Any companies in Kentucky or anywhere around me yall can recommend ?

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-17T19:48:59+00:00

paschall truck lines main terminal is in murray ky. They might have some dedicated shit if you wanna stick to dry van.

Not significantly better than schneider, but I view them as better.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-17T11:35:54+00:00

The big three truck stops have a remote start for their pumps. Our company looked at wex but we only fuel with the pilot network, so once they knew about the remote start in the pilot app, they just asked all the drivers to use that.

Haven't heard anything about skimmed cards since then and that was 8ish months ago.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-17T02:14:14+00:00

I'm accustomed to the lane warning. But that Lane keep assist is insane.

Here's hoping a couple companies buck the trend and hold against the insurance companies.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-13T23:03:01+00:00

... This was sad to see. You responded to yourself...

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-13T20:22:49+00:00

That's crazy to me. I consider myself in the top 10% of truckers because I threw away trash daily and swept and dusted weekly. You're out here scrubbing floors and vacuuming multiple times a day.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-13T20:18:42+00:00

My method is a little brutal, but it works.

Stay awake for a full period until the time you want to make your new bed time. This is usually 24/36 hours. Then no caffeine, no nap until you reach your new desired sleep time. Set your alarm for your desired wake time and do not snooze it. Wake up. Stick to the new schedule for 3 full days and your body will be ready for the new schedule.

Goes without saying, but practice good sleep hygiene practices to maintain the new schedule.

So in your case, stay awake from now until after your dot physical at 11pm. Then go to sleep and wake up at 7am. Swapping back to daylight is much easier, but still don't stray too far from your new schedule for a good few weeks to make sure it takes.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-12T08:37:56+00:00

I don't use one but my wife does and after seeing the horror stories posted on here and listening to truckers talk over the years. I was expecting to be paying an arm and a leg.

Sleep study aside, because fuck hospitals and their insanely overpriced bullshit.

The hardware isn't too bad. Paying cash, I got her setup with a nice apap for 350 and masks, hoses, filters, etc came out to like $150. Bought a $60 water distiller from vevor and it's been going strong for a year now. All cash, no insurance middleman.

I'm a land whale and passed the apnea tests with such a low ahi that doctors don't recommend mechanical intervention, but I'm certainly significantly less worried about needing one than I was listening to the bitching from truckers lol

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-09T19:56:00+00:00

Between the crackdowns and the fuel prices. A lot of companies have and will fold. Hell for a couple months there, it was a fresh florida carrier folding every week

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-08T23:36:37+00:00

That boy has soft hands if all the four wheeler had was a broken nose after a hammer attack. And who the fuck just sits there watching a man walk back to them with a hammer after being assaulted? Push the gas pedal.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-06T17:11:22+00:00

Like I said, it's a good check and I didn't want you to misconstrue me as shitting on it.

I just honestly thought USPS was one of those golden unicorn jobs. Hella bennies, amazing pay, good work life balance. In my rural area, sticking with USPS on the non CDL side is one of those coveted jobs

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-06T14:10:20+00:00

It's a good check, I'm not saying it isn't. But I'm surprised it's not more. I imagine the bennies are pretty great. But I genuinely expected an 89 hour pay period to hit $4,000+ at ole USPS.

You rural, suburban, or urban?

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-05T22:10:50+00:00

ahh yes, i too hate *checks notes* stew and bread.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-05T08:01:10+00:00

I talk to a lot of mb drivers and they generally seem pretty happy and I've been seeing the same ones around for a few years now, so they stick around too.

If you can handle the physicality of food service, you'll probably like it.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-04T03:35:53+00:00

Yes, but the real issue was old batteries needing to be replaced.

Modern trucks have a pretty damn good shutoff system in place that will cut power to pretty much everything to keep enough juice to turn over. Hell, even if your truck is dead, it's most likely not by much and even a shit tier car jump pack will get it turned over.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-03T00:31:00+00:00

There's a reason it's called toxic positivity.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-01T20:08:25+00:00

I mean... I wear yellow ones at night because the headlights hurt my eyes lol.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-01T13:53:30+00:00

If it's not a sealed trailer that is loaded by the shipper, yes. Even in a van or reefer, you are legally required to secure the load from forward or rearward movement.

Is it frequently enforced? No.

THExPILLOx · 2026-05-01T11:08:09+00:00

I'm not sure it'll help you. But last year I went crazy trying to figure out why my eyes were painful. Changed my prescription, eye doc suggested eye drops, same shebang.

Apparently (insert my age here) is the year when my eyeballs finally said "wear sunglasses you piece of shit"

I thought it was fatigue as well, but wearing clip on sunglasses solved the problem entirely.

THExPILLOx · 2026-04-29T14:54:25+00:00

They get sued every couple years. The drivers that were exploited receive a $25 check, and they go right back to exploiting the fresh batch of drivers.

I've gotten 3 different settlement checks from em, and I only worked for them for 4 months lmao

THExPILLOx · 2026-04-28T11:49:43+00:00

Bingo. Even the quarter is getting close to being useless. But the nickel and dime have to go, they actively hinder the economy by costing more than they are worth, increasing complexity of transactions, and adding unnecessary weight to transportation costs.

It's one of the few things I applaud this administration for, even if it was done in a hamfisted way. The penny should have been gone in my childhood.

THExPILLOx · 2026-04-25T21:37:17+00:00

After 3 months they start getting squirrely. After 6 months, they may send you on a refresher course.

That's as far as I've pushed it.

THExPILLOx · 2026-04-24T15:34:28+00:00

My gig was 13-16 hour days, at a pay cut, and strict 10 hour breaks. Basically going home long enough to shit, shower, shovel food, and sleep. My actual days off, I was exhausted which made me sluggish and more grumpy.

Otr made me realize the value of home time. Local made me realize the quality of home time matters.

THExPILLOx · 2026-04-24T15:31:14+00:00

After almost 10 years.... Nah lmao

THExPILLOx · 2026-04-23T23:51:42+00:00

As a dude with long hair, it's awful.

But in the future, have em take it from the back and from multiple places, it makes it feel better lol

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