another idea, is talk to your auto insurance if you have coverage, cause items was stolen from your car. My insurance covers that stuff and don't take on to your premium. I just thought of it and it might help you and then they can go after him with better luck. BOL

Skills

Here is some information from the FTC that might explain liabilty on credit card and atm card theft.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/atmcard.htm





Credit, ATM and Debit Cards: What to do if They're Lost or Stolen

Many people find it easy and convenient to use credit cards and ATM or debit cards. The Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) offer procedures for you to use if your cards are lost or stolen.

Limiting Your Financial Loss

Report the loss or theft of your credit cards and your ATM or debit cards to the card issuers as quickly as possible. Many companies have toll-free numbers and 24-hour service to deal with such emergencies. It's a good idea to follow up your phone calls with a letter. Include your account number, when you noticed your card was missing, and the date you first reported the loss.

You also may want to check your homeowner's insurance policy to see if it covers your liability for card thefts. If not, some insurance companies will allow you to change your policy to include this protection.

Credit Card Loss or Fraudulent Charges (FCBA). Your maximum liability under federal law for unauthorized use of your credit card is $50. If you report the loss before your credit cards are used, the FCBA says the card issuer cannot hold you responsible for any unauthorized charges. If a thief uses your cards before you report them missing, the most you will owe for unauthorized charges is $50 per card. Also, if the loss involves your credit card number, but not the card itself, you have no liability for unauthorized use.

After the loss, review your billing statements carefully. If they show any unauthorized charges, it's best to send a letter to the card issuer describing each questionable charge. Again, tell the card issuer the date your card was lost or stolen, or when you first noticed unauthorized charges, and when you first reported the problem to them. Be sure to send the letter to the address provided for billing errors. Do not send it with a payment or to the address where you send your payments unless you are directed to do so.

ATM or Debit Card Loss or Fraudulent Transfers (EFTA). Your liability under federal law for unauthorized use of your ATM or debit card depends on how quickly you report the loss. If you report an ATM or debit card missing before it's used without your permission, the EFTA says the card issuer cannot hold you responsible for any unauthorized transfers. If unauthorized use occurs before you report it, your liability under federal law depends on how quickly you report the loss.

For example, if you report the loss within two business days after you realize your card is missing, you will not be responsible for more than $50 for unauthorized use. However, if you don't report the loss within two business days after you discover the loss, you could lose up to $500 because of an unauthorized transfer. You also risk unlimited loss if you fail to report an unauthorized transfer within 60 days after your bank statement containing unauthorized use is mailed to you. That means you could lose all the money in your bank account and the unused portion of your line of credit established for overdrafts. However, for unauthorized transfers involving only your debit card number (not the loss of the card), you are liable only for transfers that occur after 60 days following the mailing of your bank statement containing the unauthorized use and before you report the loss.

If unauthorized transfers show up on your bank statement, report them to the card issuer as quickly as possible. Once you've reported the loss of your ATM or debit card, you cannot be held liable for additional unauthorized transfers that occur after that time.

WTG Ben, good research.

every single state in this Country has Legal Aid which you can get for free or on a Income based fee

Thanks for all the help, and advice on the whole bank deal everyone. The major problem it seems is the fact they got the pin number. Nobody knew the pin, but like I said, it was a family friend, and maybe he over heard it, or knew that it was the last four numbers of Chris's SSN, and since they stole all the information, they just figured it out. But them knowing the pin is what the bank is having a problem with, and I don't know if the above mentioned laws or rules cover that specifically. I know I was done wrong, and had nothing to do with it, if I did, why am I pressing the police for an arrest, especially to a so called friend. I won't stop, I will keep pushing, and pushing, and I will get someone behind bars, and my money back(even if I have to spend it all to get it back, it would be worth it) in the end. Again, thanks for all the support, I had gave up until I posted here and got all the positive comments.

I had to get some shopping done for the house, and truck, but wound up leaving around 1pm. I made it to Glasgow, found my pre-loaded trailer that required no tarping, dropped my empty, and went to hook up to the new load. Backing into the kingpen didn't go to smooth though(they used a yard dog to put the trailer there, and they have hydraulics that lift the trailer pretty high before they lower the landing gear) because when I backed up, the kingpen jumped the 5th wheel, and ended up between the 5th wheel and the cab.

At first I thought it would be a simple thing, lower the landing gear, put some dunnage under the pads, raise it up again, lower the air suspension and pull out. Nope, not that simple, the "parking lot" was very uneven, and I couldn't get the trailer high enough, it still lacked about an inch no matter what I done. So I had to cut the wheel to the right, pull up 2 inches, cut to the left, back up 2 inches about a hundred times, lol. But I finally ended up in a jack knife position where the kingpin wouldn't touch anything as I pulled away.(thankfully nothing was parked close by, whew)

I backed up where the trailer could rest on the 5th wheel while I removed the dunnage, cranked it back up, and finally hooked it. Sounds like a big deal, but it only took about 20 minutes to do everything, and it could have been faster, but I got out 50 times to make sure I wasn't going to touch anything as I maneuvered around. If it had been a paved lot, it would have been much easier, heck if it were just level it would have made a world of difference.

