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>Why do you do what you do? > 1: I like the challenge,700 miles over night is where its at 2: with the premiss of working smarter not harder,I get paid for everything I do 3:you might think its the money,but actually its the people I deal with,from dispatch,to the shippers,to the...

Broom, You have been in this business long enough to know,that this time of year is hit or miss,and just depends if you are in the right place or not.what is slow for some can be busy for others.Feb.of 06 I did $26000,this year it was only $9000,although this year I ran solo in Feb,back to...

I find sometimes when my qc does that,I just shut the power off to it for a few seconds and it will reboot,this usually works.I've had a qualcom for so many years I dont remember when I got the 1st one,as I was one of the testers with roberts express.the unit I have now,is an older unit but has...

I've never been good at saving receipts,so what I have done is make up envelopes for every load. on the front of the envelopes I put the state line speedometer miles when i cross them,also a place for tolls,fuel additives,and oil. on the back is what the load will pay,breaking it down showing...

jarhead they are picky cause thats what they all want to own,a newer truck,so to keep your driver,one must trade every three years,and if you do,the truck has greater value at trade in and the drivers get to stay in a rather new truck,also after the 3rd year is when the truck starts to nickle...

any class 8 will give you better everything than a class 7,the only thing a class 7 may be better at is fuel savings,and that is if they dont use a tandem axle,put that 3rd axle on the ground and the class 7 fuel economy isnt much better than a class 8 as far as leaking oil,if you idle your...

with the price of fuel,the cheapest states are not always where you want to over buy your fuel,you need to find the fuel taxes for the states,subtact that from you pump price,and you will know which state to over buy in,getting a fuel tax rebate each quarter for instance,pump price in georgia is...

RE: And Still More Things to Learn in Your First 9 boy you straight truck guys have it made,try parking a tractor trailer in an rv lot,lol,I can name many more places i cant stop than i can,and I realize its from the guys that have thrown their trash in the lots,and its not always truck...

when you apply for your IRP plate,you will be given a sheet with all the states on it,you will check which states you will be driving in,most likely at least all lower 48,and probably canada,ontario and such. the states that you will be driving in have a minimum number of miles that you will use...

this is great story,years ago i had a similar fate,at the bowling alley that i bowled at,i always parked my corvette in a no parking zone so know one would bang my doors or skin my paint getting in and out of there cars,but one night a guy backed out of his parking place,straight into my car,as...

is there money in owning your own truck? I hope so,if the owner your driving for can pay you and the truck expenses,and make himself a profit,then why cant you drive for yourself and keep your pay and the owners profit every company in the transportation industry,has a profit margin,owners of...

home checking out new grand daughter,dont ave to be in memphis til tuesday morning

many years ago,companies did away with letting riders in vehicles as they were being sued after accidents,with the riders being injured.the insurance companies started dropping their coverage,so now unless you have writen permission from your company,no rider.also,if company does give...

Hawk,I kind of agree with the team might loose a long load,but this is expedite,the average load isnt coast to coast.let me give you a senario,that I did last year,and this isnt really about short or long loads,but in whether to stay in an area with to many trucks. I was in memphis tn,delivered...

i can remember,just dont care to mention it lol

not hard finding good team member,hard to keep,they all want to drive solo

I dont have the feds numbers but I know from my experiance,in a tractor,teams will do much better than the other size trucks. After I pay my co driver,the extra wear and tear and fuel used,my net per month is much better than when I run single, in fact my net will be better than double what I...

rocket,how can you servive without a sence of humor,you better be able to laugh at some of the stuff said here,or its going to be a long journey

ther is a handbook called the contractor helper,you can order it thru the extra-net.it will tell you all you need to know.

broom, to late he already has been injured, but if this is a workmans comp claim,im afraid they will say the heat was the factor,and he should have taken a break,but,if company forced him to keep going,he might then own the company.