DOT is eating them up here in Virginia. They cause so many accidents because they are all on meth, don't know how to drive, and aren't following...
I started studying two days ago as I will be taking my permit test in two weeks. I used the CDL Prep app and just kept taking the practice tests...
Allison automatic transmissions are tanks and I believe it's what the Military has used for years. My old company I worked for doing roadway...
I used to work in interstate maintenance and we covered a ~40 mile stretch of I-81 and during rut season we'd get called for 4-5 deer hits a day...
From my understanding Mercer gets it's freight from independent agents and it even says so on their website. They don't have any dedicated freight...
Are the CVS/MedExpress like clinics more or less thorough than going to an actual doctors office that gives physicals?
I send you a PM with generally all the questions I have unanswered. One last thing would be what would you recommend bringing to training and...
Thanks for the information. I'm on track to start mid-December which gives me time to come up with a transportation plan to and back from training...
What in the world is wrong with you? I've been working on the interstate alongside contractors and state police and nobody cares or pays...
Just pee outside if you're already stopping on a ramp. I don't understand this disgusting habit.
Did they have enough freight to keep you busy or are you just talking the typical areas they sent you?
Just some train of thought and some questions. The brokerage industry is what ultimately helps or ruins owner operators. Shippers sending out...
What is the pay like moving forward? Were you stuck at $0.36 for the entire year?
Most new O/Os shouldn't be buying a truck in the first place. They believe getting their own authority means they can make twice as much as being...
My personal goal for this obstacle is to use my current situation to start my new home with no loans. Personally for myself, I wouldn't mind...
That's my plan as well. I'm only 25 but I've made terrible financial choices including student loans for a degree I never completed and although I...
Is there an O/O opportunity in tankers or is the liability and insurance just too expensive for a single truck operation?
I see a lot of cleaned up shiny trucks on the TruckPapers for $30-40K range and just imagining the problems these dealerships are hiding. I'd...
I want to buy my own truck as well and I am lucky enough to have worked with a 40+ years experienced O/O who used to come to work with us in the...
The loads available per truck ratio has been going down year after year for flatbed. Has that been noticeable in reality?