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I prefer percentage pay. Transparency is important too. Like Flyingvan said though, even a "transparent" company can play shell games with their own freight originating from a sister company and skimming the rate like that. That's why I always feel better booking from brokers. But, not all...

That 2 overnights part they took away was great. Drivers whined about it but the fact is it interrupted available capacity and was beneficial to rates.

They don't allow that and the reasoning I was told is one truck independent guys would bid the rates down to nothing. Of course the same seemed to be happening with all of the 10+ trucks people bidding it also.

I remember when I last had access to it a little more than a year ago the rates were not so great. Not for someone with a semi truck just picking off good stuff here and there. In fact it has probably been 2 or 3 years since I had even done an active aero load. Had a LOT of bids rejected...

Yeah really lol

I use a basic tomtom that I got from Wal Mart about 8 or 10 years ago for $100. Its never been updated and sometimes I find myself on highways it doesn't know exist. It doesn't do truck routing for semi trucks. It's just a standard car version. So I'm careful to check routes I don't know...

LoL... nothing worse than a stinky payphone at a truck stop that had nasty greasy ears all over it. Lots of people don't bother to wash their hands after using the bathroom. You surely saved yourself from all sorts of illness and disease lol.. I remember people on the CB in truckstops...

Sick and tired of ads always attempting the next catchy and trendy. It's old. Didn't even watch the half time show or the ads.

Sounds like more bogus over regulation to me. I already have to renew my medical cert for my CDL A every 11 months. My high blood pressure is under control with medication but instead of every 2 years I have to get certified every year. But wait. Now there is some rediculous new regulation...

Well that was entertaining.

Maybe there will be some supply chain disruptions and some of you guys can benefit. I'm done for a couple of weeks. Let it snow!

Last night I rode up from ATL thru Chattanooga on the way home. The pucker factor was high. Icy slick roads just north of 285 up to Cartersville then marginally better grip in snowy mix on the road up to Dalton. Passed one overturned semi and a handful of spun out cars. It was late and the...

If they want to regulate vans they will. It doesn't matter that they don't even have enough people to inspect semis and straights. Government doesn't do things that make financial sense but why do you think they can't impose fines on cargo vans? It's just a matter of passing some laws and...

I find it interesting how, when not regulated, how hard companies will push drivers. 16 hours driving time in an 18 hour window. Awful generous of the company there. I'm sure safety is first and foremost concern they have. And surely the pay is phenomenally good to be pushing people to work...

Bama whips Clemson again. I'd prefer they lose but have to be a realist about it.

Good question. I suppose everyone has their own way of doing things. I'm not on a true EOBR that is tied into my truck's ECM. But I do have Driver's Daily Logs software on my laptop and that's what I've logged on for years. There was a time when you had to have your previous 8 days printed...

Just the holiday thing. After New Year's business as usual.

I'm sure it kept quality and qualified carriers on that freight too. Strict standards are a good thing.

Well there were some sleazy Landstar agents that screwed it up over time. I should have put a caveat in there. These things were good to me when the brokers could not find empty/available trucks and it was open up the checkbook time.

Have you seen the contract to work direct with them? I have it. Pathetically cheap rates, one sided, and carriers falling over themselves to sign up for it. You can still book solid rates on Amazon loads from brokers. I used to do a lot of Amazon. The rates have declined every year so I...