Comments By PR aka Road Hog

I use the fuel stop apps all the time, ta/petro is the best, and easiest for me. Pilot/flying J comes in 2nd with loves pulling up the rear. I use apple maps as a backup to my QC and gps. Finally prime has an app that allows me to send on my paperwork using my phone. This has saved me countless hours by not having to stop at a fuel stop to scan them in. I'm starting to use google maps for real time traffic and I think I'm going to like it also.

Gary I live in ga and passed the test with flying colors the high road program is BY FAR the best, most thorough study guide you could ever hope to find. Hands down use it with confidence and you will pass

This is a great idea. Brett, if you give me permissioni I would be willing to take orders and mail out Tshirts hats and static stickers. I would also make sure you approve of any designs before they go to print

It's anazing the driver was able to keep it on the pavement

Thank goodness he had an empty trailer.... But he went right by the sign that said how tall it was....his fault.

I think if I saw 13'3" i would be stopping but at 10'5" I'm stabbing it down shifting and pulling over

Any of you guys have any pro tips for getting those tandems that just won't slide to go. So far a can of PB blaster, fervent prayer and violently rocking the truck back and forth with my partner in the sleeper ( admittedly my favorite part of the job ) has sufficed. Anyone got anymore tips. I would prefer rely on Divine Intervention on something more important than axle weights in the future.

I carry a hammer for pins that don't release. I also learned a couple of tight turns left and right can loosen things up. Finally an old trucker told me about liquid dish detergent. It's a sucfocant which helps repel water and acts as a grease. Haven't tried it yet but he swore by it

Wow I don't what to add as Daniel guy and gator have already hit it all. I chose reefer for the down time, I love my naps. And I've also learned the shipping / receiving clerks and lumpers will yank your chain. I've seen drivers cuss and fuss in the office about how long it takes or how little time they have on there clocks. I also see the looks they get from the folks doing the paperwork. Invariable these drivers ALWAYS take forever to get unloaded. They told me one time it would be 4 hours to get unloaded. I smiled said Kewl I can grab a nap. They had me out in right at an hour. I try my best to manage my time efficiently. For instance if I can drive to the shipper or receiver the night before and park on site? All the better. If not I try to park within 2 miles. It saves my I I from being eaten up. If I'm at S/R for more than 4 hours I consider making if 8 and either drive out my clock or slip into a split sleeper berth run. More often though it seems that if ... When I get hung up it's like for 3-4 hours which is just enough to jack up my schedule as it eats my 3 hours off the 14 and puts me into my drive time. Worst is when I've delivered my load and DISPATCH takes hours to get me rolling. That is what wrinkles my feathers. At the end of the day, It really is the nature of the beast. Roll with it. Enjoy it. Like the time I had to wait for a ship to arrive at the port in Galveston Texas. 12 hours completely hacked up my schedule. But I spent the day on the gulf, found. Nice local steak house to feast upon and generally enjoyed the scenery. It was a sldc so I couldn't nap during loading. So I did the math to figure when I would hit any major cities along the way took into account rush hours and realized I had time for a 3 hour nap before rolling out tired and off schedule I love running reefer. I love my naps. Speaking if which. Night night.

As most know I drive for Werner and run teams with my brother. Just thought I would show what I have grossed for the first 5 months of the year from 1/1/14 to 5/1/14. The pic below is a screen shot that I took from the Werner website as you can see in the header of the page. Now I could tell you what I have done so far this year but I thought I would post a pic of my YTD and let y'all do the math for yourself. It only shows 5 months but if you do the math and assuming that each month would be exactly the same week after week so......Not so bad for just being a company driver for a company that ,going by that "Other Websites" negative reveiws, is a horrible company huh? Just goes to show that either Werner is a bad company or that some people on the net are liars and drivers really can do well with any company if they are willing to put in the work and do their job.

$4350 a month. $1087.50 a week $21,750 for 5 month.

Now assuming that the same is true for the last 7 months of the year @ $4350 a month x 7 would be $30,450.

Totalling $30,450 + $21,750 = $52,200 gross for the year.

I think a few things need to be taken into consideration here. 1st as a team driver the company is more likely to give you longer runs. With two drivers the truck should almost always be moving. As a solo company driver I rarely get the 1900 mile runs that you probably get so often. As a solo driver my runs are between 400-900 mile runs with the occasional 1200 tossed in. Another thing to take into account is your home time. Taking 4 days home time every 4-5 weeks will curtail that nice annual number. Still, if you run hard and get along with your dispatcher good miles are available for solo drivers. As an example I got my CDL and truck this past November. My checks from Jan-May are a bit over 15K so far putting me on track for a 45k year. Not a 50, but still nice. The point is the money and miles are there if you're willing to go get them. As a side note, I started the year running hard thaki g home time every 8 weeks or so and my numbers were equivelant to guys. On track for 50+ but that was a bit much these past 2 months I've been taking home time every 4-5 weeks to be with the wife.

I couldn't see spending upwards of $100 for a bt headset and set out to search the internet for something better for less and I was rewarded. First off though let me suggest that whatever you end up choosing make sure it gas noise canceling. It makes a world of difference to those on the other end of the line. Without it the bt mic will try to amplify every little sound making it nearly impossible for anyone to hear Nd or understand you. I ended up going to best buy and purchased a kinovo bt headset. It wears over the ears as opposed to over the head but is lightweight so as not to cause discomfort. Reception is excellent and the mic is built into the ear piece no so mic out in front of your face. As a comparison, my instructor had both a blue parrot and a plantronics and both worked well. His cheapest one was like 80$ on sale and the ear pad foam was worn. My kinovo works just as well if. It better has better ear lads and it only cost me like $35. Honestly my only regret is I didn't get one for my wife.

Way to go old school. I look forward to echoing your sentiments in another 6 months myself. Thanks for all your words if wisdom. Keep on truckin'