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Yes there is but they are seldom used. On the truck there is usually a place on the truck to hook the glad hands and the pig tail to keep them stable and clean. Most are just flopped on the deck though. You can also purchase covers in most truck stops.

But where is the fun in that? No challenge, I like it complicated! Give me my QuickBooks and Quicken any day of the week and lots of categories.

Craig, you are right 1.50 all miles for any load when you are not a specialized truck? We have a hard time saying what our bottom line is that we will take a load for. Depends on the direction, toll roads, weight and other considerations. We are also not opposed if we are asked to take a solo...

We feel after being with a large over the road company that our dispatchers are the cream of the crop for the most part. We have had a few give us really wrong information and a very few actually be rude never have we been hung up on or screamed at. We are very seldom left on hold unless we are...

Wow India I looked in my refrigerator and I need to do some cleaning also. It is funny how you don't notice the small stickies until you think someone else might look at it. Thanks for the word of warning!

When was the last time you have seen an officer wandering around a truck stop asking every truck to show log books? Even then how many times when you go through a scale do they even ask to see your log book? You need to be ready when going through a scale to show a log book but the percentage...

We have had the same trouble as you trying to find a local accountant. We have just located a new one that just handles trucks, does not require you to send all your receipts, and appears rather knowledgeable about our business. His firm was recommended by another driver but as we have not had...

Thou shall stay positive and make the best out of every day. Thou shall treat others including dispatchers and you would like to be treated.

Lawrence has said it all. Good attitude even when life gives you a few swift kicks, everything cannot be rosy, Always keep your goal in mind and everything else falls into place. Keep yourself informed as much as possible on everything about our jobs. EO is a great place to start learning...

That is a good idea Dreamer. Last year we bought 100.00 worth of 2.00 bills and handed them out at Christmas time. We also feel someone has to go above and beyond their duty before we will give a tip. We have been thanked at several places we have unloaded at and it sure makes you feel good...

We will see what happens. The insurance card and number the driver gave us no longer carries that company. The phone number he gave us goes un answered. We did not call the police as it was on private property and thought that was the correct procedure. We did immediately call dispatch and...

TeamBud8 We make the choice to wear our uniform. We have found when we walk into a customer, the customer usually know exactly what we are there to pick up. We are treated as professionally as we look. So we take pride in our uniforms and the other personal reason is they are easy to wash and...

In most situations you have described if we feel they have gone above and beyond their duties. We feel if we get exceptional service we should should reward them.

We had a big truck back into our sleeper door while at the Flying J in Laredo TX. We thought we where lucky as the guy gave us all of his information including insurance. We thought no problem we will contact insurance and all is well. Wrong! The insurance company does not carry them anymore...

That is good to know. Since we only have the free version we cannot do that. Our thoughts where if you receive the fax you can do what you need to it and then email it to the correct person or if you need to you can just print it sign and send it of using mail.

We also find it very frustrating when you move over for another vehicle and they will not let you back into the granny lane. We are usually running slower then most and when we move over to let a truck on in a short period of time we will have a several trucks behind us all because the one...

You can only receive faxes not send them using efax.

Jeff really has hit on a sore spot with us. We are not White Glove but we always where our FEDEX Custom Critical uniform to pickup or deliver a load. We feel the amount of respect we receive when we walk into a shipper is worth the effort. We try to keep our truck looking nice also which...

We have done some research on the super single tires and it does not look as if they are legal on a straight truck unless you have some sort of stabilizer. Hoping at the truck show in March to do some more research on this.

RE: I just saw in the Exp Mag a page with Owners T That truck really is a nice truck. We have also followed the path you did with buying a new truck. We felt as new owners we needed the warranty and also peace of mind that our truck should not have many problems. Now with more miles under...