Glad to meet you! A lot of fellow Michiganders on here.
Newbie from Michigan.
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Glad to meet you! A lot of fellow Michiganders on here.
I too am from Michigan. Good luck out there and keep safe. Keep checking the location threads, we may meet up some day.
First run:
Orientation was great! My first run came Wednesday morning. I picked up a load out of Kerskey, Pa and delivered it to St Thomas, Ontario, Canada. A 2,100 pound 291 mile run across the border into Canada in one day. Now sitting in Detroit for next load (I am around 12 on the load board).
It was a great drive, traffic good, border crossing went smooth, Panther support team awesome!
Three things I learned: -1- Need new GPS current one does not have Canada maps -2- Need a new cell phone provider Metro PCS cellphone does not have coverage in Canada -3- Qualcom just have to get used to it. But after a few pays I should have new cell phone and GPS, I enjoyed everything about running to Canada. And I will grasp the use of the Qualcom.
Hope everyone is having fun,
Art
Orientation was great! My first run came Wednesday morning. I picked up a load out of Kerskey, Pa and delivered it to St Thomas, Ontario, Canada. A 2,100 pound 291 mile run across the border into Canada in one day. Now sitting in Detroit for next load (I am around 12 on the load board).
It was a great drive, traffic good, border crossing went smooth, Panther support team awesome!
Three things I learned: -1- Need new GPS current one does not have Canada maps -2- Need a new cell phone provider Metro PCS cellphone does not have coverage in Canada -3- Qualcom just have to get used to it. But after a few pays I should have new cell phone and GPS, I enjoyed everything about running to Canada. And I will grasp the use of the Qualcom.
Hope everyone is having fun,
Art
Be careful with cell phones in Canada. The roaming charges are HIGH unless you have a plan that has Canada service as a part of it. We do not. We seldom use our cells when in Canada. We find the occasional use and roaming less expensive than a Canada plan. Check it out closely.
purgoose10
Veteran Expediter
Yep Metro Beach (Lake St Clair) in Clinton Township. If you are good swimmer you can end up in Canada
If you enter the water anywhere around Detroit you get lead poisoning.
Yep Metro Beach (Lake St Clair) in Clinton Township. If you are good swimmer you can end up in Canada
If you enter the water anywhere around Detroit you get lead poisoning.
You don't need to get in the water around Detroit to get 'lead poisoning'. Just walk down any street at night and it is likely you will.
LisaLouHoo
Expert Expediter
sluggo
Seasoned Expediter
The two biggest reasons I'm still in the business is having read everything available to lay my eyes on and a great carrier/dispatch. Good luck Art!
Maverick
Seasoned Expediter
Ditto on the motel. Don't mind the truck if we're moving, but it's heck (least for me) if your stopped and hung up for a weekend at the truck stop. Some look at it like your wasting 50 bucks of earnings on a room?
Not me. I figure it's a night of relaxation and I got there for free. Matter of fact....I figure 200.00 per month for room expense and that's considered 4 days of vacation and free time. One can easily waste that 200.00 on frivolous stuff out on the road.
Get out, relax, kick back and enjoy the day/evening. After putting up with shippers, dock personnel, logs, regs, etc........that DO NOT DISTURB on the door handle looks awfully good to me.
What do you dislike about hotels? I hate that one guy who is in and out of the room all night slamming the door. All you hear are doors chinking and a lot of noise in some places. There have been times where I was in a hotel room and thought to myself the truck would be less noisy. At least when you are in the van you can always switch parking lots without losing any money. But you have to have your van set up so that you can be in it 24/7. I never had an air conditioner or any type of amenity in my van.
tenntrucker
Expert Expediter
Same here, usually Sunday, matter of fact unwinding in one now. Does me good get away from the truck. It quiets the "other" voice in my head the sceams " RUN OVER THAT IDIOT"........
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What do I dislike about hotels....all of the above and BED BUGS!!