I spoke with a mechanic last week that was telling me he didnt recomend buying anything new right now. He said these newer trucks coming out had...
Guess I laughed at pascual to. I read his post several times myself, and I followed it up to the last part about going back to 6 and he lost me...
Before you downshift, ask yourself, What will the truck sound like when I let the clutch out if I was to downshift right now? Its all about...
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Is it a straight 10 or a super 10? If its a super 10, 13 or 18sp I find it easier when shifting from the high side of a gear to the low side of...
This is painfully true, but the job is still the same! People and the attitudes towards trucking has changed. For me, watching and listening to...
Ever wonder why drivers just drop trailer and leave the needed repairs for the next driver? 1.) Because their to lazy to do their jobs!! How...
If your expecting your drivers to do something extra for you becouse your good to them you have a hard lesson coming my friend. Fact is the more...
I hope you dont either, but Im sure they picked up these habits 1 at a time, fact is your an easy target to a thief, and theres alot of em out...
The last otr co. I worked for seemed like they had their eye on every thing. And they did! If you blew a tire and didnt bring back the casing, you...
Yea, last summer I "HEARD" it was going as high as 8 dollars a foot, but the highest I seen it was 5.50ft. All the mills around here are filled to...
Here is a clue as to how I DO IT:If a DOT treated me as human I did the same. If you treated me like dirt, I try to keep my mouth shut. We had 206...
West Virginia is where I'm at. I own my own truck, and I hope to see things turn around here also. Most all of oour timber is sawed, not grinded...
17 miles, East of Clarksburg on Route50, And yea, they are punching wells all over out here, within spitting distance of each other, its has...
Well, I cant say I have ever had 1 makeup stuff on me, but I do think they are after the money.
Yes, we used to have the scales, and DOT, but now all of them have their own set of scales. And your right is is BS, but like I said all of them...
You sound like a good driver to have working, but I wounder if the attitude would be alittle diff. if you was working for someone other than a...
My expierence has been that no one will treat your trucks like you will. They didnt pay for them, and they will not take care of them like you...
My advice is go with the drums, I had a CH Mack that had disc and I replaced them with drums. As far as them freezing up, dont know I didnt keep...
Well sir, First off if you want to do it, go for it. But dont think its all easy. Alot of people get into trucking because they think, whats so...
