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Yeah, it's definitely different on how you have to consider the deadhead when you get paid a percentage of the load. It's a little more cut and dry as to whether the load is worth it or not. Either the load pays enough, or it doesn't. When you get paid by the mile, deadhead per-load has to be...

When I had the Ford van I'd just scarf access from whatever motel was nearby, but this Sprinter stands out more when in a lot for a long time, and it's harder to maneuver around tight motel lots. I want access where I can park for the entire weekend if need be, so most businesses don't work well...

Calling in or via the Qualcomm (QC) with updated, understandable local directions is an absolute must for anyone who ever complains about bad locals. I usually type them into the QC myself, and then read them back as if I were someone who were tying to use them. That way, when the dispatcher...

Like others have said, it really depends on the company you are with. With some you'll have almost insane deadhead percentages, like if you only have outbound freight and are always deadheading back to get another load. That's gonna be at least 50%, assuming that you occasionally go home or...

I've seen some pretty nasty boxes, trash and junk floating all over the place, but some of the cargo vans are the absolute worst. You open up the back and it looks like someone is living in there and they will occasionally make room for a skid or two, but only just enough room. And while it's...

One of the biggest mistakes you can make in an online forum is being more concerned with replying to who said it, rather than to what was said. Certainly, after a given amount of time and familiarity, it's quite natural to begin to read between the lines and "color" the meaning of a post based...

I just use the Garmin. I rarely look at the directions listed on the Qualcomm anymore. When I do look at them, it's usually just to confirm that the directions appear to be in the same ballpark as the Garmin directions, and to look for specific details, like to enter at a particular gate or...

RE: Cherry Picking? / Star Trek loads Honey, dear, sweetie, it doesn't matter. They're all friendly terms. "Thanks, honey" is no different than "Thanks, man" and I see no reason to get upset over it at all. "Thanks, buttmunch" is another story. I thought Cheri picking was... wait, never mind...

I don't think this post qualifies as a OPW at all. Specific issues were listed as problems for this driver, but they allow other readers to determine if these same issues might be a problem for them, and to what degree, and in doing so will be able to use that information to include or exclude...

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RE: TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED FOR A NEW TELEVISION SHOW City Lights Television is a legitimate production company, actually. Along with City Light Pictures and City Lights Post (a post production company), they are a subsidiary of City Lights Media, a growing production company in New York. A lot of...

I'm a computer geek, bad. So, of course, my first choice was a laptop with a GPS receiver. It's a dual purpose thing, right? A computer and a GPS map in one. Sounds great, and it works, too. I've used MS Streets and Trips for years, and like the maps and the interface on is a lot. I've also used...

Hello, I'm Oggie Ugh, President of Caveman Local 237. I am pleased to announce that after many long and hard years of blood, sweat and tears, mostly blood, mostly ours, we have finally eliminated dinosaurs from any and all positions of management. They will no longer present us with any...

MLB Home Plate XM 175 mostly, but also Fox, CNN, Air America, America Right, 700 WLW, Jazz, Classical, Blues, Deep Tracks and Top Tracks, top 40 stuff, 50's and 60's stuff, Cuban and Latin, Public Radio, you name it. When I'm really bored I might even listen to Oprah and Friends. OK, not really.

I'm 49, but my underwear says I'm older. Uh, oh!

It's known as "hot pursuit". When you break a law in one jurisdiction, speeding or otherwise, if the authorities are in immediate, hot pursuit of you, they can follow you wherever you go.

This thread is like an episode of Seinfeld.

If someone feels unsure, if they feel the need to scale, then by all means, they should scale. Personally, I don't have a problem with scaling at all. I've scaled too many times while hauling HAZMAT, and besides, there's little they can put me through at a scale that the Canadian or US Customs...

Back in March is when I did the research, promted primarily by the section of the MSP bulletin that was alluded to in that thread, printed out all of the relevant laws, and stopped by a Michigan scale house for clarification. The Bullitin stated: "Section 257.724(5) – language identifying...

Well, comparing a $1000 load offer with a $1200 load offer doesn't really meet the premise of the original question of "all things being equal". :) If you're paid a flat rate per mile, as I am with the .77 per mile with Panther, then whatever the FSC isn't going to affect the number of loaded...