Thanks for all the help folks. I got about four hours down to where I'd have to choose and realized with my clock I didn't have time for DC...
At the Pilot in Bath, NY heading to Norfolk, VA. Would be hitting DC loop at 8am. Looking at other threads/Google the route folks suggest seems...
Every cat is different. They're not like dogs which have breed traits and trend toward certain behaviors. If you have a cat the only way to find...
I don't know how you box haulers in your full height condo sleepers do it. Moderate wind is enough to shake my midroof short sleeper with an...
I always do my pretrip with my load bar (flatbed) even when unladen. I give those tires a good whack and I can usually tell when the difference...
I'm with a medium (100 truck) company that does northeast regional. They advertise no NYC first 6 months, but Staten Island "isn't NYC". Once I...
Starting driver's salaries follow the usual three D's that determine pay anywhere. Is it dirty? Is it dangerous? Is it difficult? The dirtiest,...
It's my opinion that Eastern offers great pay and hometime... Until it doesn't. Most times it's the old equipment with spotty (or just plain bad)...
I work for Eastern Freight Ways who has 4 terminals in NJ. I regularly see the following companies around in addition to what's been said Emco...
When I was at Melton orientation early this year they said they were no longer ordering APU's because the breakdown, maintenance, and driver...
I'd check it every fifty miles while doing safety checks comparing tire temps, inspecting inside and outside rims for heat and leaking oil, brake...
So I was very rarely running into trailers where one hub would have driver servicable sight glass and plug. What I remembered was to check it for...
I always feel bad for that older white gentleman who runs security most of the mid day shift. I'm pretty sure this is his retirement job and he...
Glad to see you're keeping this up. I think you're going to drive yourself crazy if you keep thinking along the lines of "I lost an hour from...
I've found that there are some short (1-3mi) grades that catch driver's because they think the shortness isn't a reason to slow down. Specifically...
I was untarping two 100lb+ tarps, rolling them, unstrapping etc. yesterday in western MA. It was 95 degees with 100% humidity and it sputtered...
Many Droid smart phones can use a microSD card for storage which is the same format most dash cams use. So you can just pop the card into your...
In Western PA you might be in hiring area for Eastern Freight Ways. I ride with my cat, home weekends, avg $1,050/WK gross. If you want regional...
Sounds asanine... Things have changed from when you were company. I don't get any route/fuel from Eastern just an address to get to and an appt...
Old/breaking equipment is the #1, #3, and #4 problem as an Eastern driver (#2 is other driver's not doing their part to help). See if you can...