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My dad just picked me up a small Coleman propane heater. It runs on a small camping cannister(around $2), lasts 20 hours, and is 1000 BTUs. It says it only needs 3" of outside air for exhaust. No flame is involved. That and a sleeping bag, and you have a cheap, efficiently warm winter.

I haven't had the need for a gps yet. I go on mapquest and write down the directions. I do have delorme, however the computer being open is impractical while driving this truck.

To put it bluntly, the pay is less and the overhead more. There is still a lot of opportunity to bring in the bux, if you play your cards right. Your best bet is to get a class 8 straight truck. Look up the posts from here, and you'll get a lot of info on them. If you want to be daring, get a...

Dittos on the speedy recovery!!! Hope to see you round from time to time. Your posts are classic. :)

Sure... you could try to milk a turnip, too... doesn't mean you'll get anything out of them. ;) I don't bid on junk loads. I bid expedite freight, air freight, and the occasional LTL if appropriate. I make more per mile, but like I said, I sit... and sit... and sit. This works out for me...

Broom... I felt the exact same way. Even going out for a week or two, I hated to say goodbye to my daughter (especially when she cried) :'( Now, I take a run (usually 500 or less), then start looking for something heading home. I've been getting home at least twice a week for the last couple...

I hear ya, Dave. I've been in that "misery loves company" attitude before also. Just trying to help him look at different angles. I'll never understand why some drivers don't like to share which company they drive for. It's not like an influx of ppl will suddenly take away their freight. ;)

You don't bid on loads if you drive for an expediting company. You may, to find an LTL load for backhaul purposes. But only a couple of companies allow you to do that. Panther, being in the forefront, as they only charge 15% and give you little grief. What I do, is run under someone else's...

Knowing which company you run for is on topic. Someone who has, or does, drive for them can probably tell you where their freight is. You asked if it's slow, maybe your company doesn't have alot of freight in Detroit. Then again, if you want to keep secrets, you can't expect anyone to help you...

It does matter, cause if there's an abundance of trucks in an area, only so many are moving. I live near Detroit, and I've deadheaded out to get loaded. The amount of incoming freight is higher than outgoing, usually. I did see a ton of t/ts needed out of Detroit at one time, as well as some...

All I said was that I can see using two logbooks... as in a team that can only drive 5 hours at a time without getting tired. Don't worry, Leo... we don't want you to lose your office and money ;) I know that a responsibility like this takes time to get used to.