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The first place to look would be a bank or credit union with which you've done business before, (maybe paid off a previous loan?) because they know you, and your creditworthiness.

P11 was the original name, because Panther was started by 2 men, I believe. It has changed the name to Panther Expedited Services, but many folks still think of it as P11. I, for one, wish companies would quit changing their names, all it accomplishes is confusion. More common sense, and less...

I DO use my left foot: for picking up the stuff I drop on the floor, especially in the dark.:D The day I learned to float the gears will always be one of my favorites, and my left knee is eternally grateful, too.;)

Yes, it is - and not just for the technique to keep warm, either: I'm going to print it out, so the next time someone looks askance at the roll of toilet paper in my truck, I can say "It's for emergency heat, dimwit!":p (It's actually for blowing my nose, but they don't seem to buy that, either):D

OVM, it doesn't matter what I think, when someone turns down a load, because it's literally not my business - it's theirs (if they habitually turn down loads that are not long enough to suit their preferences, they probably won't be in business for very long, IMO) What I'm saying is it's wrong...

Not to mention his misperception of what's involved in expediting, thinking that "because it's hot freight you'll be running all the time" :eek: He'd be rather disappointed to find out how wrong that is, I think. As we all are, but at least we knew it going in, lol.

In other words, they're telling you that they can change any of the numbers, later, and you have no grounds for complaint - sounds just like the mythical megacorporation on an old tv show, called "Wesayso" (the Corporation, not the show). What an excellent way to maintain that revolving door of...

It seems to me that if Panther would implement a policy of asking o/os, drivers, and dispatchers what obstacles prevent them from doing the best job possible, then make every effort to remove the obstacles that are legitimate, they'd be a carrier that no one would want to leave - but it looks...

I grabbed a free shower on the Ohio Turnpike just last week, (bring your own stuff, including towels), near Vermilion, and found nothing to complain about. But then, what would I say if I had - I want my money back?!:p Greg, urine is sterile only until it leaves the closed system of the body...

Et, this is just my opinion, but if I'm not misunderstanding you, it sounds like otr would work better for you, for now. You say you need the money: otr is far more reliable, as to weekly mileage. You say hometime is important, and the big carriers, like US Express, have a policy to get you home...

The practice of offering a 'first out' to persuade a driver to take an otherwise undesirable load is of great value to dispatchers, but very little, to the drivers, IMO. If it's offered because the load is delivering in Nowhereville, you'd be the only one there anyway, if there were a load...

Emergency room! :eek: Are you all ok now, Arlene?

Guys: it's not a "pitty poo" (or whatever the Col's mangled label was) attitude that I have, but simply reality: it's in the carrier's best interests to err on the side of caution, when the degree of illness is unknown. Even mild dehydration can cause an attitude of apathy that's amazing. In...

Dreamer, how bout going back to the beginning of this thread, and see who began the insinuations....something about "rhodes scholar wanna bes", wouldn't you say?

I hadn't noticed THAT many people using the word penis...:eek:

I wanted to respond to the original post, before I got distracted, and this is what I wanted to say about that: I can read Spanish, about as well as I can read the screwed up words in the first post, but that doesn't mean I'm ok with the government posting signs in Spanish, to accommodate...

Would you be so kind as to specify who, exactly, is the "in" crowd to which you refer? Cause I would hate to post something that's not all right!:eek:

Agree, Star, IF the driver said he was going to drive home - something we don't know, in this case. (He may have wanted someone to relieve him of the load, until he felt able to drive....) The problem is, how does one know whether they're seriously ill, or just feeling like crap? The two can...

Truckers used to carry large amounts of cash, (one reason we see so many panhandlers & lot lizards), but it's a different world, today. I carry very little cash - mostly enough for tolls & laundry, because everything else I can pay for with either a Comdata or debit card. I have a few Comchecks...