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I flew into Dallas and a driver I had never met picked me up. ( let the jokes begin.) We were "lucky" enough to sit in Dallas 5 days before the crackerhead co-driver found a load he liked. In those 5 days I learned the things you learn in orientation and was able to analyze the load offers...

It helps that you're in the right place, everyday. Glad YOU enjoy it.

In some cases Big Chunky Operator.

People that want that high dollar California freight.

In expediting your sleep is only important to those in your vehicle. You get used to it. You shouldn't have to. But you will.

Cool train parts ? Edit: I meant the ones delivered by CannedMeat's BR unit.

That's why you are soo much happier when you are at they yard.Surrounded by people whose job it is to serve you. :)

I used to cut through a train yard, on foot, when I worked out of US Steel in Gary, In. Very scary in the fog.

My first load with my wife was a Memorial Day Weekend, Sunday Load, of one locomotive fan blade. They REALLY wanted that blade.

That's where "It's not my job" came from. Like me walking thru this parking lot they're paving. If someone asked me to move the roller, I couldn't. OVM, do you get frustrated by the lack of skills demonstrated by people on forklifts ?

Good kids usually come from good parents. You are partly to blame for her being a decent kid.

OP said earlier that his friend only nets 19% of the gross. 5 DR TVal units ( common fleet size) X $300,000 per year ( common yearly gross) X 19% net = $285,000. Let's say you hire crappy drivers and they only average $200,000 per truck that should put you near $190,000 to stay at home and...

I believe after a year you can try again. I think TK is doing better on correcting this problem. You're not the only TK in this position.. Does anyone know of a BR doing well west of the Mississippi ? Do BR solos miss a lot of opportunities to teams over security issues ?

I love it when a $35,000 a year worker talks about a guy doing similar work for $70,000 per year paying outrageous union dues. Dues are typically 1.5-2 hours pay per month. In my 19 years as a union member it never once seemed to be a problem. Not at 24 when I bought my first new car. A 77...

Believe it or not, plan B may be poorer quality. If a worker must stay at his station all day his mind may wonder, he'll goof off, etc. let the worker build his quantity of columns that pass quality and get on with his life. You get good parts, he lives a good life. It's a win-win.

They're making pretty good cars now, IMHO.

Heck, my brother the tanker driver does that well, or close, in Chicago. Oh yeah, he probably has to pay $58 dollars a month union dues. :(

I have a relative that can do $500 per day on OT as an electrician. He seldom does less than $2000 per week as an employee. Lots of 12-14 hour days. We're happy for him.

That's average. It's nice when you can get it. :)

If the lift axle is in back that'd be a 306" wb if the axles were flipped. A tandem is measured center of steer to center of tandem.( space between wheels.) With lift axle you measure center of steer to center of powered axle. 52 , 54, or 56 in spacing is typical in us. A Canadian spread...