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    job openings

    is there anyone hiring in or around WASH,DC area?have cdl (b) haz,air,tanker,motor cycle.have driven for Fed Ex CC before.would not like to pay for fuel.maybe i can just get a flat weekly rate,or a day rate.please don't beat me up over this post,need a job willing to drive.
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    non cdl truck?

    YOU DO NOT NEED A LOG BOOK IF YOU DRIVE WITHIN A 150 AIR MILES OF WHERE YOU STARTED,AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A AIR BREAK ENDOR FOR ANY TRK UNDER 26,000.ACCORDING TO THE GOOD D.O.T. FOLKS HERE IN MARYLAND.
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    per diem sorry

    frank,i worked last year for a month,ran a log book.i was a contractor,is my per diem also $52 a day?my accountant has no clue about this(per diem)amount.
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    had enought

    thanks,i;ll do that.
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    had enought

    thanks, for all of you guys input.i really liked expediting.time away from home not to bad.i just needed for my o/o to give me some advice on some things, and it seemed like pulling teeth.what where the best places to lay over,and things like that.i wasn't explained alot of things,had to learn...
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    had enought

    thanks, broompilot for not calling me lazyor a quter.my fuel gauge stop working to to long after i got the truck.the o/o said you can go about 1,000 miles thats a good stopping point for refueling.well if you take money off of your runs and save it on the comdata card,you haven't made much.i...
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    had enought

    just quit today.truck broke down twice in a week.i know thats business,but doesn't pay my bills.i liked what i was doing,loved it.but i think that in this business you have to have your own truck,that way when the truck ,or anything else goes wrong you can't blame anybody but your self.paying...
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    questions!!!!!

    yes i was 2 hrs late.fed ex knew that.they called me 1 hr before p/u.picked up the load,no problems.but it is now rush hr,traffic is heavy,stop and go.called them ,ok.saked if any body was going to be there to unload me at 12;30 am,(i guess,i was told).come to find out know one was there anyway...
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    questions!!!!!

    newbi here,about a month or so.i took a load from md to nc.got to customer about 2am was to be there at 12'30am,lost due to directions,in contact with dispatch the hole time.reached cust,no one to unload unitl 8am,called dispatch they said ok,just wait.got unloaded at 8'30am called back to...
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    rough starting out

    hey x06col,sorry just venting.i know how to drive a trk.this one is just a little bit bigger than i'm use to.i'm use to driving a 8 spd split shift.the other trk i was driving was a little smaller thats all.been driving for many yrs now.yes ,i got into this to make money.o/o,recruters,and the...
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    rough starting out

    thanks,davekc.just starting out.owner put fuel in truck for me 8-26-06.drove in home from delaware to maryland near wash,dc.had to take truck to balt on mon for inspection.drove it home beacuse my comdata card did not work.o/o said they will mail me one,and best bet is for me to stay home until...
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    rough starting out

    thanks,i can drive a 8 spd split shift.but most of the ads i read for help,say the truck is a auto shift or automatic.in my truck i use the clutch just to start out.there is no shifting on my part.R/N/D/HOLD/L that is the gear selecter.just thought i might find a truck i can just put in drive...
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    rough starting out

    newbi here,had a load on thrs 96 boxes,15lbs ea inside p/u.got 20 miles up the road,and they canceled the load.got back home phone ringing,qualum doesn't work at the house.another load offer,p/u fri in balt md,del to pa just outside phily.got to cust,everyone on strike,no one will unload.take...
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    trying to get started

    hi,first day;meet with o/o on sat 8-26-06.took truck to get inspected,oil change,and some other things.well,no inspecter on duty.got oil changed,truck washed,and fueled up.ok,now the comdata card is not working,o/o trying to get it fixed,on a sat mind you.no luck.o/o tells me i'm better off...
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    first day

    thanks for all the advice.rfrogger120 maybe 2 days after rec my app.having major problems now.
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    first day

    thanks,see ya out there.
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    first day

    hi,starting with FED EX CC on sat 26th.newbi here,any advice that would be helpful?not worried about driving,just worried about getting the paper work str.getting 60/40 split.driving (d)unit solo,white glove division.how offen does FED EX have classes to get my endorsments for...
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    Have you seen this expediter?

    hi,newbi here.will be starting my big adventure on AUGUST 26th driving for FED EX CC.will be driving for a o/o out of DE.truck # D5778,burgundy cab,with a 22' white box.look for a WV sticker on the drivers side some where.live in MARYLAND but from WV. cb name is beachbum..hope to meet some of...
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    approved

    thank's
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    approved

    i was pre-approved to today for FED EX CC.only one thing holding it back.phys;i talked to someone in the safety dept last week and they told that my current medical card was good enought.i just took my phys/drug screen in june.now i have to get a copy of the report to fax to them.we will see how...
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