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Out of curiousity, what's the price range for new tires on a truck & also, about how long do they last? Meaning miles, not amount of years. =)

Hey Moot, The poker is going well. I'm a small stakes player though. So it's more like extra $$ rather than $$ to live on. My expenses are pretty much nil & I'm bored silly hardly ever leaving the house. With laptops, tv's & such I could easily handle being on the road a lot longer...

I hope this Q is in the right section. I've done a fair amount of searching & still have a few Q's. I checked w/ the DOT & found the log rules. I understand the X amount of hours per either 7 or 8 days. My question involves the rest periods (of 8 hours & 2 hours). Are there certain types...

Another option for sleeping might be to get one of those foam pads ya put over your mattress. Make sure ya get the thick one. Mine's about 3 inches thick & it's perfect. Very light & lasts forever. I've had mine for 15 years or so now. For when you're loaded & need to sleep, a foot rest...

Hi Carol, Cheri told me to get a hold of ya. I'm having some challenges w/ my password. I'm trying to change it to one I remember. The challenge is when I go to change it, I keep coming back to that same screen as it says I'm not logged in. I've done the steps in the directions (got rid of...

Dave, I liked the post except for one lil part. The part where ya apologized for it being so long. By all means take the time to fully express your thoughts. In some cases people are reading your posts quite possibly to make a career decision. I'm sure they'd be fine reading one more (or 2 or...

Greg, interesting ya say that. I have often thought that it would be great if there was say a $500 fine for talking on the cell phone, w/ the cops getting a $50 bonus for every one they nailed. Yes, there'd be some corruption, but cell phone records could show if the cop was lying or not. Plus...

Today, well Saturday anyway, I "got" 2 cell phone drivers & 2 "got" me. The first one that got me was talking on her f'in phone at a left turn light & I missed it cuz she took about 10 seconds to realize the light had changed. Of course, SHE made it thru the light & went on her merry way down...

WC should stand for "workmans crock." I don't recall the exact numbers here, but the idea is right w/ workmans crock. At my last company to make this POS policy pay for itself I would have had to been injured every 3 years & laid up for 6 months at a time. Again, that might be a bit off, but not...

I'm not exactly sure what that would solve. The cost of fuel is something we're going to have to deal w/. If it goes up too high & our rates don't increase, some of us will have to look for other work. Unfortunately people HAVE to drive or the economy will stop. I don't mean just people who...

I work for em. I'm going to agree w/ part of what ya say & disagree w/ part of it. This reply will kind of go back/forth agreeing w/ ya & disagreeing w/ ya. All in all they pay ok. Like any company, they're not perfect, but for some drivers they're the right fit. I make $92 for an 81 mile...

I worked for Try Hours years ago. I liked it but it was totally different then than it is now. The people who ran the company then now run PTL. Ya might wanna give them a call. Also, if you're not already doing it, the best place IMO to find out about other companies is at the...

I like bridges for some reason. So I'm thinking of the Mackinac here in Michigan & also the Bridge/tunnel on the Chesapeake (sp??) is pretty cool. I've never been to the Golden Gate or that long one in Tampa, but those are bridges I'd like to cross. Another stretch of road I like is the...

Amazing at how what he said 2 years ago is coming to fruition today. I'm sure everyone thinks the same about their candidate, but to me Ron Paul was the ONLY candidate who would have improved our country. A lil edit, this is a REAL long read. 30,171 characters. This site only allows 10,000...

Greg makes a good point about the value of the dollar & taxes. While prices for US citizens has risen, for awhile there a Canadian coming to the US can actually get MORE gas for their $20 because the value of the dollar fell so much. By this I mean in 2004 if a Canadian brought $20 to the US...

McBuggy, Yuppers it's online. What you say about the $$ vs. time is exactly true. I don't play for enough to make a living at it. I'm a decent low stakes player & enjoy it. I've gotten 3 players into poker & 1 is making a living at it, & two others were also in the top 10,000. I've...

I think DannyD II is stalking me. He stole my last girlfriend. If he does it again Imma gonna have to thank one more time.

Hi everyone, I used to post on this site a few years ago. I drove for a few years & this site was pretty helpful to me. I'll be making another post in a minute that can maybe return some of that help I've received as our company is hiring more drivers. In this letter I'd just like to say...

I don't have my numbers in front of me but I've done this computation before. As best I recall if ya count time working it was a $12-15/hour job & if ya count all the time sitting when I was out over the road it often averaged less than $5/hour. Yes, sitting is part of the job but there's a...

It was brought up in another post about credit cards. Another post mentioned insurance. The credit card issue I have pretty well covered. The insurance issue I got a rude awakening, but one I'm glad I got. Ignorance isn't always bliss. Financial decisions in this industry, & life in general...