Am starting with a new company next week and it will be the first I have been with that I bring the truck home (instead of driving my car to their...
Have been driving for 1 1/2 years and have just been hired by Interstate Distribution Co. Orientation is in Lebanon, TN next week and it will be...
Just get used to seeing your trailer "dogleg" a bit in the mirror... Creeped me out the first time, but it's normal on snow and ice (drove a lot...
You can try Carolina Cargo out of Rock Hill, SC. But be forewarned, don't expect much (pay or otherwise)....
Gunney, thanks for your response. What I meant by "flagging" was making an explanation for deviations away from the current line during my...
Yet another log book question from a first year driver (as everyone where I work seems to have a their own system): According to some company...
I have been driving for just short of 8 months now and recently made a run with a different teammate than usual (a "Driver Manager" also in his...
First year company driver, time to start figuring out my taxes. Attended school last summer, been OTR for seven months now. Need some advice on...
Appreciate your input... Have to admit it scared the *&%! outta me when it first occurred. In very good health otherwise, 6' and 155 lbs. of solid...
Newer to industry, only been btw for a few months. Have been experiencing what I can only refer to at this point as Road Fever. On three...
Should be more tools like this available for the trucking industry. My company offers no orientation, only a couple weeks of training with a...
Oh thank you thank you thank you Roadkill. Very cool..... Just knew someone had this down to a science.
Load was extremely heavy, 24 pallets of tomatillo peppers -- numbers given were with a topped off tank. Travel relatively light from what I've...
Oh, and just a heads up -- Be careful when you hop into your car after being out playing trucker. I typically oversteer my Honda all over the road...
Thanks Wallbanger.... I do run a reefer unit and it seemed like finding the right combination of tandem/5th wheel adjustment that day was harder...
As a newer team driver myself, I'd strongly advise you to not worry about who the best company is to drive for and concentrate on getting the...
Newer driver, had a real experience at an AZ scale house recently which needless to say I have no desire to repeat. Was wondering if someone could...
Thanks folks, much obliged for your words of experience. Going give it a run as hard as we can before we completely wear down to try to...
Thanks for the info Cap'n -- and yes, I'm sure we'll be awfully glad the cab has padded walls at some point. Yet while we could wish all the live...
New to industry, have completed my obligatory 4 coast-to-coast runs of training (app. 6000 miles each) and have been promoted to "Lead Driver" for...
