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I for one hate having to get 50 gallons of fuel over a couple of fuel up to get a shower, but I do get fuel discounts from 10 to 50 cents a gallon most of the time. I only get 4 cents at pilot/FlyingJ. 80 cents on 20 gallons their and most of the time between 4 and 8 dollars at T/A Petro. I...

Why would a accident give them a right to hold your escrow money, that is what insurance is for.

There is a FMCSA rule about driving while fatigued or ill. look it up

Because 4 wheelers are not covered by the FMCSA they are not commercial vehicles there private. Sprinters and vans are not commercial vehicles because there under 10001 gvwr, that is until they have placards on the side of the vehicle or pull a trailer at that time they become a commercial...

Monday to Monday Ca to Ashtabula, oh buffalo to Vernon tx. 5400 good start too new year

Picking up in the Buffalo area to deliver in Vernon Texas for Monday. Good start to new year with 5300 TTV for the first week. I say for the first week since all money goes to 2013 taxes. Pay day is the 2nd of jan.

Moose, that was a lawsuit against Mn. not the FMCSA. OOIDA took MN and the CVSA to court because CVSA used the Mn fatigued rule for their roadside check and the court found against OOIDA not to long ago and told them to work it out. These things OOIDA doesn't talk about munch when they lose...

I was going to spend 1500 dollars on a 5 day fishing trip, but I decided to work over the holidays this year because it add dollars to my have fun kitty for 2013. This run means I can buy a min. of 3 new reels that cost between 400 and 530 dollars or just buy 2 reels and two fishin rods that...

Los Angeles waiting to pick up going to OH. Pay for load goes on 2013 1099. Good start too new year.

Going to Laredo and sitting with 15 other vans for days on end because the company you pull thru rates are higher then the independents or the panthers is a loser. I go to Laredo and just head north because I have a better chance of getting a better paying load by over 40 cents per mile if not...

Plsase read this link to find out what does or doesn't go against your CDL in personal vehicle and work truck. Disqualification of drivers. - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Not true, here's the rule § 382.207Pre-duty use. No driver shall perform safety-sensitive functions within four hours after using alcohol. No employer having actual knowledge that a driver has used alcohol within four hours shall permit a driver to perform or continue to perform...

Putting a trailer behind a Sprinter doesn't change the normal Class C DL. If you haul hazmat then and only then do you need a Class C CDL. You need a B CDL when you go over 26,000 GVWR up till then you only need a regular C DL.

Looking myself to start working hard like you next year whether its with the company I'm with now or some other company that runs SoCal local. I just don't want to be over the road anymore, even thou I'm happy with the change to expediting I did a year and a half ago.

Never knew running local was hard. For me that's what I'm looking for once I get back out to Ca. where I moved back too last month. Thing of just doing freight that either is 100% local nights in my own bed or a mix of local and regional, where I'm home at least every other night. I'm done with...

Something Apax72 should learn about business and its simple If you go out of business tomorrow the only people it affects is your family not mine or anyone's else's in the world. Just simple logic. Like others have said take care of your business and let the rest of us take care of ours. Most...

X2, can't agree more

No where have I seen a gun put to anyone's head to work in the industry and if a person doesn't like the rates he or she's paid they should find either a carrier that will pay more or leave the industry. Like others have said in their own ways we are our own worst enemy when it comes to trucking.

X2.. I don't work hard I work smart. I thought I had a bad year short of what I wanted to gross for the year by about 14K. Then I thought about the time I took off during the year and come to find out that I did good considering that fact 10 days in Fl in Jan BCO day and helping someone move...

Some states are pulling them over because they see the dual wheels.