Your questions are really, really broad. I'd suggest sitting down and spending several days or weeks reading through the old posts in this forum...
He may be young and inexperienced, but it sounds like he was smart enough to go to work for a better company than you did. How is that you were...
I don't know the exit number, but it's really easy to find. It's south of Woodburn and north of Salem. It's called the Brooks exit. May is just...
There's a subforum for them in the trucking company DAC section. Nothing good is being said about them lately.
These assumptions that the infrastructure is not there, or can't be built, are incorrect. Many of the transcontinental lines are getting second or...
I see Walmart (at least the Hermiston DC) is running a lot of new Pete 386s. Does anyone know the specs on these trucks? Engine type, horsepower,...
You gotta watch those crank shaft filters. They're almost as unreliable as Chinese muffler bearings.
May, Gordon, and Watkins & Shepard get generally good review from drivers on this site, and they each have fleets that stick to the 11 western...
Express Transport the LTL company? I had a buddy that worked for them for awhile. He said their equipment (trucks, trailers, docks, forklifts,...
GI Bill should be your first option, but the VA is so big and disorganized it's tough to figure out how to get the ball rolling. Contact the...
Where do you intend to find brokers that will pay well enough to cover your expenses? Fifty-five cents a mile plus good benefits is very generous...
You're correct, and I wasn't suggesting that refusing a consent search is probable cause. Probable cause is a high standard, but if the officer...
Why is it any of your business how much the broker makes? If the rate to you is good, take it. If not, refuse it. Why do you need a FSC on a...
In the case of a traffic stop, they are not required and usually will not wait to get a warrant to do a probable cause search.
There's a big DC in western Oregon that I see primarily Swift tractors pulling the Target trailers. I've never seen a tractor painted for Target.
A few years ago I was in the Guard and looking for a full-time job, so I talked to a Swift recruiter. He said they have a number of drivers that...
Fair enough, although I wonder if it has more to do with the nature of the truck stop business than it does their national orgin. I've seen plenty...
Wouldn't four batteries be lighter than an APU?
What's so sad about it? Would you rather foreigners be holding down jobs as productive members of society, or just go on welfare with all of our...
I see what you mean about it being shorter than you'd like, but very good none the less.
