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  1. beachbum

    Why go to BCO days?

    if you bring your truck and there happens to be a high dollar load offered yu just pack up and go if you like. That said, going to BCO dayss helps you with break out sessions for Express, there are others but I don't remember what they are ( short term memory loss). I go just to have fun every...
  2. beachbum

    Cargo Van Dodge ProMaster

    Not everyone gets 200k out of a set of tires. BTW my Michelines got 150k on two of them and 100k on the other 2.
  3. beachbum

    Cargo Van Dodge ProMaster

    I quit playing on snow and ice....
  4. beachbum

    Cargo Van Dodge ProMaster

    Were they the GT brand, if so Ive got about 70K on mine will be needing new tires before long at 6 and 5 on the tire tread depth.
  5. beachbum

    Hours Law Rolled Back

    It looks like the once per week is also suspended from what I just read on another website The above said, doesn't any change to the HOS need to be by regulation and doesn't the FMCSA need to write a reg to suspend any part of the HOS rule. Didn't Congress tell the FMCSA to require all trucks...
  6. beachbum

    Hours Law Rolled Back

    I say get rid of the 34!hour restart and go back to recap only. Wait if you do that then everyone would complain that they might have to sit for a day or two before they got hours back to drive. You see, there is no perfect way to do this. Now if they would get rid of the 1 to 5 am part of...
  7. beachbum

    Cargo Van Dodge ProMaster

    Pblue. what size are the tires and what weight rating does it have. If the van has 225 75R 16 you should look at discount tire for that size. They have the E rating which you should have now on the van.
  8. beachbum

    BCO Days - January

    I'm set up at the Marriott coming in a day early also
  9. beachbum

    BCO Days - January

    I always ask for the Marriott.
  10. beachbum

    December 2014

    Dallas area, had to come up from San Antonio to have windshield replaced. One more week the off to Cali for a fishing trip
  11. beachbum

    Mobile Apps

    Yes we are, but we get paid better them in most cases. We carry less for more
  12. beachbum

    What's up w/ panther

    Here at LS we have a bunch of straight trucks running solo and doing well...It all depends on the company and what they want.
  13. beachbum

    Happy Thanksgiving from Landstar

    I've had this problem since Ive been here using the expeditions card from t/a. T/A has said the same thing about problems for the last 3 years. Call LCAPP and see if they refund the amount you paid for the meal, they did last year up to a certain amount. Next best thing to do is pick up...
  14. beachbum

    December 2014

    I'm in Duncun SC at the T/A empty, will be working my way to SoCal I the next week or so for fishing the last week of Dec.
  15. beachbum

    November 2014 where ya at's

    Sitting at the T/A in Duncan SC playing games on the computer... Had a good two weeks 1850 and 1650 for 3 days work each week.. 3 weeks till taking Christmas to New Years off too go Long Range fishing for five days out of San Diego Ca.
  16. beachbum

    Expediter in desparate need of help

    If the owner was on the truck and sleeping didn't he wake up? If he did what does he think you hit a guardrail ?
  17. beachbum

    First Week at Landstar completed

    BCO days are Jan. 22 thru 24th.. in Jacksonville
  18. beachbum

    First Week at Landstar completed

    3. Learning how to scan in load information to settlements Make a bunch of copies of the Express cover sheet go to Landstaronline go to info got to forms then pdf forms express trip sheets. 4. Learning how Comdata works once again to learn card balances Simple call to comdata or just go...
  19. beachbum

    First Week at Landstar completed

    This is for all new to Landstar and I hope this helps. Always ask the agents if their carrier group or Express if you never have used them before, this is from experience. Express agents tell us the total money we'll be paid and carrier group agents will tell us the gross before Landstar's cut...
  20. beachbum

    Who Determines when/where Truck Empty moves to and Goes out of Service?

    For me anything over a four day week is to many. I like taking three to four days off a week no matter what. That said I'll work more the four if the rate I get is to good to pass up.
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