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Ouch - not the best way to display your patriotism, for sure. Thanks for the reminder of how easy it is to get hurt, whatever you're doing. Now, go make up some great stories to explain the injury, which is one of the few fun parts of having an obvious booboo. Like: "Well, my wife asked if those...

The UAW was in a unique position - the greed displayed by the management they negotiated with made it easy for them to get big concessions. Why does everyone blame the union, and never mention what the executive compensation costs? Or the fact that the union doesn't have any say in the decisions...

Sorry, Graybeard, I forgot to say "Welcome!" - which you are. I think after you've been at it awhile, you'll see that what you call Star Trek loads are ok - like DaveKC says, the size & weight are right. And you won't even mind dispatchers calling you pet names, unless it's a 'pet peeve' of...

If I accepted every load offered, I'd wind up paying for the glamour of living in a van, (not even with the attraction of a nearby river, either), missing my home & family 9 days out of 10, showering in strange places, waiting in line at truckstops, (there ought to be a line on the logs for...

I always understood cherrypicking to mean choosing loads based strictly on the FS - turning down the low ones, waiting for the higher ones. I've always taken runs with low FS, because it evens out, when you get runs with a high FS. Lately, though, they're ALL low FS. :( I hope dispatchers...

Greg, you say "the terrorists are winning because: 1 The New York Times is printing secrets, 2 Lawyers are on the terrorists side by bringing cases to American courts for noncitizens not on our soil, and 3 The left, which is Sheehan, Moore, and others, want to see us lose" 1: Who should be...

Great advice, Doc - keeps us from getting stung, for sure! I especially like the "horn type sprayer", which reduces the possibility of aiming it in the wrong direction in a panic situation...something I worry about, anyway.:+

I agree with Highway Star: putting your name and city/state increases your credibility. Even if you list some ridiculous hobby, just for fun.:+ :P ;)

You're welcome - but I can't resist adding that it may be the only thing the drivers sitting at the J know is which shower is now ready, which is all I know there, too. And since I don't want to know that, I never try to sleep there :+

I got a load out on Friday, for Panther, same day I arrived, so it's not a bad place to be. Just remember, "nothing is guaranteed"...(But if you forget, dispatch will remind you!) :)

Keeping yourself and your vehicle as clean and neat as possible says: "I respect myself and my vehicle, and I will respect your freight as well" Maybe it won't get you another load from that customer, but it may get one for the carrier, which in turn will benefit you, no? We can either...

Hi, and welcome! Your question was asked & answered here, not too long ago. Several posters explained how they'd gotten over the obstacle of testing, so if you do a search, you can see what the options are. Good luck!:)

RE: Is Everyone sick of people tooting their own h Paul: learning is arguably the best reason for reading the fora, but I don't think it's the only one - how about being amused, validated, challenged, (I mean challenged to think, not being invited to duel), commiserated with, and just feeling...

Dieselphreak"s sig line says it for me: "It's better to be hated for who you are, than loved for who you are not"

Wasn't the original intent of toll roads to eliminate the tolls, or reduce them to a level sufficient for maintenance needs, once the road was paid for? Has this ever actually happened? Toll roads are such a great method of getting more money from people, without raising taxes, that I think...

For your service and your sacrifices, thank you.

Hi, and welcome, Mr & Mrs GT! I would wish you luck, too, but if you've got TeamCaffee in your corner, and the collective wisdom of EO to draw upon, you will do just fine. :) If there's ever a position created for "Ambassador" on this site, I think TeamCaffee is a shoo-in!

Thanks, BigDog, for the info - having a medical or dental emergency on the road can be one of the hardest times for us. But we are pretty resourceful, or we wouldn't last long, right? I once accepted a load from Ohio to Miami Beach - no way I was missing that one, even with stitches in my mouth...

RE: TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED FOR A NEW TELEVISION SHOW Moot, I've never had the pleasure of a colonoscopy myself, but I've assisted at a few, so perhaps I can help alleviate your discomfort, at least until the procedure begins. After that, you're on your own, sorry to say - friendship goes just so...

Congratulations are in order for everyone who cares enough about this country to want what's best for it, even if we don't agree on what exactly that might be. When we can no longer debate with civility, or we just don't care anymore, then our country is truly lost. Keep up the good work, guys!:)