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  1. pearlpro

    Meet these companies in Knoxville!

    I saw an Ad for this event as the Knoxville Trucking Job Fair.....I hope its not over run with looky loo's and wanna be's as I want to talk to several of these folks in depth...
  2. pearlpro

    Meet these companies in Knoxville!

    Im planning to attend the event I hope to meet some of you folks there, I would like to see St Louis considered as a site, its center of the country, easily accessible to many Interstates and sites available....I hope these truck dealers come with some demo trucks....
  3. pearlpro

    Sad news, we've lost a member.

    I didnt know him but GOD SPEED to a Brother Driver who enjoyed the open road and now is enjoying the smoothest highway and view.....Condolences to family and freinds...
  4. pearlpro

    Finish this sentence...The coolest thing I have ever hauled is...

    stainless steel totes filled with "Pregnant Mare Urine" Now sold on Fuel Islands everywhere and called DEF....
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    Finish this sentence...The coolest thing I have ever hauled is...

    If I told you Id have to Kill you, actually it was about 30 guitars and Amplifiers going to a Guitar Show.
  6. pearlpro

    Manufactured Oil price spike

    Does anybody besides me believe that Oil Prices are spiking because Iran OR if you **** off Joe Consumer, they will pressure there Senator/Representative to get the Keystone Pipeline open...even when we have a Overflow of Gasoline in storage, and stockpiles of Crude, AND large scale refining...
  7. pearlpro

    Finish this sentence...The coolest thing I have ever hauled is...

    Eddie Van Halen's Guitar Collection....
  8. pearlpro

    Lightsquared is TOAST

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204880404577225354192477944.html Lightsquared is a technology company that was proposing a buildout of wireless airwaves that would destroy the GPS network, it was located very close to the same spectrum that the Current GPS Systems use including...
  9. pearlpro

    Where's the Panther freight?

    I dont Know Panther too well But i sure see these posts allot of guys sitting long term waiting, Hey Im never sitting ANYWHERE for 5 days waiting for mystery freight, MOVE, ask dispatch were the load is and go....its better to spend a little on fuel and earn then sit and Burn isnt it....Get to...
  10. pearlpro

    Shore Power

    Do you guys ever consider Camper parks, R/V parks, Like Good Sam etc, they have showers, usually a store and some times Grills etc, Ive done that several times in Fl and AZ...
  11. pearlpro

    Pre Pass

    when your directed into the scale via a red light on your Pre Pass you do what those arrows tell you, if they want you on the scale the arrow will say WEIGH, if not PASS....never Ignore the directions once your in that scale road many times they may just be looking for IFTA stickers or MUDFLAPS...
  12. pearlpro

    What is your position?

    I ignore the small town "shortest route " because it may be shorter but I get there faster on the Interstate or Main Highway, Im not as worried about going a short distance out of route if it means I deliver early, can get onto my next load or destination faster. Expediting we all go down those...
  13. pearlpro

    GPS units, which is the best for over the road driving???

    Ive been using GOOGLE Maps and Navigation with excellent results, it updates all the time, and there is a PREMIUM option and its all available on ANDROID MARKET....I have used the Garmin and found them to be good units but you must keep on top of MAP UPDATES/SOFTWARE etc so having a laptop and...
  14. pearlpro

    Pre Pass

    Kentucky Approves Pre Pass http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=76099&news_category_id=19 Ive had pre pass with 2 different carriers and it works well.
  15. pearlpro

    Shore power and extension cords

    14 ga will handle 15 Amps 12 ga will handle 25 Amps 10 ga will handle 30 Amps It really depends on what your running, powering etc, if your using an electric heater or Air conditioner its better to buy the next size up to allow for heating etc, dont scrimp it can easily melt and short out...
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    Shore power and extension cords

    I would look for a cord thats rated, RATED for Severe Duty, at least 14 ga, and preferably 12 Ga, also Id look for cords that are rated for OUTDOOR use, Sunlite and Oil/Water resistant, YOU can build your own cable pretty easily, I do this kinda stuff also, 20 years ago I was in the Generator...
  17. pearlpro

    Drivers health - how regulators gets their facts

    Ill bet there are plenty BIG people who are perfectly healthy, and this BMI size is just a way to pigeonhole a certain segment of drivers they ASSUME are dangers to the road which is Hogwash. Narcolepsy is the Issue where you fall asleep with no warning, that could be very dangerous but I think...
  18. pearlpro

    Sleep Apnea Requirements, testing and Mandates

    http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=22353 Latest Landline update from Washington...
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    Sleep Apnea Requirements, testing and Mandates

    Its pretty hard to Push back against the Health care Lobby, I mean we as Drivers wont stand up for ourselves for anything, we let them cram whatever "Regulation" Mandate right down our throats, we dont have any backbone...I realize Im ****in in the wind but I said the same thing right to the...
  20. pearlpro

    Fuel may sky rocket

    Can you say NEW WORLD ORDER....Does anyone believe that Industrys want the price of fuel to go over 5 bucks a gallon, I thinks its been proven that when Cheney/Bush allowed this to happen the bottom fell out of many things, and soon mass transit saw huge spikes in ridership, and car pools, and...
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