Thank you mgfg. It is so very true that Freight never sits still,here's some proof for you. The other angle to use in the defence that there is...
Generally you will find that in order to keep a driver as a sub-contractor you will have to pay them a higher "per mile" wage than average. Very...
I have been to a military base with my wife in the truck and I can say they were the nicest guys as they processed our truck in. You should have...
You can usually tell if a guy is having a hard time getting into a spot. I usually don't help unless Iam asked,but if he(new drivers) looks really...
$2 a mile is about right for a guy running the NE corridor. It's nothing spectacular though once you add in tolls and feul. The problem with...
I agree that there is no driver shortage. Until companies can put a team in every OTR truck then they will continue to say there is a shortage....
A $10 dollar steak! Are you crazy! Go look for the guys doing their LAUNDRY. Those guys have been on the road awhile and they'll talk for hours...
Billy,fair enough. None of us know everything. Drivers that use the word "super trucker" are usually the super trucker themselves. That's what...
Rose.........If you have a Hazmat endorsement and a tanker endorsement,go pull a tanker. You'll end up making as much money running company...
Here is what BigBadBill posted in another thread. "My '06 780, with new APU, is 19,300 with full tanks. I need to get more info on this running...
Red.......If I lived in the states and had the opportunity to start a company,I would do it. Big companies cry about rates and such but most are...
This a cliche that knowledgable O.O's won't recite. "Super trucker". I want to be comfortable in my equipment(afterall it is my home) and I want...
Owner Ops will get paid more when we see company drivers get paid more. The wages have been going backwards for company guys for quite sometime...
If anyone has ever wondered what it would be like to work as a subcontractor without being the owner of the equipment,stop thinking. It is a...
How many drivers are working for a drivers service? If you know of any,you should tell them to stop and here's why. 1) Can you imagine having...
Cruz 36............Take it easy. Stop playing the racism card. If you're here because your ancestors were slaves,so what. At least your here....
They won't be putting a wall up to keep people out but rather to keep them in.
Everyone can say "I am fine,I don't need to strike,my life is good and the rest of you are deluded." What will happen to the remainder of the...
The real problem with allowing Mexican drivers free access to the country won't be the Mexicans themselves but rather the big carriers moving...
If Mexican trucks were allowed up here (as they should already have been allowed access under NAFTA) the rates would already have been affected....
