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Okay. Connecticut.

Several states have prohibitions for commercial vehicles driving in the center lane. While I agree, it's usually more convenient, it's illegal in those states. One such situation comes to mind: The start of Highway 3, or Huron Church Road, as soon as you exit the CBS plaza entering Windsor...

Roaddog beat me to it. Not assuming whether or not you're a 'gearhead', but I encourage you to take the pre-trip very, very seriously. In addition to needing to be proficient for your practical test, you will need it every day of your driving career. Get to know every little detail about the...

Except for those times they book it on a solo-operated van. Nice and safe. [ QUOTE=OntarioVanMan;607858] AND further I've done loads for present carrier where the only break time was the difference between the 50mph calculation and the real drive time....which over 1500 mies is approx 4-5...

In theory, yes, it is. In practice, um.....not so much. Sometimes, the law enforcement, um, 'professional' will state on an inspection report that a sticker was issued, despite there not being one issued, and direct you to meander to the nearest rest area to rectify the CLEARLY OBVIOUS...

I'll take it.

Did. Hired driver as a solo in a class 7 with a small sleeper. He brought his girlfriend with him, and we knew he'd be buying his own truck after the bug bit. We sold the truck, and they drove a fleet owner's truck with a bigger sleeper, until they bought their own a few months later (which he...

We did it.

You forgot to add their super-secret, proprietary credit scoring model. That's not nearly accurate as a risk-indicator as they believe it is, but they use it. Heck, if the tote-the-note car guys can do it, why can't insurance companies claim a chunk of the subprime action? Oh, and the fierce...

Per centage is better for us, but often, in their efforts to 'buy the market', our carrier offers loads that are ridiculously cheap. I don't fault them for doing loss-leaders, as they are real good at keeping us busy. Most times, they also know that I'm going to have to get more than my 60% for...

This post reminds me of something. When I was sitting in the lounge at the Freightliner dealer in Pacific, Washington, waiting for our nightmare to be over, a driver for Gordon Trucking (they own the FL dealership) was in to get a leaking rear transmission seal replaced. This driver's company...

I think that's office furniture salesman, with a minor in baking grease.

Just an in-frame or replacement engine won't cut it. Has to have the DPF. Tack another $16k onto your redo price tag. The options, IMHO, are to take California off your registration, or buy a new (or newer) truck. If you're thinking about TVAL, the latter is pretty much the only option. If...

What kind of truck and how many miles on the odometer? What engine? What transmission? What kind of fuel economy does it get?

Actually have two sleepers. They're both doing it right now, in fact. Sometimes, however, they're barkers, a lot of time they're farters, but most often, they're sleepers. One is 54 pounds and I swear is the result of a canine genetic experiment gone real bad, and the other is 94.5 pounds (she's...

Here's the skinny: We got the Customer Care folks at Freightliner involved just before we picked the truck up. While they're fairly slow, and had to get two District Service Managers involved, they're refunding all of that portion of our bill, minus the oil change (the reason we went in, in...

What about the Sabres? They can start early, right? Maybe they can use the extra time to figure out that ball-washer thing.

Someone say Buffalo? When is tee time?

Good news! Freightliner is making us whole. I'll post more later, including what we've learned through this fiasco. Thanks for everyone's input.

Zorry's right. Last info I received was there were 26 remaining trailers (yet to be used) parked in Green. Best bet IS to call a recruiter.I believe the intended idea was lower cost of entry to do "D" sized work.....used tractor versus used straight. Good question.