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HI All, Just when things seemed to stabilize out (no recent accidents / tickets etc) and I was looking to take on a new driver for OTR (presumably better than my first one... new driver is Class A ...no losses , good driving record, med card, log book skills etc) , I found out from my...

Depending on who's paying for fuel (and if the van will idle without shutting off after awhile) , how about just buying a couple (yes 2 just in case 1 is defective) carbon monoxide detectors and just idle when sleeping? Doing the above means you use your inverter without worry ...compute away!

... True about the decent equipment.... I would look into buying but credit is not so healthy now and truthfully leasing is kinda nice.... no worries about the truck maintenance, repairs, abuse etc ....(just please no wrecks / accidents ! ) I've asked the major renters / leasing people of...

Pretty cool rig .... BUT if you wanna go big living area AND stealthy .... How about converting a big bus like a Prevost into a 2 or 3 pallet hauler and you'll have the advantage of not having to stop at a weigh station (or at least I've never seen a bus in a weigh station) ;-)

HI, I've been thinking of this one since I too hate bloodsucking monthly fees .... VDO RoadLog - ELD Ratings That being said tho .... Keep trucking is another one I've been looking into since several people I know use them with good results.... If you get the VDO unit , let us know what you...

Huh ? We broke away from the red coats years ago !.... Now where's the tea ? ;-)

HI All, Since many here have read about our trials and tribulations in our first days OTR (in other posts not necessarily our threads) , I figured I would post our overall OTR results so far and see what you all think (This is through 9-25-18). Truck : 26' non CDL, no sleeper, Lift gate...

I don't have a good feel for work availability for 16' box trucks but the dispatcher we have has never let our driver sit (barring accidents or OOS) at all ..... He's always had a load ready to pick up before dropping our driver drops off the load he is currently on. At one time since we've...

I like the set up (but as a potential improvement) how about some higher rungs so the bed can be set up higher in case the pallet under the bed area is taller than the space available now? The lower rungs for the lower bed position(s) could be used as a ladder to help you get up to the bed...

FWIW - I currently just use my lightly tinted prescription glasses and the sunvisor .... I am looking into buying that flip down shield they advertise on TV ( I have a cheap flip down smoke tinted plastic visor extension that well to work well BUT I want UV protection too). I may look into...

You're not too far from me ... you are right - 2 people in a truck is hard to find BUT I do have a good second person. It's the GOOD driver I lack (see other posts regarding rood damages etc Ugh) .... If you're game for working together to make $$ I'm good with that .... solo, otr, local team...

HI, I thought I would throw this out there in case it helps you ... I was in good shape and then I started noticing that when I walked on side hills that my ankle would want to "roll over" .... I thought it was because my boots were too loose so I tightened them up ..... same problem...

Not only has pay fallen but fees and fines have increased making for a double whammy for drivers and people in general..... Boiled down to its essence.... the rich plot against the middle class... Be afraid be very afraid.... :-0

In VA cyclists are allowed on most roads except interstates.... For safety sake I think they should change the laws so cycling is only allowed on roads with a bike lane and / or roads with 2 or more lanes going in the same direction so motor vehicles have a safe way to get around the slow...

Biggest thing with straight trucks / big trucks is watch the heights !! ..... Ask me how I know ;-( All we do is Solo Straights (no sleeper to boot !) so it can be done .... ;-)

Hi All, The OTR driver we have running got a ticket in NY for having a bad log book (nothing fraudulent just not filled in correctly / done right ....He'd only been doing it 2 weeks or so at that time so no real practice filling the logs out). As a result of that stop he was placed out of...

The fastest way to "fix" the "problem" is to get a different mailing address / residence address through a relative or friend ...of course you'd have to update you driver license address as well. It does seem unusual for such a restriction to be placed but I guess they are the ones with the...

I agree with the previous post....It'll be pretty hard to avoid somebody in such a small space and I guess if each person sleeps for 8 hours then there's still at least 4 hours of together time.... well at least 4 hours of awake time overlap. I'm not sure how one "shops" for a team driver...

HI, I was actually looking for you before because I read some of your posts where you were looking to do a lot of driving (I was going to solicit you... hmmm I hope that sounds OK...) but anyways, then I saw you are working in truck with a sleeper so I figured we almost cannot compete with that...

Yes... Like the Engergizer bunny we're STILL going and going and going ;-) There was not really alot interesting to report these last 3 weeks BUT that was ONLY because the driver and dispatcher kept me in the dark regarding get this ..... The 2nd lease truck getting stuck under a hotel...