Chucktshoes

I'm with you 100%. Honestly, I didn't even know (or care) that it was Ramadan. This thread just seemed like a great place to post a picture of my awesome lunch.  :yum:

Yes. The costs involved can be prohibitive and are a great inhibitor against abuse. Because of the operational costs, LEAs have to have justifiable reason to use them. They generally don't drag them out on fishing expeditions.

I don't watch, follow or care about sports. The only emotional response they engender in me is to hope UT and the Titans lose whenever they play. If that happens I smile and go about my day. So congrats, Vindy, vendy, whatever. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

[quote name="Ugly" post="1163611" timestamp="1404041963"][url="http://m.nationalreview.com/article/381446/barney-fife-meets-delta-force-charles-c-w-cooke"]http://m.nationalreview.com/article/381446/barney-fife-meets-delta-force-charles-c-w-cooke[/url][/quote] Excellent article.

[quote name="Raoul" post="1162266" timestamp="1403648740"]Mrap's have their weaknesses.[/quote] And they are well known and easily exploitable.

[quote name="TripleDigitRide" post="1163582" timestamp="1404013950"]Another truck driver? Who do you drive for?[/quote] That! For real. Who do you drive for photoguy?   Actually, it doesn't matter at this point. While I am curious, I have made a commitment to Prime. They have offered me a spot in their training program and I have accepted it. 

[quote name="Oh Shoot" post="1163533" timestamp="1403987797"] Prime, btw, used to mostly haul refrigerated stuff, which for various reasons seem to require a lot of deliveries in the wee hours of the morning, so your Circadian sleep rhythm might take a beating if that's still the case and that's what you wind up doing. - OS[/quote] It will be. To my understanding, Prime does not run dry van. Reefers, flatbed and food grade tankers. I haven't decided whether to go reefer or flatbed. Though I have to have a tanker endorsement because of some of the bulk refrigerated liquids, they want you have at least a year in the seat before they will put you in the tanker division.

Lunch today at The BBQ Shop.

Illinois is a known special case along with a couple of other states (Mass?). TN will allow transfer of the CDL. The LW trucks that Prime use have about half the bunk space of a normal model of those trucks. There is zero room for a dorm style fridge in the bunk area. That's why folks have the passenger seat yanked to make the space useable. The trade off for that is a 5 cpm increase in pay.

I will be using Qualcomm el-ogs. I will also be in either a Cascadia or Prostar lightweight truck. A lot of drivers have the passenger seat yanked and install a fridge in its place. I really dread the thought of packing on the pounds so I plan on shopping and doing my own cooking as much as possible.

Thanks for all of the advice. I have done a lot of research and also have plenty of family in the industry so I am going in with fairly open eyes. It's gonna suck for a bit while I am paying dues. Short term sacrifices for long term gains is my mantra. As far as the permit goes, it occurred to me that I should just give Lisa Knight a call and ask her.

[quote name="rugerla1" post="1163478" timestamp="1403972780"]LMAO! Glad you have it made like that. Most people don't. I'm fortunate at my company that most of the people are of similar thinking and probably 60% or more have their HCP. Be a bad choice for someone to come in acting stupid. I hope Chucktshoes can get on out there with you after his Prime'ing. :)[/quote] I'm sure gonna keep this info filed for future use. While I want my time with Prime to be good, I know no matter how good it is it is going to suck missing the next year of my daughter's life. I am looking forward to getting into a job with lots of home time.

[quote name="TripleDigitRide" post="1163472" timestamp="1403972175"]Like glowdotGlock, I'm also a truck driver. My uncle started with Prime. He stayed with them for 2 or 3 years, but recently quit. Yes, do NOT let them talk you into leasing or buying a truck through them. I warned my uncle about this, but he didn't take my advice. Now he's in the middle of a huge nightmare. DO NOT DO IT![/quote] I already understand that from my research. There is a reason they are called Fleases.

[quote name="glowdotGlock" post="1163470" timestamp="1403972128"]And my boss allows carry. He and 1 other guy CC in the office. The owner is somewhat of a prepper. When I had my LEO ID I carried everywhere. Now I just carry to TN permit friendly states. I like to do short runs now. Every now and then I to a CA.[/quote] That sounds even better.

[quote name="Mike.357" post="1163465" timestamp="1403971576"]I used to deal with truckers at my old job, for whatever reason I thought Prime's deal was leasing or selling the driver the truck. I know you are looking forward to the work.[/quote] Prime does both company drivers and lease operators. I want to stay Company for a year or two to learn he job first. Being a L/O or O/O is setting up my own business. It would be wise to understand the business first.

[quote name="TripleDigitRide" post="1163466" timestamp="1403971770"]Are you sure you'll be getting the actual CDL in Missouri, or just the permit? They are not the same thing, as your current DL will need to accompany your MO CDL PERMIT while operating the truck.[/quote] I will be getting a TN CDL permit before I head to training. When I test out, it will be in MO an I will have a MO CDL.

[quote name="glowdotGlock" post="1163463" timestamp="1403971358"]I drive OTR and have for 7 years. Be preared to be out for weeks at a time with Prime. If you get there and don't like it, give me a shout. I work for a local family company in Spring Hill. We only have about 55 trucks and 10 owner operators or so. He keeps new trucks and trailers. It's all dry van. No reefer or flatbed. Trucks are 2013 and 14 KW's and trailers are 2012 -2015. Home just about every weekend. Most of the time I have 3 day weekends. I have never worked for a huge company but I know the horror stories. Good luck to you. I wish I could help with the CDL question but I have to agree with Hozzie.[/quote] Yeah, I am aware of the pitfalls of driving for a major carrier. They are training me for my CDL and I will be under contract with them for a year. They have the best paid apprenticeship/training program that I have found. I'll probably give you a ring next year as we view this time as a short term sacrifice for a long term gain. I greatly appreciate the offer as that sort of job is our goal.

No & I'm not interested at this time. I want to get a couple years in the business to learn wtf I am doing before I attempt to lease or buy my own truck.

That's my concern even though I won't hold a MO CDL for more than a few weeks.

I'll be honest, I'm not exactly sure how that will work. If it does, I imagine I will use the address of the company motel.

I am getting ready to head to Springfield, MO to begin training with Prime, Inc. to acquire my CDL and go into the trucking industry. I will initially end up taking my test in MO and acquire a MO CDL. I will shortly thereafter return to Memphis and transfer my CDL to TN. The question is will getting my MO CDL invalidate my TN residency and therefore invalidate my permit? I'm probably over thinking it but I figure it would be better to know from the beginning. 

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That's bound to get interesting.

Something that isn't readily apparent from the link is that the mount the SB15 is attached to has a hinge that allows it to operate as a side-folder.:D Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD