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You are talking about two different things. Our lift gate is used when there in not a dock. We can unload anywhere any time. We have a pusher axle which is a liftable dead axle that sits in front of our drive axle. If the axle sits behind the drive axle it is called a tag axle. We use our...

We have found the GPS to be a waste of time and do not bring up that screen. If a person did not have a GPS I am sure it would be nice. Compared to our very old Lowrence GPS and our Rands the QC GPS just takes up space. My new Motto "You can never have to many GPS's in a truck" and my...

This sounds very interesting to me. I want our letter to make a point. Truckers for a Cause will host an educational conference call on “Do’s and Don’ts of submitting comments to FMCSA” Jan. 22 at noon Central Standard Time. John Hill, former Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

What in the world are you rattling on about now? Reply to what you would like to ... I made an observation about myself and that posts I have made in jest were not perceived in jest as the smile behind the words were not seen. One was directly pointed at you if you remember in the past. I...

I am sure not going to be the one to tell you what to do.

OVM I understand i was replying to Jujubeans and her post on rude people. We all can be perceived as being rude even when we are joking around with each other by someone who is lurking on the forums.

Before I call anyone's posts rude I look at myself. How will a new person look at a post that is a joke but looks very rude? How will that post give anyone the confidence to post? Example is a post I recently posted where OVM called it wordy and that Layoutshooter said it much better in less...

Some companies require us to have the capacity to handle a certain amount of weight per vehicle size. It us up to us as drivers to not haul so much personal stuff that we cannot load the required weight. This is also true of being able to give the customer the required amount of space. Our...

I am on a Mac and I did get this email.

OOIDA has a survey posted. Survey is short and we can give our opinions on what we think of the HOS proposal. You have to be a member of OOIDA to take the survey. You do not have to be a O/O to be a member of OOIDA or to benefit from their services and discounts. Last night talking...

I had my first taste of this last night. I did feel as if I could understand the names of the cities easier.

I was sent this from a driver friend who lives in California. He was sent the info from a Lawyer friend. NEW TRAFFIC TICKET FINES IN CALIFORNIA
 
BE VERY CAREFUL OUT THERE! 
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES HAS AN ARTICLE ON THE SUBJECT: 
"FLOORING IT ON CAR FINES". PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS AND...

Moose great job! You have done your homework and I appreciate you posting this.

She will probably have to pass a drive test in a straight truck when you find the carrier you are going with. Not a big deal and your experience is what will count. Ask questions and read away on this site as there is lots of information on how to pick a carrier that will fit your needs.

I believe I have seen a sign like that south of Albuquerque on I25. I have also seen them in Arizona. Being from Arizona I know where there is desert there are rattlesnakes and they blend in well.

Explosives We also have a cheaper truck to run and we can take loads cheaper then Joe can. The reason we have a cheaper truck to run is we are not a reefer and do not have to maintain a reefer or a T-Val status.

This is a good example of how different trucks within the same carrier look at load areas. California is usually very good to us and we want a load going out there and try to stay as long as we can as the money is good. We do not like going north of California as we do not get out of Oregon or...

Another reason to reposition yourself is MONEY. The longer we sit in an area waiting for a load the better that load has to pay to equal the money we need per day to stay on the road. I keep a record of where we have picked up loads and where we deliver loads. This Streets and Trips map is...

There will be plenty of Expediters at MATS and many of us park at Papa Johns in a large group and the more the merrier. There is a grill going every evening with lots of lawn chairs in attendance. Both shows are really great for different reasons. MATS is all about products and there are a...

Thanks for all of your support Henry Albert is an alternate to the OOIDA board of directors. If you would like to contact him about concerns or suggestions he is on Facebook. Here is the link to the article on OOIDA's site: OOIDA Press Release