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I find I get just as much respect as the bigger trucks. I get the headlights flashed to let me know it's safe to get back into the right lane. When I have flashed a big truck to move over, those that will thank you, thank me either on the CB or by flashing their trailer lights. I feel like...

Ditto on Flying J. I like that most Flying J's have two towels and a paper foot mat. TA lately seems to have the oldest towels in the country, and, they only provide one. I drove with a trainer who would buy 4 frozen tv dinners and put them in his cooler. By the fourth evening, the last one...

Whoodabelieved it? There I was, waiting for a load in Brownsville to take to Ford in Canada, and this beautiful truck is parked behind me. (I suppose compared to my truck, they are all beautiful. LOL). The driver and his lovely wife were very friendly and we talked a bit. We got talking...

I am an ex-network administrator and programmer and an Oracle Certified Database Administrator. Now, I'm an expeditor. I'm a lot happier. I first got on the road using my Sprint PCS connected to my laptop, which works, but is too slow for me. I signed up for Wi-FI in Shreveport, and now...

I don't have a choice on what is being bought. I drive what I'm given. But thanks for the information. I'm sure anything is better than a 1998 FL70 with a 42" sleeper.

I agree on the 5 cats. That's a bit much. I was referring to one. Just a buddy. I prefer them to dogs. I remember somebody telling me about the papers required to cross into Canada. Since I usually go there once a week, that would be important to have. Like I don't sweat the crossing each...

I really would like one of my cats to travel with me. I just don't know how she will react, at 5 years old, to the change in her current lifestyle. I would consider a kitten that could grow up in the truck. But, I wonder sometimes if I'm being fair to subject an animal to the confines of a...

It's going to be a Freighliner M2. One of the other drivers who is driving a truck similar to mine is getting one in August, and mine should follow after that. I've been inside one of the new trucks and could live easily in it. I stay out for long periods. My last break was after 8 weeks...

I was 11940 on steers and 19980 on drives. I made it. With loads like that, I always scale. My sleeper is tiny. That's all it is: a sleeper. I'm expecting a new truck with a real sleeper near the end of the summer. It's what keeps me going, along with the money, of course.

Excuse me????? I just drove a 15000 pound load from Niagara Falls, Ontario to Shreveport, LA. I have a 1998 FL70. It weighs 16000 lbs and I have a gross weight ability of 33000 lbs. I don't have a tag axle. I'm just a plain old six-wheeler. So why do I need a tag axle?

My company, A. Blair Enterprises, uses PCMiler rather than HHG. With HHG, you are working city to city. With PCMiler, I think it is zip to zip. Every trip I make is very close, and, sometimes, using Route Tools from Rand McNally and Microsoft Streets and Trips, I drive less miles than what I...

I have a good thing going as long as I understand that it is a job, not a hobby. I don't refuse loads. If it's being offered I take it. He's proved to me that no matter where he sends me he'll find me a way back. One time, I took a load from Northeast Indiana to Baltimore. I figured I would...

Sooooo.... I left Dallas on March 27 and traveled to Louisville, KY to meet my new boss and get my truck. Whooda believed I would start my new career on my birthday, March 28!!!!!! I just love what I'm doing. My company, A. Blair Enterprises, never slows down. I ran for 8 weeks, and I'm...

One of my cats insists I take her with me when I start driving next week. She says nobody is as great as me, and, since she has trained me so well, she doesn't want to have to start all over with somebody else. When a driver travels with his cat (we know who is in charge), what is the best...

I guess I don't understand the rating process. Is there a FAQ somewhere? I love all you guys here. You all rate a 10 from me. Chet

Well, they were part of an email as opposed to an attachment. When I tried to save each picture, they saved as .bmp files, which are not on the list of available types. So, would you like me to just forward the email? He narrates the pictures in the email, so that would be better than just...

Just thought you all would like to know how Big Bus Bob is doing. I spoke with him about an hour ago. He was picking up his first load for Panther going from Ohio to Virginia. I got a kick out of his comments about the Qualcomm always knowing where he is. As a former bus driver, I suppose...

RE: Blair Enterprises, Inc., T. Roberson II Hey!! Thanks for the info. They told me that I probably could expect to either go to Arlington or Laredo Texas once a week. I think that's just dandy!!

Thanks so much. I figured it would be simple. Chet

This is a silly question. I've only driven 5, 8 and 10 speed tractors, or rental straight trucks with 5 speed transmissions. On an FL70 with a 6 speed, can you float the gears? Or, with such a small engine, is double-clutching unnecessary? I've been told it's the size of the flywheel that...