I agree with the hose fitting. The only sealant that kind of fitting should ever see is teflon tape wrapped around the threads. Nothing else...
This is literally how I got the job... I wanted to work out of a certain terminal. So I listed the terminal as my home address with CRE. The...
The only time I had a problem with a CRE teacher was when one tried to tell us the green dotted lines on an atlas are the designated truck routs....
Another problem I found with CREngland is when a truck turns out to be a lemon. Everyone know that a certain percentage of new trucks will have...
I got to read all the qualcomm messages the drivers left behind. You would amazed by how many never bothered to clear out their messages. I was...
Some of these LOs were cut off needlessly. It all depends on their dispatcher. Some are pretty quick to pull the plug on them, other are not. I...
As I said before, 80% of the time, it's the driver's fault he couldn't make any money. To lazy, too crazy, or too immature to handle that much...
Well, as I said, it's not all the company's fault. For instance, there was a truck I pulled out of a Pilot near Rockford. She left all the...
You CAN make money with CRE. You just have to give up on the idea of having a home, a family, and a life. The lease is ususally set up so you...
Oh, I could give you all kinds of stories. I've read the qualcomm messages left behind in those trucks. I've seen the 'winners' they hire, and...
Aside from their poor safety ratings (they had to turn off their transponders), and the joke they call training, and their predatory leasing...
The cheapest trick I've had was to keep the doors closed when I park. Most places I park at were selected for having a bathroom, and that's about...
Well, after reading the last 4 pages, I suppose I should throw my two cents in. For the last two years, I've been working as a recovery driver...
I don't mind a refresher course, but I would like it to be with someone other than Crusty.:biggrin_2556:
Ohio is the biggest crook, imo. Those toll booths should have been torn down decades ago. Instead they've got the people in every state west of...
I guess the story I have is Owens Corning in Minneapolis. Normally, they're real good at getting you in and out. But they just had an ice storm...
No conflict of interest? Who watches the watchdog?
Thanks for the come back.
I graduated from Professional Drivers Institute, New Buffalo Mi back in 96 and drove for Transitall Services in Island Lake, Il, from 96-2000. I...
Always lot's of clean socks, don't drive while wet, make sure your AC works, lots of talc and foot powder, shower as often as you can, flip flops...