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So that's the deal . Well , I guess you know the wife has to sleep in the cab because DOT will slap a hefty fine on you if they catch you sleeping there .

Anybody that recommends Bennett needs to be pimp slapped and shot . I know I've been there . They won't guarantee a load over the phone or will lie to you about it . Drivers , including myself have deadheaded several hundred miles to Bristol , In for a supposed load that wasn't there . If it...

It's not a biohazard . Urine is sterile . Didn't you hear about the kid that peed in an ice machine in a high school ? And whose band motorhome driver unloaded his dump tank crossing a bridge on to a boatload og tourists below ?

The Expeditors'Expo gets better every year and I was wondering if it would be worth considering expanding it to include vendors for hotshotters and RV haulers . There are thousands of those guys out there and I'm sure plenty of them would be interested . No doubt quite a few of them could be...

Not long after the IRS approved use of dyed fuel I was fueling at the Pilot at the Pembroke KY exit and noticed the fuel was red . Pilot corporate faxed our office a copy of the authority to use red fuel and we keep that documentation . I avoided that Pilot and watched fuel closely when fueling...

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FEMA ordered over 100,000 trailers from manufacturers. The largest percentage of them went to staging areas because there are few locations with hookup facilities .( How's that for fuel conservation - running thousands of diesel pickups into the gulf area using fuel to deliver trailers that...

Sounds like a bad torque convertor to me . Try a transmission shop.

You should really check to see if can set up direct deposit from ComData to your checking account or at least write yourself a ComCheck for most of the balance and deposit it in your checking account .Truck stops charge too much for a cash advance or ComCheck and the amount limit is too small .

Horse trailers pay less than $.70 a mile which is why you see quite a few pickups pulling doubles . See the posts under general topics regarding RV hauling . This is a bad time of year to get started in that business . Bad weather will cause a lot of delays and risk . FEMA is slowing down and...

>>If OOIDA was worth their dues they could do >>something for you but when they come up against WalMart and >>their lobbyists they get nowhere. > >OOIDA is worth their dues. The problem isn't OOIDA >it's everyone who says if they were worth their dues >and then doesn't join. If every...

Some pickups have sleepers because pickup back seats do not meet DOT requirements for sleepers . Pickups without sleepers cannot log sleeper time . In some states the DOT will ask RV haulers for motel receipts to prove they didn't sleep in the truck . Just because there are a lot of people doing...

The carrier I used ComData with allowed the option of direct depositing from ComData to my business checking account . There was no charge for this and I didn't have to use Comchecks or cash advances at the pump .

Greg , you seemed to be informed about FEMA procedures . Do you have any idea how many unused trailers FEMA had in storage from last year ? I know Homeland Security has storage lots in MD and TX that were still getting over 100 trailers a day in February . It shouldn't matter how many people a...

I've hauled trailers and A Team has the straight info on rates transport carriers pay . However , running empty half the time isn't really part of it . I'd pull trailers from KY to IN or MI then get one going east to NY or New England . Then I'd drop down to MD or PA and get one going back south...

I didn't say I haven't run team . I should have said I wouldn't run it again . True , expediters are a whole nother way of running . If OOIDA was worth their dues they could do something for you but when they come up against WalMart and their lobbyists they get nowhere . Now staying up 8 hours ...

There was another topic regarding this in the general forum . Some good forums for info are hotshothauling.com and dieseltruckresource.com . Generally it is not a good investment to buy a new truck for this type hauling and the large percentage of haulers prefer Dodges . Most RV haulers have a...

I've been told there can be controversy with bobtail since the o/o gets bobtail coverage from one company and liability from the carrier under another . Suppose you are dispatched to pick up a load but make a short trip off route for personal business . If you are involved in a wreck who covers...

I run I-65 all the time and less than half the pickups pulling FEMA trailers have DOT numbers or any other markings on them . I don't belive they are exempt , just getting away with it . I do believe though that they are exempt from HOS regulations and the larger ones don't need oversize permits...

Frank , let me clarify on this a little . These contractors are classified as owner operators with a permanent lease . Most of the trucks have 24,000 - 26,000 tags on them even though they are 1 ton or 3/4 ton trucks . The carrier pays for the permits and transfer tag . I've never seen one with...