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Marty, Point very well put. Hopefully Jeff will read this post and do just that. Jeff is the one that puts all the articles together around here.

Hi Mouse, I could tell you are as excited as a little girl at the circus. Glad to see you got your foot in the door. Do yourself a favor, and back up for a moment. Take a few to learn from some of the other drivers that work for the same company as you do, where the load lanes are. Once you...

Weave did sum up the time out on the road thing, and he is right on. Unless you can find a company to work for where you may be able to land a dedicated run, then everything that Weave told you stands. Some of the best runs come in on the weekends, and there isn't every many drivers that are in...

I don't have any pictures, but I found this shelf-it (http://www.truckaddons.com/Catalog/subpages/pacedwards_shefit.asp)It is the greatest. I mounted my radio right under the center and still was able to use the visors. I don't run with a Quallcom, so I can't help you on that

CAUTION: Right now trucks are a dime a dozen. Be very carefull about who you buy from and what type of contract you get yourself into. There are alot of People, and Companies out there right now that are hurting, and will do just about anything, to say above water.

Hi Sharp, I don't know much about radios, but I do know, to some of us our radio's are our life line to the out side world. Some even say their radio is like a woman, finicky as all get up. I depend on my radio and don't just want any Joe Shmoe working on it. Although from what you say you need...

HI Jax, I would say that $2500 a week could be made with a D unit. I don't run a D-unit on a regular basis, but I do run a van and I gross well over that on a weekly basis with the van, but keep in mind that I do a dedicated run 5 nights a week. I don't know CTX, but someone on the site will be...

Hi Rich, I didn't read the article in the USA, Did it say why, who, or how they are loosing money?

HI Frank, I'm sure you know that three months isn't really enough time to evaluate a new career move. Good things take time. "Yha I know you have bills and all", but you knew going into this career move it wouldn't be easy. Most of the advice people give on the site is to have atleast three...

You may want to go to the classified adds on this site and look for a drivers job. You may find someone looking for a driver. "BUT" Do yourself a favor and make sure you check out the owner willing to hire you. Some owners out there are always looking to hire drivers, only to rip them off. Make...

It takes alot of work and dedication to run your own business. First and formost you have to know what it is your doing. Not every Tom-#####- and Harry, that gets pissed off because they have to sit and wait on a load, day after day can go out and start thier own business. As Sini stated there...

Hi Vince, Anyone that is in business and is an o/o useing drivers has to have cargo insurance and if the load did shift and you said you did secure it then his insurance will pay for it. Now he may have $500 or $1000 deductable, that he may want you to split, and you don't even have to do that.

Hi Vejhn, Did you find out about that A.I.G in, yet?

Hi Hawk, Your right about having problems loading them in the front of the box. It is a C unit and a log is required. Most companies want a van no older than 5 years.

Hi Tim, Your right about doing their job, but as Weave stated:They are doing rediculous things such as putting trucks out of service for missing IFTA stickers and other non safety related issues. What if you were running and a light burned out along the way, then you came up on the MAN. He...

What a bummer and on your way home too. Good thing this happened in your home state, or you just may have received that good driven award, along with the R/R. I just heard PA bought 5 new vans for the DOT to use on the PA turn pike. Later Weave and thanks for the reply.

Hi Vejhn. If your an IC and your working for yourself, then you don't need workmans comp, but you need commercial liability insurance. If you have employees then you have to have workmans comp. for them. It is the responsibility of an employer to carry workmans comp insurance for his employees...

Welcome! Go to the classified adds on this site and some of the owners looking for drivers will post an add. I don't know if contacting the companies direct will help or not. There are others on this site that know more about that than I do and will reply to this post with some answers to your...

Hi Rich, and all other posts, There is a lot you guys can do. If you all stop going to the big truck stops to by the fuel it would hit them right where it hurts. Your trucks are small enough to stop in any gas station in the country and by your fuel. If you can buy at the same place on a regular...

That just shows the mentality of that guy. If I was the trainee in that truck one of us would have to go. I would've notified the company ASAP and told them about that degenerate. If your in that much of a hurry and don't have time to pull off the side of the road to take care of business, then...