:biggrin_2559: They apparently got inspiration from their drivers also. One model is named "Lil Drifter."
The WalMart drivers at Schneider out of Fontana are up in arms. Sorry, I don't know details, but you may want to track one or two down and find...
It's all about the insurance. Many major companies know they can be sued if they let someone without a CDL take a load out and kill someone's...
An old, old saying, "You got to have money to make money." I don't think I would lease a truck period right now. People who have the cash to buy a...
Well, we'll just have to see. When traffic gets very busy in the right lane and there are three or more lane in my direction, I move over to the...
I see forum posters make this distinction alot, but I'll be honest, I don't know what the difference is. And I'd like to know. I have been...
I'll be honest here, I don't know what the difference is. Are there any companies that make a distinction. All I see is maintaining a clean...
Yes, I am getting 2 cpm less on per diem. The company maintains that while your gross is less, your net is more. I am going to opt out in 2009 for...
I've seen it happen in person more than once. To me a green light means they think it is alright. I then get out to make sure I think it is...
I will drive in the center lane if the right lane is busy with the entry and exits. And I will drive the speed limit or even slower if the law...
I recently saw a dealership with a set of Prostars with ISX 450s in them. Since most 13-liters can do 450-475 hp with up to 1700 ft/lbs of torque,...
They hate the trucks, but they love to have the stuff in the back brought close to them. Too many communities like this. To quote Larry the Cable...
This is a useful thread to me. Even though I sent in the opt out form, my company put me in. One way to look at it is that it is the cost of not...
My current rig is governed but not weak (relatively). I laugh every time I hit the hills because I pass by many, many drivers who blew by me on...
You may want to specify what company(ies) you are interested in. Each company may have its own dispatch look. I don't know, I'm just sayin'.
I don't like to lift. You have to realize, it doesn't take much to do it one time for you. But it not just you. There are thousands of drivers out...
Rail will eventually take on more OTR freight. There are a number of technologies that will allow rails to do much more than even today. But this...
I have had the pleasure of seeing that happen with a load of full bread racks. Wish I had videoed it.
Thom McCanns from KMart. $40 thereabouts. My test. Two pairs, 3 years of pushing 800-1000 lb breadracks onto 53-footers, all-day loading. 10-12...
I didn't join Schneider until after the drop to 60 mph. But they usually leave several hours to a day or so extra to get there. Occasionally, they...
