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John I am a little slow can you expound on this? Running team at border crossing you lose your sleeper berth time if less than eight hours. No provisions have been made to accommodate drivers in this area.

There are many different ways of looking at a lift gate. The actual pay you get for just using the lift gate is miniscule compared to the advantages of having the lift gate. We have never regretted having our lift gate and love the additional challenges the loads provide. We have felt that...

We have always wished we could both be called at the same time! It seems as if we get called we are the most tired and in an area that is not truck friendly and has no parking. Of course though we are always told "Yep they have plenty of truck parking" We have never been asked to do a random...

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We know of a few White Glove units that are solo trucks. They usually stay in a certain area that has a percentage of freight and are very careful about the loads they accept. Again a good thing to discuss with a recruiter and take into consideration the area you live in and would like to stay...

That is interesting Greg as the state we used our exemption in was in Washington.

We have a 96" AA sleeper with a 24' box and we are 40' bumper to bumper. Our truck when we first bought it brand new with just a APU, no lift gate and no tag axle and also before I moved in weighed almost 20,000 lbs. After we added our gear we could not legally haul 13,000 which would have...

I have decided to take a suggestion Leo made about getting the trucks number and company and taking the time to call them. I have also had enough of seeing this go on at the truck stops. The list can go on and on of what some of these pigs do and it is disgusting. It is no wonder some times...

I like to use Wicked Metal Polish available at the Flying J. On flat surfaces like the side boxes in order to keep finger marks off the polished surface use something flat you can hang on to and still keep your polish cloth on. I have started using a sanding block covered with terry cloth, I...

We have 309563 miles on our Lowrance IWay 500 and now "Lori" is part of our dash and a gauge we scan at all times. We also use every source available to us to double check the directions. We compare our directions to the QualComm and also to Streets and Maps. We track our loads with Streets...

Before I bought a reefer I would check with recruiting and see what a realistic time frame you would have before you could get into White Glove. If you have to stay in Express very long your reefer would probably not be used often enough to pay for itself.

Depends on what company you go with and also what division you are in within the company. Very seldom in any size truck do you get a full load, not the nature of the business. The weight and dimensions are what determines the size truck that the customer will get. We feel as if we have the...

Each carrier deals with ComData differently and some do not use ComData such as FedEx Custom Critical. Before you get out here on the road set up your passwords and online banking. The more you can get set up at home and testing before you leave the better off you are. When on the road it can...

We are also very concious of the dead head miles. We also feel if the load pays enough we do not care what the dead head miles are and at time we like the dead head miles as we are running empty and are not spending as much on fuel as we would when loaded.

Trends show that you need to stay out at least 255 days per year to 290 days per year to stay profitable as an owner/operator. By mapping out the number of working days you need to succeed and planning ahead, you'll be working toward profitability instead of working to catch up. These...

We usually use our phones and a head set when helping one another to back into a tight spot or down a tight ally. We used to use the walkie talkie but found them to be cumbersome to use and frustrating to us.

Leo, looks like a very good book thanks for the suggestion.

We have also found the 12 hours shifts work well for us and we split the shift from 2 in the morning to 2 in the afternoon.

Every person has a different cost per mile to be profitable. Figure out your cost per mile and what you need to make a day and then you can decide which company will fit you best.

A good analogy would be if you traced Mickey Mouse and then signed your name to it!