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I had no idea there ever were power outlets at the yard in Taylor, but I wondered where the port-a-john went. I figured someone trashed it and ruined it for the rest of us, so they took it away. I only used it once at night when it was freezing (and frozen) but it saved me a long walk in the...

My plan to come out and scoop up some last minute freight out of California before the tariffs hit Monday was a bust. I got something headed to Utah that will pay my gas the rest of the way home, but I have to say I'm surprised. I thought people would be trying to skirt under the deadline and be...

I don't know about fusion, but I can tell you as someone who's been doing it for the last 4 years I've made less every year since I started. I would not recommend anybody to buy a van and do this. Rates are down, jobs are harder to find, and there are simply too many drivers willing to work for...

Just want to say as a fellow Load One driver (o/o Transit van) I really appreciate you posting your experience here. I didn't even bother trying to work the last few weeks due to the winter storms, and I think that was probably for the best. Though my wife might disagree So fires, floods...

One of the more interesting parts of working for a company based out of Michigan these past few years has been seeing the Lions become good. I used to primarily see old thread bare lions gear from hardcore fans and that was about it. Now everyone has something and and everyone is excited. I...

Thanks for making this thread. And I'm not sure who runs this board, but I appreciate them keeping it going. I learned a lot of good info before I started driving and my entire expedited career started from a single post here. I still have to find that guy and beat him up ;) Here's to a...

Gotcha. My company requires a physical barrier between the freight and driver which is a good idea imo. At first I literally just had plywood attached to the pillars and it was directly behind my seat preventing much reclining at all. It worked, but was not ideal. But after hauling loads for...

Again this isn't what I would do now, but for my first van it worked out very well.

You can get E-Tracks and e-track straps at harbor freight. They aren't as good as the custom ones people are talking about here of course, but I made the floorboard of my van at Lowe's and put it together in an afternoon without a lot of expense and it's lasted more than two and a half years...

I get your drift, but I don't think I'll ever work that way.

I have family in Pasadena so I had a nice visit, but my "career" is slowly becoming my hobby. Whoever is taking loads out of Los Angeles for .69 cents a mile needs better math skills...

How low of a rate does it get when it gets "bad" historically speaking? Have you guys seen it 50 cents? Lower? I am getting loads just shorter distances and lower rates, but still a working wage. In my previous field (oil) our jobs just stopped completely rather than become low paying and the...

I'm so glad to see other people wondering the same thing I was. This week I saw multiple jobs offered for as low as .63 cents a mile. I've only been doing this a little over 2 years so I'm still learning, but that is just ludicrous to me to even consider working that cheap.

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate it. 700k miles wow, I was already looking and I'm only at 290k this year. Hopefully we both get busier soon.

fingers crossed this is just a crummy month. I'd hate to have to go back to the "stability" of the oil field :)