Appreciate the replies. Engine is tan in color. I’m still thinking turbo since the kill switch cuts fuel off (doesn’t it?) - which I think would...
Yesterday morning, I started the 1995 Pete 379 I have been diving for last three years. Cummins engine (sorry, don't know model). All normal until...
Lot of categories on this site - this just seemed like the 'best' one for this query: What type of truck driving is the toughest, with "toughest"...
My first year went like this: I started from scratch. Took a truck driving school. Coudln't find any local work anywhere in CA (where I live), so,...
I drive a '94 Pete 379 Transfer. When not hauling asphalt, hauling heavy equipment with it. Sometimes both (tilt trailer on the back instead of...
I never thought about how dry my trailer was, and no shippers I ever arrived at mentioned anything. All they care about is that it's clean in...
What ExOTR said - I was also the only one in my CDL class who paid full price. Whether you take the company-sponsored course or get into a...
I agree the one-day course sounds like, at the very least, a good first step. It will certainly show you where you stand, if nothing else. Best...
I had somebody drain my reefer tank once. Luckily saw a lot of diesel on the ground next morning, along with a siphon hose and puke. LOL. Also,...
Are you independent? If you're a company driver, all the reefer info should be made clear to you before and after you go solo. Generally speaking,...
It's interesting how this thread stays alive. I posted some info here a couple years ago during my first few months of driving for FFE. Looking...
Back for an update. As noted earlier, I went to FFE in Texas in November for orientation and started driving solo for them in January. I said...
I have been driving for FFE since Jan 2011. First, I have to say that I got the same application info as Joe Harrington posted last fall on this...
You're lucky. It could have been worse. My daughter's longtime boyfriend had to quit being a fireman after he responded to an accident where a 2X4...
Wait until you go to the shipping office at Port of Galveston. The 'window' is one of those horizontal ones that hinge inward at the bottom. You...
