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saw the plate.. gitrdun yesterday and thought of this thread, i may be spending too much time here

schneider would be my first choice, but they are no longer training new drivers, only uhh schneiderizing experienced drivers in their schools.

I have often wondered about putting solar panels on a 53' reefer trailer with batteries below deck. You would be adding a bit of weight but an electric reefer would be SO much quieter, no more reefer fuel, potentially no more generator for the sleeper.. someone needs to design this and get rich...

Driver's solutions (not to be confused with expedite solutions!) is a driver training school. Pam transport, USA trucking and i believe CRST use them. Any of those companies will pay your training costs (you get a loan from them and pay it back over time, then after a year or so you get it back...

my wife stomped my onions once.. that is the last time i put her in a top bunk of a 72" sleeper :eek:

Silly works, this is always my favorite thread to follow. Not only is it people relaxing instead of trying to drill their opinions across, but it is the least biased glimpse at how the industry is doing in real time. oh yeah by the way, hi all! Back to lurking :D

as far as the pretrip and hos thing goes.. i found a place online that you can pay 25 bucks or so and get videos which appear to be about the equivelant of the training i got in school but without putting up with the crackhouse they called a hotel. If it is worth looking at i will let you know.

I will be training my wife. it works on a couple levels, first several thousand dollars for a school instead of a few hundred for doing it on our own doesnt work for me. she is a good driver, and has driven a standard transmission most of her life... straight truck shouldnt be too big a leap...

I have indeed read A team's blog, and i thank them for the effort! I have been scouring the internet for all the information i can find, good and bad (rip off report makes me want to cash in and move to a deserted island, but has saved me more than one misstep). I envy you being stuck...

welcome! I am more or less in your position, spending my days lurking and learning. I also have my cdl A, and havent driven for the last three years for much the same reasons. Our kids are in college now, and my wife is ready to get her class B. It isnt the best time for the industry but it is...

I keep looking at all the deals, and it is tempting! But i promised myself (and more importantly, my wife LOL) that i would go with a fleet owner for a year or so, partly to learn more, and partly to be very sure she wants to commit to the lifestyle.

Hi everyone! I have been a long time lurker on EO, finally figured i would come out and say hi! after reading the last couple years worth of posts i feel like i know a few of the regulars already. My real name is chip, I have a small residential drafting and design business, with the...