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Awesome! Instead of letting the "tow bar people" get under your skin, you turn it into an ammusement and deal with it safely. Very professional, maintaining control of your attitude and emotions behind the wheel as you do. Great post!

> > >> >>To the extent that "All men are created equal" I take your >>meaning. No person is better than anyone else. But within >>the trucking industry, the White Glove drivers I know are >>anything but "poor slobs". Because they take their jobs >>seriously, and because they do it well, they...

I was thinking >about Con Way because I seen out at there web site they try >to hook up drivers with other O/O. Be sure to check out the Drivers Wanted section in EO's Free Classifieds. See the Free Classifieds link at top of this page. Go to school on the EO site. The more hours you invest...

We've used it in a couple of the trucks we've driven and have no reason to doubt the manufacturer's claims. However, it is not a fill and forget solution. Over time, testing is required and chemicals may need to be added to replace those that broke down with age. Having some experience with...

RE: New Guy with Class 8 Straight truck Please HEL >3. Am I better off with tandems or a single axle then pay to >add tag axle? We've driven a tandem-axle D-unit and 3 single-drive-axle rigs with lift axles. All were Freigthliner Century Class trucks in the year 2000-2001 range. BY FAR, the...

In my >short time in this business I have had quite a few drivers >tell me I will not make it. Ha! It seems the more you like the business, the more of that one gets! It is curious, is it not, that people will take it upon themselves to neutralize the belief you have in yourself? Reminds me...

>If all the big trucks actually ran 55 in Michigan the >highways would be so jammed up that the 4 wheelers would beg >for a higher truck speed limit. I agree. The best way to get split speed limits repealed is to obey them.

I'm not offering advice, just sharing what we did. We run as a sole proprietorship and will continue to do so as owner operators when our new truck is purchased. As a one-truck entity with us as the corporate officers and drivers, we do not find the liability protection corporations supposedy...

>The white glove of the Roberts days are much different than >what you see today. Rates were quite different. >You are right, that was when you could make some big money. > >Davekc >owner >21 years I've heard that "good old days, big money" statement many times but it has never been...

>You could have also lost the $5,000 load if it was going in >to one of the union plants. Kinda goes both ways. So why >have it? The union plant point has been made before. Our experience is we've been in D-unit liftgate-equipped trucks for nearly two years. We've picked up and delivered in...

>One question I would like answered how much extra does this >risk actually pay? Maybee I am completely wrong but the >answer will prove it one way or the other. > >I will wait for an answer.... Sometimes the liftgate premium on a particular load is as little as $50. Liftgate loads are not...

It's come up in a number of threads, and again recently, that use of a liftgate can be unsafe to drivers and freight. While it is certainly true that liftgate use can be dangerous, it is also true that liftgate use can be safe if precautions are taken. As with any tool (including trucks), a...

>They were heading to a Red Wing store for steel toe shoes >after that run. The possibility of injury and resulting >losses are also to be factored in as others have mentioned. >I didn't think of that part before my original post. That's exactly the proactive safety-enhancing actions I talk...

>There is something else to consider. You run the risk of >getting hurt when you do inside deliveries/pickups and lift >gate loads. > >In addition to personal injury you run the risk of a cargo >claim.If freight falls off a lift gate not only will you be >responsible for $2k but you may...

>There is something else to consider. You run the risk of >getting hurt when you do inside deliveries/pickups and lift >gate loads. > >In addition to personal injury you run the risk of a cargo >claim.If freight falls off a lift gate not only will you be >responsible for $2k but you may...

>An interesting point was brought up about the true bottom >line of WG versus regular units. With the significantly >greater investment and the potentially greater deadhead on >loads does WG really pay that much better than the regular >fleet? Leo, You just stated the central question...

It's still a shame you guys can't barter for >prices. That is incorrect. The much ballyhooed negotation anouncemnet said DISPATCHERS can no longer negotiate prices. Dispatchers can and do get approval from higher-ups to raise the price of a load in certain cases.

>finally,someone with a sense of humor.we have met alot of >white glovers that are great people and have become good >friends with a few of them.but for the majority of them, >they take themselves way too seriously. now that could be >concidered a slam,but it's justified.c'mon people...

Idle-Aire a flop? I believe that will be the case as time passes. Much of the Idle-Aire infrastructure has been built with government aid as an idle-reduction initiatiave. You can be sure the truck stops extracted a pretty penny in startup and ongoing fees for the lot space. As anti-idle...

Way back when, I used to run a Morse code military net from the A9USA MARS (Military Affiliate Radio System) station in Ft. Sheridan, IL. Have always been interested in getting back on the air but never acted on it. The code never leaves you once you've leanred it. I wonder what has changed in...