I remember 1 time yrs ago I was in Denton Tx.. Tornado warning with nasty looking clouds all around. There was a flatbed driver with a load of...
Driver there is ZERO you could have done.. Do not beat yourself up over this. Mother nature can hit fast and in a hurry in the midwest. Just be...
Normally I do not look to much into the gripe section of a company.. If you go thru the list here you will see someone has griped about most if...
Times must have changed since I went to school at swift back in 2000.. If you could sit in the seat with a heartbeat you passed the school. !...
I use to listen to this when I was driving.. When I would start looking in the buddy seat and sleeper for aliens or the sky for ufo's I knew it...
Remembering way back when I was a doing the arm pump sure I give it a quick toot or 2. If not sure the parents realize whats going on I dont give...
Pretty simple... Say your previous 8 days look like this.. 9,8,10,9,6,9,10,10... Thats 65hrs.. The next day the 9 will fall off giving you 14hrs....
Continue learning. When you think you got it whipped get out of trucking.
In my opinion each truck has its own way it likes to be shifted even if 2 have the same everything.. Takes a lil bit to find the sweet spot when...
Depends on the wife and kids.. If I would have married my last gf I would most likely ended up paying someone to let me drive their truck in NYC...lol
Do your best not to scratch the gears but if you do do not panic and lose confidence. They will be more concerned on other aspects of safe driving...
If you are talking to me the company is Ra trucking out of great bend ks.. The (yes only 1) dispatcher is THE BEST PERIOD. I knew what I was doing...
Wow I must have been away from OTR for awhile.. Last I knew Prime was just an outfit looking to rob drivers with the DREAM of owning their own truck.
Wait until your beloved automatic transmission fails to work properly. Drivin them and refuse to drive another. Its been said they will hold a...
379 pete or w900kw.. then the rest 1. looks 2. quality 3. ride.... Drivin 2 of the some say best riding truck volvo and a standard hood pete has...
Just posted this on a different thread.. Far to many times I have seen someone hook to a trailer, throw the lines on and drive away without...
Sorry a bit of my smartazz but sadly not checking equipment happens a lot.. Granted you do not have to but in my opinion when Mr DOT sees that it...
Were is your heart?. I to am a mechanic but I can also drive a truck..lol... My problem with mechanic is I found out it is more of a hobby then a...
Its not an easy job... Feed ingredients in a hopper bottom running the midwest south and southeast (my favorite). Some loads come out easy, some...
