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What is the difference between a D truck and a B truck me and the wife are in a straight truck with a 24 foot box 84 inch sleeper 33,000 GVW is that a B truck?

Yep been in service waiting for a load here in Chicago for more than 48 hours. :-(

I work with transportation designers group. They are great always get ahold of someone 24/7 365 days a year dont have any objections to keeping the truck fully operational and they seem to want to go the extra mile for the driver for instance me and my wifes truck broke down the freightliner...

What is the difference between a D truck and a B truck me and the wife are in a straight truck with a 24 foot box 84 inch sleeper 33,000 GVW is that a B truck?

Well I do live in Chicago went in service Monday and it is not that busy here at all still waiting for a load I talked to the owner of my truck and he has trucks with other companies than the one I am with and they are saying the same thing so I must not be me or the company I am with. Its just...

Last month January me and my wife were out all month. We laid over alot waiting for loads one time for a whole week. We tried everything deadheading to different areas and cities to get freight and all that. I heard alot of talk on the CB that January and July are slow months in trucking in...

We used to have a MIO GPS device not the same model as that one but the company MIO is not good in me and my wife's opinion they dont update there maps I emailed and called them about this and they kept telling me they will get to it an keep checking there web site well that was almost 2 years...

I have been reading up on the regulations on driving and rest time you have to do to be leagal but all the legal stuff is confusing can someone tell me in plane english what are the rules? For example what is the max you can drive? The max you can be on duty not driving or on duty not driving...

LOL I see what you mean and if your a big guy like me it will throw your weight off a little lol:+

Yes I know thanks for the tip.;-)

Thats what I will do just put all my stuff in go fuel up with an emply box then subtract that weight from the GVW and when I load up make sure that no more that 12k is up front and 20k in back. Right?

Right thats what I meant by move in LOL cool thanks again for the tip.

So you mean after I move in and gas up with out a load in it go weigh the truck and subtract that from the GVW right?

Yes that helps alot I should have though of that De de de lol thanks for the tip :P

Going to be driving a 2001 FL 80 with a 72" raised roof double bunk sleeper and a 22' box single rear axle what is the max the rear axle can have on it? If you can tell me what is the max pound load I can take on and be leagal?:7

Cool thanks for all the tips guys :+

I attached a picture to this post is the picture here a picture of dollies on a straight truck and when would you crank them down when your getting loaded or unloaded right?

Yes I talked to another company and they told me the same thing that thats a good deal but what good is 80% if the truck is broke down and what little money the truck did make I would have to give $700 no thanks. Plus the truck is old its a 1998. I talked to another company they have an owner...

I see what you mean about that thanks for the tip. :+

Talked to an owner today and he is basically saying he wants just enough money to pay the payment on the truck and put some asside for repairs. He said he is willing to put into writing a 80/20 split where I get 80% he gets 20% I pay fuel get 100% of the surcharge but if the truck dont make much...