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Well, Carpunky, if you find a way to combine the road thirst with the benefits of a "traditional" job, (insurance, retirement savings matched by the employer, paid holidays & vacations), please share! I'd like all of the above, too. A "crunched nose"? I resemble that remark, lol. :D

Pel, those photos are awesome! Long as they're not through my windshield, of course. :eek:

Hey Mr Punky? Lighten up - it may have been lame, but it was meant as a joke. I am aware of the potential of local pickup & delivery work. It is called courier work, which differs from expediting, in that expediting is generally long distance. Yes, there are some short runs, but the great...

There's something about that photo, that makes me visualize whirled peas.....

Sounds better than a Winston butt, which just tastes good, like a cigarette should :D (I crack myself up, hehe.:rolleyes:)

If my last name was Truckpunky, instead of Carpunky, I could probally write my own ticket Don't know about that, but you could definitely write your own ticket if your last name were Officer, and the first two were Law Enforcement :D Nobody's picking on you because of your username, ok? We're...

If you can visualize the windshield & your navigational aid as tv screens, the standalone GPS is like watching a picture-in-picture screen, vs watching two separate screens, the second one of which requires turning your head to see. Which of the two would logically seem to be less of a...

Turtle : The question was is it feasable to do this part time as a hobby. Thanks Carpunky: if you think you know of plenty of opportunities for 'inner city' freight, than why ask? Just do it, right? The folks you're asking, here, don't do much of that - expediting, to us, IS over the road, and...

Jeez, Turtle, you must be really bored, to find fault with a question that wasn't asked, lol - don't you have anything to wax, or what? :p PS Newbies & wannabes take note: do you think you're ready for this much excitement, on most Saturday nights? :eek:

There's no way to know for sure without doing it, but my best guess is that it would not be feasible. You'd be limited to weekend runs, basically, of which there aren't enough to count on one every (or even most) weekends. Also, you'd be returning home on Sunday pretty tired, with none of your...

I'm using the CLC card now, and have a question: I seem to remember someone commenting that the card entitles you to a 24 hr stay, regardless of checkout time. I checked the CLC website, but can't find any mention of it - does anyone know whether it's fact or fiction?:confused:

I too, am on 'layover pay' this weekend. I arrived yesterday afternoon at the consignee in Baton Rouge, to find that they did not expect, and could not unload, the freight, before Monday morning. (It's a construction site, and the freight is the overflow that didn't fit on the t/t scheduled to...

The refusal to submit to a urine test is what makes him appear guilty, of knowledge, if nothing else. I believe the urine tests done for a DOT physical do check for high sugar levels, because I asked the physician who did my last test. The answer was that they look for excessive sugar, though...

Thank you, India & Linder, for the vote of confidence. :) I sent a PM, but forgot to address one point that Sherelyn brought up: passengers. Many carriers don't allow passengers, due to insurance rules, and those that do, often require a rider on your insurance, plus specific permission from...

That reminds me of the vehicular problems caused by the loose nut behind the steering wheel, lol. :D

Or the cops....:eek: BTW, if you like John Grisham, try Scott Turow, he's even better, I think. I like the annual collections of prize winning short stories, or science fiction, or whatever genre - it helps to find authors that you like. :)

We've all read all the suggestions on saving fuel, a popular subject since the price just keeps rising, but here are some suggestions on saving $, while on the road. 1) Take advantage of all the freebies available: showers, coffee (with fuel at Petro), even ice, if you bring in your own cup, at...

Only problem with maintaining a safe following distance is that if there's space for someone to get in, someone always does. :mad: Before I got a Garmin, I used Streets & Trips on my laptop, (it didn't verbalize directions, so I didn't know that some do), and I will never go back. I'm telling...

Welcome to EO, Sherelyn! You have LOTS of reading to do, if you haven't already, lol, but it's all here, and so are people to help, if you can't find an answer. I respect your prudence, but would like to say that in the 6 yrs I've been driving OTR, I've never had a moment of being afraid for...

Leo, I have to disagree. The difference in shifting your focus from the laptop screen, (which I hope isn't on the dash), to the windshield, vs the dashmounted GPS screen to the windshield, may be measured in fractions of a second, but it's enough to cause a rear end collision, IMO...