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i always get a kick out of the company line, and the pitch.(one in the same). the pitch is pure snake oil. i remember the first trucking job i ever had, and i asked the recruiter if i would be home once a week...his answer.."yeah..for sure'"..."we have lanes that go right by your house"!..."40...

it would be hard to pick a "worst" run...probably for me the worst runs were the ones where you have problems with your truck, finding an address, driving thru the snow etc. no fun runs, but i do recall the most embarassing run i can remember.it was in my tractor trailer days.i was loaded to...

TAKE OFF FOR THE WINTER...OR DO COAST TO COAST RUNS ON ROUTE 10......BEST ADVICE!:D

teaming means....more hours in the cab...plus alot of other things that go with those hours...i have been teaming with my wife for many years. i wouldn't team with anyone else. reason: my interests are her interests and vice versa. the money goes into the same pot. when you bring another person...

freightchaser has the the right attitude....i totally agree....take the loads...pay for the deadhead as best you can...drive those miles..it will turn around or ecxpediting will mutate again into some other kind of trucking...even in the best of times you sit occasionally...if you want to make a...

throughout my trucking career, i have been many times surprised at the caliber of people behind the wheel, and on the road...so what did you do before?......and what made you choose trucking? i worked as a field technician, first for a television production company, and then as a tech for an...

I started trucking in the mid 80's. my first lease was with north american who also taught me how to drive TT. I switched to expediting 5 years ago. the game is the same no matter who you lease to. The company an o&o leases to, has one primary objective. TO MAKE MONEY. the owner operator has the...

hi jeff.. nice site. i check in for a read frequently. the one thing i would like to see is more info on companies, and are they keeping thier drivers busy. i´d like to hear from drivers that are actually working for a particular company, and listen to thier "report card". individual drivers...

i had a similar problem. the injector cups. same engine. just over 300,000 miles. cost me $2300 and the loss of 2 days. i had them all replaced, seeing as they were in there anyway. next time i go cummins.

I received some feedback from my post "first rate info". Some pro,some con. I was even accused of beating the company drum. First let me say that i´m a trucker, not a writer. What i was trying to say, was that if all of us got on here, and told the straight story and mentioned the companies we...

I read this forum and others and am constantly looking for good trucking information. I think a starting point would be to give an honest and fair assessment of what YOU are doing with YOUR truck. (i.e. how many miles you are averaging, what is your median revenue per mile including deadhead...