Profile For Lawrence H.

Just keep plenty of oil in the radiator and keep water pressure up on tires.

I drove for a company that hauled beer. If not going over the scales they ran 53,000 lbs ,but if they went over the scales they were only 52,760. Its was rediculous cus running the local loads no scales within 10 miles. But going over the scales you had to check somewhere. Needless to say I moved a lot beer by hand.

I had a great account 7 dollars for everymile the truck turned. It came to and end 5 years ago, I drove for a co 3 years and said screw this nonsense. Retired at 48 years old.

I have 52,900 all the time. Beer shippers are the cheapest. Make sure how much fuel you had when you weighed it. If you were low your gonna have problems.

That's funny I've been taking them for twelve years with no bad drug tests.

I have to take painkillers ffrom a drunk driver doing 70 in a 35 and hit me head on. I take one every 4 hours for pain. I have never tested positive for anything. There's not enough hydrlcodone to make you test positive for anything. You would have to take 10.

I was an owner operator for 28 years , flatbed. Sold that and drove a co truck for 3 years and I've done it all except what you're doing. Is that pulling mobile homes?

That would last about as long as a 5 dollars snow tire.

Errol I forgot to capitol Fresno, sorry. But big strappers go to Hanford after Fresno and pickup chili sauce for delivery in Anaheim at 6 am. And its only 2 pm I just have to go back to irwindale drop chili sauce take a load to San Bernardino yard drop it, pick up empty have it in irwindale at 430 am to pick up dropped chili sauce and get it to Anaheim. Sorry bout the mispelling I'm running on 2 hours sleep. But heah I'm legal check my log book.

Brett your gonna have drivers jumping ship to go to next one. Good Job !

First thing I do at 3 am turn on the ac. Turn on 4 ways, can I see trailer lights flash. Good saftey check done let's roll.

Hey that line I've done more miles in reverse than anyone forward, that's me. Where's the guy that had an airline for an ambilical cord. Gladhand is a wave, goodtimes no doubt. Or do like bj mckay and play smokeybear a game of football over a speeding ticket. Heads I win, tails you lose. Where have all the goodtimes gone. That's what I had across my hood. "Goodtimes"

Hurry up and wait is the best line to describe this industry.. Love it or leave it.

Check your idle control, you hit one of the buttons.

I'm not an "owner-operator," and I have money in the bank. If I don't spend it, I have to declare my checking account balance on the 1040T (for truck driver), after which, the government just takes it.

Dave

If you're an owner operator and have money in the bank you're doing it wrong.

Get some ambien, works great.

And wait, let's not forget weight. What 80k minus your tractor trailer weight is whar you should be able to get over the scales. So short hood pete with little cummins and super singles with a brand new great dane 48 with super singles. Total weight with one half tank of fuel 26,200. Great I can get 53.800 lbs of freight over the scales and on to fresno. On a daycab no less. From San Barnadino. All legal of coarse at 54.6 mph the whole way.

They sent you home kicking your lunch pale for that. Tell them you were looking for a job when you found this one.

You either have to have hourly card time or log book. You can just show on duty until your day is through.

All you need is bailing wire and duct tape. Oh yeah and one 5/8 bolt to lock the engine fan on in case the sender or fan clutch goes out.