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It's not usually an option for a woman to stop on the side of the road and water the tires. Something that may be an option is a female hospital urinal. The male one works for me in a pinch, though I would rather pull thru a fuel island as suggested. I don't like having a full container while...

It always helps to have yellow lines. Barring that, remember that anything parallel to your truck will look more narrow toward the rear of the truck. I used to forget this, and back up, what appeared to be, perfectly straight. Of course, I was way off. Unless there's nothing around to gauge how...

It still looks fixable. Like I said, with a couple thousand, this truck could be properly done up, and he would have a good truck. There are companies that care about the condition, not the age of the truck. In the end, isn't that what's important? So, for around $25,000, he'd have a good truck...

Kinda looks like if you took the box off, you'd be able to hook a tractor right up. It's like they didn't even stretch the frame. Other than that, the truck looks clean as new, and taken care of. How often do you find that in a truck that age? Even if you had to do some mods to it, a couple...

I know... gotta watch out for those thievin moms ;-) :7 :7 :7

If the driver is British, they're automatically flipping off the French. Pluck yew! ;)

You're talking the government here. Nothing is fast with them. You'll get your numbers within a few hours, but you can do nothing until everything is filed. And usually, that takes a month or more. Anyone who says they can get you rolling sooner LEGALLY is blowing smoke. Talk to your insurance...

This all depends on how bad the owner is. If he's taking money from you, I'd get out immediately. If the situation is like themagicoen's give him a week or two notice. But if the owner wants it back immediately, accommodate him. It's his truck, and if he doesn't want to live by the rules HE set...

One person easily. About midway up each side is half of a floor that swings down and locks together in the middle. Perfect for light skids that can't be stacked. But they also take away about 6-8" in width when folded up, about half way up the box. I would propose some metal rods to slide...

I used to drive a truck locally that had hinged decking front to back. That was a nice setup!

The Brits and Canadians are similar in how they handle problems. Here, we have the Pleasure Police.

I'm pretty stuck on the Sprint aircard. I'm finding myself in more and more EVDO areas, which means broadband connection speed. At $60/month, most don't want that kind of service. If you do need it (looking for loads or addicted to online poker), it's worth it.

Your partner wanting Memorial Day off should have no bearing on something you notified the owner about beforehand. If need be, you could run the truck while your co-driver is off and you don't want to be. Likewise, your co-driver could drive while you're on your vacation. Grossing $2700/week...

I agree to a point. 60%+fsc only goes so far... especially if your company is high dh vs loaded miles. I believe it's the responsibility for the owner to make sure he's done what he can to make sure the 60+fsc would be profitable. That includes having a truck that has a respectable mpg, sign on...

The great debate rages on. With fuel price going ever higher, is it still more beneficial to the driver to take 60%+fsc?

Overall, I'd have to agree with Dave. If you have a 22' st like mine, the best place for you is a company. If you can get one or two more trucks together, it may be worth it to start your own authority. If you insist on a one truck operation, I'd recommend something larger than a 24' st. That's...

It was troubleshot at the International in Indianapolis. However, I wanted a second opinion, so I headed home. Currently, it's at Tri-county International in Dearborn. I swear the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing there. It was the owner's call, as I've heard enough about them...

Has anyone run across this? Apparently, the compressor breaks down and sends metal shavings throughout the system. Once the accumulator gets clogged, the a/c stops puting out cold air. After 2 hours of troubleshooting, the mechanic finally found the problem. One way of finding it is the high...

Ok... isn't this getting off topic here? I'm locking this thread and... DOH! I can't do that! :+

You did your research. Gps has nothing to do with Dale. However, I think their members would be interested to know his trucks are not insured... at least ours weren't. I get gps for the reasons stated above. They don't ask me for proof of insurance or anything like that. All it is is access to...