We run southern routes for the most part. A lot of our loads go to/from Mexico (we never cross borders though). So there are a lot of loads...
Yes, we do. If you don't have room for a trailer when you go home there's a drop yard we park it at in Troy (near Dayton).
Sorry your first truck is a doozy. Our first truck wasn't great either. My theory is that when you're new you get a clunker for a short while...
If you live within 100 miles of a terminal then you have to leave it there on home time.
We used to run 80 through Donner a LOT and all across 90. Chain laws can vary by region and weather severity. On Donner sometimes 4 chains were...
I started at a mega carrier, within my first 7 months of driving I'd been to every state in the lower 48 except Maine, Vermont & New Hampshire....
Not the info you were asking for, but I can definitively say All-Star has some fast trucks at 72.
I was a business analyst at a great company. I made decent money and had amazing perks. The only problem? I couldn't stand sitting in an office...
I am so dumbfounded by this. We just started in November so I thought the old system was still in play. Attached is how we're paid (plus a .02...
Also, CRST uses trainers with as little as 6 months of driving experience.
Anything that Paccar makes in 2018 is labeled a 2019. I've had a 2019 Kenworth since February.
CRST was terrible. Did I survive? Yes. Did I get my license, train and fulfill my contract? Yes. Would I recommend them to my worst enemy?...
Others have more knowledge on this than me but I know for a fact that CRST hires people with prior felonies, there were quite a few in my class...
@Chinatown will be along soon to give you plenty of ideas but just realize that there's nothing "free" about the training you're receiving at...
We got off at the Petro in Raphine after a long backup to weigh our options since we were hearing that 11 was a no-go. At that point VDOT was...
My company doesn't use dash cams so I have my own. It has a memory card in it big enough to hold my videos for a week solid. I'm all about CYA....
Selling bulk diesel to companies/ end users with tanks and calculating the cost for each customer was a job I held before I started driving....
I was stuck in that mess. I heard a different story from the trucks directly stuck behind the accident for hours before they were directed to...
Just, wow...
Switching from a Freightliner to a T680, you're in for a BIG surprise! The Paccar engine brake SUCKS! It sucks so bad that I sometimes have to...
