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You only need to go 88, just have Doc. Brown get ya flux capacitor!!

So true, a lot of dock workers think it is cool, because they do not know everything the job involves. You just drive that little van around and get paid for it, no boss that must be awesome :rolleyes: They don't realize that I just sat for 2 days in a super wal-mart parking lot (for free)...

Take it to a truck stop or truck repair shop that does DOT inspections, just have them do a regular DOT inspection on it and make sure you get the sticker and form with it. I get mine done once a year and they are usually only $35.00. It is not required by law as Turtle started. I just do it...

If you are running that fast you are with the wrong outfit. No respectable carrier would bid on loads that require you to run that fast to make pick/drop on time. You are burning way to much fuel and burning your van up in the process. I only roll 57-58mph and make my picks/drops early all...

Most of the freight on the Alliance comes from freight forwarders, brokers and 3 PL's and they use 45-50mph for the most part. Most of my bids on this board are for alternate pick and drop times. I book everything at 43-45mph and ALWAYS have the drop time adjusted out for delays at the...

Depends on how much your getting, if you are just picking up 2 skids and they are going to tail gate them then I would say no. For safety sake I would say yes to most of the time that it is more than 2 skids. I have no experience in a 6 wheeler but I have loaded heavy rolls of paper in a...

As others have said G.O.A.L. until YOU feel comfortable with backing. Also continue to do it so after you get good so you don't have a whoopsy. Yes I use to just coast in to the dock (clutch in, foot on brake) at like 2-3 mph and let the rubbers do the work. Sometimes you gotta give it a...

What happens if you are offered a load dropping under the building in the parking garage, like the Union Station post office and a few others in the Wash. D.C. / NYC. area?? Door height is 12'6 maximum, some 12'4. If its on the load offer do ya just turn it down because you don't know your...

Have you seen this personally happen?? I have not. I personally know someone that is a member on this site that failed her road test twice with Swift and they sent her back to school, this was after she was out on the road with 2 mentors. I have also read stories from other students on...

In 1999 when I went to USA Truck school it was 3800.00 with a one year commitment. Now for the real reason I am posting, Some may have a opinion that Swift is the worst, my opinion is that they are not. C.R England's training system is even worst, they still do dumb & dumb which as last I...

If you are independent you can get OOIDA its 130.50 a month, but they don't call it workmans comp. Its called whatever turtle called it:D

Gotta stick with a class 8. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!! I personally favor the century class or the columbia and if I had the money a cascadia:D from freightliner. Buts that just what I like. And just about every shop can work on them if you drop a 60 series detroit in it:D

I would go with a cabover with a 28' to 30' box and a LG with atleast a GVW of 46k. Of course I am a small carrier so my opinion may not be what a leased on "independent contractor" want's to hear, but as others have said be available to the most freight as possible. I agree with Greg with...

when I usually drop in Manhattan I usually go to linden NJ. The corner of US 1 and park ave "close to where I-278 and I - 95 come together. there is a sam's club and a tgi fridays there and a nice big clean lot. It is about 15 miles from downtown Manhattan. My second hide out is drive down...

In Ohio all you need is the truck plate it will cost you 100-150 dollars a year depending on what county and what you GVW is. I run my business out of Wood County and with a 9600GVW it is 105.00 dollars a year. Hope this helps you:D

OVM wrote- Some carriers in dead areas will offer van runs to the big guys and go around the vans sitting there...so thats a plus I suppose to a C-D.... Well I ain't never!!!! "said in a sarcastic voice":rolleyes: my vote is for a van I am single and have been out here in a van since...

I run one in my van but it is only for the IRS "incase they bother me" I would say when I was with panther I did good in a van and took alot of loads a single straight or tractor could not take like 1800 miles with 2 2hour breaks. But with my current carrier I only get a few runs that I could...