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  1. pearlpro

    CDL Test Question?

    The test in IL was Multiple choice, if youve studied and you remember the KEY WORDS, such as Air LEAK DOWN pressures, Braking Distance, Tire pressures, etc youll be fine, The Driving test is more difficult as its now a SKILLS TEST, Ive always driven trucks with a Auto Trans, your license is no...
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    Attention newbies!!

    Charts and Graphs dont mean a thing when you can make the rent, Ive been blessed with pretty decent freight so far but weve endured the slow and weak also, sorry to see you go Aquitted, stay in touch, next time im out your way Ill say hello...
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    Going around Chicago

    RAIN/SNOW if either of these is happening prepare for accidents and idiots...Ive been back and thru and used all of the above routes and depending on time of day, weather, rush hours, sporting events or etc...check the radio, 760 am or sat radio traffic channel, Tolls etc is gonna take time...
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    Non CDL Straight Truck Question?

    I started out in a NON CDL straight truck I rented from Penske, if you need a truck to get your CDL rent one from Penske or Ryder...I would say having your CDL B is a better option then using a Chauffeuerrs or C class license, I never was hassled but I do know of others who were harrassed and...
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    You might be an Expediter if you...

    you might be an expediter if you can Voice program the GPS while talking to dispatch on the cell, while filling out the log book and driving thru the Fuel Islands......oh they call that distracted driving today....I call it SKILL.
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    Plans and Expectations

    If you get with a Busy carrier you should be able to earn better then that, but that all depends on you and the time your willing to go "OUT' and stay...
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    You might be an Expediter if you...

    you love the smell of Diesel in the morning, or you know the names of a dozen waitresses in a dozen states....be one with the Bladder Obie Won....
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    Insurance

    If you signed up for OOIDA call and talk to them they can give you legal options to secure your money, but be warned if you didnt have a contract or theres something afoot out of normal operating procedures there gonna tell you right up front, YOU GOOFED...But they will help you mediate a...
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    Delayed Payment?

    Do you have a contract that says we will pay you every two weeks, every week, etc or is it in writing at all, a settlement agreement is YOUR protection, if your nearby go straight to the office and ask for payment, If that doesnt work and you dont have a written agreement specifying WHEN then...
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    Insurance

    OOIDA has some good Insurance programs and friendly folks to boot, Direct Deposit is the only way to go, if they wont do that have them post your paycheck to your fuel card, or get one that allows this. I have two seperate accounts one is a deposit acct, which I then transfer to the ATM...
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    A great way for Newbies to start...

    As a Newer driver to Expediting I think the biggest piece of advice would be to have MONEY SAVED and available for the emergency, rainy day, Accident, etc...it can get expensive quick if you breakdown while under load in the middle of the night, so have a Plan, and the Money to pull you through...
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    T & k

    Are you an OOIDA member they can often help mediate issues like these and get you paid.
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    I don't even know what I don't know but I know this...

    For you Newbies out there, when your driving along and you hear the cb radio and some guys screamin"Pull over Ill kick your *** you country bumpkin" and the other guy comes back "Im right up here in this truck stop in the purple pink Dental Floss truck" and you have no where to park but the back...
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    I don't even know what I don't know but I know this...

    I think Frank Zappa would have said Great Googly Moogly to Tractor mans Diatribe,,,maybe hes gonna be a Dental floss Tycoon in another life...with that Stinkfoot, and the Pajama People...see what happens when you sit in a truckstop parking lot inhaling Fumes, Urine and talking to Lizards...
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    Looking to get started

    Ok, What kind of vehicle, and what kind of job do you really want, You drive a semi now and you saw the EXPEDITERS coming and going, Will you need a Truck, there isnt anywhere you actually rent or lease an expediter, so COST going in is high, Vans are the least expensive, then a Sprinter, the...
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    Truckstop Fitness centers

    The Key is to not drop the two Cinnabuns as your walking fast pumping your ams.....Ive been walking a mile, riding 2-3 miles on my bike, Im not ready for the truck stop marathon, but if yopu see me sitting some time and you wanna walk let me know, its always better with someone to chat, Ive...
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    Truckstop Fitness centers

    Im getting my workout on Ive been to the Doc and hes says SON......ya wanna live a long time, I said YUP, he says ya drive a truck for a living, I says YUP, he says you better get your fat butt outta the seat once in a while and walk....Malls are a good place to walk except when you go two laps...
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    just a few questions for the senior expeditors

    Ive had a few deadheads to better locations but thats why you do it, Im not going to sit unless Johns got a plan or deal working for the truck, then he pays for us to be there or the customer does, But if you go somewhere there's no freight, it pays you to move to a better area, Ive done that...
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    Drug Screening: Keeping a Good Man Down

    Insurance companies RULE THE WORLD, its why we bailed out the Biggest one back when Obama took office, I think I would get my own authority and run and find your own load, wait a year when these records should be purged and go back to a carrier. Its not right when the BACK TO WORK program doesnt...
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    I don't even know what I don't know but I know this...

    I started out this summer with myself and my brother running in a Straight truck, we slept in a motel room every night, My brother would wake up at the crack of dawn as he always does, Make coffee, watch tv, call his wife, and then move outside to work on the truck or talk to anyone he could...
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