Comments By Cornelius A.

Detenion 66,756.87 · Stops 63,090.00

Brett I respectfully disagree... I ask companies for their gross receipts every time and detention pay ALWAYS figures on it. I have never seen a company's financial report that does not future detention pay

Though not being a trucker, most of the contracts I have seen between trucking companies and shippers ALWAYS includes detention pay so maybe I am naïve... why should the company get paid and the driver should not receive his share of it? And I have seen many of those not one does not include detention pay... and all the financials I have seen include ALWAYS include detention pay income

If shippers and receivers were actually paying the money they owe for detention do you think they would be holding trucks for many hours at a time? Heck no. It's nearly impossible to get the companies to actually pay the detention time.

Brett I respectfully disagree... I ask companies for their gross receipts every time and detention pay ALWAYS figures on it. I have never seen a company's financial report that does not future detention pay

Though not being a trucker, most of the contracts I have seen between trucking companies and shippers ALWAYS includes detention pay so maybe I am naïve... why should the company get paid and the driver should not receive his share of it? And I have seen many of those not one does not include detention pay... and all the financials I have seen include ALWAYS include detention pay income

If shippers and receivers were actually paying the money they owe for detention do you think they would be holding trucks for many hours at a time? Heck no. It's nearly impossible to get the companies to actually pay the detention time.

Though not being a trucker, most of the contracts I have seen between trucking companies and shippers ALWAYS includes detention pay so maybe I am naïve... why should the company get paid and the driver should not receive his share of it? And I have seen many of those not one does not include detention pay... and all the financials I have seen include ALWAYS include detention pay income

I am not a trucker but I have seen a lot of OOS for less than that ..... thank God you followed Brett's advice

Personally I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't drive on a compromised steer tire for 1,500 miles knowing that if that thing blows it could be catastrophic. Companies will do anything to save a buck when it's not their life on the line. Like I said, it might last 50,000 miles or it might blow without warning as soon as you get up to highway speed.

Not to mention, I would think DOT would shut you down on the spot. I don't think you can have chunks taken out of the sidewall of a tire and drive it legally. Marks are one thing, but you have gouges taken out of the rubber. I'm not sure that would pass inspection.

That's one of those risk/reward decisions that just doesn't make sense. The risk is entirely too high. A steer tire blowout can be catastrophic. A drive tire or trailer tire is no big deal. You can lose one of those and not even realize it. Heck, you could drive with several of them flat and not realize it. But that steer tire is critical.

Don Wolding is a nice gentleman .... spoke with him earlier this week

And I will be the lone voice for Wolding. Did I mention our trucks are blue, lol.

2 legendary trucking professors having dinner together... thanks guys i have learned a lot from you thus enabling me to accurately give valuable advice to my indepent truckers

Jill I am not a trucker but I have read thousands of posts on this site and I know for sure that the guys here show the utmost respect for the family. Think about this.... he is asking you to get reed of the dog because he is jealous of the fact that the dog is keeping you company .... really? he should be worried about the safety of people out there when riding in this 80k# rig

Stay strong big Scott

Even though I was not there during the ride boy did I just feel like I was sitting in that truck with you