Drivers are not allowed to adjust brakes in CA without a brake certification license. They should know how to check them though, if anything for...
You can rent 14' to 16' aluminum split ramps, 6K lb capacity at New Haven Moving Supplies. They have them all over the country. I've rented them...
The 1,000 mile a year exemption is for any class 8 truck. It's for "limited use" vehicles. It is still subject to the same insurance, CHP BIT and...
One good thing about CARB is that its making it much easier to find good hires. We've had a couple of positions open and at least 1 in 5...
Thanks BigCam. I appreciate your comment. I figured I would have to make new panels, drill and huck it all together. I assume you had the old...
I have a 36" sleeper for my 359 Pete. It has a door on the driver's side only. I bought a used door and frame to install in the passenger side....
My favorite is the exemption that was written into the regs for trailers 57' long. Their trucks are exempt regardless of year. Dirksen and their...
My experience has been going out pays 2 to 3 times better than coming in. We are based in L.A. and ran primarily Western 13. The only way we could...
I was going to post a picture of my trailer wedged under a bridge for you. Great driver, did all the background checks on him, PSP, DAC, DMV, you...
As Bill said, you can file a corporation in just about any state and it is done for a multitude of reasons, just ask Delaware. In the state of...
I'd have to agree with reefer as well. You'll have to get direct customers though if you want to make much money at it. Coast to coast seems to...
We had issues with some shippers because of the heat in the summer time. We had both aluminum roofs and translucent fiberglass and the aluminum...
Whew! Read the whole post. Quite a few opinions. Cowpie has some good points for those not used to them. Trees... don't ever mention this again in...
Sorry to hear about you being chubbed on the delivery. We put up with produce lumpers, union priks and these kinds of games for a while but after...
I think some ops have the view of cheap freight because they are only looking from a very small perspective of the industry and the global...
I've called friends in manufacturing businesses in the northwest and got connected with their shipping managers. They were getting rates $1.00 to...
ROTFLMAO! Seriously!
Rich, don't bottom feed on your trailer too much or you'll spend the difference in repairs. Trailers in the 6 to 7K range are usually pretty worn...
We recently sold 4 trucks and have the Qualcomm MCP200 units we removed. We have the accessory scanners and printers that go with them. The MCP200...
We used Comdata, Fleet One and Flyers Energy. I like Comdata for the comcheck or cash advance when needed and their website for reporting. Don't...
