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And the trucking industry is pushing hard for eased immigration laws . The CEO of Schneider testified before a House Committee saying the answer to the driver shortage is to allow more immigrants to come here and drive . Actually the trucking industry has no representation . The ATA is an...

I'd say if you claimed 365 days per diem IRS would be a little suspicious . They want to see your logs during an audit . If you use an address be sure to show off duty time at that location .

Panther did pretty well with inspections , So did FECC http://safersys.org/query.asp?searchtype=ANY&query_type=queryCarrierSnapshot&query_param=USDOT&original_query_param=NAME&query_string=500737&original_query_string=PANTHER%20II%20TRANSPORTATION%20INC ...

Cheap may not be the best way to go . You get what you pay for . Watch for online sales . Bestbuy.com . Circuitcity.com . I prefer Circuit City . At either place you can shop online and they will let you know if it's available at a local store - pretty handy way to shoponline when on the road ...

Just about every large truck manufacturer is cutting back production . Fleets bought all the '06's they could to avoid paying high prices for additional emissions equipment . All diesels including pickups and SUV's now manufactured must have particulate filters . I've already heard reports of...

If you look at the specs the GVWR for a 4500 is only 17,000 lbs . The truck probably is below dock height also . You want a dock height truck with at least 26,000 gvwr , more would be better . Just what type expediting did you plan on doing . It's generally recommended here to learn the business...

Having a sleeping bag keeps fuel costs low but waking up and having frost on the INSIDE of the windshield is not my favorite way to start the day .

You're saying you never drove in ice or snow ? Be careful . One tip . Watch the road spray from the tires of vehicles around you . No spray om wet roads means you're on ice and need to park it .

You can get an invertor to plug into your cigarette lighter for a lot less than $100 . Just any plug in invertor will do . You don't need the one made as a laptop accessory . You can use the same invertor for your coffee pot . Truckstops have all kinds of 12v stuff - stoves , vacuums , dvd's ...

Register at hotshothauling.com . Melvin Brooks just bought a new 4500 . He hauls heavy loads though - 20,000 lbs . or better and you'll have to get him to slow it down below 75 to get reasonable mpg reports . Also check reports on Freighliner M2's and FL 70's used by other members .

If you want the cash price at Flying J get a Frquent Fueler card . You can get the card number as soon as you apply . Most other fuel stops give you the cash price if you use a Fleet One card . Fleet One debits the money from your checking account . The Truckers Advantage card from OOIDA is...

The EOBR rule is out and for the time being will only be mandantory for carriers with a history of HOS violations . HOS rules are impossible to comply with . Read the definition of on duty time . It says ALL time in a commercial vehicle is on duty unless in a sleeper berth . There is an...

Wouldn't it be a lot easier to pick stuff up after you get the truck ? Are you getting a C unit ?If it isn't a new truck you might "inherit" some stuff from the previous drivers . I keep a good sleeping bag . It can save a bunch of fuel . Most drivers recommend a carbon monoxide detector . You...

Here's some info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scania_AB#Historical . I remember seeing a Scania race rig back in the 90's at the Boston truck show . http://www.svempas.se/showe.html I believe there are a few old Macks with Scania engines

I can relate to that . I've been called about everything too .

Now Terry , you got me curious . She only mentions her boyfriend under hobbies in her profile . He's for pleasure , not work . The truck won't be that crowded .

Still waiting to hear what the courts decide on Public Citizen trying to get the 34 hour restart thrown out because it COULD allow a driver to drive more than 70 hours in 8 days . I bet they can't document a single accident caused by a driver being too fatigued because he took the restart . As...

>Yeah that's what I meant to say......it's cheaper on the >truck side with a DOT # than the auto/rv islands in Indiana. >My tongue didn't get twisted.....my fingers did. : ) Just hope IN never realizes how many trucks there are under 26,000 with DOT numbers and avoiding the tax .

I've been told some courts won't accept photos from a digital camera because they could be altered by s computer . In that case I'd keep them in the camera or save the memory card . I really did appreciate the work of the officers in Upper Sandusky , OH . Two of them came on the lot and took...

Do they just use the 34 hour restart when drivers run out of hours ? It seems like expeditors would have a chance for that restart long before they ran out of hours . Be advised if you exceed the 70 in 8 you cannot use the restart . You can legally exceed the 70 in 8 . Say you run in your...