Comments By Chris the stick slinger

I forgot to add, the level 3 inspection I got was in Tennessee, about an hour and a half east of Nashville.

Is that what was going on in those old weigh stations? The had one at the 250 east bound and another at the 325 west bound this afternoon when I came east on I40.

Thanks for the heads up anchorman. I usually roll about 5-6 over and this being my home state may save me and rather large headache.

Walk in and yell ...... Hang them all! and you will be sent home for yelling in the court room.

You either get out of jury duty or a 30 day all inclusive stay at the counties finest bed and breakfast.

Win win if you ask me....

I was in Michigan last year and saw on of those, if you hit this sign you will hit the bride ahead, signs hanging over the road. I thought to myself what a stupid sign because the bridge height is clearly posted on both sides of the road.

Now, I realize how much money the DOT is/could be saving.....

That video hits two of my biggest rules while driving in any parking lot. Swing wide as you possibly can and always try to turn towards the drivers side.

Swing wide and if you can't make the turn its easier to come out exactly the same as you went in.

Turning left versus right is the same principal as sight versus blind side backing.

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Make sure the windshield is cleaned inside and out.My truck and all the loaners I've had seemed to be prone to condensation.If you guys smoke or cook in the truck there is a good chance that could be your problem.

As someone who got an overweight ticket, I can tell you Errol's above statement is almost word for word what the dot officer told me as he wrote me two tickets for one overweight violation. One from the state of TN and one for Brownsville city. Yea, the city one shocked me too....

Watkins and Shepard seems like a good company from what I have read about them. They were on my short list when I got out of school. (didn't hurt that thier Conover terminal is only 30 miles from my house either)

Black Mountain is no joke with all those curves. Watch out for the bears as well. They like to sit all over that mountain.

If the Conover terminal is where you are going to run out of you are going to hate the I40 gorge much worse than Black Mountain...

Good luck to you and be safe.

"Lol. I would just add that flatbedding is extremely physically demanding, much more so than driving vans or reefers."

I think you ment to say, much more so than MOST jobs driving vans or reefers.

You can spend a week with me and make 30-40 stops and unload 2 trailers with 25-30k pounds of furniture if you want to try a driving job that is more physical than most driving jobs.

Doing furniture deliveries like I do, #3 is a must...

A lot of people see a day cab and pup trailer in the city and tell you " oh yea, we have deliveries by big trucks all the time". Me run in there with a condo and 53' trailer and get stuck.

Happened to me today in Brentwood TN. Called the cops to block traffic so I could get out of there.

I would add, to use the cops to help because if a traffic accident happens your in the clear.