At the Walmart DC near Loveland CO they have a big plow sort of thing mounted up on a frame - they drive the trailers underneath it and it plows...
Yeah - the only places I know of are the TA at North Bend, the Love's that you're talking about, and there's another independent truck stop right...
My opinion is that the yard jockey doesn't need to have a CDL. Is the railroad crossing that he will be using accessible by the general public...
I would consider "forced dispatch" to mean "take this load or get fired." I know some companies don't do forced dispatch, meaning if they send you...
I thought Squire was an excellent experience. I've been with Squire/Knight for almost 6 months and don't have any huge complaints. Feel free to PM...
http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/electronic-connection/128244-does-mobile-phone-laptop-not-equal.html
Of course, this issue has absolutely nothing to do with legislation, government, or America... but you did try to turn it into some sort of...
There are tech schools around that have heavy equipment operator training - another place to look is your local operating engineer's union.
It depends on what company you want to work for. Some will require some sort of proof that you went to X (usually 120-160) hours of school at a...
Yep! Absolutely! It's entirely the driver's responsibility. They can't try to point the finger at the carrier/their company. Read the first page...
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=393.76
Class A and Class B are not endorsements, they are different classes of CDL, explained here:...
Have you tried your own state's DMV website? Pretty much everything you asked is explained in some detail there:...
Yeah but it's not like your money stored in a checking/savings account is going to vaporize... The point about having nationwide access is good...
I don't think there's anything barring you from applying at companies on your own - some may or may not take you with different things on your...
but this is a homeland security issue don't you see?!1!!1! edit: dangit! filtered out my all-caps, I thought it was appropriate here too...
Important to have accurate terms here I think. Electronic logs are not a GPS device. EOBR's aren't technically even a GPS device, in the sense...
Hey, people make mistakes, he asked a legitimate question - at least he asked instead of just keeping his mouth shut about it! No need to be a jerk.
Interesting question - obviously it's illegal to have the trailer going down the road unplacarded if it requires it, but if it's just sitting...
You can make decent money if you think of it in terms of how much you make per week, or yearly - but if you take into consideration the time you...
