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One of my driver "phone friends" just called, and one of the subjects of conversation was how the carrier she runs for has been sending a lot of messages over the QualComm lately, from Safety. The messages are just reminders to be "safe", (ie: signal before changing lanes), but here's the thing...

One of the new features of this format is the ability to invite folks to be a friend. It seems lots of you haven't gone there yet, by clicking on the subject 'friend requests' at the very bottom of your profile page, on the left hand side. Does everyone but me have enough friends already? :confused:

This is a hand drawn card, done by our own talented Moot - who couldn't get it to post, haha, but he sure can draw!

I met mine this year - did you? Specifying the goal(s) is not necessary, just let us know how successful you were/are, whatever you wanted to achieve in 07.

I was looking for a 30 amp blade fuse at the TA, and found this: a little gizmo that self sticks, for keeping cigarettes & lighter handy. Not a smoker? It holds cellphones & remote control units, too, and probably other things that I haven't thought of. It costs just $4.99 - but don't look for...

One of the most aggravating things, IMO, is having to write the carrier's name & address on every sheet. So I wrote that & my truck number on a white log page, took it to Qwik Copy, and got 100 sets printed. The white sheet is a carbonless copy paper, and the yellow sheet is plain paper. It took...

There is a frantic truck driver, whose 8 month old Pappillon pup got away from him last night, at the truckstop on I 70, exit 59, near Springfield, Ohio. It answers to 'China', and the driver can't stay to look any longer, so if anyone has any info, (or even better, the little nipper itself)...

At 605 pm this evening, the entire span of I 35 W, which crosses the Mississippi river in Minneapolis, collapsed into the river. No definite reports of deaths and or injuries yet.

Can anyone offer advice on just how long in advance of the expiration date one needs to renew a CDL with Hazmat? In Ohio, if it makes any difference.

Happy New Year to all! Whether I've agreed with you, or not, admired you, or not, taken your excellent advice, or not: thank you, everyone, for being part of this website, and community. Hope you all have a wonderful year, and many more beyond. You deserve the best, because you all are the...

Ok, we all know that times are tough, competition is rough, and when it comes to freight - there isn't enough! But - are the carriers who haven't raised drivers' pay for years, (sometimes many years), applying that philosophy to everyone in the organization, or just the drivers? If management...

I just read a post that used the abbreviation "rt 70", referring to I 70. (Note to Silverdollar: please don't take it personally, it was just the example that's handy to illustrate my point) We could sure use some agreement on standard abbreviations - to me, "rt" could be US, state, or county...

Northeast Ohio, there is a chain of stores called Marc's. Any Marc's is a good place to shop for household (truckhold?) necessities, groceries, etc, but the best thing is the area called Aisle 1. It's about a quarter of the store, where you might find anything from kitsch to useful stuff, to...

Can anyone recommend a bank that works the hours we do, namely 24/7? It doesn't have to be bricks & morter, internet is ok. I've had it with my longtime bank holding Comdata transfers for 3 business days!x(

Can someone explain, please, what the purpose of an escort vehicle is, for an oversized load? I keep seeing them driving so far behind the load that they don't seem to be much use - what are they supposed to be doing?

Can anyone offer advice on how to remove the ConWay signage from my van? One driver said to use vinegar to soak it, like for wallpaper - does that really work? Would a wallpaper remover that uses steam be good? I had no trouble removing the phone number, but those were small pieces! I don't...

My son in law, known as The Computer Genius, among other things, told me that my passwords should be: Not a word that can be found in the dictionary, not something that anyone could guess, even those who know me too well, memorable, so I don't need to write it down & post it near the computer...

The mention of a party in the parking lot at the Expo reminds me of something I've heard several times, but have never been able to verify as truth: can a driver be charged with DUI merely for climbing inside his truck, intending to sleep, after drinking? It would seem that it can't be true...

last week, I was driving from Waterloo to Davenport, no rush, when I saw everyone moving into the left lane - clearly an accident ahead, as you could see the police flashers. So I move over, & crawl forward, stopping to let in a big rig. When we were almost to the accident site, one of those...

I found this chart in USA Today last week, & have found it to be helpful when running through several states, but I can't get it to attach here, so if anyone would like a copy emailed, send me a pm, please. (Include directions on how to attach files, if you'd like to, as well, lol) I've already...