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Well, back when I was in a big truck, I didn't have much choice of where I parked, so I guess I wasn't too choosy. But now that I can park anywhere, the Flying Hook on I-20 doesn't look so good, especially with the restaurant downgrade. Is there a better place to hang than truckstop row along...

Have an application in front of me to sign on with another company. It's the standard thing, previous employers and such. But they only want the last 3 years. Is that because it's not a "driving job" as in driving a compliant vehicle, or will I have to remember the previous 7 years when I get...

Delivered Sunday night (or was supposed to, they didn't open until monday morning). Had a load offer Sunday night, but couldn't take it since I couldn't get unloaded, had two more real good load bids Monday, but didn't win them. Had nary a nibble since then. I don't think anywhere around me...

Ever stop at a motel that made you go, "Are you kidding? How are you still in business?" I have a couple in mind. One, the Motel 6 in Terre Haute, IN. Spent a month there one week while the transmission was being rebuilt. Bugs...general filth...the steep decline in my instinct of...

Guess who's coming back for IRT: Himalayas next season? Our buddy Rick Yemm! Now if Drew would come back for that as well, that would be some real entertainment!

Being that this is Canada Day, it seems only fitting that we Yanks take a moment to thank you for the many wonderful things that you've given us, and possibly spend another moment reviewing the not-so-wonderful things you send us. After all, how else will you know what to send more of and what...

I was talking to a guy who essentially lives in his van. He's not a bum, really, just more like a permanent camper. I was asking him his opinion on my AC problem, and I mentioned that, as a fat guy, I gotta have my AC. He said, "You're not fat." I thought, "Poor bas***d...his vision is...

While at the travesty of a truckstop, the glorified 7-11 known as the Flying J in Commerce, GA, I saw a sign advertising their price on small bottles of soda. These aren't the 20oz ones, but smaller, for .99. At the bottom of the sign, it says, "Everyday low value." Really. I've seen the...

When compressed air-powered vehicles were being developed in Europe, I thought, "Fantastic!" But then I read that to make a car run on compressed air, it has to be kept small and light, and small and light won't meet American safety standards for crashes. Can't one just use a bigger compressor...

It seems that a month or two ago, I was constantly running into drivers for smaller outfits that were signed on to 3 or 4 carriers. Now that I want to ask them about this, I only run into the drivers from major companies that disallow this. I'd like to know some of the companies that allow...

Went into the men's room at the Flying J in Amarillo to wash my hands and such before eating, and straight out of a scene from Seinfeld, this jerk comes out of a stall, and I hear the toilet flush. He passes me at the sink and walks out. I thought, "He'd better not be going to the buffet."...

Ok, I admit I've made some cracks at your expense in re: the ubiquitous pot roast, macaroni and cheese, and fried chicken on your buffets. But I hereby publicly promise to never to do so again if you'll reverse your decision to contract Denny's to provide food service in your plazas...

Had a CV driver tell me he got nailed for idling in NY a couple days ago. I didn't think they were doing that for CVs or passenger cars. Anybody else get nailed for idling in NY (not ST or TTs, we know about that) and is NY a state that has a pet exemption?

I was busy the last couple weeks. But things seem to have died again. Is that the case for others? You think maybe the flooding has something to do with it?

I was talking with someone from my carrier yesterday. The subject of CSA 2010 came up. I said I wasn't too worried because, as a van driver, even if I can be cited and penalized under CSA 2010, my chances of getting pulled over and inspected were pretty slim. He said Michigan is claiming that...

So what's the deal with Texas drivers? I came out of there a couple days ago, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Drivers (many) driving slow in the left lane, not moving over when a faster vehicle was behind them. Then, when we'd get into a town and the speed limit would drop, they...

I stopped in the Loves near Little Rock. I noticed they have their own, Loves-branded sandwich shop there now. Everything looks like it was modeled after Subway. I'm a sucker for anything new, so I ordered one. The counter woman put on a pair of gloves, and THEN picked up a wet rag from the...

Anybody tried those small fans you put in your window to mitigate the Greenhouse Effect? They're small, and you put them in your window frame and then roll up the window, and plug them in. Some of them are solar powered, I think. When your window is rolled up, they only occupy a couple inches...

I had a load the other day that almost caused a problem for me. I was getting unloaded and the guy on the forklift said, "Don't let the guard see your dog!" I told him she already knew about my dog because she was barking while I was talking to the guard. On the way out, I told her the guy...

Friend of mine drives a cube van. He was on his way to Texas, and I remarked that he seems to spend a lot of time down there. He drives the company-owned truck, so he gets a lot of miles, ifkwim&ityd. He said he was getting sick of it, and I asked why. He says EVERY time he's in Texas and he...