Location:
Cebu City, Philippines, CA
Driving Status:
Experienced Driver
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Started as diesel tech back in early 80's Engines were my specialty natural talent. Worked as mechanic over 40 years. Auto n truck tech. Did forklift tech job 2 years for Nissan. Did a few stints for myself, doing mobile mechanic work between jobs. Know every facet on home building and repairs too. Jack of all trades lol
Spent last 3 years trucking, until reaching 62 and retired to move and live part 2 of life in the Philippines, after coming here twice before and being kind of adopted by 3 of my Filipino friends families. Currently living in the mountain jungle province of the 1st family I spent 3 months with in 2016.
Posted: 4 days, 20 hours ago
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Well,Mr. Curmudgeon, we did run into a trailer or 2 with CRST that had NO registration with the trailers. Or the box that held em, had to cover lid torn off and hence the paperwork got lost....
So I took a pic of it, sent it in to our DM, and had him find, and send us some kind of papers, for the trailer to C.Our.'A'es lol. ......Even though I remember only actually being inspected TWICE, in my 22 months with them. Both level 1's which we passed easily.
Posted: 5 days, 20 hours ago
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In this day and age of computers, that DUI WILL follow you, no matter what state you move to lol....A simple records check, by any hiring company, WILL see the Ark. DWI/DUI citation....
Posted: 5 days, 20 hours ago
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Probably not also, to stay on the good side of LEO lol. Otherwise, if I had the registraion to it, with the whole VIN or had them send me a copy of it. Then, depending on what's going on, "Maybe" roll with it, and document it to get fixed RIGHT. But ONLY if I had the paperwork for the trailer 99% of the time, just a plain NOPE
Posted: 1 week ago
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Why is finding a school so difficult?
RoadMasters is south of you, in Fontana, Cal. and they are owned by Werner.....I don't know if they have a school in Nor Cal.
Then based in Yuba City, is the last company I drove for, "New Legends". They (used to?) require at least 6 months experience.
If I hadn't already planned to retire early @ 62, I'd probably still be driving for them ! They treated me good, didn't micro manage me, and paid me very well (with my 2 years experience)
Posted: 1 week, 1 day ago
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I threw out my bongs and pipes and whatnot and have only been sober for 3 days./blockquote>
Hardly enough time, and 1 month "bussing tables" won't be either. It'll take at LEAST 6-12 months to get the THC fully out....Of course, depends on your metabolism, but, it's NOT worth taking the risk of any test, and ultimate failure.....
Surely you gotta have some other skills than cleaning tables (without knowing your age) Good luck in your quest to stay clean, and getting into trucking.
Posted: 1 week, 4 days ago
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Getting a CDL in Florida a very bad idea?
All I know of Fla. is, when I drove for CRST for 22 months, we took maybe 6-7 loads to a drop yard in Miami. Never had a load coming back out, so we'd grab an empty, and they'd route us out of Miami to Georgia etc for our next load. Early on we had a load or 2 to Orlando, or Tampa, same thing, go north outta Fla. for a load onward.
Heard the same thing, loads go in, but nothing comes out of Fla.........Good luck in your quest into trucking
Posted: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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**Typo'd** DT 466's lol duhhh too early here,brain fart
Posted: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
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Most Cummins engines will last 1 million miles+ if maintained properly.....At a tanker company I worked for in 1990, the owners brother in law ran a truck 18 years on the same engine. I did a major rebuild on it and it had 1 million plus miles on the clock, an old Pete, with a Cummins big cam 400
Even the older International DT 366's lasted a long time, rebuilt many of those in-frame, 1 I replaced the block itself that was fun
Posted: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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I'd like to become a driver, but having trouble finding what I need...
Yes James, staying in the truck, rather than an apt or house, you CAN rack up cash fast! I had a 5th wheel at best friends huge 2.5 acre yard, in the back corner out of the way, and a shed. When I took home time, if i had a trailer, I'd park in the dirt road out front. No 53 footer, I'd park by my trailer, and use my little red civic to run around town in. So I gave my buddy some cash for my spot, and a cell phone bill. Trailer was off grid, so no utility bills.
The last 3 months driving, before retiring, I literally saved up $20,000+ cash those 3 months. My cash headstart, to live here in Asia. I gave my car back to my buddy, to do with as he wished....Now I think back, that if I drove a full year, I could've, maybe, saved up close to $80k at that rate ****il the recent economy/load drop)
Posted: 2 days, 10 hours ago
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Picking your Team driver for brand new cdl?
Lol BK funny,
Jim, Google CRST, their site gives lots updated info etc...Pay scale mighta changed some, see they "say" some team drivers make "up to" $0.85 cpm hmmm i was making .60 cpm when I left, they'd given company wide, big raises to retain drivings in 2021.
Here's a list too;
The 7 Best Trucking Companies for Team Drivers;
PAM Transport. Schneider National. GP Transco. Werner Enterprises. CRST International. Heartland Express. Prime Inc.