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I think part of the problem is that so many people come on here to ask questions and end up venting and complaining about Panther's procedures and stuff. They're a big company, so of course you end up with a lot of people doing this. Then people join in, and it just turns into a bashing...

Is there payroll people for certain teams? Like the A team, B team, etc?? Or is it just one payroll department for everyone? Because I don't usually run into problems with payroll. Once they messed up pay for a load. We had to go to a dock to get it reworked so it wasn't too heavy on the...

I don't know him, but he seems like a very smart man. I admire the way he can say things to people without ever coming off rude and a "better than you" attitude. Seems nice and gentle in nature. Don't see that in too many people these days.

We usually stay out a long time, so taking time off is a much needed thing. I could understand more for people with kids at home. This would be a hard business for a family man, and his family as well. Why should they work hard for 3 weeks, put up with all kinds of things, and not deserve a...

I agree with you Ark. I don't think a driver should complain and have the mentality that leaves the owner out of the equation. I think the owner has a big investment and deserve to make good money out of the deal. I also don't ever complain to my owners, or the carrier for that matter. I try...

I just meant the driver should get all the pay if they are actually "hand" loading or unloading. See, we don't have a liftgate, pallet jack, pads...etc. If we're doing any loading or unloading, it's by hand. We've used customers pallet jacks for stuff, and never even mention about doing it...

I had went to their website the first time the GPS had been in a post, and read that about it saying the name of the street to turn on. Pretty neat. Also, I think it said you can return it within 30 days. If you did happen to get it, that should be long enough to test it and see if it works...

I do think the driver should get 100% of unloading or loading pay. Why should the owner get that if the driver is the one doing the work, which can at times be hard. For example...we did a load awhile back that had two stops. We had 5,000 pounds worth of 12 foot long deck material that we had...

We're a team, and when we experienced our first really busy season, we had to practically tell them, "hey, we have to get a shower now." Seriously we had two weeks back to back last year where we ran 6000 miles. We kept getting 1000 mile plus trips back to back. We couldn't believe it...

I read this article about how being a trucker you should protect your hearing. Seems like spending all the time around loud engines at truck stops and then it's kind of loud when you're driving sometimes, just being exposed to all the noise all the time, could take it's toll on your hearing...

Why do people always say they will reward drivers who earn a certain amount, or run a certain amount of miles? You can make informed decisions about taking certain loads, but you really can't MAKE the carrier give you all good loads. You don't have total control over what you are given, if you...

I was just mentioning using ear plugs to my husband the other night. I think it would definately help me sleep better because I seem to wake up at everything. The other night there was a loud boom of thunder and I jumped up asking what happened because I thought someone hit the truck or...

We always do good in Chicago as well. But we also get really good, long loads from the northeast. Maybe because we're a team though. Even when freight has been slow, we always get out of Chicago area.

We work for Expediter Services, and yes, they are very nice people. They take care of you really well. I believe they have 130 trucks. The majority with Panther, but some with FedEx, Tri-State, Express 1, a few with Nations Express...don't think I missed any there. I've heard of people...

Lol...can you imagine one of those "cat collector" people getting into the trucking business. Oh wait, I think I saw one on his way. This guy had 5 cats in his dash. No exxageration, I counted them. Not that long ago, we were in Laredo, and this guy had a great dane in his truck with him. A...

I looked at the Cornish and Devon Rex after reading this, and I really like the Devon. I think it's pretty neat looking. The ears are cute. It would definately get some looks wouldn't it? Also, LOVE the Siberians. They are beautiful. Never thought about doing that with the litter...

I've seen it do that too. Once I was checking the sattelite position and it would be one city for so many hours, than switch to another city for awhile....I think it was when I was in Indianapolis. I thought it was kinda strange. This was before the new board positions so it didn't affect...

I have allergies to animals and I like cats, but have never been able to find out about ones for people with allergies. If anyone knows of different breeds, please let me know. I'm not too sure about a litterbox in the truck though....I'm a neat freak. I've looked into many dogs that are good...

It's horrible how people treat elderly people these days. I think it's funny because I always hold the door open for people behind me, and sometimes they act soo surprised that someone would hold the door open for them. It seems more and more that people are surprised by acts of kindness...

Before I read about everyone slowing down, it just didn't occur to me for some stupid reason that that's why everyone was doing it. I usually only drive about 65 anyway, but I kept passing these big trucks doing like 60-62. I kept asking myself why they were going so slow.....duh, after I...