Comments By PanamaExpat

This looks interesting. I'll bet if it ever goes to production though it will be very pricey Freightliner Supertruck

I had forgotten just how bad movies really were back then. LOL

This is completely off topic but your avatar gif is absolutely hysterical. Made my morning.

Tough break man... Keep us informed.

I think I'd be pulling into the next open scale and parking the truck, go inside and ask a dot inspector if you voluntarily have the truck checked if you would get a ticket for the out of service problems the truck has. That way dot can put the truck out of service and force the company to deal with it. You don't want to be working for a company like that anyway.

Let's play devil's advocate. As a person that has had many employees over the years I am seeing a pattern it the OP's postings. He says he left his last company over the truck having safety issues. We're on with a new company and now this truck has safety issues. From an employer's viewpoint I am starting to see a whiner. As an employer if there is one thing I can't stand it is a whiner. I'll admit that if the truck were picked up as a recovery as the owner of the truck it should have been run through the shop for a checkout and repair of any problems found.

As for your truck having no oil pressure at idle... If it were a serious issue you would already have connecting rods sticking out through the side of engine block. A little icy patch on your windscreen... So what? It's freakin' winter time. If the company tell you to keep running... you are already on thin ice from my perspective. Keep running and tell them it needs to be shopped for maintenance and have the mechanics look at your issues while you are in terminal.

As an employer if you abandon my property I'll straight up see you never drive for anyone ever again. If you voluntarily pull into a DOT facility and have the truck tagged as out of service I hope you have money in your pocket in order to find your way home. Also plan on never working in the industry again.

Sadly reading many of these posts by greenhorn drivers I see a lot of you that need to realize... Living on the road ain't a bowl of cherries.... STOP WHINING. SUCK IT UP AND DO THE JOB YOU WERE HIRED FOR!

Getting tossed in jail for a very minor traffic accident is a real possibility here in Latin America. I have not had any problems but I know several expats that spent up to a week trying to get things sorted for an accident when it wasn't even their fault. Not speaking the local language and the fact that if you are American it draws an immediate target on your wallet. Can you say BRIBES anyone?

Crossing the Bridge of the Americas even in a four wheeler is scary enough. I could only imaging doing it with any amount of traffic in an 18 wheeler. Find the worst driver you have ever seen in the states... ramp that up 150% on the conservative side and you have the average Panamanian driver. You all have no idea how sane it is driving in the USA.... seriously... and I hear you complaining. LOL

Living in Panama I can tell you that the state of tractor/trailer rigs here is deplorable at best. You don't want to get too close to one. Most have no brakes and the people that drive them.... well that's another story altogether. Mexico is more of the same or even worse. I would lay serious doubt on it that more than 2% of all Mexican trucks could ever pass a US inspection as ridiculous and restrictive as the rules here are. Personally as I speak the language I could drive Mexico but would never do it without a firearm close by. I would happily operate in Canada whenever I would be asked too. Good reason all of you should have your passports.

The name changes... Makes sense but still I think that sometimes what I read for the requirements are completely unrealistic. Good luck to you Mikki and please keep us up to date on your progress. Would really enjoy hearing about your experiences.

Seems some of the things they ask for are kind of ridiculous... why do they need marriage and divorce papers? I am applying for a job to hold a steering wheel not launch nuclear warheads. Way over the top requirements kind of amazing they can actually hire anyone.