Thank you for all of the replies so far everyone, very much appreciated! Currently under my own authority and running flatbed, I do love it but...
Recently trying to decide if going to dump truck side of things is worth it, being a total noob as far as getting work, do you sign up with local...
When I first got my authority I ran into a few brokers that wanted more time in business so I politely told them that I understand and that I...
Congrats and hope all goes well, keep us posted, what type of cargo will you be hauling on your own?
Not sure if I believe this driver, if you started choking I'd brake pretty hard and pull over, he probably fell asleep and made up this excuse.
Very glad to see that he got caught with that, imagine how many lives have just been saved.
To start with, don't take cheap loads, also when I first started I used a factoring company, sure a lot talk bad about them but I'll sacrifice 5%...
When I first started with my own authority I hauled a van trailer, less cargo liability than reefer and very straight forward, depending on the...
If it doesn't use oil, runs great and still gets great fuel mileage, don't worry about an in frame, change the fluids, get valves and injectors...
[ATTACH] That's how you do it lol Steers: 12,000 Drives: 33,920 Trailer: 33,420 Gross: 79,340
It doesn't do damage but as x1 said, lock trailer brakes, then pull the truck easily and slightly forward and look the brakes on the truck so that...
I always try to do a good pre trip and post trip inspection, tires, fluids, especially oil every morning, see if anything is leaking under the...
11.50 an hour to drive any kind of truck is a slap in the face, I'd rather be a greeter at Walmart for that pay lol
When I get to the shipper, everything you said over the phone better be the same, trucking is all about relationships and trust, what most people...
That's the beauty of a cell phone these days, they record video and audio, I would have been secretly recording as much as I could have, phone on...
Welcome to the forum, congrats on your new adventure, keep us posted on how things are going for you.
I went with what ooida had to offer, if I remember correctly it was 100 dollars for the year. CMCI is the company.
Yes, in Illinois you have to do everything over, written, skills, road test, I supposedly had one of the meanest people at the dmv, I guess I had...
Then we wonder why truckers get looked at and treated like we're bottom of the barrel people, glad they got arrested because stupidity needs to be...
I've had my own authority since 2011, I heard all of the same negative comments about going on my own, truth to the matter is I had my cdl for a...
