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The 'worst loyalty program'? I disagree. TA, for instance, requires redemption of points by printing out a voucher at the kiosk, in increments of $5.00, and any unspent portion is forfeit. No, thanks, TA. :mad: Flying J sent me a coupon in the mail for $5.00 off, but when I wanted to use it...

Hopefully, one day you'll catch Jeanie cooking out, instead of snoozing! :)

That I can agree with.

Greg: no one is "at the mercy of the truck stops", ok? If food prep and/or storage is something you can't or won't do on the road, what's to stop you from patronizing a grocery store for prepared food? There are plenty of choices, even for restricted diets. Sure, it costs more, [but nutrition...

Greg's point is a good one - wiring run through holes in metal should have grommets to protect the wiring. If I have a complaint, it's that the lighting is woefully inadequate in the sleeper & driver's seat [which is also the truck mfr's fault]. :(

No formal program, but am maintaining health & fitness pretty well, using basic common sense & whatever I can scrounge up to 'exercise' with. [Which is mostly walking the dog, or dancing to music in the drivers' seat, and stretching in the bunk before getting out in the morning.] I eat pretty...

Unless Pilot has begun charging for thier "Challenge" mag, there's a coupon in each one for a free fax. It's my preferred method for faxing. ;)

I thought so - but the only Fed who ever let me inside their truck was TeamCaffee, and that was years ago. And I didn't notice the QC, because I was in awe of the toaster, lol. [I love toast, but hate going to a sitdown place to order it to go, ok?] Now I have my own, and use it often.:D

Personally, I wouldn't be offended at the requirement to go out with a trainer - especially just for a week. Things have changed, and I'd be happy for the chance to maybe learn something I didn't already know. Which is a LOT, lol ;)

Agree with Danny - ht is the more important criteria. I drive a D unit, but drove a van for a couple years, and am drawing on memory, in case you wondered. A favorite memory on topic is when dispatch [at ConWay Now] said there was a load leaving from the place I'd just delivered, but it was too...

Guess we got different salespeople, eh? It's not what I wanted to hear, but I'm not gonna shoot the messenger - because you saved me a trip. And because you didn't get any either, lol. :p It's not a 'need right away' thing, just one more on my list - I'll get some one of these days. And now, on...

Seems a no brainer to me: weight will add stress to the suspension, transmission, etc, while volume [larger objects] that isn't heavy won't.

Glad it's working for you, TJ. Also glad you're not hangin in Laredo - after you used the number 'dos' in a post, I was worried that you were forgetting that we speak English in the USA, lol. :p

I sure hope the stand alone places hold out for a few more years, as my younger daughter is one of the college students Ark referred to, working there, [with a 2nd part time job as well.] I can't ever get enough speed to stream movies, but that's ok, I don't enjoy watching them on the 'puter...

Bob & Linder are a credit to expediting, EO, FedEx, and the world in general. They're who I wanna be when I grow up. :D

Sounds like the Clink is, like the QC, a major asset to the carrier, not so much to the person behind the wheel. Who pays for being beeped with inconsequential msgs [often at the precise time they've fallen asleep after driving all night to deliver early in the am :mad:], while very important...

As mine doesn't have reverse directions either, if I haven't a specific destination in mind [after delivery], I just type in Walmart, or a bigbox place [Lowe's, KMart], or someplace I passed on the main road coming in [RiteAid, Meijer's] and it will get me there.

I still think we should be rebated for all the lane miles we're prohibited from using [but pay for anyhow]. :mad:

I was talking about load bars - the sleeves slide over them, allowing straps to be run back to front, or around freight between bars - just gives you more options than bars & straps. RLENT: I called Lodi, got a street address, and am familiar with Bellville. :)

In politics, more than anywhere, things are rarely totally black or white. All encompassing statements sound like dogma, and namecalling further diminishes one's credibility. The things I read here, from Americans:eek:, scare the stuffing out of me, because civility is nowhere in evidence, much...