Yet more changes!!

If this semi truck deal falls through i'm going to apply for maverick, at least then i can put some more money aside than i'm making now for a hefty down payment on my own truck.

Saw the coolest thing yesterday, I really want to haul military freight.. I've heard of 'ghost trucks' and things of that nature, but never in my life have i seen state police literally moving people off the interstate to escort a black/black peterbilt with limo Tinted windows (no ICC/DOT num, no company name, nothing, completely plain truck) pulling a step deck with some kind of tarped crate on it.. I was doing 75 on the interestate and the bear travelling in front of the truck was behind me when i looked in the mirror, lights and sirens blazing!

Everyone pulled off the road and another squad car, and then this unidentified semi ran by us hauling ### with another squad car following behind him.. The truck had more amber lights than you could shake a stick at.. I tried to get a picture of the back but my phone was at 20% battery and it wouldn't let me open the camera..

Anyway when the truck went by there was a wooden sign hanging on the back of the load that said "Property of US Gov. Vehicle WILL NOT stop."

I got friggin' goosebumps!! I want that job!!! Something tells me ill need about 30 more years under my belt first =P

 

Joe if the shorter way is indeed the toll road are you saying that they will say fine run it but we won't pay the tolls? I don't think I could afford that for very long, especially going thru PA or NY. Again getting rid of the ezpass just floors me. I think it would make more sense to keep it and then say something like ok unless you are tight on time, you can only run this part of the NY thruway, or the PA pike and so on... not just take it away alltogether. I'm glad my company has ezpass, having to stop at a tollbooth every 10-15 miles in the Chicago area would become very time consuming.

 

i want that job too. maybe my secret clearance will help

 

Ah thanks for clearing that up Joe. Indiana Toll Road and Ohio Turnpike are TMC restricted routes? Hell those two roads are probably two of the cheapest out here to run anymore. What's their reason for restricting them? And yes 185 for the PA pike is outrageous and what's even worse is that probably in the future the state will say we have to raise tolls due to economic conditions or as I like to say cause they're greedy.

 

Hey eckz I got your PM bud but not at 50 posts yet so I can't reply to it, but will as soon as I can. No not a flatbedder, but tried to get on with TMC back in 96 due to the fact that they would train an experienced driver who had no flatbed experience. Let's just say it's a loooong story on what happened and I feel like I got the raw end of the deal. I'll give you details via PM as soon as possible.

 

I've gone round, and round with them on this issue. By the time you factor in all the extra fuel and wear and tear on the brakes, engine, etc. from the stop and go by cutting across state roads they aren't saving a dime..

But, those accountants are too smart for us, we can't tell them nothing. My FM was great with it, though, he'd give me auth numbers to run it pretty much whenever i wanted.. I'd just make up a silly excuse... He knew what i was doing, and laughed about it, always hooked me up though.. Good kid, i still miss working with him.. He's the only thing that kept me there for as long as I was to be honest.