Recent content by BigRed32771

I checked with hazmat dept at Landstar and they are familiar with this, but... It is an OSHA regulation on workplace safety, not a DOT rule for commercial conveyance of hazardous materials. At this point it doesn't appear to change anything related to what we do now, other than maybe be aware...

Ok, what's not quite clear from the picture unless you've been there and seen it in person, is that the shelters are for parking horse and buggies for the local Amish folk. You can see one of the buggies peeking out of one shed if you look close.

FDCC originally was not going to allow any personal conveyance use when they went to the electronic logging. After I got FMCSA to respond about the topic, they decided we had to have some allowance. Some argued for 30 minutes, others for 1 hour (so I've been told), finally compromising at the...

Hmmm. That big guy in the middle looks suspiciously familiar. I wonder why.

I actually did a pickup in Traverse City a couple of months ago. Won't say it happens all the time, or often at all, but I did do one.

I have a friend with a 2001 FL XLT with the Cummins N14. He has been very happy recently with a shop called L&N Truck Services in Atlanta (Ellenwood) near the airport. They get him in and out and have been very good to work with he says.

We run a 2001 Century with a 2000 engine. CARB requirements are a particulate filter upgrade at this time. I picked at random one of the "recommended sources" from their website and sent an email asking for a rough price quote for the upgrade. The dealer quoted over $16K for the kit, not...

How about this: Q: "Do you have anything illegal in your vehicle?" A: "No." Q: "Then you wouldn't mind if I searched it at this time?" Q/A: "Before I answer that I have to ask, do you have anything in your pockets or on your person that, if you claimed to have found it in my vehicle, would...

I like trains, and I enjoyed listening to them come by, blowing horns and all. :)

Sorry to hear of your loss. May the Lord receive Richard into His eternal light. A couple of thoughts from someone who has walked that road before: -The only way to walk through the valley of the shadow is to put one foot in front of the other and keep repeating the process. Step by step, as...

I don't have a smart phone yet, mine's retarded. Can't do apps.

I never remember conference calls until they're already over. When we were with FDCC, we used the TA/Petro's almost exclusively for fuel, primarily due to the corporate discount that had been negotiated. It very much worked out for us that it was the cheapest fuel we could get. Because we...

At one time we used the "CanCan Dance" because we got so many calls asking "Can you help us out on this, Canya, Canya?" I recently downloaded the hotline phone tone from the In Like Flint movie, but I haven't figured out how to a) convert it to a ringtone, and b) move it from my home computer...

My rule on Laredo was always (after 2 trips) to add 200 miles for the deadhead I knew I was going to make out to San Antonio and if it still paid okay, take the load. Otherwise, I passed. Usually, I passed, as adding 200 miles pretty much killed the all-miles rate for the load.

I was always kind of partial to the sight of the city in my rear view mirror. Just sayin'