I worked for Carretta for over a year and they closed the doors on me. There were several factors that played a role in Carretta’s downfall. Firstly, there was some poor middle management in the area of dispatch operations, and also in the repair shop. Joe Carretta allowed these managers to assume responsibility but as...
A new Pilot Travel Center recently opened in Tuskegee, Alabama, adding almost 100 truck parking spaces to the company’s network. The new Pilot is located at 3680 AL – 81 off I-85 in Tuskegee. Amenities at the Tuskegee Pilot store include: 93 truck parking spaces 7 showers Diesel fueling lanes Laundry facilities CAT Scale Knoxville-headquartered...
Hey all – hopefully someone out there can shed some knowledge on good, trustworthy companies that offer paid training for newcomers to the industry. My brother and I are looking to escape our corporate America jobs, as that lifestyle just isn’t for us. We are looking to become OTR truckers with the hopes of starting...
The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) is asking for public help in locating a semi truck and driver involved in a fatality crash on Monday. The crash occurred at 1:36 p.m. on November 25 on eastbound I-44 near the 225 mile marker (Sullivan) in Franklin County, Missouri. Troopers say that a pickup and an SUV...
Width was always a thing that I hated about them. The ones I pulled were 108″ wide, anytime I had to bump a dock with it I always found myself offset to the driver’s side because I was slightly angled trying to see the rear of my trailer in the mirror. Also, Jersey has a...
Louisiana firefighters responded to an accident involving a semi truck hauling pipes in St. Tammany Parish on Tuesday. St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 11 responded to I-59 southbound at mile marker 5 for a semi truck incident involving a significant oil leak. The truck driver involved told firefighters that he had to stop abruptly...
Recruiter told me .58cpm. Are there any extra incentives like drop and hook pay? What’s your average weekly miles and home time Source link
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in New York arrested a commercial vehicle driver who tool a wrong turn into Canada for possessing a firearm as a felon. On November 24, 2024, CBP officers working at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing in Lewiston, New York, encountered a 62 year old commercial vehicle driver. From...
I have a 2002 Pete 379 (C15) and recently went to change my batteries and noticed this on both my positive and negative jumpers. View attachment 529369 However, the ones that broke weren’t just your basic jumpers but had a pigtail coming off it like so View attachment 529370 I have no idea where that...
A woman went out of her way to rescue a dog involved in a double fatality semi truck crash in Canada on Monday. Around 9 a.m. on November 25, three semi trucks were involved in a collision on Highway 17A near Kenora, Ontario. Two of the truck drivers involved in the crash were killed, and the...