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Hey Linda....I noticed your 3rd driver up there in the passenger seat! ;) Truck looks fine that way, and the window tint strip is a great idea!

We don't really have a set schedule. Who ever drove last is in the sleeper for the next time. We are both awake at pickup or delivery so that we can help with navigation etc. Sometimes one of us is shorted on sleep time but it all works out in the end.

Guess that beats "canoeing" a big storage bin down ditch after a good rain. Or...putting your buddies in a 55 gallon drum and rolling them down the dirt road :D

We came from T/T team driving and the biggest thing we had to get used to was the sitting. Expediters have feast or famine lives :p Either we are running til the wheels fall off, or sitting and growing moss. It's a great life once you get used to it. Ask the fleet owner for current / past...

Ateam, I think that what you posted about the "we" is true for a lot of husband/wife teams out here. You did say.. So that does show that there are a few things that both of you "could" do, but by being a team, you do certain things because that's the way you've worked it out. I had to laugh...

That was really good!

Linda, I've heard about the fuel savings from not having the sun visor, but have you noticed any real difference in the sun coming in the windshield? Did the visor have a real purpose for the sun or just look good?

rangell218, This is an open forum, the issues that you have need to be addressed in private. If you have documentation verifying your side of the issue then take it to an attorney. Best of luck

Good thread Criticalmass! I do the "housework" in the truck. Hubby does the truck work. I do the paperwork Hubby does the paperwork. I do the cooking. Hubby opens doors in the rain/cold. I do the laundry. Hubby gets the clothes dirty. ;) I polish chrome Hubby polishes chrome. I drive Hubby...

How's the big truck driving going? A tip for learning the pre-trip....do it the same way every time. Write down exactly what you need to look at, and do it in the same order. That helps you remember, and helps to eliminate missing something when you're nervous on test day. ;)

:eek::eek: Well DUH!! Now I really feel like a dork...and how many times have I looked at that page? Can't see the forest for the trees? Me an my red face are vacating the premises now :o Thanks Jack :)

For the most part, we still wait at truck stops. We're pretty much self contained, but it's still convenient for showers, laundry etc.

Where do you find this chart? I've found lists from 2003, 2005, etc. but not recent. How often do these rates change? Even though we don't pay for the fuel, I'd still like to know how this is figured and how we can plan fuel purchases to be advantageous for our owner.

Not to kick the example of Bob and Betty while they're down....but I don't feel that the gov should come in an "bail out" these people. I'm sorry they could lose a home, but the bottom line is they bought a house that they couldn't afford. Unfortunately, sometimes the learning curve is a steep one.

We had a diesel shop on campus, so we were shown an actual transmission and how it worked. What the clutch did, how a brake chamber works, how to adjust the brakes on a trailer etc.

Oh ok, thanks :)

So, what is the site and where do you get this login? Did you get this situation resolved yet?

I went through training here: Johnston Community College - Truck Driver Training It was an 8 week course- Mon-Fri -7am-6pm There were 8 instructors. We had about 30 people in class and you must have CDL-A upon acceptance to the class. The class was divided into 2 groups, one group was on the...

I wouldn't open the valves while running down the highway because you'd spray other vehicles and that's just rude.

All good points... As I said before, I can only speak for what we do in regards to the shower. For example, right now we are at a truck stop and I have been using the sink. The water is going on to the ground. We are at the very back of the lot, and there are no other trucks around us so I...