I bet Swift has more like 200-300 drivers per dispatcher :P I see the same guys name time and time again when I run the east coast. Now if you...
I find ENTERTAINING talk radio to be helpful, none of that serious doom and gloom crap. and just keeping in contact with family through text...
When I passed the range instruction and they threw me on a bus back to Gary, IN and then threw me in a motel room. And yah.. that first solo run...
Those were my numbers my first year at Swift, they've improved considerably. As others have said, you whine and cry, drag your feet and be a baby,...
I did this all week, it sucks trying to get to bed, luckily when I woke up at 12-1am I wasnt feeling tired, but there are times I have and I HATE...
Alot of trucks dont need a manual regen, they'll clean themselves out with normal highway use. I dont see any loss in power or hear any odd...
Just cause your job sucks doesnt mean mine does :P
It is a good job, I just bought a new house, and its not a heap :D
I have run in to cool scalemasters during the day, I broke down RIGHT after the sensor pads on I40 just east of Knoxville the other day. Took...
Just remember McDonalds is still part time, you wont take home $384 a week. thats a STARTING figure you will make more, you will NOT make more at...
Are you confusing net and gross?
You'll make maybe a little more than that. WIth the economy now you can expect 1800-2000 miles a week, starting at maybe .27-.28 run 1900 miles a...
Boy isnt that true! Had an O/O switch to my terminal and all he did was ##### and complain, they put a notice on his truck so that when planners...
You can hardly blame a train for hitting a school bus, look into how long it takes a fully loaded freight train to stop, sometimes MILES
I've wanted to get in to bulk or dry tankers, would they even be considered tankers? I dont know, I know its not the same as you liquid guys but I...
If Im on the highway I dont worry about it, but if I know Im going to be on 2 lanes with not many towns or room to park, I just dont drink as much
And they usually do it without signaling while they're on the phone. Or theyre just playing super trucker
Everything phroziac said! I hate trying to get to sleep in the summer during the day. You'll see alot of people shift to starting later in the...
Na, I dont have hazmat, that must be fun though
I've only ran in to lot lizards twice, usually the BUMP in the night was the ### who hit my mirror with his trailer.. and he had a spotter yelling...
