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Mailer, you are right about bad conditions for getting out of Florida. I drove down from North Carolina and northbound highways were so overcrowded. Rest areas on north side were overwhelmed, can't imagine there was any toilet paper or paper towels available, parking was overloaded with...

We and our family and friends in Orlando area are staying. Four families covering three generations. All are well stocked with food and supplies, homes and yards as prepared as possible, gas tanks and cash topped off. We have experience with many hurricanes, but are not so smug as to think we...

Right now I'm inclined to agree with you. I have hauled loads too tall for a cargo van so would have missed them in a GMC. But I'll never know if I would have gotten another, even more profitable load, if I didn't get the tall one. The extra height is great for standing, but I don't stand up...

I avoided the heat in El Paso when my load going there was canceled. Instead I got a load to the heat in central Florida. But that means I got to spend the night at my home near Orlando where my wife is a flirty waitress and I don't have to tip.

However a carrier pays, I still look at what it means to me per mile. Load offers are in dollar amounts, not percentages; I don't know how companies calculate the amount offered to me. My loads reflect a wider range of pay per mile than he says the recruiter quoted, but I suspect the average...

I looked at some of my loads with Bolt in a sprinter van, solo. Loads in their core area paid .81 to 1.17 per loaded mile. Loads to areas outside their core business areas, including my voluntary cheap loads to get to and from my home in Florida, ranged from .73 to 1.00 per loaded mile. But...

Welcome. The general advice is to drive for an owner to see if you fit the lifestyle and to learn the ropes without investing any of your own money. Later, after getting experience and information from drivers of all types of vehicles who are leased to many companies, you will be able to...

I'm driving the infamous 2015 Ford Transit . Torque converter lasted 153,000 miles.

One week off turns into two now that the torque converter is being replaced. Might as well stay home through Father's Day, which is also my wife's birthday this year, then leave on that Monday. But do I DH on my dime to SC and maybe get a load Monday afternoon, or stay and hope for a paid trip...

I may be late to the game on this solution, but my recently lost van keys taught me a lesson. Replacement key, with mandatory chip coding, is $170.00. And the vehicle has to be at the dealers for whatever reason, so if it can't be driven there, it must be towed in. I bought a small name tag...

My few days off got extended when I had to replace windshield before getting the DOT inspection. After 138,500 miles, my Ford Transit still has two original tires and passed............EXCEPT for the infamous giudo coupler that was cracked. Next stop will be at Tire Rack near South Bend for...

I was in the slow lane so next to semi as I passed. Traffic was slow, rush hour, and amount of blood was hard to miss. Read later that highway soon shut down, up to 6 hours before all lanes open again. Imagine the wrecks if that driver wasn't able to pull to the shoulder.

Drove by there Friday, looked good so may try it on another trip. How was the noise, sense of security at night? Got to I-88 and saw trooper behind pulled over semi, figured speeder got caught, then saw trooper in cab digging at something, figured drug search by driver's seat, then as I...

I just found this discussion, so while the other O.F.'s are sleeping, I'll add my two cents. I used to DH to Florida because I got a warm fuzzy feeling by supporting the industry and refusing to accept low paying loads. Then when I realized I was paying out a couple of hundred when I could be...

I hear you, Slo-Ride. We lost our daughter a few months ago, and know you and your son's mother are going through some tough times. Any hassle from your company under those circumstances is uncalled for. I am leased to Bolt Express and am happy to say that we have been treated with great...

Thanks for the input, drivers. I'll follow your advice, especially about checking the coupler.

Has anyone replaced the torque converter in a Transit, and did it fix the shudder problem? On the other hand, how far have you driver with TC shudder, with or without fluid changes, and has it gotten any worse? I'm thinking a replacement won't solve the problem if the new part is same design...

Home is where the heart is, and mine is with my bride of 44 years at our villa in south Florida, so yes, I'm home for Christmas. Between then and New Years we will have a new engine dropped into our Buick and right after the 1st the Ford Transit and I will head north. Hard to leave this...

Now that is scary. But beyond the obvious dangers to the public and the trucker, is the sad fact that he has a serious problem and probably won't get any help for it. Even if he seeks help, there really isn't any effective treatment in this country for the majority of alcohol abusers. I...