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i delivered to a ship at the brooklyn piers,have done that a couple of times,getting on the ship was the scary for me,ladder was moving as i was climbing up it.

moot i know this is terrible,but I cant stop laughing.Back in the 60's I had a good friend,his name was really jack mehoff,in fact he went to californa to work at the shelby plant making the shelby mustangs

broom if hes with fdcc he already has accident policy,we all do

into a 20 oz coke bottle,1/3rd powder from jewlers rouge,rest mineral spirits,shake well before useing,easy on very easy off

you save a lot of question by useing the line 2,shoot,ive shown 24 hours on line 2 before,it doesnt mean your asleep,your just there.wait til some dot guy wants you to explain where you were sleeping,or what you were doing for those 34 hrs off duty.dont say sleeper,you put in line 1,dont say...

the security clearance must be obtained thru your carrier,I dont think it follows you,and i dont believe its for ever,I'm filling one out now.

was she out of her 14 hours, or her driving time.Driving time,she should have waited for her relief driver,14 hours she should of had some to meet her as she new in advance she would run out

Ark,not many DOT officers ask to see if your permitted by your company to go off duty,and you may never find that guy thats looking to make a name for himself,but it is in the green dot book,if i was out in the truck id give you the exact law and code number.Ive had many arguments with FDCC...

Gary,I dont know where you were,or what DOT officer you talked to,but hes all wet.34 hour reset can be any combination of off duty and sleeper birth,as long as there isnt a break in time,as on duty not driving or driving.I do my resets just that way,part off duty,part sleeper.but remember,if...

its another do i do a mileage contract or percentage of load?.LQQks to me youve made the commitment,you bought a truck that is going to be very hard to maintain running solo.If your running a mileage contract,the hos is going to dictate how many miles your going to be able to run.If you run a...

whats nice about cat eyes,you can fill both tires with air,or nitrogen,which ever you use,at the same time.With nitrogen,you get a more stable tire pressure,and less loss during the month.,also tires will run cooler and last longer.

Broom,You have impressed me again,you know what your talking about

Ive done ads for this resturant before,but if your into lobster,and seafood,Orlando fl on Orange Blossom trail,Boston Lobster Feast.you can park your truck in the back,either in the mall parking lot or on the street

these dead heads for you to do your miitary service you cant blame on your carrier.If you know you have an obligation,taking a load 2500 miles away from home is silly

Very good turtle,you as an owner operator,are actually in a partnership with the carrier you are leased to.If the two of you loose communication,then the partnership will not work, and you will become very frustrated.In this business,you must and i say must keep a positive attitude,Its bad...

Ive done this business both ways,% of load,as I prefer,and mileage.What I've found,usually if your on a mileage contract,the carriers dont like to give you empty miles,or very many of them,so you find yourself sitting.On percentage,some companies will pay you a pittance to dead head,some dont...

Depends what you mean by working hard.Hauling your exotic cars is both hard work and very rewarding.As an exotic car hauler you are always busy.There are not really any slow periods,as there are a limit to how many trucks are being used.And yes,you work hard very hard,but you make almost as much...

You shouldnt have to prove yourself.If you think this is why you are not being loaded,then you havent learned much in the last 6 years.Its not doing you or anyone else any good to complain in this forum,your dispatchers are just getting a laugh.I'm a believer in if you dont have anything good to...

in a business that use owner operators,which means no forced dipatch,each and every company needs as many trucks as they can recruit.Sure they know your going to sit,but they have to be able to cover their customers loads,and of course they need a truck in every area at all times to be able to...

Over the years I've been thru 3 or 4 different orientations,and when I brought up why they never mention anything about how long you will sit between loads,or even if you will sit,the answer always is,the recruiter should have told you when you were in conversation with him.No recruiter is going...