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In another thread, Jefferson3000 posted these words: "If you want something you've never had, you've got to do something you've never done." These are powerful words, worthy of deep thought, and a post of their own.

In our case, parked at home with a loaded truck, I don't know why a fax would be needed. As long as we delivered the freight safely and on time, which we did, there was no need to be relieved of any responsibility. Certain kinds of HAZMAT loads have different requirements, but this was not one...

Good point, Turtle. I forgot that most people watch TV at home. We spend most of our time in the truck and, by choice, have no TV in it. Our laptops serve as TV or movie screens if there is something we want to watch.

We had this question come up some time ago and got our answer from our safety department. A 34 hour reset can occur with any uninterrupted combination of sleeper berth and off duty time. However, if the truck is under load, and you are attending to the freight, you must log your time as on duty...

Regarding solo D-unit drivers, there are some SUCCESSFUL ones running right now, so, of course a solo driver in a D-unit can make it. However, to do so, one would be wise to figure out what they are doing, and what mistakes they are avoiding, to succeed. The time to do that is before you commit...

Yes, Sony won this format war, but is it a Pyrrhic victory? As a simple consumer of video content, I am seeing less and less need for disks of any kind. Direct downloads are less expensive and easier to manage. Uploading video content off digital video recorders also can be done without a disk...