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  1. butterfly610

    large fleet

    How is it, that a certain "large fleet" at Fedex has so much favor? I understand they have lots of trucks on with the company, but what about everyone else out here? I don't understand how these companies they are signed on with, cannot see why they lose so many good teams because of the games...
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    NC workmans comp

    Thinking of changing residence to NC to family's but recently found out Nc requires workmens comp and won't accept the occ acc that companies charge for weekly. I've heard this can run really high since it goes off the revenue the truck brings in. Even though we don't own the truck, it goes off...
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    Akron-canton airport

    Renting a car to go to Fedex orientation where we will be picking up our truck. Anyone familiar with this airport in particular and no where a good spot for a straight truck to wait while I drop the rental car off? Hoping there is somewhere walking distance because I will be dropping it off...
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    Medical card?

    I have looked this up and keep getting conflicting info. Does anyone know if you are required to carry both long form and medical card? Will you get in trouble if carrier keeps your long form on file and only gives you medical card? I was always under the impression you had to carry both, but...
  5. butterfly610

    laredo

    How many van teams say no to laredo or take a good trip and drive mt to another location due to reduced rates? Im just curious how many vans this effects and what the best thing to.do.is. I dont mind driving to.another area after. The reduced rates are a bit ridiculous. On the other hand, dont...
  6. butterfly610

    Pittsburgh

    Anyone ever p/u or deliver to the US Steel tower in Pittsburgh? I'm in a Sprinter, high roof, extended. Anyone know of a place to park since parking garages will be out of the question. Probably needs to be close by since it's high value. It can be carried though. Looking to plan ahead for...
  7. butterfly610

    Deadhead

    I wanted to know how many of you find that you deadhead more for loads these days? Do a lot of you just suck it up and if it's under 30% you do the deadhead for the load? What is everyone's reasoning? Do you feel like it's not worth the time it takes you and you don't profit except getting...
  8. butterfly610

    giving drivers a bad name

    Well, I've talked about this once before but this was too bad to ignore. Recently we were in El Paso. Just relaxing in the beautiful weather. Looking out the window and in front of us was a Panther straight truck parked in the front row. The guy gets out of his truck, proceeds to his back...
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    Old Stinky Trucks

    Why oh why on a cool weather day does someone ALWAYS have to pull up next to us in an old truck with stinky exhaust?? I really enjoy my windows cracked or the roof fan on, and everytime I do I either get someone who smokes one ciggarette after another or a truck with horrible exhaust fumes...
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    truck stop inspections

    Beware! Stay away from the trucks in Iola Kansas at the junction of 54 and 169. We were sitting in the sleeper as were other drivers, and when I was rolling up our curtain I saw the DOT doing inspections on guys just on their downtime. They were staring at all the trucks and knocking on doors to...
  11. butterfly610

    Have a question

    Hello everyone. I have a question. If I am going to drive for an owner who already has a truck on with a carrier, and I'm going to drive it to orientation, do I have to have a new DOT physical and medical card....my old one expired in February. We had to come off the road and take a little...
  12. butterfly610

    Anyone Know?

    Does anyone know the speed limit in California for a two axle straight truck? Some signs say "trucks" 55, some signs say "trucks 3 axles or more" and some just say "any vehicles towing." Has anyone ever asked before? I'm too afraid to just go 65 without knowing for sure, so I wondered if...
  13. butterfly610

    any suggestions?

    Does anyone know of any place to wait while in carlisle besides the nasty truckstops? Have you found a mall, or a walmart that allows trucks to park? Just get tired of the truckstops here, and wondered if anyone knew of anywhere else to park here?
  14. butterfly610

    food

    I was wondering if anyone knows where you can find the nutritional info for food at truckstop restaurants? I don't want to eat in them, but I am curious about the nutritional facts. Recently I looked up some restaurants and their info, and was totally shocked by the amounts of everything in...
  15. butterfly610

    question

    Just out of curiousity, a lot of Sprinter owners don't have the sleepers correct? If not, is it some kind of a bed that pulls down? I'm guessing the reason is so that you can carry 3 pallets instead of 2. If that's the case, what do you do if you have 3 pallets, can't pull your bed down, and...
  16. butterfly610

    find out info

    Just wondering how many of you in straight trucks go to state parks, or regular parks to use the trails for walking or biking or anything like that? If any of you do, do you call ahead to see if they will allow you to go there and where you would park and stuff? Do you think they would only...
  17. butterfly610

    Good Spot?

    Does anyone know of a good spot for a straight truck to wait over the weekend in New Hampshire near Concord? We have a load delivering there tommorrow, and pick up one 20 miles West of there on Sunday, so we need somewhere to stop until then. I know there's not much for truck stops and...
  18. butterfly610

    Clean it up!

    I always hear about how maybe some Walmart's don't want trucks parking at their stores is because of drivers leaving a mess. Yesterday I witnessed just that. I called a Walmart who doesn't let trucks stay and park, but if you need to shop they didn't mind. I went in, got groceries, and along...
  19. butterfly610

    Hammer Time!

    What is the strangest encounter you've ever had at a shipper or consignee? Tonight we were delivering at a department store. They had a door next to the docks, and you had to ring a bell to get someone to open the door. I pushed the bell, waited, and these two women slightly opened the door...
  20. butterfly610

    anyone know?

    Has anyone else heard that you can get some sort of printout from Comdata giving you the amount of all fees you've paid to them? For tax purposes I'd like to have one. I had heard you could, but can't find anything on their website about it. For example, when you register money from your card...
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