Good Riddance, Texas!!!!
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Every time I go to Texas, something seems to go wrong.
Sometimes its the state of mind not the State. Just saying! 
Every time I go to Texas, something seems to go wrong.
Sometimes its the state of mind not the State. Just saying!
Nope. Its Texas
Every time I go to Texas, something seems to go wrong.
Sometimes its the state of mind not the State. Just saying!
Nope. Its Texas
I was just there two or three days ago. It was hotter than 90, I can assure you.
Dave
I'm a Texan, born and raised, and I can't wait to get out of here and hit the road. 
One of the things I intend to do while driving OTR is to see as much of the USA as I can. I will retire in 10 or 12 years hopefully, and when I do, I want to have an idea of just where the best place to retire will be for me. I can't think of a better job to help me determine that.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Same here, everytime I go into Texas it's always trouble. It's so hot over there one time my mudflap melted onto my drive tires and popped it. : D my first trucker story :))
Same here, everytime I go into Texas it's always trouble. It's so hot over there one time my mudflap melted onto my drive tires and popped it. : D my first trucker story :))
You sure that wasn't your rendition of the Texas Two-step? 
Wow, I used to love running Texas. Big wide-open spaces, very few concerns with DOT , easiest terrain imaginable - I thought it was great. Some of the easiest running in the country. Heck, people even pull over on the shoulder to let you pass on two lane roads.
Running Texas sure beats the heck out of running New Jersey and the rest of the dreaded Northeast.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Of course, the OP is probably joking a bit, but I run Texas Regional and find it pretty darn good trucking most of the time (exception is the road construction underway across most of North side of the whole DFW Metroplex). The roads, for the most part, are in good shape and, like Brett said, DOT pretty much leaves us alone. Admittedly, I don't have much to compare it with, but I have driven in OK, MO, IL, IN, WI, KY, TN, LA, AR, AL, MS, and FL so far. Laredo to Dallas is a pretty nice gig.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Good points. Texas is a wonderful state to drive in. From my experiences, every shipper/recieving is a piece of cake to get to and no hard back ups. Nothing but cruise control!
I just hate it when I'm not driving in Texas.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
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Every time I go to Texas, something seems to go wrong. A couple of weeks ago, the Doser (sp?) goes out in Lubbock. Limp to KW to get it fixed under warranty. Truck's too new (only about 5,000 miles on it at that time) and the dealer doesn't have the correct software. They had to go to Peterbilt across the street and get it. Hmmm... I rembember fixing trucks with wrenches, not laptops. Away we go....
Left home Sunday night for Eastern Texas with another center pivot and ended up breaking a cross member on the frame, just behind the rear differential while "off roading" over hills and through fields to get the sprinkler site. Crap!!!!! Get unloaded and call dispatch and the mechanics and arrange for the truck to go to Kenworth in Ft. Worth.
While easing it up the way, I get another derated engine code! Grrrr... Get to KW and it's gonna take a day and a half before they can even get it in to scan the trouble codes. And the truck's gotta go to Dallas for the frame work. For a week. And it's 9000 degrees out there. I'm already sweating over tearing up a brand new truck. The H&S guy calls, laughing about the whole deal. Our guys talked to their guys and reviewed photos. "No biggie, these things happen. Let's get you home and back to work."
They ended up bringing me a truck up from our Houston shop and I even got a great backhaul; a piece of milled aluminum square tubing, about 8"x50', going back to a shop about an hour and a half from home. The darn thing only weighs about 400 pounds! I am making GOOD time!
So, I sit here tonight in Kansas with Oklahoma as a nice little buffer between me and that dreaded Texas. But I'm gonna be home tomorrow. ;)