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Laura, Depending on what your truck already has on it and what you want for options dictates the cost. If you are starting from scratch I would install (or have an electrian install) a breaker,wiring harness and 120v outlets in the cab/sleeper along with a weather proof [male] power connect on...

Greg, Sorry to hear your expidite camping experiances were not the best. Fortunutely we've not had that misfortune yet. We have found the reception to be good. Many fellow campers around us are rather curious when they see an expedite truck and come over and ask lots of questions. We tell a...

Camping expediters, now your talking Phil! Our 2001 Century Class has shore power and we love it. We can run our Proheat A/C and heating system with it and supply 120v power to the sleeper outlets. It also runs our power inverter.It has a built in battery charger that monitors the battery...

RichM is correct on Oceanside. The park is San Clemente State Park. They are expediter friendly. Read my post "Nuclear Vaction" posted a while back in this section. You can camp there in your truck. Power, water and sewer hookups are availible at the campsite. They have showers, restrooms and a...

Reponses thus far to your question are correct. Please let me add this. We also run a DR (reefer) unit. Most reefer boxes we see out here are 22' inside demins. A 24' reefer box in a used expedite truck may be a bit hard to find, but you can order them if you are building up a truck. Keep in...

Glad this subject was brought up because we just had a situation regarding requesting detention pay. We get a low paying load offer thats not confirmed. One minute after the offer is sent the dispatcher sends a message "delivery just confirmed for straight-thru delivery today". Since the pick...

Let me tell you, the ##### smell in the summer gets so bad. I try to find another expediter with a down exhaust on there truck. I park next to them so our ac intake will suck up their exhaust fumes and mask the ##### odor. Seriously, we give up and treat ourselves to a nice motel for the weekend.;)

New drivers beware, you may be penalized just for being a "New Driver". Yep,thats right! Why not give your new boss a few hundred dollars of your wages per month to drive their truck. Never mind the revenue they're going to make on the freight you haul in their truck. Recently a driver told me...

Anybody out there had any experiance owning or driving A Sterling 9500 Reefer (or dry unit) built by Knoxville Freightliner? We are seriously looking to purchase a new 2006 from them. We've looked at them but were not able to drive that day. Unit is do-able for our needs and affordable...

Terry, Twelve years? How did you get them to last soooo long? The wife and I wore out our $300 Sealy posturepedic in five years (and we're not big people). Does this mean more expensive is not always the best quality? Or could it be the constant boncing up and down that wore ours out...

RE: CUSTOMS RE: Our Longest Run of ALL TIME I would assume that based on the latest commodity description you gave, that it must be a DDPS load. Can't imagine one of you always having to be with the truck until you deliver for security reasons. If it is DDPS how does one deal with the ferry...

Ok folks,please help educate me here. Been expediting for just over three years now, and for the most part loving it. We own a DR- unit and prefer running the temp-controlled freight. No ammo or explosives for us thankyou, but we do our share of military bases. Until recently our base visits...

10-4 on keeping the cheese smell out! The real question is what if Moot cuts the cheese when inside?!;) Wonder if the rebreather is strong enough to clear that out or would he have to hit the panic button to bail out?!:+ :7 :P

As for the places that "dont allow the driver(s) on their dock during loading/unloading",we simply reply "we own the truck and one of us will be present while loadin/unloading".If the insist not, we reply with "we've had shipper/receivers personnel steal items from our box in the past,we trust...

I vote for Portland, OR. Jubitz Travel Plaza is the place to stay! Park your C or D-unit in the bobtail section,puts you right at the main entrance to the main building. Theres great food in the Cascades restuarant,a good lounge with live bands on Fri and Sat nights and the motel has nice...

Getting some great securement recommendations thus far. Yes we used to do a block of totes towards the nose of the trailer and a block over the tandems. Keep in mind that sometimes the totes are to wide to place two side by side. Then your only options are to center them single file or do a...

This post may be more appropriate placed in the Newbies section but I feel we all need to read this one. Seasoned drivers have also made this mistake in the past. When a driver accepts and signs for a load at the shipper or even in a transfer of trailers (if you're an e-unit) you, the driver...

Everyone thus far has given you excellent advise. Take it to heart. As for the walk away lease you mentioned, that is an clue. The lease holder in many cases is hoping you do exactly that. Afterall, they get their truck paid for (by you) for 6 months or whatever, you on the other hand loose all...

If you ever land in Southern California for the weekend and like the beach, you might enjoy staying at San Clemente State Park. For more information regarding this location go to Layover Lounge on this Forum and read "Nuclear Vacation". We had a great time and plan to visit again in the future!:)

For those of you that either read or posted your excellent advice on the thread "owner lease purchase" I'm happy to say the truck which was the center of the topic has been bought by a deserving couple we know. They plan to drive it themselves. Our congrats go out to them and we wish then much...