Search results

Some fleet owners run trucks with more than one carrier. Others run with one carrier only. I know one that runs a number of trucks with at least three carriers and leaves it up to the driver to choose. In your stage of research, you might want to contact that company. They require experience but...

Be sure to take it easy while recovering, even though you say you don't do well sitting around. A friend of ours had routine cateract work done and all was well until he got restless. He started working in the garage harder than he should have and nearly lost his sight, not to mention MONTHS of...

I think it is fair to say that most solvent carriers have their share of top producers, average producers and below-average producers. Same carrier, different production results. Thus, it's about the person, not the carrier. It is also true that people have moved from one carrier to another...

Diane and I are very proud of the fact that in over five years of hauling freight, we have never had a freight damage claim; not just a claim that was never paid, but no claim ever made. That is due in part to not skimping on equipment like straps, load bars, pads, rows of E track, etc.; and not...

Expediting is a tiny, tiny slice of the larger trucking industry. Three trucks out of 400 is 0.75%. No one knows for sure how many expediter trucks there are running out there, but less than one percent of all trucks is not a bad guess. This is not ringing any bells. The only other forum I...

It is great to hear your weight-loss success story, AND secret to your success -- green tea! It took some getting used to, but green tea is now an enjoyable beverage in our truck. I have not done the before-meal deal with it but started drinking it out of blood pressure concerns. While it...

This is from the article redytrk pointed us to: “The legal clearance shall be one foot less than the measured clearance,” reads the passage in New York’s Vehicle and Traffic law. “The measured clearance shall be the minimum height to the bridge or structure measured vertically from the traveled...

Dang, Broom. We are talking about a clay bar here, not the core of your being. Lighten up.

More freedom? Yes. More money? Yes. Less pressure? Yes. Would we start with a fleet owner again? Yes. Driving other people's trucks helped us learn what we wanted and did not want in a truck of our own. No way would we have the perfect-for-us truck we have today, had we not driven fleet...

Did your carrier change the system, or did you change carriers?

Yes, Broompilot, you're telling me (twice). I trust you mean well, but I'm not listening. Don't take it personally. It's just that the situation you describe is not our situation. Truck bodies are not treated with clear coat like car bodies are; at least ours isn't. I'm not trying to remove...

Success!! We tried hair spray this morning. It had a partial effect. Then we tried acetone (fingernail polish remover) as P51bombay recommended. Acetone worked! And it worked with almost no effort. Wipe it on with a paper towel, rub it around on the surface a little, and quickly clean it off...

I-70 MM (mile marker) 16 ... That's where I go to learn what comes between MM 15 and 17. Like you, Broompilot, I once thought I was on I-44 in Ohio, but after looking at a map and seeing I-44 does not exist in that state, I concluded that I had been abducted by aliens. I learned then that the...

When we first started researching the industry, some veteran truckers warned/predicted that we would become bored with the job and offered themselves as proof. Well, after five years, I find myself getting bored; but it is when I am home. After a few days there, I am itching to get back out...

We tried exactly that (mentioned above). In fact, we drove 60 miles to a Blue Beacon because of your suggestion. The Goof-Off had a partial effect. Blue Beacon had no effect. I stood along side the Blue Beacon manager and watched/directed him as he tried his best. He put acid (brightener) on...

Well, a lot of suggestions were offered, and I appreciate them. But I have only limited good news to report. Thinking the graffiti would be easy to get off with the right product or technique, we found out different after a full day of attempts. The fiberglass sleeper came clean but the truck...

I don't know about IHOP, but you want to be sure to check out the Michelin tire discount available through our carrier. It is huge!

This is wearing thin. You were not the only one on the ground during and after Katrina, and you are not the only one with strongly-held views to share. Republicans are, right now, debating the propriety of having a convention while Gustav is in progress; because they are sensitive the fact that...

broker, Linda's post reminded me of a piece I wrote a while back that you may enjoy. See: Five Challenges of Expediting. Note that hours of service (log book) rules have changed since the piece was published.

Having once made a delivery there, Houma, Louisiana is on our minds. You have to do a little searching to find news about it, as it is a smaller town than New Orleans. It looks like Houma is going to take a big hit, especially because much of the outer islands and marshlands that once protected...