Location:
Nacogdoches, TX
Driving Status:
Experienced Driver
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Posted: 2 days, 20 hours ago
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And... he doubles down on it.
For a guy who calls himself "Big", he sure comes off as petty and small.
Posted: 2 days, 23 hours ago
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We started to delete Big Scott's low and mean spirited comment, but decided to let it stay. It will help others get a handle on who he is. He put himself out there for us to see.
Posted: 3 days ago
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One Million Safe Miles Reached!!!
Congratulations Kearsey! I knew you were close. Now you've got the next million to look forward to.
Posted: 4 days, 7 hours ago
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Truck Stop Follies and Assorted Stupidity
I never have seen or heard of such a thing. Why?
There could be all kinds of reasons to just weigh a trailer. I have to do this sometimes for the dedicated account I'm working. We sometimes haul material that is being returned to the manufacturer.
They want the weight of the trailer empty first. Then they want the weight of the trailer loaded. That way they can verify the weight of the returns. They give the customer a credit based on the weight.
Most of my points where I pick up the returns don't have scales. If I weigh my truck and empty trailer in Louisiana, then load returns in North Carolina, the weight of the returns can't be verified accurately due to fuel burn off or fuel added during the trip.
By eliminating the tractor from the equation, you can get an accurate weight of the product being returned.
Posted: 4 days, 8 hours ago
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That's really messed up! I'm sorry. I hope something good turns up for you.
Posted: 4 days, 13 hours ago
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It's great to hear from you Rob. I hope all is well. I'm also in the Midwest a lot lately, but this week I endured the crazy North East.
Carry on brother!
Posted: 5 days ago
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Wow! It's hard to believe it's been five years. Congratulations my friend.
Posted: 6 days, 22 hours ago
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I'm looking for a job with no mileage pay. Why is this so hard?
Hello Bigtime, and welcome to our forum!
You've come here as an experienced driver, and that's great. We love having both newbies and experienced hands in here. You sound a little burned out. I get it. Trucking can have that effect on us. It's unusual schedules with long and erratic hours. For some it's a grind. For others it's exhilarating. It often boils down to your personal preferences and approach to your lifestyle.
Nobody here would judge you for wanting your pay structure to be different. Trucking is challenging. It can be frustrating. Nobody wants to sit and wait without some form of compensation. We have to learn to make this job work for us. That has always been a challenge for the American truck driver. Coming up with solutions is very rewarding. Focusing on the frustration is demoralizing.
My first suggestion is to always focus on what you can do within your current situation to make things better. That's exactly opposite of what most truckers do. Most of us start looking for greener grass.
I'm going to get some more information to you a little later. I'm pressed for time at the moment.
Posted: 1 week, 3 days ago
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Advice on financing tractor trailer for my son....
Hello Nicole, and welcome to our forum.
As you see... nobody thinks well of your plan. I get the feeling you may be very surprised by the comments. Maybe you're disappointed. We can't tell if you don't respond.
Let me just say as a long time parent, and a long time business owner, I appreciate your willingness to help your son. The problem with this whole thing is that the trucking business is just plain tough. There's no getting around that. What's weird is how almost everyone who tries this career thinks they can do better at it if they own their own truck.
This business has left a lot of people heart broken and completely separated from the money they spent decades putting together. I don't want to see that happening to you.
Look at what it's already done to your son. He's desperate. His desperation is the only thing that would motivate him to bring you into this terrible feeling of drowning without a lifeline to grab. You'll both regret taking this plunge.
There was one sentence in your post that jumped out at me. Here it is...
He's struggling financially just starting out.
What makes that statement frightening is it illustrates how little he and you realize what's going on. His struggles aren't even related to trying to get started. This business is harsh, and very competitive. He is getting a good taste of what it's like to be a minnow in a tank filled with sharks. Unless he is a very savvy minnow, he's better off working for the sharks. He simply cannot compete with them.
The large trucking companies focus on leveraging their economies of scale. That's where they squeeze out the independent operators. Your son can't survive on the types of freight and rates that dominate the load boards. He simply doesn't have the experience or the contacts to develop his own niche market, yet that is the only path he can make work.
You are kind and generous to be so willing to help. Each of us admires that. We just don't want to see the two of you bitter and angry with each other, and we sure don't want to see you losing the savings you've worked hard for.
Please don't make this mistake. If a bank saw this as a profitable venture they'd be more than glad to throw some money his way. Let the bank do their job. You are the mom. The best thing you can do is help him realize when it's time to throw in the towel. Don't extend his pain and then get drug into the struggle yourself.
Posted: 2 days, 16 hours ago
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Thinking of Packrat...
Well... My little universe just got rocked. Seriously. I don't know what to say.
Actually, I need to humble myself and apologize to Big Scott. Sir, I am very sorry - please forgive my quick reaction. Although I've never met Kearsey, I trust her. I'm totally flummoxed here.
I don't do social media. This is the only place you'll find me. I keep a lame blog which I very seldom visit, but other than that I live an isolated life with my family and long time friends.
Very few people here have my phone number and I have tried to keep it that way. It's not that I'm not fond of most of you. I just enjoy the interaction in the forum and don't need, or really desire anything more than that. I realize I miss out on some things that way, but I'm glad to be kept from this type of drama.
I'm floored - I am totally at a loss for words. Something you'll seldom find from me.