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Like everyone that is on the road, there are times I find myself waiting for this, that or the other. I often amuse myself by surfing the net, something that I love to do. Here are a couple of my favorites to visit. If you have any favorites, please post them on this thread...

I have run under Household Movers Guide,Rand McNally, USA Zip, and PC Miler. The first three were always short. That is to say, the difference on my odometer, of actual miles driven, compared to what I was paid for, had a discrepancy of anywhere from 50 to 100 miles on average for every trip. PC...

A good question to ask any recruiter is which standard(guide)they use to calculate paid miles. I´ve run under Household Movers Guide, USA Zip, Rand Mcnally, and PC Miler... with the first three, I was always running more miles than i got paid for on my odometer, with discrepancies typically...

Does anybody have any actual cost figures rebuilding a given engine? What warranties are out there today? A few years ago, I remember Cummins had a program called NOW WARRANTY..and you could rebuild a Cummins and they would warranty it for 1-2 or 300,000 miles, depending on what you had rebuilt...

Really an interesting concept! Years ago I read an article about trucks of the future. The emphasis was on driver comfort, and they had some really outrageous designs for tractors. After readng the EO article, I was thinking, wouldn´t it be great if, instead of hauling passengers, you had the...

My last big rig was a KW, Cummins 400. I used to be able to save alot of money just watching where i bought fuel. I had two 100 gal. tanks, and would burn 100 gal or more per day. The difference in fuel prices, allowed me to save anywhere from $10 $20 a fill up. That savings would more than pay...

I just watched another documentary about additives. I personally in all the years i´ve trucked and all the miles i´ve driven have never used ANY type of additive (diesel, gas, injector oil etc). I´ve always maintained my equipment with the thrust bieng on clockwork oil changes at 10,000 miles...

In this chapter, expediting. We´ll begin with The Game Plan. By now you´ve sat around and fantisized about going expediting, but you´re not sure. Step one, get on the internet, (this site is a good source) and start collecting company literature. Read everyhting. Step two, go to a truck stop...

I would like an answer on this question from someone that is more knowledgable than myself. If you idle a gasoline engine, you always have to worry about carbon monoxide creeping into your cab or sleeper. There is no carbon monoxide threat when idling a diesel engine. My question is why not? I...

Business is slow. Alot of us are just sitting around truck stops waiting for the next load. Remember the movie "The good, the bad and the.....uuuuugly"! I hope no one is offended. ! Good: Your wife is pregnant. Bad: It's triplets. Ugly: You had a vasectomy five years ago. Good: Your...

Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc., so you will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call to cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place. A corporate attorney sent this out to...

I was reading a travel article about things to pack for a trip. I'm always on a trip. I got to thinking about the things i take, with me that are indepensable to me. Things like my fm walkie talkies, which i've had for years. I now have the small ones (family radio band 38 channels AAA...

I recently had a conversation with a truck salesman, who specializes in expediters. He told me that many companies are urging thier drivers to switch to class 8. He also said that, stretching one is not the way to go. Also his reasoning was that companies don't hold the same 5 year age limit on...

A group of us were talking about combos we like to eat.You know, that particular sandwich you like that would make anybody else barf.I never really thought much about it, until i mentioned a couple of mine. I guess i'm just as weird as the rest out there. I like peanut butter and tomatoe...

We usually keep some emergency rations in the cab, and because I like to eat, i'm always looking for creative road food ideas. We avoid truck stop chow, as much as possible. My food stash is usually a couple of cans of beef stew, beans, and some good trail mix, or mixed nuts, for hiway munching...

I would like to hear what engines you guys are using and how performance has been. I always ran cummins when i was driving tractor trailer. Never had a problem. My first expediter was a 3126 cat. I lost an injector cup at about 300,000 mi., so i had them all replaced to the tune of about $2300...

So what did he bring you? The moment of truth. Any of yuo guys get those new trucks?!! He drank all my crown royal. skipped the milk and cookies this year. Got real heavy into the Cheesewhiz!! The most unique thing he put under my tree with my name on it, is a battery operated corkscrew!! my...

I think I'll give myself a break this year, and not get too altruistic, on resolutions. Something simple, that I know I can handle..like, take more time off, and drink more beer!! So put yours out here, if you dare!!

i want an all expense paid vacation for at least a month,to someplace warm, where i'll sit on the balcony in my bvd's and sleep late, order from room service, a diet of sun, sand, suds, steak, shrimp, sleep, and start over ... and when i get back i want a trucking job that will keep me on route...

i always get a kick out of the company line, and the pitch.(one in the same). the pitch is pure snake oil. i remember the first trucking job i ever had, and i asked the recruiter if i would be home once a week...his answer.."yeah..for sure'"..."we have lanes that go right by your house"!..."40...