Comments By ID Mtn Gal

We are friendly, but many of us are to the point and people can't handle that sometimes.

Yes, the zipper does work if everybody does it like it's supposed to. However, there are drivers out there that don't want to use that method, claiming it doesn't work and so they block the lane. When I came back on the road in 2014, that is what I did because that's what we did back in the 80s/90s when I drove. The zipper really didn't come about until about 5 or 6 years ago and like I said it does work.

As for that driver running you off the road and not letting you back on, that was wrong and either get the company name, truck number or trailer number (don't need license plate number) and call the company or call 911. Having a dash cam is a smart move. The one I had on the truck is now in my pickup because many companies have installed at least three cameras...one facing forward and two facing backward.

Be safe out there.

Today i get to shipper an2 hrs early, with a 1500 mile load... and they are telling me the load isn't going where i was told. They wont tell.me where and Prime cannot get answers from the broker.

So it could be going 300 miles to TX or 1400 to Atlanta.. and no one kmows. Been here waiting for an hour.

This is trucking.

Sounds like a blind bill of lading load. Got those a few times in my career and hated them because I couldn't say who was getting the product and where it was going to.

Laura

From what I've seen online it looks pretty decent, but looks can be deceiving. Anybody have experience with them?

I thought your husband was with Prime and recently a sister had a stroke and a heart attack, so he needs to go home and take care of his mother.

Why are you looking for a different company? He should be looking at going back to Prime after the family emergency is over. Otherwise, you are going to owe a whole lot of money to Prime. He may also not get hired by another company until that is totally paid off. You guys need to seriously sit down and figure out what it is you really want to do.

So what is "older"? I got my CDL at 63 ten years ago. Many of the drivers here got their CDLs in their late 50s to mid 60s and are still driving.

The problem you are experiencing is not your age but the economy which has tanked and companies are cutting back on drivers because there are far too many of them out there. You've been off the road too long and will need to go with any company that can give you a refresher and put you in any truck that's available. There's been over a thousand companies that have closed their doors...both big and small companies. My company was one of those. Delivered a load on May 5th in Minneapolis, drove up to the yard 50 miles away and parked for the night. Thought I would be getting a load the next day when I had to talk with the owner. I was one of 60 drivers that was laid off on May 6th. 3 weeks later the doors were closed and then last month I heard that the owner sold the company.

Use our link and apply everywhere. Then talk with the different companies that respond to the application. You can't afford to be choosy right now.

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Good luck.

Congratulations!

Laura

While it may be a total investment of $300-$400, getting a decent CB radio (regular) and going to a good CB shop on the road and getting an antenna installed and tuned by a professional.

It won't work for Trotter:

Any ideas on how a company driver in a slip seat situation can utilize a CB if there is not one in the truck and one cannot be installed?

Laura

Do not ever leave out work history because it will be found on a background check and it makes you look like a liar or you have something to hide.

Since you left Western Express on good terms, I would go back there and see if they will take you back and then put in a year or more with them. In this economy, you can't afford to be choosy and you need to get the preventable and non preventable further away from your current time.

One of our older drivers, Old School, started at Western Express after he got many, many turn downs from other training companies. He stayed with them for a few years and did very well. He got a better offer at another company and has been with that company the rest of his career time. There's nothing wrong with Western Express and you should try to get back on with them.

Laura

What is the disability?

Robert,

He made a separate post about his disability and mentioned it being orthopedic.

Laura

Howdy!

My situation was unique in that my gallbladder attack mimicked a heart attack and at my age, I sure could have one. It also occurred on Christmas Day 2020 (a Fri during covid). I was visiting family when it occurred. While the emergency room was treating me for a heart attack, I had my sister-in-law call and leave a message with my company because I was due to unload the next morning about 250 mi away.

The next day the hospital realized it was a gallbladder attack and scheduled me for surgery on Sunday. Because I had become very dehydrated, the recovery from the surgery took a bit longer so I did not get out of the hospital until Tuesday the 29th. The doctor gave me a return to duty letter saying I could go back to work that Saturday. In the meantime I had talked with the office and I told them I felt good and probably could get a load and leave out on Saturday.

Fortunately, my safety lady had gallbladder surgery before and said absolutely not and they waited until the following Tuesday, January 5th to get me a load. I was driving a reefer and they got me a load of one ton totes with liquid in them. Oh my gosh! That load moved like a tanker and every time I felt it moving I clenched muscles and boy oh howdy did that ever hurt!

I would suspect you could return to duty within 7 to 10 days. It is major surgery with three to four incisions. I had four. Then you need to take it easy while you're out on the road for a couple more weeks as those areas heal.

Laura

A stop sign is a stop sign regardless of where it is. While in a weigh station, I might make it a 10-15 second stop, the person watching will know that it was a stop. No point in supporting them.

Laura