Coming from the west coast in April, I was driving through So. Dakota on I 90 on what started as a clear day. Came over a small hill and found...
Saw two trucks had rolled over. One about 5 minutes west of Walcot. The other about 70 miles west of the first one. Anybody hear what happened to...
Also if I neede to jump start the truck I would ask one or two drivers. It beats wiating for road service which could have been hours away. That's...
Hey barefoot, you didn't say anything constructive. I'm sorry you had the problems you did and hope you're all healed up. I think the company has...
Hmm 3500 miles in four days is 879 miles per day. Drive for 11 hours equals 79.5 mph. Didn't sound to good to be true did it?
And nobody has responded to my question about how does a "real" trucking company earn a profit
Like I said....
I think the mentality of every man for himself probably got us to where we're at as a profession. But I could be mistaken
Yep. Seen a few others. You can add in whatever "BFI" name in there. There's currently a thread about the current state of trucking that's pretty...
That was funny. And a sad statement about truck driving. So what's the answer? Unions? Driver associations? Everybody complaqins but nobody...
Ok. So how does a company earn a profit? Any company not just a trucking company. Keeping expenses lower than their income for what ever product...
If I travel for mt I make sure my empty mile reflect it on the trip I'm on. I my DM doesn't put it on there I remind him. I also ask to check the...
ok, one cheesy movie, Moonfire. Saw on late night tv back in the 80's maye even the 70's. no real big name stars, but the late great Sonny...
"Those were some hairy moments if you ask me" You want to know hairy? Looked at my back in the mirror one day, when did I turn into the wolfman?
They don't have a training school. They do hire drivers out of school who have never drove before or drivers who are getting back into driving...
Is that the pilot with the parking lot that dead ends because of the truck wash entrance?
Ok, why did they start training?
I guess this is the state of the industry. Not caring one bit about the company that's paying you. But let's see how you can screw the next guy....
At what speed does Calex regulate thier trucks?
Maybe he kept running out of hours and had to "re-start". Lol
