Recent content by Dedic8edDave

Why wouldn't there be a safety mechanism in place on dump trucks that disallows the dump body to raise once you get above say 3 MPH? Are there times you'd need to be going faster than that to unload? Many years ago I was a flagger working on a road construction site. As a dump truck was...

I like your signature! Big Trouble in Little China is one of my favorite movies from the 80s. When we got to Detroit last Thursday morning, we were 3rd out. By early Friday afternoon we were 1st out. It's now Tuesday afternoon and we're still 1st out but there are 3 other vans in the area and...

I know its been a while since I posted. I thought I'd bring everyone up-to-date by posting our February numbers. February was better than January. 02/04 - Huntsville, AL to Louisville, KY (292 paid miles) 02/05 - Jeffersonville, IN to Blythewood, SC (520 paid miles) 02/08 - Durham, NC to...

A very beautiful story. I wept aloud at the part where you mentioned he was handicapped. I'm assuming this is some sort of stab at the fact that I didn't fix the tensioner in the van we drive?

I think I do remember seeing a red truck while in Painesville last time. Nice lookin rig!

I read your advice Mike and I agree wholeheartedly with what you've said. We want to give C&M a chance though and I know Jan & Feb are really slow months. Our FO is open to switching carriers if things don't pick up. He told us to do some research and pick who we'd like him to sign the van on...

We hope it's nothing too serious or expensive. Good luck!

Looks like we'll be spending the weekend here in Huntsville, AL after delivering our last load early Thursday morning. We've averaged 1 load per week and that stayed true this week as well. Total paid miles for the week (568). Total paid to each driver in team ($102.24). We've averaged about...

Awesome! Are you in a van or truck?

Candy & I are in Huntsville, AL now. Yesterday was pretty eventful considering we sat at the TA in Monroe, MI for a week. So our FO put us up in a motel Tuesday night because the heater quit working. Wednesday morning he texts me to take the van to the Dodge dealership in Monroe. They...

That trip to California sounds great!! The truth is, our fleet owner put us up in a motel for the next 2 nights. We also went out of service. The AC/heater fan quit working. If it gets fixed tomorrow, great, but if not we'll be here for another night. The reason we didn't go out of...

Could use some more advice folks. So our Sprinter has a sleeper with a bed, TV/DVD combo, microwave and fridge. These are all powered by a 2000 watt inverter powered by 1 aux battery. Our fleet owner does not want us idling at all. I asked him what we're supposed to do when we're up north...

Last night around 11 Candy and I are sitting in the restaurant here at the TA in Monroe, MI. I'm on my laptop reading everyones posts here on EO when Candy decided to go back out to the van to lay down and watch some TV. After about 45 minutes to an hour I get a text from her saying, "It's...

Absolutely hilarious!!! Thank you for this one!

Wow!! Thank you all so much for your responses! I logged on this evening expecting to see a response or 2 but all of your feedback and positive reinforcement is wonderful to say the least. As far as going broke, that shouldn't happen for a while. We can hold out for another month or so to see...