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I just found the greatest meal for the truck and it is so easy. It is a box meal made by Simply Asia called Sesame Teriyaki in the oriental section at WalMart. It is Authentic Asian noodles with the classic teriyaki sauce (with ginger and toasted sesame seeds). If you don't like teriyaki...

Whoever posted earlier about the Bally Exercise Twist Board I have a question. Are you still happy with it? We haven't been able to find them except online. I guess the stores might be out. This looks like the perfect way to exercise in the truck. Do you suppose there will be things like...

We just had a couple tell us that the controls in the truck, which we are getting for the new axle, (to raise and lower it) can be ticketed in some states. A friend of theirs got a ticket at a scale because he was told that he could raise and lower the axle as he approached a weigh station and...

Remember how your mother always reminded you to wear clean underwear in case you were in an accident and had to go to the emergency room? Well, here is my unasked for advice for today. We are having some work done on our truck and we have to leave it for a couple of weeks. When we got to the...

Do you tip the mechanic who changes your oil? Or the mechanic who works on your engine or tires? It seems they are doing a great service with a good attitude so should they be tipped at the end of the service? What about the girl who cleans the shower? Do you leave a tip for her? India...

I have a few questions about the truck show in March: 1) Do we need to make reservations for the show? 2) Do we need reservations at a motel or can we stay in the truck? 3) This show is not just for expeditors, right? So is there parking for everyone? 4) Do you all wear your Company...

I took Linda Caffee's advice and browned several pounds of ground beef while I was home at Christmas. I put the ground beef into serving size zip lock bags and froze them flat so they stack. It is great to pull out a bag and mix items with it for a meal (spaghetti, taco salad, sloppy joes)...

Ladies, do you listen to books on tape while you drive? If so, do you purchase them or what? We have Sirius radio and enjoy it but I think I am ready to start listening to some books on CD when I drive. I used to check out books on CD at the library at home but we aren't home enough now to...

We have heard that we need to put run numbers on the daily logs when we are on a run. We use the DDL software on the computer. We don't see a place to list run numbers although it can be put at the bottom of the log under remarks. For those of you already doing this do you indicate you are...

We were recently told by a long time driver that I should not be sitting in the passenger seat when we go through scales because they consider that "on duty" and will pull our logs to be sure I'm not supposed to be in the sleeper. Often we are riding side by side to enjoy the time together and...

Well, I know we had a long discussion recently about how they were cheating people at various Speedco stores. We are shocked at the way Speedco decided to resolve this issue. We are right now pulling out of the one in Oklahoma City without having our oil changed. They have DOUBLED the price...

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/breaking_news/16294640.htm Wonder what caused this truck to turn over. Scary! India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit Life is short. Stay awake for it!

What is your experience with PrePass? We just got ours and started using it and we are getting red lights constantly. I haven't seen an advantage yet since we are still going through every weigh station with the red light AND we are paying for this "service". I am so frustrated sitting in a...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf See how your reaction time is working - after a little sleep! India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit Life is short. Stay awake for it!

I'm not sure how other companies determine detention pay but our company will only pay dentention IF the delivery time is confirmed and after two hours of waiting. What are your thoughts and suggestions about this? Our problem is that many times the delivery is not confirmed until after we...

I am so excited to find some quick breakfast ideas today at Wal-Mart. Our problem is that we usually deliver in the middle of the night or early morning and we are hungry and exhausted. We just want a nice breakfast and some sleep. I found some great breakfast ideas that I thought I'd share...

Not to start a major argument but... We picked up recently and when the dock door opened the guy loading the freight commented on how clean our box is. He said, "Someone from your company recently picked up here and when we opened the door we were shocked at all the junk in their truck. They...

I have to comment on some incredible service we have had on our Rigmaster generator. We had the oil changed on the generator for the first time at TA. Once the oil was changed the generator would not start...wouldn't even turn over and all the mechanics were baffled! Thankfully we were in...

I couldn't decide whether to post to this forum or the truck talk forum but I think this is the one. My husband and I have purchased a set of inexpensive walkie talkies from Wal-Mart and it is a MUST for a husband/wife team. I can't believe it took us so long to discover this. I had to walk...

It is that time of year...the Medjool Dates are in season right now. They sell them at Sams Club in the produce section. These are little awesome bundles of antioxidants and they are a great snack! They only have them this time of year. I split them open, remove the little pit and pack the...