[Snowman7]

Originally Posted by Windwalker

They would also have to get rid of PILOT as a fuel supplier in order to gain any interest from me.

But they do have the best coffee!

[TomB985]

Wow...am I really the only one here who DOESN'T hate Pilots?

The majority of my company's fuel stops are pilots, and I make sure that's the ONLY place I fuel at, for the simple reason that I get all my "reward" points there. During the month of November, I bought over 1,000 gallons at Pilots, and they gave me another 1,000 points extra last month for it...so, I earned $10.00 for simply spending my employer's money at Pilots...

They are almost always clean, well lit, and very consistent...much more so than the majority of T/As....

I actually enjoy difficult backs...great practice! I was at the Pilot in London, OH one time, and there was one decent spot that two different drivers before me tried to get into. They couldn't make it, and eventually gave up...but I did! Doesn't bother me....

[dobry4u]

I found some really good buys on the clearance rack at Pilots :thumbsup:

[got mud?]

Originally Posted by Hawkjr

Thank god that we have fuel island at the DC... BECAUSE I CLEARLY HATE GOING TO PILOTS!! When ever we have to get are loads weighed they route us to the nearest Pilots and i will tell you every single one i go to has to be made for Coca Cola and Beer Sideload Trucks... I clearly don't see how some drivers park at that pilot right across the VA Line In NC off of I-95... The best one i know of is the one off of 95 in Colonial Heights, VA at Exit 54... Plenty of Space for Maneuvering and Backing... If ever Pilot was like that i wouldn't say a word...

And Yes Jumbo... i do park my truck like that when it needs to be greased

hey hawkjr be honest thats how you had to park at the last pilot you went to. its almost like pilot bought the land built the stores and then remembered that they where supposed to be a truck stop. they do have good coffee and clean showers though.... such is trucking

[Hawkjr]

well i'll give the ol' black red and yellow kudos on one thing... there anchor fast food restaurant stay open 24 hours... can't beat that

[BigDiesel]

Hopefully all of the coolie carriers will disband their so-called training schools.

[Windwalker]

Originally Posted by Snowman7

But they do have the best coffee!

No. I'm afraid they do not.

I have a coffee pot plugged into my inverter. I have a can of coffee beans. I have an electric coffee grinder that also plugs into my inverter. I have fresh ground coffee that makes Starbuck's taste cheap.

[jd112488]

ha ha, bigd...amazon women from the moon!!! classic!!

[SPACEAGE7000]

I was in about the second to last class to graduate out of the training academy late last year before they closed it. The training there has to be some of the best, if not THE best training a person can get. Even a couple of the guys I went through the training with who have left the company say the training was the best. These guys left because their checks werent looking like they thought they would be once they got out there on the road. They did not like the company pay, but they still feel thankful and very lucky to have gotten their training through them.

Originally Posted by Malaki86

Hey - Schneider trucks can't be as bad as ours. Mine is an '02 with 907k on it.

They first gave me an 04 Freightliner with 875000 miles on it. Drove that piece of schmit for 2 and a half months the whole time leaking, or burning off coolant. Took it to darn near every operating center we have and nobody could find the problem or do anything about it. Finally late one night about 65 miles south of Indianapolis the damn thing overheated on me and I had to pull to the side of the road. I had put nine (9) gallons of just water in about 5 hours, all of which went staight through it. They had put a new radiator in it but obviously that wasnt the problem.
I made it to the Indianapolis OC and told dispatch I wasnt driving anymore until they gave me a different truck.
Now I got me an 05 Freightliner piece of schmidt.
I like the company, but the equipment is just sorry. So so sorry.

[Hawkjr]

Hell I met a guy at the Carlisle PA Terminal and he said they gave him an 03 Century.. He Says his truck burns two Gallons an oil a week.. they have him in the computer to get two bottles each week everytime he shows up to an Terminal.. JUST SAD..