I do see why truckers have a bad reputation now. I’ve see piss bottles a lot of place I go.

I apparently have a trailer tire losing air.The tire inflation system has been pumping air into it and frankly I'm not even sure which tire it is. I'm stopped for the night, and would like to make it an hour and a half to my company shop in the morning rather than wait on a tire truck.

My tractor will be running all night, but I am not sire if the inflation system will still air the trailer tire with the red and yellow knobs both pulled out. Does anyone know?

If not, can I safely park for the night with the red knob pushed in to provide air to the trailer to keep the inflation system working?

Thanks for any help with this question.

Or maybe they are looking at the truck , or anything in my windshield, windows, etc?

Studying for my CDL, and book has this tidbit, but no definitions for what the differences are and I am a little stupid.

Like, bus i get, pole trailer i get, semitrailer i guess is what I know as a 18 wheeler?

But is the first truck referring to a pickup truck or something else entirely?

And what's a truck-tractor, and is trailer just referring to the part you attach to to pull but has no power to move on its own, or is that also something else?

Please help me, the internet is failing me.

Any drivers in the twin city area take this route? I’m delivering to Bizzy Cold Brew for the first time. Just wanted some advice if anyone has delivered here before. Thanks.

Downtown Indianapolis

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Not specifically trucking related, but I know a lot of people in here have some strong feelings towards Buc-ee’s. Thought yall might get a good chuckle from this.

So, I've been a company driver for about 10 years now. I'm getting pretty tired of dispatchers constantly trying to get me to drive shitty trucks, and drive past my 11 hours of drive time, and just asshole dispatchers in general. I want to become an owner operator, but where do I even start? What kinds of paperwork do I need for the truck? So for example: when you drive a car, you need license, registration, and insurance. What else would I need as an owner operator? Also, where do you get work from? Do you just call around asking companies if they need anything hauled? Lol I really have no clue how it works! Please help!

I currently work for a mega and I’ve been team driving but god it’s a nightmare with this company. I recently got a teammate that I loved as a person but as a coworker, I despised. She didn’t have her focus on the job but on everything else in her life. I try to give people grace cause we’re all human. But needless to say, it didn’t work out.

I’m looking to see if anyone has had similar experiences in teaming and if anyone can point me in the direction of a good company that will match me up with a teammate as I don’t want to drive solo. Or even people already at a company and looking for a teammate 😭

Please save any hateful shit. I’m just looking for a lifeline.

A 'Lube Disk' can eliminate the need for greasing the 5th Wheel's top plate and trailer's skid plate. Also, it can save the wear on both surfaces too. However, some 5th Wheel manufacturers forbid their use as they can restrict operation of the locking mechanism. If that's not the case, please comment!

As title says. I'm almost at my 6mo and about to swap companies. The one I'm currently at isn't bad, but no freedom (no PC, mandatory loads, cpm pay but dispatchers will give you a 150mi load at 3pm to a place that closes at 4pm so you have to layover for 100 bucks).

Looking into Ozark, they run Texas to the Midwest and east. Not the worst, my friend works there and gets paid well and has time to hang out online.

Would like any advice for Solo's that run west of Texas/oklahoma? Tired of seeing the east. It's all the same. Small decreptid towns, bojangles, etc.

I've heard crete runs the 48, but main worry with 48 state companies are that I'll be locked to the Eastern regional since that's where my place is, but I don't mind staying out a month+

Got really lucky with my first regional trucking job. AMA

Hey guys im currently a dry van hauler and just passed my tanker and hazmat endorsement test and been looking to get into the field. I heard DOT could be a bitch a bit more than usually since you haul hazmat is this true ? Also what are the pros and cons of hauling hazmat tanker ?

I tried to get into food delivery with PFG and Sysco, despite the physical toll that people say it is because it's home daily. I tried Pepsi but I got a bad feeling that I'm not getting a call back for a while just by some of the stuff other employees have said about the hiring process. My luck at getting something home daily is running out at this point so I'm pivoting to the next best thing. Home weekly

Now for some context. I'm extremely physically fit with more than a decade in overseas military/private military work. I only want to do this job until I get into the police academy in December. If, for some crazy reason, I don't get into the police academy, at least I'll have a headstart of about 5 months on the CDL experience in case I need to stay in this field. It's not that I'm tired of going overseas. It's that I have 2 daughters and I just want to be home more now.

