Comments By Sir Victor II

Bk thank you! May I ask what brands of frying pan would you buy for on the road and how do you make sure that the frying pan doesn't tip over while driving? What utensils? Also what would you purchase that would be semi affordable to keep food cool in?

Slow cookers are good but tip over easier than the electric frying pan. The frying pan will slow cook just as well, so I only keep the one appliance since I find the frying pan the most versatile. Just throw some boneless chicken thighs or breasts in with a can of cream of celery soup, a can of cream of chicken soup, some frozen veggies, chopped onions, add some water and seasonings, put on low heat to get it to a boil for about 2 hours, then turn down the heat below boil and let it cook for hours while you drive. If you get tired of chicken, use pork instead. Easy Peasy.

That is staggering! Big differences. Hoping we get back to those rates or better.

I tracked everything (fuel cost, MPG, CPM, %, O/O %, etc etc etc) to compare my truck to the same driver that would be paid in CPM, % of load (what I chose), and a O/O leased onto TMC.

Unfortunately, this data is from 2019, and it looks like I can only recover the first 15 weeks:

All else being equal through the first 15 weeks I was with TMC:

%: $23,749.61
CPM: $16,308.00
O/O: $69,394 (before expenses)

This worked out to 56 CPM vs 40 CPM (had I chose to take CPM instead of % of load)

I agree! I have learned that a budget and an acute ability to financial discipline is key to being financially free and doing things smartly. I want to find OldSchools on the road cook books! I'm tired of inflammation from fast food. It's terrible. I'm cooking with my Mother so I can get better at my ability to save financially and health wise. I do research for health for both sides of the aisle and wow is there a lot you have to watch for these days.

Vic, I'm not stalking u I swear lol. I see your concern about the money. Yes you will make more money driving a truck than whatever you're doing at 10hr. I've also said several times that these flatbed companies pay well and not one will outshine the other so much that there will be an obvious choice. It's a dangerous job simply driving, being a rookie flatbed driver just adds to that. Pick a company with thorough training and decent equipment to make your job easier. You will make money out here, but it depends more on you and your ability to solve problems and efficiently doing the job. You could make .75cpm and not make any money if you don't know what you're doing.

Thanks BK I know Big Lots has good deals too. What about the slow cooker OldSchool uses? Have you ever tried to do anything with that? What do you make in the frying pan? And yeah I think I rather have a clean dish cloth to wash the dish than a k9's tongue lol!

truck. What are some low cost accessories I could buy for making food on the road easier? I would need to overnight them for sure unless I bought them in a local store.

I live in my truck full time and do all my cooking with an electric frying pan from Walmart. I don’t use a microwave, but many drivers have one. Electric water heating pot and a French Press for coffee. Also from Walmart. Pretty hard to get more basic and economical than that, but it works well for me. Pictured below is the K9 model dishwasher, available at any Humane Society Shelter.

Totally agree. I know that if I have a mentor, my rules are if I think I am truly too fatigued to continue to drive then I am going to put the truck in a parked position and switch out. At the same time you have to get your body adjusted to the long hours of driving to be successful. Otherwise no production.

This comes in good time Brett. I was reading today that something you think isnt so severe ( A toothache) can threaten or even end your life. A truck driver died leaving 2 small children & wife behind because he thought he could push thru & handle a toothache. Which in turn, the infection spread to his lungs & took his life. . . Scary ! but food for thought.

Points taken and will put it to good use

You'll start out on the open deck side and have to work your way up, unless you're going there specifically with quite a bit of previous heavy haul experience. Just keep putting a bug in their ear about doing oversized loads and as you get more experience, keep letting them know you'd like to make your way into that division once a slot comes open. They do a lot of work with Cat as well as Minnesota Limited, Veit and Michels construction so there's always over dimensional loads to be hauled as well as the cryo tanks. Pay attention, ask questions and show you're a go getter and willing to go the extra mile and you'll get where you want to go. They have the opportunities, you just have to work for them. I pull hopper bottom now and love every minute of it but I did enjoy open deck work, especially the heavy stuff. The down side is home time when doing a lot of the bigger stuff and I enjoy being at home more frequently.

I'm going to take that advice with me for sure.

I’m glad it worked out for you. My oversize stuff is limited to granite blocks or mausoliums. Everything else are legal normal loads.

Just be diligent and careful. Make sure you know your routing on the permits. Lowboy’s turn alot different.

Congrat’s!!!

Thank you and WOW that is really cool! So what was your favorite things about the heavy haul life with Kvi Bros. Trucking? Now did you go to another sector of the trucking world?

Congrats!!! I worked at Kivi and loved it, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. They have a good training program and Shaun is exceptional in his knowledge, he will always steer you in the right direction. I was dispatched out of the Blaine terminal and it was a great group of people to work with. The new terminal manager there is Nicole Houser and she's absolutely awesome. If you have any questions, just ask. I don't do open deck or heavy haul anymore but you never really forget.

She looks like she'll take you for a ride for sure! Lol. At least on her bicycle! Ahaha. I crack myself and others up apparently hehehe.

I'm so happy you are doing well Mrs. BK! I think I got that right. Lol.

Mrs BK??!! 😯😁😂🤣

I don't think Bruce is looking for a Mrs. As for me, I will stay a widow. I do text with Bruce once in awhile and a couple other guys that I have never met, and talk with a couple when we have boring miles....tho I am still ambivalent about coming back out on the road. I've got plenty to do around my house, so it'll be another month before I make a decision.

Laura

I probably have wives I have forgotten about, but they are all in nursing homes. Laura is not in a nursing home and I highly doubt she will ever be. That Mrs BK thing cracked me up. Thanks for making my day with that! I will post a photo of my current girlfriend.

You can laugh but this is embarrassing how bad I am at names 😅🤣

I'm so happy you are doing well Mrs. BK! I think I got that right. Lol.

Mrs BK??!! 😯😁😂🤣

I don't think Bruce is looking for a Mrs. As for me, I will stay a widow. I do text with Bruce once in awhile and a couple other guys that I have never met, and talk with a couple when we have boring miles....tho I am still ambivalent about coming back out on the road. I've got plenty to do around my house, so it'll be another month before I make a decision.

Laura