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My new handle may become SmartA@@ after this, but who cares. If I am at Wally World and have a medical emergency the last thing I am worried about is if folks know my white truck with stickers is mine. Once they save my life I will tell them or when I am dead I will not care. In that case they...

I have to tell you that I have used all the methods above as I have been with three companies and had to remove signage from my trucks each time. All of it is work. The last one I did I simply drove to Freightliner and asked them if they could help. Yep! $95.00 and it was done and clean as a...

I think I shall dare to step back up. One of the biggest issues is that we, The U.S. has not built a refinery in very many years. When the folks from the Mid East offered to build them or help build them, our Tree Huggers screamed and they are still screaming. Many of you new folks to the site...

I find this to be a very good question but as always I will point out that the truckers of the world could make a big difference by doing something about this, in my opinion. The problem here as everyone knows you can not get enough of us to ban together long enough to make that difference. That...

A-Team that is very honest and direct. I give you a lot of credit for saying what many of us had to read in that note. I have a driver as I mentioned in my post that has these issues. He has never once listened to me but has always expected me to jump through hoops to get his pay to him. Now he...

I got lost on the smoking thing as well but it may because I was trying to light up a fresh three dolar bill, as I call them. Love my smokes. In any case I have always had this issue with my drivers. The Flying J card will work. Another option is to have your company simply use thier bill pay to...

I used to spend time telling people of my mapping. Most just shot me down so I gave up. It is mentioned above by someone else in different terms. My definition of Freight Zone is where your compnay does the most business. I found with all three companies I have run or do run with, they have what...

Thanks guys, I misunderstood what was going on. Now I see where this is a good idea. I think Geo did sell me some kind off body or hair wash in a stop one day. He came up to the truck commented on the size of my arms and got me talking about my past football career and the next thing I knew I...

It has been a while since I really spent anytime on here and I hate to use my third item to come across as a smart a$% but as I read this post I am scratching my head wondering if I am doing something wrong or something right. The folks that are talking about these second jobs and busineses, are...

Write to Broompilot. He moved there from Fed Ex and he really speaks highly of them. I spoke to him on the phone Friday and again he said he liked them. Raceman Owner Two Straight Truck. Part time driver of one of my trucks and local TT. 15mon.OTR Expediting 1 yr local Expediting Line Haul TT...

I wish I had the time to tell you my stories. I will simply tell you to go back and read my POSTs during December, January and February. If you are tight on money you would be a fool to put yourself in a lease or loan for a truck. You need a pool of money for start up and possible break downs...

Asking questions is very important as we all know. Let me say that I found this business to be great as long as all is going well. When things go wrong with trucks, freight etc. you will see the true colors of all involved. As a fleet owner, well owner of two trucks and I have hired a number of...

Okay that clears it up then. There actually would be more than one. Okie dokie. I was and am lost Raceman Owner Two Straight Truck. Part time driver of one of my trucks and local TT. 15mon.OTR Expediting 1 yr local Expediting Line Haul TT 2mon. OTR Straight Truck Plt to Plt off and on 5...

Stop it you are killing me. I just wanted to have some fun. I was in Somerset Ky yesterday and while talking to a driver he kept talking about his CDLs. When I turned on the computer there was a note CDLs. Ha! I just cracked up. I really was beginning to wonder if I did not get all mine. :)...

I have a question since I have finally seen it put in print. There is a post on here asking if a wife can go in the truck even though she does not have CDL's. I hear people say this all the time. CDL's. I have been in this business a while now, been in trucking of some sort for many years, talk...

I will just ad that I did some trucking for a family business many years ago and it was also in Georgia and I did it without a CDL, logs,paperwork,or anything else. There was not a stitch of numbering on those trucks and I can tell you the hours were well outside of any we can currently work. My...

I use a laptop with GPS and the big ole truckers Atlas. It is all I need. It is great Raceman Owner Two Straight Truck. Part time driver of one of my trucks and local TT. 15mon.OTR Expediting 1 yr local Expediting Line Haul TT 2mon. OTR Straight Truck Plt to Plt off and on 5 years. Based in...

I am an owner of straight trucks and put drivers in there without any kind of agreement like this. I would run from this deal unless you know this person and can rework it. Everyone who has responded is correct. You should get 60% of what the truck makes including any fuel surcharge. In other...

Weave, I too saw a note where he or she explained why it was not something that was of interest. Raceman Owner Two Straight Truck. Part time driver of one of my trucks and local TT. 15mon.OTR Expediting 1 yr local Expediting Line Haul TT 2mon. OTR Straight Truck Plt to Plt off and on 5 years...