problem getting parked at Big Cabin and it’s...
The way IFTA is set up, states get their taxes for fuel burned in that state no matter where it was purchased. So given a set route you’re...
You’ll just burn more reefer fuel than usual while the sun is out and the temps are this hot, shouldn’t affect the temp inside the box. If so,...
Yes
CDL school teaches you the bare bones basics, you’ll learn on your own once you’re on the road. Nothing new.
Just pretend logs are like the ones you leave in stall 2 at the TA after the buffet and keep truckin driver
Not surprised, that restaurant was awful as is the entire truck stop. I used to park there occasionally on a Sunday and go across the road and...
When I was OTR, one of the very few perks was enjoying great food on the road. I had my favorites on every highway and looked forward to sitting...
FYI, you wrote that you were in the left lane. That’s a HUGE no-no in California and they target that like a MF. That’s the “improper lane...
Sign up for TVC, they’ll hire a lawyer on your behalf to fight the ticket. You’ll see them at truck stops here and there with a table about their...
If you have all these questions, stay a company driver
From my past experiences with dispatchers, get the #### info right when forwarding it to drivers. That means the correct address, an actual...
Drop the landing gear on the trailer, release the tractor brakes, and go to sleep. Releasing the parking brake should bypass all that anti-idle...
People parking on the scale, line of 3-4 trucks waiting behind him. Fuel islands backed up into the exit. Just a lousy place to go in and out...
Yeah, pulling into the Pilot in Salinas just to fuel or scale is a horror story in itself
I had a pickup in Cincinnati one year and had to go under a 13’6. Crawled under it at about 5 mph. There was a bump underneath the overpass...
Taylor Farms is one of those 10-12 hour ones. Rarely went there but when I saw them on my load sheet, I knew my day was ####ed
If I’m at the office, that’s work. Whether I’m driving, eating, sleeping, or spanking off in the sleeper berth, those are hours I’m at work and...
I’d kill for a Cuban sandwich! The two places around here I knew of that served them went out in the past 8 months :mad:
