I always liked barely bumping the fifth wheel and then going back and making sure things were cool back there. This was after I had a kingpin go over the fifth wheel. :wink:

 

Might get your restart Novacane....you have winter storm warnings out .... snow storm headed for IL & IN. Looking for up to 1 ft of snow....that'll slow you down unless you get yourself out of WI on time. :wink:

 

Road restrictions are pretty much all over the North when Temps start to warm up a bit. Most GOOD maps which will show which roads are restricted.

 

There you go, pcmartin, even a better idea. I learned mine the hard way too. Got alittle too cocky the first couple of months on my own. Nothing like alittle embarassment to get your mind back in the game.

 

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I GOT MY MONEY BACK!!!! WHOO HOO

I just off the horn with the bank, and I was approved to get my money back, but since I have been through so much with this subject I didn't really believe it. So I just logged onto my bank account on line, and there is a rather large(to me anyway) amount of money being accredited to my account, and even though it technically isn't in there yet, it will be tomorrow.

I just wanted to give everyone here a huge THANK YOU, because I was just going to give up after everything happened, but everyone gave me support, and told me to keep digging until they did something, and because of that, I got back everything, well almost. The major account was reimbursed, but for some reason the other account hasn't, it is still 270 in the hole, but even if I can't get that back, at least I won't lose my shirt now(don't get me wrong, I intend to fight for that money as well).

Now, I left off last night telling you I had to call my dispatcher in the morning and didn't know what it was about. I got another message this morning telling me to take all my equipment off the trailer and come inside, so I did. Turns out they have a dedicated person for these particular runs, and I brought it up here because his truck was tore up, he got it fixed this morning and delivered it today, I guess they didn't want us taking the time for inventory and all that, which would explain why I would remove my equipment.

Dispatch wanted to talk to me about a log book violation I didn't even realize I made, big, stupid, rookie mistake, just when I was getting pretty confident about my logging techniques. I went over the 70 hour rule by 5 hours, because I forgot to add a days worth of hours, so stupid, and thank goodness the company caught it instead of a DOT officer.

Funny thing is that I am always careful with my logs, mainly because I know how DOT will pick it apart, and I don't want no part of a ticket for simple paperwork(that I screwed up) errors. My only excuse is maybe I was tired, and didn't catch it, or maybe I was getting too comfortable doing the paperwork, I don't know, but needless to say this was a get out of a ticket for free card, and drivers don't get many of them, so I will have to start paying closer attention to what I do.

Plus dispatch was cool about it, and that helped, he said it happens to the best of them, and insisted that he has drivers in everyday for logbook errors. So I have to sit here for my restart, which is no big deal, I can clean on the truck, take a shower, have access to TV and microwave, so it's close to being at home, plus, I GOT MY MONEY BACK!!

I tell you what, I haven't felt this good in a long time, the 2 week constant headache is finally gone, and the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders, at least for a little while.

Oh, and another thing, dispatch said he would give me another oversize load!(this is making big money too! 37cpm) I have to take it from Prentice WI to Statesboro GA so it's a good run at that, being just shy of 1300 miles!

Again, thanks for all the support everyone!

 

I just want to say that I am a fan of yours :P

But really, keep on posting about your driving experiences...its pretty good info for someone like me who hopes to get into some OTR later this year.

 

raise your suspension, put timber under landing legs,drop suspension. hey presto! your out.slow wind legs down to get under again. another way to do it. easier still with low loaders, just connect hydraulics and lower the neck, which will lift the pin from fifth wheel :lol:

 

That is excellent news Novacane. Good job on staying the fight and at least getting a good chunk back.

 

novacane-

I am soooooo happy for you. what a relief that you dont have to worry about the bills that this money was going to.

 

Glad to hear you got every thing cleared up. I hate banks, we use credit unions only.
Also glad to hear your job is going better.