pattyj is correct. Its just one of them things. You just suck it up. Trucks break down everyday. Look at the miles that are put on them, the hills...
My company is small. Only 35 trucks. We get paid every mile that odometer turns. We're in the produce/meat hauling business and paid rather good....
I agree with "its a non-preventable accident". Things like this happen and if the owner of the truck charged you for it---will that's chicken...
Thank you all for your responses. My pete does have the multi-plexed wiring, which is just crazy. After reading responses and checking into the...
I have a 2014 Pete/386. The fuse keeps blowing for the right turn signal. The trailers all still work, but not the truck. We have changed out the...
I had an automatic for 2 yrs. I enjoyed it for the mountains and heavy Los Angeles traffic. Mine was Fully auto. No clutch pedal to use when you...
I very rarely do it. It all depends on the situation I'm in. I agree with Grumppy. The bottom line is to be safe about it. You could scare someone...
What I do, and it works pretty good is to turn your refer up to 80 degrees, continuous. Open the vent door on the back of your trailer so the...
Yea, I don't see how they get away with it. There weren't even any signs saying "no parking" or "Emergency Parking Only". Its a darn shame. I'm...
On the morning of May 9, 2014, A CHP officer woke me up. I was north bound on I-5. I went through the T/A truckstop in Buttonwillow, CA. It was...
I saw an old lady with a walker, pass a prime truck once... ;) Blew me away. Good Luck!!
How is this company in business??? I've never heard one good thing about them. My wife says their trucks are pretty (we get the craigslist ads...
If I have to use elogs, then its only fair I'm paid hourly rates. But, since I'm paid by mileage, yepper, paper is the way.. :biggrin_255: I say...
Good to know Sazook. You know how the rumors fly out here. I should have checked my facts. I know nothing about Prime. Thanks for the feed back :)
First of all, last I heard, Swift owns Prime. So your really not making any changes. I did drive for Swift for 3 months because they were able...
The choice is yours. Remember though, your getting into a new career with no experience OTR. I remember when I first started driving, I wanted...
Just a thought Zombieslayer, Have you checked your DAC report? I believe that's what its called. I've heard that some companies may put...
I can work for whoever. My record is spotless--thank God. I like the smaller companies, vs the big one's who give you a number and not a name....
WOW... I thought I was the only one going through this. I drive for a small company, their HOS rating is over 80%. The threshold, I believe is...
