It's fairly common practice, "sleep apnea" is a code word for green in the insurance industry. Corporations being corporations don't want to take...
For a trucker, sky can fall any second. Don't you know?
Yup, that's what I thought, after putting in my normal 15 hours of work (on the days I don't have to commute for 2 hours more), it's a matter of...
Yup, I predictably see "personal responsibility" BS in this thread. So simple - 14hrs+ of work per day, stress, irregular sleep, lack of sleep,...
Hopefully you'll enjoy BS that comes with a 40k a year job. Keep us posted.
I understand the joy of the people who avoided living on the streets thanks to the trucking, I was $150 (no exaggeration) away from sleeping under...
Oh, those LTL riches we all heard about... I have a new for ya, top 5% (income wise) of janitors and dishwashers make good money and benefits too,...
Yes, I've met a few recreational truckers (according to them), however it's negligibly small number to even mention. Trucking is not voluntary (in...
I did figure my hourly wages long time ago, it doesn't make much difference if your options are limited for whatever reason, probably I would keep...
I calculated my log book hourly wages for my last OTR flatbed gig, it's somewhere $14/hr that means that "true" hourly wages, all work hours...
After 6 years of working 14+ hrs per day and enjoying other trucking "privileges" , I just don't understand drivers (especially company drivers)...
Great chances are that a trucking company leases the trucks from some other company (usually, it's a fictitious -in spirit, not in IRS eyes-...
These snitching, gutless to speak in person "do gooders" annoys me like nothing else. This country is already fake, asocial and devoid of direct...
Sleeping 5 hrs in your bed (if lucky) is a greatly exaggerated joy, all I can tell you. I see why the guy would prefer 3-5 days out to home every...
I haul loads brokered by JB once in a while, I always hand write in and out times on BOL anywhere I can find a white space to write on, I don't...
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First and the only time I have driven a daycab was my 40 miles long road test with Ryder. I didn't notice much of a difference in driving a...
I got 66 in 55 ticket in Ohio. I don't recollect my speed, it was just a 30 secs (+/-) mind wandering off while foot kept on pushing a pedal at 2...
I see a Schneider OTR truck parked on a street every Friday night, leaving Sunday evening or Monday morning. Their home time shouldn't be that bad...
I just found out that transferring my CDL from Tennessee to Ohio doesn't automatically cancel my old Tennessee CDL. So I have two active CDLs to...
