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A good friend of mine is driving for Davis out of Florida and seems to be quite happy and is home weekly. If you like doing Publix DCs you might check them out.

We're hanging out in our usual spot at the end of the Miami International Airport's runway with our fellow Aviation haulers. It sounds like a war zone out there! If I didn't know better I would think we are in the middle of a Miami gang war. There is constant gun fire all around us! Air...

Man that's an engine! Don't think it'll fit on our deck.LOL Wheres the photo? Would love to see what this bad boy looks like.

Good question! In all my years of driving, not once has a carrier I've driven for ever informed me that they were not paid for a load that I had hauled. I'm sure that is a possibility though. Trust me, if I had been made aware of such a thing and there was anything that I could do to help, I...

When are these carriers such as the one we were with, etc going to start getting involved and investigate these less than honest fleet owners. When are they going to stop treating the drivers as nothing more than that, a driver. Why do they (the carrier) continue to have nothing to do with the...

This thread brings a thought to mind: What if you were unexpectedly faced with having to replace your truck? Where would you be once the insurance paid off the loan? What would be left for a down payment on the next truck? Would you be able to afford to replace it with an identical truck ( same...

This thread reminds me of IGT/Reno,NV from our FECC days. We were offered several loads from this location of which we refused. Our reason being that the driver(s) were not allowed on the dock to observe the loading and securement of the freight. You as the driver, had to rely on a dock worker...

If every driver would respect the chain laws as you do Teamcaffee along with others of like thinking, we could all run much more safely when chains are required. Sadly the cowboys that want to show everyone else how to do it are usually the ones that end up wrecked and taking someone else out...

Ever wonder how a truck or T/T can loose control and wreck with their chains on? Especially if they are traveling the posted speed limit and maintaining a safe following distance. It makes no sense!

The number of chains that you are required to install varies with the road conditions ie: Minimum chain law in effect/Maximum chain law in effect. Since you have a single axle staight truck and if you dont have a lift axle, it sounds as if you will only need a set (2) of chains for your drive...

Moose, I've been to a few air shows but I've never seen anything like that!

I asked "What is it?" in an earlier thread. Here is the answer: It is an engine off of a C-130 Hercules Cargo Plane. The cement mixer looking thing is actually the turbine mounted in a service stand. The engine is mounted to the plane at the back of the engine where the exhaust tube comes...

OK folks, our freight tends to draw a lot of attention. Afterall, its out in the open for all to see with the exception of being wrapped in a protective tarp. Many people will snap photos as they drive past us or will come up and ask "what is that?" when we are parked. So, what is the first...

There you go! Life on the edge. Awesome!!! If you see a house pulling a stepdeck across the bottom with what appears to be a little portable cement mixer in the middle of the load, thats us. its actually the turbine off the tarped engine in front of it. Once mounted in it's own stand it kinda...

Layover, whats that? Weekend layovers have become a thing of the past since leaving the Fed. We've been fortunate in that our new carrier keeps us moving as much as we want. Got to take the $$$ while its on the table.

Moose Are you saying that you wouldn't at least once want to eperience the addrinelin (spelling?) rush from a 747 in your mirror doing about 200 mph chasing you down the runway and closing in fast! Awe, go for it, ain't nothing like it! Well, I can think of one thing better. LOL Hey we...

Awesome! I see you had an escourt leading you. We have them all of the time when we go onto the flight line. Wait until they lead you down the runway at 70mph with a jet taking off in front of you and one landing behind you! No room for error. if you lollygag you get run over! LOL Thanks for...