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  1. pearlpro

    How Are They Going to Enforce the 30 Minute Break?

    Fuel Break, Potty break, meal break, mandatory breaks, when will we find time to drive....Im going the direction of Aquitted, its finally got to the point Im beginning to think theres just too much BS for the amount of Real $$$$....No good Insurance plans like we used to get, regulations...
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    State-of-the-Art Truck Stop

    Gary has always been a shaky spot to stop and pick up freight, I used to get in there and get Steel or Bridge parts and our company had a local drop yard that was automated, closed up at 9 Pm, I spent the nite once...ONCE...after dark the gunshots got closer and closer and the tires squealing...
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    Bordentown to JFK - Best Route(s) for Straight Truck

    Im pretty sure most of the parkways are marked NO TRUCKs, I used to haul cranes in and to NYC and had some interesting journeys routing, once wound up in a little town with no way to turn around, called the local police who came right down assisted in getting us turned around and then...
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    Attention newbies!!

    Charts and Graphs dont mean a thing when you can make the rent, Ive been blessed with pretty decent freight so far but weve endured the slow and weak also, sorry to see you go Aquitted, stay in touch, next time im out your way Ill say hello...
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    Issues Facing CDL Holders

    Well the day they TRY and force me out of the drivers seat Im going to hold my driving record forth and ask every examiner there CAN YOU MATCH IT...Im a fat guy, have been since my fortys, bald, fat and SAFE...and If you believe all the BS the Sleep LOBBY and Industry is bringing forth then why...
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    Which companies will hire Sprinter owner operators with criminal records?

    Try DMW Expedite, thats a moot point with my owner, Good Luck
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    Bad News for Doctor Shoppers

    Im an overweight guy but my BP and all is perfect, I love when they say, you need to lose weight and I say you need a new hairstyle....some folks are genetically made to grow large....I dont eat all the baloney Ice Cream stuffed deep fried twinkies, I actually dont care for fast food, I dont...
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    Roadcheck 2013

    Funny Ive never been inspected during the ROAD CHECK, in fact most scales I see are closed during that time....wouldnt matter anyway Im passing inspections left and right, soon Ill have 6 in less then 6 months...Got my new Sticker and ready for whatever they got, BRING IT
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    Ambient sensors....Heard of them?

    you left off the IDIOT PREVENTION SENSOR....this week I saw a Swift truck backing up down a sideroad next to I 40 Almost three miles....then I saw a US Express truck turn into a driveway, a household driveway and then attempt to back out, turn around into heavy traffic before a cop came along...
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    I need a new seat

    Ive been getting tingly legs and my rear end is getting sore from the factory air ride in my M2...anybody got suggestions on a good WIDE seat...what are you using, Ive looked at Seats Inc, Suburban Seating and Freightliner, whose had good experience with what....thanks for your suggestions.....
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    Tired of high priced showers?!!

    Never having paid for a shower I only have one complaint, Pilot installed this fancy new tile thats slicker then whale snot when wet...I have about fallen three times, Its too darn fine of tile, it needs some grit or grooves or sumthin....the IPOD plugs work pretty neat, Ive used my phone a...
  12. pearlpro

    Big truck day

    Ya next year Im gonna try and get some giveaway stuff about trucks for the kids, it was a fun event, Ill post more pics soon....my fav kid was a young black girl who said WHEN I GROW UP....her mom was like WOW.....LOL
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    Dot question

    No Our carrier has a great CSA score.....its just the roads I travel, and those wonderful BLITZs, ALL OUT DAY, BRAKE WEEK, etc....theyve all been on different scales or roads, Once was on a TN road out in a very rural area.....another at a TN scale .....then Minnesota, North Carolina, and...
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    Pilot/J accused of rebate fraud, Millions of $

    I feel the same Blizzard, In America we reward the cheaters, they always get away with a fine that amounts to a pittance in there fortune, when the day comes that Cheating, is rewarded with your fortune being donated to the poorest charity....Ive made good money some years and Ive starved some...
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    Big truck day

    My Town where I live holds this event called BIG TRUCK DAY and they actually bring busses of school kids out to talk and take pictures and see safety programs etc....I had a blast, I couldnt have enjoyed this more, I took a few Pictures and Ill link a video soon, the look on a 5 year olds face...
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    I 95 Corridor

    It was 1 am and I was driving towards Charlotte NC, The traffic was heavy, I mean LOTS of cars along with the trucks that typically move at night, then they closed all lanes but one sountbound,,,it was traffic artmaggedon...and the cars were being driven by mindless fools who drove down both...
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    Working out inside and outside the truck

    I found a Brochure thats got the DRIVERS WORKOUT using your truck as the gym, its got a list of basic excersizes on it and Im gonna start using this as a guide, Ill report back as I go...its from ROLLING STRONG, I picked mine up off the counter at Speedco...I think its a very do able set of...
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    I 95 Corridor

    Ive run up and down this road numerous times and one of the things that gets me is WHY there is no Light Rail, People movers, Trams etc....last week I was coming down from New Hampshire, and got down to Virgina its about 1 am and there anre thousands of cars cruzing down the interstate.Im...
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    Dot question

    Ive had FIVE DOT inspections since December, three in scales and two roadside.....I finally got the sticker I had never been given and when I went to the truck wash they blew the **** thing right off....Ive not had the bad experience I hear lots of guys talk about, I have encountered some grumpy...
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    Stay away from Nations Express !!!

    Ive been thru some of that with an Owner who wanted me to drive his truck, was promised a newer truck and got a broken down piece of crap, took the train and went home...you gotta have stuff in writing, EVERYTHING, and in duplicate, let an attorney review it, CYA Cover Yer A$$.....Some guys...
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