Profile For Quinton

Hi all been a long time since I've been here.......so here's the skinny......I started with Swift , left them went to JB Hunt , loved driving for them, missed my family so left them and went back to turning wenches.......now hoping to get on with Cardinal logistics (great wide) home daily ........I love driving but OTR is not for me due to my love for my wife and kids. Sorry about rambling on, does anyone know anything about Cardinal? Thanks in advance.

Thanks y'all, I do plan to keep my CDL and med card for no one knows what the future holds. And one day when the kids are grown I might just buy a truck and convert it into a homemade motorhome and take the wife to see the truly Majestic sights I have seen as a OTR truck driver. But until the may God bless you all. Be safe.

Hello all, First thank you all for the help along the way, I fully understood (or thought I did) what I was getting myself into. Make no mistake I absolutely love driving big rigs BUT I love my wife and kids more, with that being said I am giving up truck driving and going back to Master Fleet Services (the mechanic shop I used to work for) they made me an offer I could not refuse. Again thank you all. GOD bless and keep the dirty side down.

Well I can't get anyone at JB Hunt to tell me what to do in this situation..........But whatever I think they are scared to give the wrong answer. I gather responses like "Let me check on that" but no one has ever gotten back to me. I will let y'all know if they do.

So I asked my FM and he said "good question" but I haven't gotten a answer yet. I will ask again tomorrow. If he won't answer I will call corporate safety and see if they will answer.

Thanks for the replies y'all, I will talk to my FM and see what he recommends, I haven't had to deal with it yet but was just curious. Thanks again

I am sure this has been asked before but how does one clear the snow off a trailer? I know a few shipper's have a set up to do it but when they don't do you just say f#@_ it and roll?

Ok so I stayed at swift for 6+ months........ recently I found out the .38cpm I was told of while in training wasn't exactly what they had in mind, I was actually on a sliding pay scale,long story short JB Hunt contacted me and said no sliding pay scale, better home time and monthly performance bonus, Please NOTE I did not leave Swift on bad terms...I explained what was going on and left on good terms with a offer to rehire. I am not in any way bashing Swift, they are just not the right fit for me or my situation. I know newbies are supposed to put in a year before switching companies, but I have a family to support and will do whatever it takes to make sure that they have a roof over their heads, I was getting miles at swift but due to the sliding pay scale the pay just wasn't there, I have talked to JB hunt drivers and well I am going to give them a shot. Please I am open to all advise, thanks for listening.

Was just wondering is a portable a/c unit worth the money? Swift doesn't like when you idle but wants you to be comfortable. But if you idle to long you get a call from your DL saying "we need to work on idle" I can't sleep good if I am hot and sweaty. So I thought maybe a portable a/c could help. Thanks y'all

But where would you plug the portable unit in? Gonna use an inverter?

I drive for Swift. Before this sumer I had a Kenworth that had sleeper windows. I was OK with fresh air overnight. Now my Cascadia has a smaller sleep area, with no windows. There is no ventilation. That's what I tell my DM when she asks why my idle is over 50%.

I was just given a different Trk that has a inverter already in it. I do like the fresh air but like you said not much ventilation in freightshakers. I would rather have my previous one..... had a lot more power to pull hills this 2015 10sp sucks it has no power and is governed at 61mph

Was just wondering is a portable a/c unit worth the money? Swift doesn't like when you idle but wants you to be comfortable. But if you idle to long you get a call from your DL saying "we need to work on idle" I can't sleep good if I am hot and sweaty. So I thought maybe a portable a/c could help. Thanks y'all