I am starting to find a balance. I don't want local, I love driving OTR. Just took some time and some talks to put a perspective on it. I think I...
Given that my nick name has been J.J. Mac most of my life, I have needed to drive one since I started.
I've never had a Cummins so I don't know anything about em. The freight shakers were Mercedes and my eagle is a Cat...
Any major mechanical things to know about? Like all the Eagles in the fleet I'm in now drink more oil then diesel. Anything like that?
Hey all, I am moving over to a flatbed company next week and they are putting me in an 07 Mack. Was in info overload and didn't catch the model...
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Thanks for the tips! I have one more day til I'm home from my last reefer run. Going to flatbed next week.
That takes a lot of my worries away then. I need to learn strapping still but that just seems to be "do the minimum, then use the rest of the...
Gotcha. But aren't spreads a fair bit harder to back then tandems? I've never driven a spread....
Tarping isn't an issue with this company, it's 95% roll tite. What do you mean by the bumping docks means amazing steering wheel holders?
Sweet, thanks guys. Any other tips you would like to add while we are here?
Define good gloves. Like am I looking for impact or cut resistance?
So after 2 months of OTR reefer, I've been offered a flatbed job. Better pay, nicer equipment and, most importantly, I've said since school I want...
@Sheepdog, at least your showing a rookie the reality of my future. I do appreciate that.
Really? That's all it takes for these girls? Time to get some bunk buddies :D
Thanks, forgot to update. As for local, I was offered home daily jobs. I prefer OTR. Just didn't realize what life on the highway would cost me.
I'm going into my third month now. The first couple weeks were fine but over the last month, I've started to notice that everything is different...
So I need to learn to start talking to the guys at truck stops cuz that's my pool of friends now. And buy my truck some bling being that she's my...
I still havnt met a trucker I don't get along with... except the odd jerk who doesn't follow the basic unwritten rules.
Ah this forum is great. I clearly need to spend some more time on here.
