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So if my Sprinter had windows, I could get car plates on it? That would be nice.

Sprinter. And here's a bit of advice regarding that. If you go with a Sprinter, don't use too much space for your sleeper. If you're leased on to someone, it's not as much of an issue, but if you're on your own you want at least 12 feet. That way when the expedite gets slow you can combine...

I've never had that one, but I have had quite a few people say I don't look like a trucker because of the way I dress. (All my shirts have collars.) I've been walking into the lounge area of some truck stops and had employees tell me, "That area is for drivers."

That's pretty much how I operate. Most of my loads come from other carriers and LTL brokers. I'm probably going to look into broker authority in the next few months as well.

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Well, I stopped here for the free shower and now I'm just too darn lazy to drive anywhere else. A lot of vans here though. Not the place to be. Too much competition.

A lot of vans sitting here. Any of y'all in one of these vans? Mine has my name on the side, so I'm easy to spot.

Not all commercial traffic. I took my Sprinter there a few months ago, but then again, it only has four wheels and I also only have magnetic signs that I remove when I'm not under a load.

Ding...we have a winner!

I've had my authority since December and I too think it's the only way to go these days. You just have way more flexibility than when you're leased on somewhere. Most of the larger companies are doing partner agreements and you can even get some darn good rates on shorter runs. You also have...

I don't anymore. They have medicine for those things. It works pretty well too. All kidding aside, and this is kind of related, I think I read something recently but I can't remember where that companies can't force independent contractors to wear uniforms. Maybe that was just a rumor...

I always call 911 and then just ask for the Highway Patrol. I've never had a rude operator before and I've called a lot of stuff in.

My best one was part me and part dispatch. When I was still doing courier work in Cincinnati, they called and asked me if I wanted to take something out of town. That didn't happen too often, so I took it. We used these Nextel phones and they would send you the load details as a text and you...

If anyone asks me where to go from there I usually just say "south." Anyway, I have gotten loads out of Maine before, usually around Portland or Lewiston, and the last time I was there I got a pretty good one to Michigan. Plenty of good seafood places to hang out at while you're waiting too...

I'd kind of like to know that. Well, I did someting that some people might call dumb, given the amount of freight coming out of here, but I took a couple pallets of "relief supplies" to Galveston. I never did get curious enough to see exactly what was in there, but they unloaded it in a mad...

This might happen more often if you're married to a politician.

It looks like what is left of Ike is now in Ohio. I'm home in Cincinnati right now and the power has been out for a while and it's extremely windy. At least the power going out spared me from seeing the second half of the Bengals game. Ugly.

If I'm within 250 miles, I usually just deadhead home. I'll take a couple hours and try to grab an LTL just to help me out with the costs, but I won't spend more than half a day looking when I'm that close.

All freight web site. :: ALL FREIGHT INTERNATIONAL, INC They have the contract with CSX. Might be worth contacting them.

Most vehicles show the hose on the right with the little arrow pointing to the side the tank is on. This other explanation has been floating around the internet for at least a couple years.