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Cheri ,its been a while since Ive been in DC,but I use to deliver to the Smithsonian,and if I remember right,you can park your straight truck there.

It doesn't matter where you are leased,you are either happy or unhappy,but changing from 1 company to another, you will not find the grass being greener at any other company you haven't been with yet.I was happy for years with FDCC,switched companies 10 months ago,and find where I'm at now is a...

not just sailors,all service men. There are plenty of jobs that the man is gone from home besides truck driving.

I may be all wet,since I dont drive a van,but I would say,depreciation,interest on the note ,fuel cost,service couple times a month,tires couple times a year wash once a week,figuring on 1500 miles a week,cost per miles is,as I guess,about 37CPM.Figuring most trucking companies are paying tactor...

I don't know how you guys driving vans even make a living.Sure the expenses are less,but so is the gross income.Between all the companies,doing van work is more than I could even start to think about,guess thats why I stick with a TT.Years ago I could have switched to a straight truck,to many of...

If my job wouldn't let me have at least 1 grood meal a day,I'd be looking for another job.THe Government allows you 80% of 58 dollars for every day you are away from home Thats a little over 45 bucks a day,you can eat 7 days a week on 175 bucks,or if you buy all your fuel at the TA.the points...

There are quite a few minor problems ,that can cause what seems like a major problem.My truck has done the same thing a few times.While stopped,have him take the on and off key and switch it back and forth 4 or 5 times.This should put a code on your dash where the selector button is. Switching...

i have corporate lodging card,not as good a sit use to be.most of your motel chains give truck driver discounts that are close to what you would get with the corporate lodging card.At most of the rest areas they have discount books for motels in that state,sometimes they are worth while.Motel 6...

Cost me $25 a day,you will never make it on 50 bucks.

3 yras ago,I did a load that picked up during a snow storm,customer was near the TA truck stop in Brookville Pa We got stuck in customers drive way,trying to back into the dock.Custome got us a wrecker,but first they plowed the area we needed to back into,then the wrecked got us to where we...

If you want a truck wash to clean the roof,thats an extra charge,as they dont wash the roof of your truck during a truck wash.On a van or sprinter,yes thats easy,but a straight truck or TT,good luck NJ has a law against the snow and ice on your roof,but there really isnt away to get it off

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Portsmith is a ship yard,they want TWIC card.theta the load I lost cause i din't have one.Loaded Yorktown a few times,didnt need card.

mine is taking an up grade,2400 just for parts,they were suppose to be in yesturday,as of 1600,weren't in yet.Guess I'm going have another weekend off.No matter,still haven't found a co driver.For so many people out of work,never thought it would be this hard,guess im going to have to get...

sat home and watched tv

I was going thru 1gal coolant evry 60 miles.1 st checked coolant in oil,oil sample said none.Coolant test said either head gasket or head,or egr,took off egr cooler,was cracked in 3 places,so they determined that was the problem.BAd news,because my motor has had a dozen up grades to the egr,had...

they will also pay you to do this,at least they paid HAL

tell HAl your friends of mine,most of what Michelle knows,she learned from Hal,since he's been there a few times

my truck just has the matress that came from the factory.No matter how bumpy,I sleep like a baby,guess the truck rides that good.Air bags on steer axle,both drive axles,and air on sleeper too