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How long does it take you to decide if a run is profitable or not? In the short time I've been back, I've made 2 oops on saying yes & if I'd taken 5 more minutes I would have turned them down. I guess they were both my fault for not getting the information right. One specifically was a...

I just found out that one of the companies I work for only pays on the original bill of ladings. I faxed in the paperwork on a dual run from Detroit to Kansas City w/ a $25 add on in Indiana. Now, thru my own fault I lost one of the copies. I'm glad it was only the $25 portion of it. So in...

This is a Q for the bigger trucks. I've read the speed limit debate (trucks having same speed limits as cars) & can see both sides of it. I realize no one in Washington really seems to care about truckers, but work w/ me here please on this Q. I'm also not sure what the exact HOS hours are...

Dear Employee: As the CEO of this organization, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barack Obama is our President and that our taxes and government fees will increase in a BIG way. To compensate for these increases, our prices would have to increase by about 10%. But since we cannot...

Hi, Would anyone know the approx. gas milage on either the 1 ton Ford extended vans? The government sites don't list it & I haven't been able to find it in a search on here. I get 17-18 highway on my 250, so am guessing the 350 would be around 14-15. So if anyone has an E-350 extended van...

In another thread Greg said something about getting a class 8 w/ a liftgate. I see all the time things that refer to "class 8" but don't get exactly what the difference between a class 7 & class 8 is. Is it something that has to do w/ the age of the vehicle? Or maybe certain features on a...

Hey all, I'm not sure if this has been tried or not. I realize fuel prices are down from last year, but it's still a pretty large % of our operating budget. What was wondering if anyone was interested in starting a thread of where they filled up & how much it was per gallon. Say on Thurs...

Has anyone used this site? It says it's $50/month. If it gets ya 1 load it would seem to be worth it. I'm not sure how ya get paid & such. What % you'd get & so on. I kinda got lost in the navigation of it. Wondering if anyone has used it & what level of success have they had.

This maybe belongs in the recruiters section, & I'll definately be asking my company, but wanted to ask drivers their thoughts on it too. Would a box truck that could carry up to 5 skids be any advantage in getting freight? I mean financially. I realize there's times when a 2 skid van is...

In regards to the ad at the beginning when coming to this site. I don't work for em or anything like that. I figured I blew a gasket a few years ago when another company's ad opened along w/ the site so it's balanced to say "Good job" to a decent ad. Why I like it: Positive message...

Hi, Have any of ya's went from a van to a straight truck or vice versa? If so, what aspects of the switch are ya happy w/ & which things did ya enjoy more in the previous vehicle? Some of the common ones I can imagine (don't like logs, HOS, like how a van rides more, etc) but I'm thinking...

For anyone who has a straight truck, is there a way to carry a motorcylce so when you get to a city & have a few days wait, ya don't have to drive the truck around? I'm figuring ya could put it in the back of the truck a lot of times, but then ya'd have those times when the truck would be full...

I hope this Q is in the right section. I've done a fair amount of searching & still have a few Q's. I checked w/ the DOT & found the log rules. I understand the X amount of hours per either 7 or 8 days. My question involves the rest periods (of 8 hours & 2 hours). Are there certain types...

Today, well Saturday anyway, I "got" 2 cell phone drivers & 2 "got" me. The first one that got me was talking on her f'in phone at a left turn light & I missed it cuz she took about 10 seconds to realize the light had changed. Of course, SHE made it thru the light & went on her merry way down...

Amazing at how what he said 2 years ago is coming to fruition today. I'm sure everyone thinks the same about their candidate, but to me Ron Paul was the ONLY candidate who would have improved our country. A lil edit, this is a REAL long read. 30,171 characters. This site only allows 10,000...

Hi everyone, I used to post on this site a few years ago. I drove for a few years & this site was pretty helpful to me. I'll be making another post in a minute that can maybe return some of that help I've received as our company is hiring more drivers. In this letter I'd just like to say...

It was brought up in another post about credit cards. Another post mentioned insurance. The credit card issue I have pretty well covered. The insurance issue I got a rude awakening, but one I'm glad I got. Ignorance isn't always bliss. Financial decisions in this industry, & life in general...

I see where Flatbedin's thread kinda went off-track & rather than being post #50 on an off-track thread I wanted to post & also to add a little bit. I now see that you live in Ft. Wayne. I totally agree about being home vs in Pa all weekend. $70 blows chunks for all day of your time. So I'm...

Just wondering here what you're thoughts are on how the year 2006 went for ya. What are some of the decisions you're happiest w/ & what are some of the one's ya'd maybe like to do over? In a nutshell, let us know anything you're willing to share, whether it be good or bad, about 2006. Also...

Hiya, I need some suggestions here if possible please. In a nutshell, the milage on my van is brutal. Generally I was getting about 18 or so MPG. My understanding is winter fuel will make it drop some. My milage has went down to anywhere from 10-13MPG though. That's a bit much. I've taken...