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Jimbuck: in a van, you need to go through the scale when the sign says you do. [Ie: all commercial vehicles, over 8000 lbs, etc] But only if it's open. :D

I don't know, Pjjjjjj, I think it would have been even worse to see her suffer - but either way, it is something I don't want to do again. THawk: the pleasure of a dog [or cat] in the truck is priceless - I'm happy to have had her for the little time I did, and you would be too, I think.

2 days ago, I woke to find my dog Kenzy had passed away. It was unexpected, [she was only 5!], but mercifully very quick - the vet said most likely a stroke, resulting in instant death. I cannot replace her, and won't even try. What I want to do, [and the reason I'm posting this], is volunteer...

It was only semi entertaining until I read that you did a "snoops search", then it was hilarious! :D

That point I concede: dispatchers don't know about drivers who run for multiple carriers - but the folks pushing for the EOBRs are the ATA, and very very few of their drivers do it. They're interested in a 'level playing field', uh huh. And as I said: the driver with multiple logbooks is going...

Re: Glenn Beck Attacks Springsteen For Trying To Draw Attention to the Plight OF A Vi Guys: ChefDennis said long ago [in response to complaints about his wallpapering the forum with cut & paste articles] that he doesn't know or care whether they are true [as if closing your mind to everything...

I think the prosecutor is going to lose this one, too. Any protest can present a potential threat to public safety, if counterprotesters show up and it gets out of hand. But I'm not happy about the taxpayers footing the bill because some publicity hungry idiot chooses to insult people in public...

I laughed until my branium and borax and abdominal cavity [including all five vowels!] is sore from it. Now I want to cry, because Ragman is right: it's really very sad. :(

Moose: our own Louixo posted it a week ago, [except he titled it the Human Clock] and it is pretty neat - the digital version nearly hypnotized me, I think. The creativity in some minds is just awe inspiring, innit? I wonder whether the creators make any money on these things, or just give it...

Golf: in order to even know which questions to ask when interviewing a carrier, one needs more knowledge and experience than the OP apparently has. That's not a slam - we all started out not knowing anything until we learned it. For Newbies and wannabes, the first stop should always be the FAQ...

First, you are independent, whether you have your own authority or lease to a carrier - the difference is whether you can legally book your own loads, covered by your own insurance. Some carriers [Panther, for one], will allow you to find your own, if they aren't having any luck, but they will...

CJ: the best answers to your question can be found in the Newbies FAQ, [thanks to eb]. :)

If you take something that moves you to a dead zone [esp if there's significant unpaid DH], you lose revenue. And possibly a load to a better area. Sometimes, it's smarter to turn down the load and DH to a better area instead. Then again, there is that unpredictable factor: luck. I think OVM...

Nope - his straight trucks. Both of them. And you saw a t/t, too? Some folks just can't be taught, I guess....:D

I can personally attest that putting the Airtabs on backwards does nothing good for the fuel mileage.... [And no, I didn't put them on - it was a "we don't need no stinkin directions" kind of guy who did that. Surprise, surprise.] :rolleyes:

We've long known of the proclivity for posting garbage and the "don't care what others think" attitude - it baffles the mind, don't it?

Ever notice the folks who maintain this opinion are without that degree? PS Successful and educated are not always conjoined, like Siamese twins, either.

Fox's Ray Hennessey said "Because of the labor of the worker, companies generally have the ability to prosper and make more money, both for their employees and owners, which in turn creates tax revenues." We only wish that were accurate. That was then, this is now: because of the labor of the...

Without a doubt, some of those guys are out there, but it's the carrier that knowingly dispatches them with patently unsafe offers that need to be held accountable, wouldn't you say? The Feds just keep maintaining the fiction that every driver is alike, and every day is the same for every one...

Is what happens, even if it gets locked: when someone has something to say,they're generally going to say it, sooner or later. I'm done now, but who knows?