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My wife and I like watching King of the Hill sometimes. Whenever I hear a trucker on the cb who is too fast to understand, I get on and tell him "Dang it Boomhauer! What the hell you talkin bout?" Talk about some warped cartoons! Venture Bros on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim is one of the best...

Won't make much of a difference after Nov (I think that's the month), when Canada demands governors on all trucks entering the country. Or is it on trucks entering only Ontario?

On the contrary... I've heard many stories of companies like JBHunt sticking it to veteran drivers, because it's their way of doing business. There are those who will take care of their drivers, but few, if any, who will pamper rookies just to fill a seat.

Funny you should mention that. There's a big stink about some of the major companies and their so-called training programs. Since the feds allowed trucking companies to start their own schools, some of these companies are making more training (and the resulting turnover, than they are from...

Oh... one other thing to add. Because the prices are going higher, our governments (both state and fed) see the need to reach into our pockets as well, and raise the taxes on gas. Broom told me NC's tax is around .40/gal. Umm... if they did that when it was around a buck a gallon, I'm sure we'd...

Is it, a good thing, Cheri? I've never known complacency being a good thing. Ppl can afford an extra $40-60 a week to get to work and back. But they don't see the cost high fuel has on the good that are shipped. There's no breakdown on their milk cartons that xx amount is due to shipping. And at...

DOT regs states the min age allowed to operate a commercial vehicle is 21. There are a few companies that will take someone at 21, but more often than not, the preferred age is 23.

Notice that they're all the same truck in the same place? Nice concept tho. Except for the guy backing. That could be a little dangerous.

Race... come on up and make one for me. I'll pay ya $30 :7

I've driven several trucks with hydraulic brakes. Not enough difference to note. Only bad thing is if those brakes go out, you have no brakes. If air brakes go out, you usually have a warning before they lock up.

One more shot... It's the birthday of George Bush Abdul Kader Faris Abed El-Hussein. He's three years old.

Yeah... what Geo said! The companies are basically more anal about their "elite" trucks. And, depending on the company, they're anal regardless. I would rather be running, than be told to sit three days, then the load not end up happening. It doesn't matter how much the load pays.

From the clues you've given, all I can come up with is the birthday of John Q Adams.

We get a free slurpee at 7-11???

Greg... I think Riddler was bragging to Batman about his plans before he pressed the button to drop Robin. You know how they do that... "Before you kill me, tell me why you're doing this." "Well... since you won't be around, it won't hurt to tell you."

Greg... your quote is by the Riddler when he was going to take all the knowledge from the ppl of Gotham.

Sounds like a nice haul! Been doing respectable, myself, the last two weeks. Livonia to Louisville Louisville to Denver Lincoln, NE to York, PA York, PA to Winston Salem Would have had more, but a family emergency brought me home. Always seems to be something that screws up my momentum. But...

RE: 1099 contract employee Magic... this is worth going to small claims court over. $6200 is a good chunk of change. But how did it get that far without you being paid? The first check where an owner said "I'll hook you up next week" or "I'm a little short right now" would've parked my butt at...

My guess is the momentum from water rushing through the tunnel will push it back into the streets. A mile? That's hard to fathom. My guess is there would be some water out that far, but the sewers would quickly take it down again.

Something struck me from the original post. You were 250 from home, and your owner was pizzed you turned down Laredo. Well... how did the owner find out about Laredo? Was it your co-driver who told him? Or was he MICROMANAGING you? If that's the case, fight for SSI, unemployment, and any other...