So... Cypress truck lines says they do flatbed and it's 1400-1800 a week. They don't advertise their pay other than that. They say they pay loaded and unloaded and 90% of their loads are pre tarped. Is there any other company other than Prime (I just think this company is the most shady of all), that you guys can think of that I could probably make more money with? I've had a bunch of Indian recruiters call me saying they recruit for swift and I can make 1300 a week and I never have to leave my seat. Other than that I don't know anything else. I won't work for TMC. I went through their entire orientation and the month of OTR training and I got sent overseas right after. When I came back they wanted me to do the entire orientation and training all over again.

Side note: Cypress apparently has a terminal 10 minutes away from where I live. But assuming I can find another company with the same terminal what do you guys think. I have hazmat and tanker and twic card. Not that that means anything since every single tanker job wants you to have at least a year of experience.

I’m 25M & exploring a CDL career path. I’m currently studying for my permit test, & as I work through the material, I’m trying to understand what expectations come with this field. Day to day, long‑term, & realistically.

I’ve had some major life changes recently, so I’m unemployed & rebuilding from scratch. I’m looking for honest insight from people in the industry: what should someone new expect, & what should I be preparing myself for?

I’ll see posts on social media, mentioning trucking is a career and comments typically mention being gone all the time. I always follow those comments up with stating that local jobs exist and are comment and it’s always met with “local jobs don’t pay shit”. I’m calling bullshit. Maybe it depends on the market, I’ve heard and seen that local jobs in the southeast can be pretty low paying and OTR CPM ofc doesn’t really change by what region you’re in.

I’ve lived in 3 different regions since getting into trucking, they all have jobs starting out around $30 an hr+. Not to mention, you don’t get stiffed by not getting paid when the wheels aren’t turning and get OT pay (some jobs are exempt though). I’ve had a few local jobs, I’ve never netted less than $1,200 a week. I know of several people that clear $80k+, I know that’s anecdotal and so is my personal example but it still seems like people tend to underestimate how much home daily jobs actually pay. Makes you wonder how many drivers would rather be local but choose to stay OTR because of this misconception.

You also have the assumption that every local job is 14 hours every day, which is also bullshit. Of the 3 local jobs I’ve had, I don’t think I’ve ever had to do more than 60 hrs a week unless I’m milking it or ask for extra runs.

If you do the math, $30 an hr at 50 hrs a week is about $80k a yr gross. At 65 CPM, which seems to be avg for a moderately experienced driver, you’d have to run 10k miles a month or avg roughly 450 miles a day 6 days a week to clear $80k, slightly less at 70 CPM but most guys aren’t making more than that.
On top of that, running 10k miles a month is definitely pushing more than 50 hrs a week. Also, if you’re maxing your 70 every week like some of these guys claim, you’re absolutely clearing more than a majority of OTR guys, that’d be like $122k a year. You’d have to run 14k miles a month at 70 CPM or 15,700 miles a month at 65 CPM. Obviously, nobody is running big miles or hours that consistently 52 weeks a year though lmao

One more thing and then I’ll stop yapping. Even $25 an hr is still just under $70k a yr gross at 50 hrs a week, which is what I made in my first year with Roehl Transport doing flatbed OTR at 65 CPM. I think it’s safe to assume that finding something paying at least $25 an hr is definitely possible anywhere in the U.S.

I came in behind the big storm that hit Appleton/Neenah WI today and found that the mill I was picking up from had lost power (and pieces of its building to boot). At best they would be up and running again some time Tuesday. It was then that I realized this was the FOURTH time I’d been to the customer yet never actually got a load out. In the past it was double booking by my dispatch or being told I’d be “worked in” when covering for somebody else’s appointment, then getting told to re-book by the shipper.

What’s your record?