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Proposed Rule: Hours of Service of Drivers - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration It was on the news last night - the FMCSA is proposing going from 11 hours to 10 hours of driving. At 1 hours less per day that is 30 hours less every month that someone could drive. At 55mph and .30/mile...

Alright, I'm thinking about starting to do hot shot work - I did some small stuff with my little 1/2 ton and loved it. So I'm thinking bout buying a nice F350 and going heavy. What do I need to consider when it comes to permits, etc? The truck would weigh in at about 13k, and I can haul up to a...

I didn't want to hijack the last thread to ask this so... Why do some carriers, if you lease or use their trucks, charged upwards of a $500 non-refundable deposit for having a pet yet let a chain smoker go at it for free? Hands down, no question about it, a chain smoker will destroy a truck...

This doesn't have to do with expediting but I'm hoping I can get some advice. I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place. I went to truck driving school in 05, drove OTR 53' Van for 6 months, took 6 months off then drove 6 months for Panther. That is the extent of my verifiable experience...

Just checked in on current prices and it's around $55 a barrel. Gas futures dropped another .10 a gallon also. Around MN the lowest price is $1.81/Gallon. Diesel can't be too far behind with the decline. I personally never thought gas would be this cheap again. Even with the declines I doubt any...

Not 100% sure where I should put this so I thought I would try here first. Does anyone know the limitation on the amount of time I need between having back surgery and getting a DOT Card? Or is it just when ever I'm able to pass it? I had back surgery on 10/8, fusion L5/S1. I'm able to walk...

Got an interesting email the other day from EO saying that I was missed. So I thought I would drop a line and say hi. I'm really thinking about going back out trucking after my l5 fusion surgery - long story - but not sure. Has anyone ever drove with 2 big dogs? I've always had my one hound but...

(if a special person is reading this, please correct me if anything I said was wrong, I would really like to know your side to this - we both know who you are. All this information below is public info) This post has been a long long long time in works. I haven't been able to post details about...

The other post was getting loooooooong with post so... With all the talk bout diff units that you can get and what not - from ppc's to tom toms, etc. Here is a solution that I have used. 1st your going to need this...

Not looking for company bashing etc, just want to get an idea where solos are sitting for the year. Thinking bout going back to driving a D Straight truck solo but if need to see where the money is there.

Don't know if anyone has heard BUT the court has thrown out the appeals in court - come Thursday is the start of a new era and the start of the clock till we'll be all out of work.

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55199 Anyone in here going to join in? Just saw this today and thought I would share.

Hi! I drove for a owner from Jan 06 to Jul 06 and the truck grossed about $70,000, I as a contractor got about $40,000 of that. The owner and I had a dispute and he still owes me $7,000. Last week i got my 1099 from him, he only put on there that he paid me around $7,000 then I get another one...

I haven't posted in long time so I thought I would just throw something together. Well my lawsuit is going well, Monday I get the court to force the other party to hurry up responding to requests from my lawyer and the court - If they don't respond to that, they pretty much lost all of their...

I've seen like 4-5 post lately that have been deleted or something. What's going on? Are we now going to have are post deleted if it's something the mod's don't agree with? I hate censorship, what I hate more it forums with rules so ##### stupid - I.e. don't post this or that, don't talk about...

I'm still trying to get back into this but after numerous tries at buying a truck I posted an ad to find a owner looking for a truck. I've gotten 3 phone calls so far and 1st question I ask is what kind of truck. I get the same answer "It's a 06/07 Hino, last team took off and I need a new one"...

I'm trying to buy a 2003 T300 kenworth that has 550,000 miles on it. I'm getting it for 44k so I figure it's a good deal. I want to have the whole thing redone and fluids changed, brakes, etc. What would be a good estimate of the cost? I planed for $5,000 but I can go upto 10k. Do I need more...

If I was to get say a 2003 something day cab with 24' box, how much does it normally run to strech the frame to 40'? Is it worth it? I might be buying a truck but I'm going to change the sleeper and box so I was thinking with the left over sleeper and box to build another truck but don't know...

It's a simple question... WHY IN THE "BEEP" do we need to provide details of our entire life history AND provide proof of such when we go for a driving job? I've been thru 3 trucking companies and everyone needs proof of what I did for the last 10 years including where I worked, how long, why I...

After all the post on this board and EW - I have to ask a simple question: Is it even worth it anymore? Fedex drivers are leaving like crazy due to change in FSC and that all the long haul freight is being put on tractors. Panther drivers are leaving due to nothing but low paying runs. Fuel...