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I am totally frustrated with the refusal of this site to allow drivers to question the ethics and business practices of carriers who advertise on this site. I have posted two statements on this site within the last few hours, this being the third, with the previous two being taken down. I...

OK. I have drove solo and enjoy the peace and quite, but I have a friend and both of us are thinking about teaming up with one another. To us it is all about the money. Now, we are leaning on going team with Express-1, or Tri-State. So we want some input from you vet drivers. Can we really...

Is it me or am I off here. I thought the standard in this industry for payment was generally one of three: 60/40, 40/60 or even a set per mile pay. The o/o I am driving for just sent me his settlement info with all my deductions which includes nearly $535 for the 'use' of his truck and 15% of...

Just when we leased our one toll road out to a private company here comes this plan from our beloved governor. INDIANAPOLIS (December 12, 2006) - Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced today the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have...

I would like some input from members who use load boards. Do you have any suggestions and experience with load boards and what are your favorite and most reliable boards. Also, do you have any brokers you would want to share info on that are good to work with. I have a 2006 Sterling 24-foot...

A few post ago I had mentioned I was going in a straight truck at Bolt Express. I asked if anyone had any experiences with them. etc, etc and a few had chimed in. And of course, there were the typical comments - watch out for cheap freight, watch out for not getting runs, and a few comments were...

WOW! Please tell me this is an error - cause anyone taking this job must be really out of their mind? The ad which came up as a rotating ad on the below address - stated like 44-cents for a straight truck! http://www.expeditersonline.com/cgi-bin/adcycle/adcycle.cgi?gid=8&id=462 There you have it...

I had someone ask me tonight how they could check out the safety record of the company his was driving for. Well, since I WAS driving for someone who lost their authority to be on the road, I kind of found out from a DOT officer. While it was a HUGE ticket for them and JUST lost time for me-...

For those of you who do not get the Land Line Magazine, go online to keep on top of things, here is a bit of news I thought we could all use. (source: ooida website) The National Transportation Safety Board’s review of the trucking industry took place during a public meeting Tuesday in...

Not all that long ago a member posted a general list of good freight lanes for inbound and outbound traffic. I have done a search but still can not find it. Does anyone have that list or if the author can post it again here that would be cool. I am sitting here speaking with another driver (he...

I have just been approved to sign a straight truck on with Bolt Express out of Toledo. It is a 22-footer. Has any one had any experience with these people? Are they pretty good on getting your settlements to you, traffic, keeping busy, dispatchers, etc - the usual questions? I am not sure if I...

I recently took the advice of good ole' Leo and signed up and joined in the Trucker Buddy program. I believe it to be a worthy program for all of us to participate in and connect with younger school aged kids. Here is the bases of the program (direct from the website): Trucker Buddy...

Well, since I WAS THE ONE ACCUSED BY THIS SITE as the one that threw the first personal attack on someone, since I refuse to give up and continue to fight for what I believe in, they have locked the discusstion thread on the unions - I GUESS YOU GUYS WIN by taking away my rights! CONGRATS! So...

Many of you know that I started a post regarding us as expediters joining a union. There were negative and positive feedback on this matter. During this process I have joined the OOIDA to assist in anyway I can to improve our overall economic standing in our industry. However, I have had many...

Does anyone know who might have a good lease-purchase program avialable on straight trucks.

I thought I would start another post as the one I started on the union has went on and has died a dozen times over. However, during that post it was mentioned several times for all of us that seek change in this industry or who seek some form of represenation to join the OOIDA. As of 2pm...

I just had another driver ask me this at a Flying-J. He has been driving for about a month now but the o/o he is driving for never asked for his cdl, never did a driving records check, etc. His question to me is did the o/o violate any federal or state laws? Hell, I dont know but he is checking...

While somewhat new in this industry, I find the expedite industry, for the drivers and some of the o/o, experience the same problems alot of workers throughout country do. We have spoken on several thrends of deadhead miles, cheap freight, etc, low comp pay, etc. My question is while there are...

Do any of the owner/operators here use load boards to assit in keeping their trucks moving when the company you are signed on with can not keep you moving? Do any of you use the load boards to just book your trucks all the time instead of using a expedite company? Do you know of load board...

Is there anything else to use out there for truck owners other than comdata cards or THC. (THC is accepted by Flying J and that is about it.) Just wondering because I think my owner is about as new at this as I am. And I am tired of running so frickin low on fuel it makes be sick to my gut just...