GA House Approves Raising Interstate Speed Limit

Yeah Texas is big, very very big lol. If you stay out 3-4 weeks they can probably send you west. If you and your DBL have a good relationship, you can ask for loads to certain areas. I got loads to places just by asking, if they had a load going there, they gave it to me.

I'm at home, in the frozen Mid-Atlantic lol (Pennsylvania). I was in Long Island today at a receiver, and they apparently didn't believe in putting ice melt in their yard... so I got stuck for 2 hours trying to pull an empty trailer out of their yard while they spread ice melt under my tractor.

You have to wear your pickle suit yet?

Yeah Texas is big, very very big lol. If you stay out 3-4 weeks they can probably send you west. If you and your DBL have a good relationship, you can ask for loads to certain areas. I got loads to places just by asking, if they had a load going there, they gave it to me.

I'm at home, in the frozen Mid-Atlantic lol (Pennsylvania). I was in Long Island today at a receiver, and they apparently didn't believe in putting ice melt in their yard... so I got stuck for 2 hours trying to pull an empty trailer out of their yard while they spread ice melt under my tractor.

You have to wear your pickle suit yet?

Not yet. I got my hazmat endorsement when I was on home time but I haven't told them yet. I'm getting good runs without it so I figured I would wait until that changes to mention it. I hear we get called in at the 2 month mark to check up on our work and driving habits so I'm sure it will come up then.

Yeah it's called Safe Trac training. Definitely tell your DBL you have Hazmat now. Will get you more loads. I assume you have your TWIC right? That definitely gets you more loads.

Once you feel comfortable start calling receivers and ask if you can deliver early if you know you'll be there early. Like 8/10 times I got earlier appointments because I called the receiver.

I have a 16:00 live load today and it has to be in Chattanooga 24 hours later. No way I can make that. I will have to drive at night which I don't like to do. Fortunately it's all interstate. That's trucking.

I guess I'm the odd driver...but I LOVED driving at night !!! less traffic, more scales closed...interesting things walking across the road you can aim at.. I'm a night person anyway, so it worked great when TSB and I were teaming...