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FEDERAL LAW,not FDCC,no weapons in a commercial vehicle.Even with a permit,its jail time in Ma.and Ny.If your going to carry a weapon,you better be a Federal Marshal.

Bryan,right the shipper doesnt want to use expedite trucks,thats why usually the pay is from the consignee,or a third party.And if the shipper does pay,it was his fault the load is needing an expedite truck to deliver the load on time,and yes, this costs QUITE A BIT MORE THAN HE WANTS TO PAY

to get the best performance from any engine you need to get it to breathe better.a cold air system,for the air to get into your engine is the 1st thing to look at.next would be exhaust.these two things will both increase mileage and performance

Never hit an animal with my car,but,different senario with the truck.Once hit a dog,had to stop for 20 minuets to stop shaking.6 deer,hit 3 at one time,once, in the fog.couple skunk,racoon,but the worst,35 lb goose came thru the windshield at 65 mph.As I was being stitched up,on of KY's finest...

motel 6, to small for me,i'm partial to the days inn.most of the days inn's are almost 50% off with the clc card.If im not moving over a weekend,you will usually find me in a days inn.i haven't used my clc card as much,but still use it

home for easter,loaded monday in st pete,fl.delivered tuesday marietta ga,loaded atlanta, had dry run on tuesday,loaded atlanta on wed, delivered wentzville mo on thursday,loaded calumet city il on fri, delivered marietta oh sat morning was home for breakfast staying in service,but dobt if we...

guess i neglected to say that every receipt is filed in their respected places I have been audited 3 times,1982 1993 and 1994,didnt make out to well in 1982.no problem 93 and 94

i may have said this before. every load i do has its own envelope.on the front of the envelope it has start and stop miles for each state,number gallons bought,cost of: fuel,oil,tolls for that trip. he front of this envelope was originally set up for a person on a 65/35 split,of which they were...

lately mother nature has been a real bear.I cant get the wind behind me,in fact, cant get it in front either.all the aero dynamics wont help a side wind,just horsepower and lack of fuel mileage i have a program in the computer,keeps track of all fuel bought,even does my fuel mileage for me.in...

The 1st three months of any year are never as busy as the last three months.the revenue is down,but you can stay busy if your in the right place at the right time. Last week we got home tuesday night,hope for a long stay,and we loaded back out thursday afternoon,guess 1 day was my long stay.That...

Ive been running at the slower speeds for 3 years now.Ive been coast to coast ,border to border,no one has run me over yet,and I haven't run anyone over either.With the way the 4 wheeler population drive,its safer for the truck to go slower,especially those TAIL GATERS,they wont sit behind you.

im talking about trucks grossing 80000 lbs, not straight trucks.Doesnt take much horsepower to move a truck grossing 40000lbs

At the slower speeds,my tires last longer,I burn less fuel,less RPM's, fan belts last longer,and I can maintain a steady speed,not having to speed up and slow down for traffic,they do that for me.

I wouldnt make that move just yet,you may not have anywhere that will take a truck right now.I have a friend that is trying to put a truck on with a truckload carrier,they are'nt putting trucks on either

i'm old and didnt remember about the wander bread

In 1993 I was running a 3406c Cat engine,useing Amsoil synthetic oil.What the Cat dealer told me was if there were an engine failure and it was do to the oil,then the warantee wouldnt fix the engine.So,with that,I had an oil sample done every month when I changed the oil filters.At 150000 miles...

I have friend with a fleet of tractor trailers,he uses Freightliners and a few have the Mercedes engine.He gets great fuel mileage with the Mercedes,but it has a lack of power in the mountains with a heavy load.My Freightliner dealer told me the same thing.Im told the big hp Volvo doesnt have a...

Guess Ohio is finally going to get on the fuel tax band waggon.65 mph means they will get an extra 28cpm to run their state,figuring you will drop about 1 mpg for the extra 10 mph.Thats about $14.00 just for 1 truck to run from Michigan to Kentucky.Thats a lot of money a month when you figure...

all ny bridges are measured above the curb.In my early days i use to pull a 13'7" trailer under that bridge on I 278,but my 1st time i ruined a set of trailer tires

there are many cr drivers that would disagree with all those negative statements.It doesnt matter if he goes to swift,schneider or anyother of the companies willing to train him,its up to him to get the most out of it.If he gets a bad trainer,then you get a different one. after a year,he has his...