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Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by DenaliDad, Mar 20, 2015.

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  1. Jun 1, 2015 #391
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

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    An Alaskan lost somewhere in the Lower 48
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    And waiting 6½ hours (so far) for my trailer to be returns full of stuff isn't helping the miles. I'm going to be challenged to make my on-time delivery many large, wide states away at 0915-1015 Tuesday morning...
     
    DenaliDad, Jun 1, 2015
    DenaliDad, Jun 1, 2015
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  3. Jun 1, 2015 #392
    mpow66m

    mpow66m Heavy Load Member

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    Have you tried LTL?
     
    mpow66m, Jun 1, 2015
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  4. Jun 1, 2015 #393
    Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    dont you go down to the seniority ladder
     
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  5. Jun 1, 2015 #394
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

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    I never wanted that kind of driving. The closest I got to it was WEL Companies. Along with 1-stop truckloads, they also did many multi-stop trips crossing the country, so they were kind of like LTL OTR.
     
    DenaliDad, Jun 1, 2015
    DenaliDad, Jun 1, 2015
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  7. Jun 1, 2015 #395
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

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    Now to sleep in rural America. When I wake, it will be 0200 and the nationwide DOT harassment...um, I mean INSPECTION experience will have begun. I surely did notice many more Commercial Vehicle Inspection vehicles driven by the Iowa State Police today than any other time I've been here; and i didn't see any 'regular' state police vehicles. Showing the flag? Preparing for all the stops they will make? Time will tell.
     
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    DenaliDad, Jun 1, 2015
    DenaliDad, Jun 1, 2015
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  8. Jun 1, 2015 #396
    25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    IA jumps the gun , so to speak, getting the guys sneaking around the coops, and changing the timeline, usually they work it starting the Sunday before.
     
    25(2)+2, Jun 1, 2015
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  9. Jun 1, 2015 #397
    mpow66m

    mpow66m Heavy Load Member

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    Its good money and P&D can be physical if thats what you like.Foodservice?I dont know what happened to you,im not gonna go back 40 pages right now,but you deserve better than those BS megas.Try it you might like it.Im over 45 and im startin out in foodservice,i hate sittin behind the wheel for 500-600 miles a night,but thats just me.
     
    mpow66m, Jun 1, 2015
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  10. Jun 2, 2015 #398
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

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    The thing about this crazy industry is there's something for everyone's taste. Like long haul for weeks at a time? Covered. Want to be home fairly regularly. Got it. How about sleep in your own bed every night? Bingo. Same with carrying really dangerous things that can hurt you and every other living thing, items that take up 3 lanes of traffic (saw one last night!), frozen ice cream, bananas, onions (yuck) tires, boxes, US mail, or dry goods...

    Whatever you want in trucking, it's there.
     
    DenaliDad, Jun 2, 2015
    DenaliDad, Jun 2, 2015
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  11. Jun 2, 2015 #399
    Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    Last year for the Blitz I was on I-40 in AZ and they had cops in every widespot and exit ramp pulling trucks over, inspecting on the off ramps and everywhere. It was insane, I've never seen it like that. I had to pull into 3-4 rest areas and somehow didn't get pulled in but I did notice that even though the speed limit was 70 or higher and I was able to run 75, that the cops were pulling over any truck going over 70
     
    Rugerfan, Jun 2, 2015
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  12. Jun 2, 2015 #400
    DenaliDad

    DenaliDad Retired Wheel Dog

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    Strange. After all the work up and visibility yesterday, I didn't see any police in Iowa, Minnesota, and so far in North Dakota. Not one. Well, I take that back. There were two local officers responding Code 3 to a truck-versus-small car MVA. I think the car lost, but the truck was almost in the ditch off the right side of the roadway.
     
    DenaliDad, Jun 2, 2015
    DenaliDad, Jun 2, 2015
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