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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Well I decided against the $2,600/month payment and decided to go back to driving for a fleet owner. Now the disturbing part is that there is barley no one looking for panther drivers. SO I found one with fed ex cc. I've searched and read, then searched some more. But I can't seem to figure if...

This isn't expediting related but it was so funny I thought I would share. I was watching MSNBC last night and they had on "To catch a predator". If you haven't seen the show before they have undercover cops pose as a 13 year old girl online and get guys to come meet her. Well one guy pulls up...

I got a loan, cosigner, truck and company picked out, etc. Payments for said loan is $2,600/month, now that includes $20,000 cash to cover cost. $20,000 residual payment after 5 years. With the some of the $20,000 I'm going to set up a escrow account with the bank and put (and keep) at least 3...

Time for lesson 2! ¿Qué dársena? (What dock?) Qué = What ¿Cuál manera? (Which way?) Yo aquí deberé entregar (I am here to deliver) Estoy aquí al fonocaptor que una carga que va a (I am here to pickup a load going to:) ¿Dónde está la oficina del envío? (Where is the...

In english: Would anyone like free spanish lessons? I thought as a holiday treat I would start a bi-daily segment of spanish lessons. I'll mainly focus on terms and phrases that pertain to us trucker. Also I'll take request if there is something you want to know how to say in spanish. I can also...

With all the talk of no loads, low paying loads, etc. Lets think of the better times - what was your best paying load? Mine would be the 6 mile mini in MI paying $13/mile FS and $60 mini pay. Only 1/2 mile deadhead and put me 1st out in all the board in Detroit.

Searching the net today and came across this: http://www.expeditertraining.com/ I just started laughing. Read the site - they charge $159 and it doesn't seem like they tech anything out of the normal, if you took 5 min to look up you could find on your own.