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] Do you do that only if they are having trouble moving it, or do you offer all the time, regardless?

Must be related to the guy I ran into in Chicago. I just got off the Eisenhower to turn south onto Cicero. While I was stopped at the light, he told me he had a ticket for the El that he tried to use, but they told him it expired just minutes before. About that time, the light changed and I...

This is the most sensible reply yet, except for the advice about leaving the dog at the gate and such. But the part about how such misunderstandings happen makes sense. Guess I'm going to have to try to train her to be silent in a carrier when needed, which may be tough, considering she's an...

Nope. Had no beefs with any customer or dispatcher.

Think that's bad? Try the J&J's Catfish, Shrimp & Chicken place by the Pilot in Gary, IN. First, lube your truck with the food, though, so it won't be a total waste. And in the next couple hours, stock up on toilet paper.

I have some decals but if CVs start getting messed with, they're coming off. My van has some windows and it's not white, so it doesn't look entirely like an expediter van, and we don't have a satellite dome so maybe I can pass.

Heard a woman on the radio say her brother stopped by her office and was telling her that he was about to lose his house. The eviction was pending and he had to actually move out soon. She felt sorry for him. Then he said, "Well, I have to get going. The kids are waiting in the camper."...

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?

In good times, you're probably right, Jesus said the poor would always be with us, partly because some people won't work, I'm sure. But I think of things seen during the Great Depression, like signs erected at the outskirts of many towns advising the jobless and homeless to keep moving because...

Knoxville, TN, at the Hook just west of town. Had a guy, a bit of a simpleton, ask if he could clean my glass for a few bucks. He said he was trying to get home to Pennsylvania for some emergency at home. I don't mind giving a few bucks to a guy who's willing to work for it, so I let him...

I heard a similar story from a driver who was traveling with two other drivers in the boonies, I think in Arkansas or Louisiana. A sedan followed them, and he called this guy on the CB and ordered him to pull over. The sedan didn't have any flashing lights or markings, and the driver debated...

Unfortunately, with regard to the pets part of it, the load sometimes goes to someone WITH a pet, because it's not known or passed on that the consignee has such a policy. That's the problem. And sometimes this problem crops up at the end of a 1000 mile load. If you had another job, they...

So what's the alternative? If you want to leave your dog at home (not an option for some of us) because 3 out of 1000 customers have a problem with it, great. But if the dog's on board already and the customer didn't specify no dogs, so you show up with him and get turned away, what then? You...

Other than nuke plants, I've run into a problem maybe 3 times, and then maybe 4 or 5 nuke plants where my co-driver or I stood outside with the hounds. So it seems the ones with no pet policies are the odd ducks. Which, back to my first assertion, if that's the case, the onus is on them to...

Oh, yeah, forgot about this one. Remember when the old 76s were bought by TA? I hit one in Alabama when it was about to be changed over. Apparently, they had stopped ordering some things in the restaurant because they had trouble filling orders. I had driven a long way that day and had a...

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...

If I get E-track installed, I'm thinking of getting some light plywood cut nearly the outline of the van interior, and propping it up between 2 load bars to make a portable bulkhead. Maybe put wheels on the bottom to slide it backwards or forward as needed, or just lay it down flat if I need...

Wish I could. But as someone pointed out, a van owner might not care much about the comfort of the driver when it means spending money. If I could cut into the van, I'd do it for sure.

Sounds great. Unfortunately, I don't own the van, so I have to find something portable and temporary. I suppose if freight is moving pretty good and money is coming in, he might change his mind. Business has been good the last couple weeks, but before that was terrible, and it will have to...

Ok, most of these replies, while good, are missing a piece of information I'm really looking for, except for one, which was "shoot the dog," which falls short in a really, special way. What if you had a dog and arrived somewhere to find out you couldn't go in? If you had a TT, maybe the...