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    TA/Petro Shops

    T/A shops open 24 hours, road service usually available 24 hours, most have a 24 hour restaurant where you can wait. I never had anything stolen from inside my truck unlike dealerships or even company garage. My experience as both company driver and O/O has been positive with T/A. Never really...
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    10 MPG in a Tractor Trailer?

    I owned a1992 9700 COE, 350 hp and 9 speed trans. I pulled a reefer between Detroit, Cincy and Green Bay and was able to coax 6 mpg out of it. Having a set back front axle it was like a yard dog with a big sleeper. Every time you raised the cab everything not stowed ended up on the dash.
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    Doctor shopping

    The Petro on I94 exit 333 in Racine, WI has a chiropractor that isI authorized to do CDL physicals. I haven't been there in some time but I believe the cost is $60.
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    Changing lanes, BEWARE.

    Rationale left long ago!! You used to enter a highway beyond the exit ramp but someone decided it was better to enter the highway in the deceleration lane of the exit ramp. There seems to be a lack of common sense in highway construction.
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    Why is it?

    I always wondered why British cars have the steering wheel on the right. Now I know!
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    Insight on tractor mileage

    Last truck I drove was a new 2010 Freightliner Cascadia with a DD13 and 10 speed. Rode nice, quiet, plenty of storage. I only ran in and out of Chicago to Wisconsin and sometimes Iowa. I think I averaged 6.7 mpg. Not a big Freightliner fan because of their service departments and the wonderful...
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    Winter wear and tear

    Listed at $99.00 on their website using my WI zip code.
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    not all doom and gloom....:)

    I am confused here. Is it required to take a 34 hour reset every week? I understand you can only take 1 reset every 168 hours but you do have a recap to work with. At least I think you do?
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    HOS Changes Effective February 27, 2013

    If your neck measures more than 17 1/2 inches or your Body Mass Index is greater than 34 these are indicators you may have sleep apnea. At the time of my physical the nurse measured my neck holding the tape measure quite loose then told me my BMI was 37. When I calculated my BMI it was just...
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    HOS Changes Effective February 27, 2013

    I drove T/T for JB Hunt in Chicago. JB required it through the clinic they used for physicals. My Dr. could have signed a waiver if he was willing to accept responsibility should I have a accident. At the time I took that physical it was a suggested guideline and not a rule. JB just pushed it to...
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    HOS Changes Effective February 27, 2013

    When you get your required CDL physical the Dr. will ask if you snore, if you get sleepy or nap during the day, measure your neck and check your body mass index. Based on his findings you may be required to do a sleep study. Mine cost $4600 each and I had 2 plus the cost of the machine.
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    2013 "good"rates

    I was a production worker for 20 years. I was making a little more than $12 an hour when the factory closed in 1986. I was making $17 an hour in 1998 in another factory when it closed. These hourly wages do not include benefits. Both jobs were in Pittsburgh. If you look in the want ads today...
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    Our experience with C&M Transport so far...

    I'm wondering if this Sprinter is insulated. His FO seems like a decent guy and these rookies seem like decent people. You can't make money when you are OOS but you need to communicate issues that affect dispatch.
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    Our experience with C&M Transport so far...

    I met a solo C&M driver in October when I stopped at the Chicago North T/A in Russell, IL. He was driving a 2010 Sprinter for a fleet owner paying him .30 a mile. The owner paid all expenses. The driver told me his only expense was food and laundry. He said he ran 2500 - 3000 paid miles almost...
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    listening to drivers complain......

    The only way to change things is with representation. A strike won't work. Swift, JB, Werner and others spend money trying to influence laws that hurt the O/O and IC. Big companies are siding with safety improvements because it is too expensive for smaller companies to comply. The best option...
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    FMCSA New Initiative to Validate Driver Medical Cards

    What if it is an attempt to close a terrorist loophole? The very real threat still exists that we will be attacked again.
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    Chef Dennis Follow Up

    Glad to hear stents solved your problem. I was off 5 months when I had a double bypass in 2007 and had to fight with the cardiologist to let me drive again. I just had the nuclear and echo stress tests myself and will get my results on Tuesday. I think I passed but what do I know?
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    How many HATE this?

    Anyone I ever drove for had a company policy in place to deal with customer requests. Most of them said to call dispatch before performing any unauthorized customer requests. Most requests were honored. Some were paid and some were not.
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    How many HATE this?

    What kind of roller system do you have?
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    Are drivers using the five keys to the Smith System

    Excellent post. The motoring public has no idea just how difficult it is at times to drive for a living.
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