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Sooooo.... I left Dallas on March 27 and traveled to Louisville, KY to meet my new boss and get my truck. Whooda believed I would start my new career on my birthday, March 28!!!!!! I just love what I'm doing. My company, A. Blair Enterprises, never slows down. I ran for 8 weeks, and I'm...

One of my cats insists I take her with me when I start driving next week. She says nobody is as great as me, and, since she has trained me so well, she doesn't want to have to start all over with somebody else. When a driver travels with his cat (we know who is in charge), what is the best...

Just thought you all would like to know how Big Bus Bob is doing. I spoke with him about an hour ago. He was picking up his first load for Panther going from Ohio to Virginia. I got a kick out of his comments about the Qualcomm always knowing where he is. As a former bus driver, I suppose...

This is a silly question. I've only driven 5, 8 and 10 speed tractors, or rental straight trucks with 5 speed transmissions. On an FL70 with a 6 speed, can you float the gears? Or, with such a small engine, is double-clutching unnecessary? I've been told it's the size of the flywheel that...

This became an item in another posting and I wanted to give it its own thread, if that's ok. It seems there is question about independent contractor status. I have taken a job driving a truck as an independent contractor. I pay fuel and tolls, O/O pays me per mile. I am responsible for all...

Would anyone like to share how they came to be expedited freight drivers? I'd like to know: 1) Why? 2) Age? 3) How long from the time you made the decision to your first gig? 4) Did you work for somebody first? 5) Is it the best decision you ever made regarding work? 6) Did any of you...

Well, my goal is still mid-April to become an expedite driver. I haven't given notice at work, but I need to soon as they have plans for me to do quite a few programming projects for the bar coding system I have set up for them. I need to give them enough time to get somebody in to be trained...

It's time for me to stop lurking and ask the questions. I've been reading posts for quite a few months and don't want to stay a stranger any longer. Hope all y'all have time to help me out here. And, thanks for all the great advice you've been giving everybody. I'm 54, a network...