Yeah, I've been doing trucking since '98. Old timer back then, warned me, it'll get in your blood. He was right, i might take a few months off,...
Grinding it out leased to a mega tanker outfit. I'm comfortable upper middle class, and can afford to take 2 weeks off if needed. An in-frame or...
ATBS pulls 80$/day per diem for me for a full day away from home, the rate changed earlier this year I believe (used to be $69).
I just changed the air unloader valve on the top of my bendix air compressor for 129$ for the bendix kit and 3 hours of my time. Spring broke...
Didn't bonehead truckers do an expose' on youtube this week about these clowns?
Changed the unloader valve today (finally, been off 2 weeks working on the house). Did not remove the steer, just the inner fender. Wiggled my...
Switch to LipoFe4 (lithium batteries) from amazon. Litime group 31 is what I run. 225 a piece. Longer lasting, faster charging, bluetooth...
Schneider pays there tankers drivers more than that.. They pay $50 an hour to O/op's,, and that aint detention. They pay 50$ an hour if your...
What do they charge for insurance, bobtail insurance, personal insurance, load insurance, base plates per week?
Not all... Schneider has taken a firm stance against driver facing cameras, even for company drivers. They use forward and side mount cameras,...
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Short hood, southern truck. My truck. Can you clean the piston and spring, regrease the seals? Reinstall?
Wow, to be a company driver. I'm not going through boot camp to get into prison. OP needs a forklift license, you'll make just as much as a...
How much of a pain i the ### is it? Dealer wants 6 hours of labor for a 80$ part? 1200 in labor
Your truck? Company truck?
Dude was taking a break... it was probably 110. Maybe he thought it was O2? It get's really hot in Boca Chica.
Crosby in Staunton? My Ex's brother was a mechanic there in the 2000's. Seemed to like it but he was always rescuing trucks. Maybe that's where...
I dunno, their lease agreements says no tractors older than 10 years, along with wheelbase and weight restrictions. California is a whole 'nother...
Don't waste your time with Schneider and a pre-def tractor. Must have a GHG-14 or newer engine so they hook ELD to it.
That's pretty good. I keep the little predator 1400W Generator and run it on 34's, so I don't have to run the DD13. Run it through a Victron...
