Get away from him! If you do not feel right about something, tell somebody at the company. Even if he did not have the sleeper-pleasure habits,...
The real reason for white sheets/bandages...when somebody has a wound, if you use white, the errant threads are easier to spot, whereas if the...
With the higher fuel costs, there will be more starters going out and batteries dying. Goes to reason, the more the truck is cranked, the more...
Where did the Broadway start? The best one that I like is the one at Battle Mountain, Nevada. It's good that they take Comdata, unlike the...
There will always be the lazy people hanging around truck stops. They can sometimes make a good fistfull of cash every day, and not even have to...
The CB radio can be a great tool in this business. There are lots of people(notice I didn't say drivers) that constantly abuse the radio. They...
The reason why the DOT can find something wrong & write tickets...they go to school to learn EVERY word in the dot books, they are taught that...
I like doing the oversize stuff...it can be very rewarding and definatly can be a challange. Keeps you on your toes! ain't no listening to music...
Do these loads need a sign to tell others it's oversize?[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Even...
Like another member said...get a job on a freight dock, moving freight, unloading and loading trucks. Work your way UP the ladder, instead of...
Costs of getting caught? An overweight ticket! Reasons...Logbook-not having one, having too many, on the road too long/over on hours bad tires,...
When I bobtail, I usually get between 9 and 10 mpg. That's at #60 mph.
This has got to be at Van Horn, TX! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I'm sure that Swift has some good drivers. Not all of them can be another driver's worst nightmare!
Sometimes wi-fi isn't free, you can buy access based on duration of time that you want to use. Some truckstops have free access, sometimes you can...
Gives a new meaning to 'oversize load'! Can anybody identify where this was? I know where it happened, and STILL have the gray hairs to prove it!
If other people cannot hear you, you may have a problem with the coax or antennea. If you are running the factory coax, using 2 antennas, check to...
Bad case of tunnel vision!:biggrin_2551: It was a TIGHT fit!
The placards should be kept displayed on the trailer until unloaded. As with the previous posts, if there was an emergency, responders would know...
I've done that a lot..slowing down a few mph to get rid of the guy tailgating behind me. If that doesn't work, I just get on the radio and lie!...
