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Tell me when the beat-down is over. Brrrrrr. Truth is, there are quite a number of competent women rig drivers. The subject of the story giving rise to this thread wasn't one of them.

Villa Park, Illinois (home). It's been an evil mess all day, sleet, ice, rain, snow, heavy and wet yuck that would cause a heart attack in a healthier man than I am these days. About that health--- I've had issues, went to the doctor today (a short walk up the street) to see if I can get a...

The more I read of this, the more I wonder if she even went to school--- or was she trained by an uncle or something. She flat-out didn't know how to handle the rig, was afraid to back it up, probably embarrassed to call for help when she was in too deep (but before the bridge) and so on. Now...

It bothers me a little that she didn't know her truck was heavy. The tractor alone looks to be about 15,000 lbs, probably more. A 53' trailer can't scale much less than 12,000 lbs empty--- probably more. Add 44,000 lbs of water---- come on, ya gotta know that's too heavy for that little bridge.

.....And it's getting scary. Christmas day, a 35-ton truck tried to navigate a one-lane bridge rated at 6 tons. The combination of being too heavy and too big (it never could have cleared the iron girders that make up the bridge's structure) made the end results all too predictable. The driver...

At my age--- who cares? I expect to do nothing tomorrow-- better?

Changed my vote to "Yes". There's a small chance I could get something tomorrow, but I really expect to do diddly.

A Road Pro heater isn't worth the time it takes to pass by it on the store shelf, much less buying it and trying to use it. Further, connecting that thing to the vehicle's battery (probably by way of the cigarette lighter socket/12 volt power outlet) is just asking to have to call a tow truck...

I voted "maybe", but the strong likelyhood is that I will be home. I already know most of the outfits I visit are closed Christmas and New Years, some are closed for the entire time between Christmas Eve and the Monday following New Years. Only one customer MIGHT call, and I have suspicions that...

That's odd. Most 12-volt stuff I've had any experience with-- with the possible exception of tire-inflators-- are not worth the bother. Refrigerators that don't actually cool anything, coffee-makers that take longer to boil water than it would take to cross half the county for a cup of joe and...

I think this should be said here. Here in Illinois, and I think in Wisconsin, if you pull into a Pilot for gasoline AND the pumps are Road Ranger pumps, don't worry about the loyalty cards. Can't use them at the pumps, so no shower credits will be added at that Pilot. Sure, it's irritating, in...

I'm trying to imagine arriving 2 hours early. That's asking to get free detention time at the least. 15 minutes early--- usually no problems. Look---- I have a "Screaming Meanie" timer, and a seat that reclines. Give me a spot near but not on the shipper's property, and I'll put those things...

That is the first time I ever saw a blue Pilot card. Got mine probably a year and a half back--- I use gasoline. 14 gallons gets half a shower. Of course I make sure to use the professional card--- I have the "preferred customer" card too, which is why I know how useless that card is.

Oh, gee: I have the yellow cards, and every time I buy 14 gallons I get my half-shower credit. I've never seen a blue card offered.

Here's the straight dope: Pilot/Flying J has 3 different cards. The professional card does get you shower credits. It also gets you a free coffee after you buy 9, and I think maybe some other benefits. No points if you don't buy diesel with the big fellows though. The RV card offers shower...

I buy gasoline. I use the Pilot/Flying J Professional card, 14 gallons gets you half a shower. (I can hardly wait to see what Ragman does with that!)

I wonder if the journalist forgot to include I-80/I-90 in that story. It would make sense then, since 80-90 goes through Indiana and Ohio. I've had a couple of runs into Battle Creek and Kalamazoo this week, and there is an increased presence of Michigan troopers on 94.

Makes me glad I'm in a van. The only way to lock me in is to close the gates-----. Problem: The pickup was scheduled for 5:00, y'all got there at 2:00. I have a suspicion that the detention clock starts at 5:00, so you may have given them 3 free hours by arriving early.

Way back when I first got into expedited, I was a courier driver. Had to give up courier driving (no great loss) because these things, while similar, just do not work together. Especially when the courier company has loaded you with an all-day route, so if the expedited company does call----...

I've never used one. My Garmin made the suggestion once, I cleaned up near the ferry and it would have been shorter. But, the last ferry of the day had cleared, it would have been expensive (though I wonder how it compares with driving all the way down Lower Michigan, around the tip of the lake...