Glad to see another old timer here! I've been trucking since 1979 and my husband Paddy started in 1976. We owner op'd OTR and now run a dump truck...
Microsoft has a truck driving simulator just like it's flight simulator programs. It's supposed to be very realistic and a good teaching tool....
When you get paid by the mile sitting is aggravating. Our truck makes more per hour than it does per mile. Heck in an 8 hour shift it idles more...
No they're not! That's the insurance we have thanks to Paddy's union. When you have a huge family this is an important issue. However they won't...
Coffee is a way of life in Seattle. Our house is divided between Starbucks and SBC. Gotta have it! Julie :smt059
Paddy and I both wear Caterpillar steel toe boots. They're super comfy (especially with gel insoles), last forever, and look great! They're...
Like most things in life, you get what you pay for. There's a reason PACCAR trucks cost a little more. Internationals are almost as bad as...
Friends don't let friends drive Freightshakers. Julie :smt059
Just noticed they're hiring welders in Iraq too. KBR - Opportunities Wonder what it pays? Course Julie would cripple me and put me in a wheelchair...
From the website: It should be understood that this position may be located in a hostile area and possibly in a combat or war zone. This could...
Sits off the ground just fine. It was built to be a dump, not a converted OTR truck. It has a steel box. Our new truck will have 4 drive axles, a...
luvmyhubby, Looking back, yes it was not a smart way to run. We were in it for the money, pure and simple. Shippers we worked with on a regular...
Wow, I remember the sleeper on our COE's. I don't remember them that small. You conventional guys had it tough "back in the day". I guess if the...
Oh it's possible. 1900 miles wasn't a daily average, more like an upper limit. We had a Peterbilt 362 with twin 250 gallon tanks, so we didn't...
When Paddy and I were running team we'd click off up to 1900 miles a day. This was running west of I-35. East of I-35 and especially the eastern...
Straight truck, it's a dump. Julie :smt059
Thanks! Those really are good looking trucks. Is that a sleeper or a toolbox on the Mexico truck? It's TINY! Where's Mack E-6? I bet he has some...
I was leaving the site after I had dropped my load and a Mack Superliner pulled in hauling a load of red iron on a flat bed. I tooted my air horn...
Oh yeah, I totally agree that it would be my fault. I was just offering it as an example that there are some scary and crazy driving conditions...
Sometimes a rear end collision can be an accident. I was coming off the Tacoma Narrows Bridge one night heading into Bremerton. It was just after...