I am hauling tubes of metal like you would use to put in a ditch for a driveway to cross, so the load is light, but you can't crank down on the load because it's easy stuff to crush. I don't like that, I like the straps to be nice and tight, but the load specifically said to be gentle, so I just check every strap when I stop to potty, eat, or fuel just to be sure(heck I do that anyway, so that's no big deal either).

I finally finished up, and hit the road again, but shortly after getting back on the interstate, I was coming out of a construction zone, I think around the 104mm, and there was a pretty bad wreck involving a truck, it looked to be a rollover, I hope he/she was ok, I hate seeing wrecks(and as a driver you will come across a lot of them) cause they are just a reminder of the daily risks of a mechanical malfunction, or plain and simple driver error. Keeps you on your toes though.

I was wanting to make it past Indianapolis, and shut down, since that would be a little better than the halfway point, but the night was going so well, I went ahead and shot for Gary to shut down at the yard. This will allow me to tackle Chicago traffic whenever I want to, so that is good.

Anyway, that is where I end my day, on to Marshfield tomorrow!

It will happen to everyone at some point!
No good excuse to have the pin jump the 5th wheel!
A real good cure that will work......G.O.A.L.!! :wink:
Use it everytime!!
I've done it....twice!! @%**%@! :lol:

Yep I done it once. Switch woke me up at 2 am after I went to bed at 1 am and had been driving like 18 hours.
We have Volvo's and Freightliners, we 'know the code' of which ones/styles are higher or lower than our own truck.
Well I dunno who this guy was but he showed up in an International, apperantly it was MUCH higher than my own truck. :oops: That woke me up!

A quick way to fix it is to tilt the fifth wheel forward and put a piece of 4x4 or other dunage under the end, drop the air (if applicable) and drive out from under it. If you can, try and raise the landing gear alittle more. Just be sure to get the front of the fifth wheel lower than the kingpin.
You're right Freebird, G.O.A.L. works like a champ.

Another good day today. It's nice when you can just drive all day, and when you don't have to "drive hard" or are pressed for time, it was enjoyable. The only thing that would have made it better would have been warmer weather, I can tell that I am a southern girl, lol.

Nothing major to report, Chicago was no big deal, I came through around 9am and the traffic was very light compared to other times I have been there. As I got into WI, I found out that trucks aren't allowed on certain roads while the ground is thawing, never heard anything like it, so I called dispatch to make sure the roads to the terminal were ok. They didn't know, so I spent about a hour trying to figure it out. It seems as though one of the roads I was routed through was limited access on one end, and good to go on the other, but nobody knew which was which. I called my trainer to see if he knew anything, and of course he did, I don't think there is a question he doesn't know the answer to.

Anyway, I made it to the terminal just fine, and decided to wash the truck and take a shower. I was supposed to take the load about 20 minutes away to the consignee in the morning, but got a qualcomm around 7:30 telling me to drop the trailer at the yard, and call my dispatcher in the morning, so I figure I will have another safety meeting, or maybe a drug test or something before I get my next load. I just hope it doesn't take too long cause since I didn't get my reset at home, I am really low on hours.

I will only have around 5 hours tomorrow, but will pick up 10 and a half on Tuesday, and should be ok from there on out, at least till the weekend. I am not used to missing my reset and hope I don't screw anything up in the logs, though I am confident I won't.

Sorry there was nothing more exciting to write about, but at least it wasn't a bad day. Only thing is that I have been thinking it was Monday all day, so now my days are gonna be screwed up all week long most likely, lmao. Anyway, take it easy everyone!

navguy05, better than a 4x4 is just a plain old soda can under one of the ears of the fifth wheel. This is the same as what you're saying, but the soda can will smash if needed as the king pin comes back over the fifth wheel.

Novacane, another good tip for you would be to back to where your fifth wheel is just fully under the king pin plate. Then get out, hook your air lines, and crank up the landing gear till they are just off the ground. Then back fully under the trailer until the king pin is locked in place, then do a test pull to check hook up. And finally get back out, visually check that the jaws are locked, finish cranking up the landing gear, and do one last walk around. This method will prevent jumping the fifth wheel, make it easier to crank the landing gear up if you're not 100% straight under the trailer (the landing gear will not be stressed to either side), and insure that you are fully locked and ready to go.

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:

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.

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:

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.
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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.

Novacane, I am happy to hear that you go the money back. You did all the right things, and like I said, the money is federally insured so it was no loss to the bank. They were just trying to pocket it, but with you fighting for it, you got it and not them. Have a great one, and God Bless.

Skills

"the north is so much different than the south"

I had another good day today, a little slow, but good none the less. I had to hang out in Marshfield waiting until almost 10 am for all the paperwork and permits to get ready, getting my oversize signs, and flags, typical stuff.

I grabbed an empty trailer and headed for Prentice, which seems to be where all these type loads come from, now I don't know for sure, but that yard is the only place I have ever seen them. It's the same piece of machinery I pulled last time, 88k pounds...... 8)

I love pulling this stuff, I wish there was a company out there that did nothing but oversize loads, this is what it's all about to me. Anyway, I made it there no problem, parked the empty I brought, and went to find my load.

Another driver was there and came over to chit chat as we often do. He told me that I need to be careful when parking in the lot when there is snow and ice on the ground. Its seems as though the hot tires from the drive there will melt the snow and ice enough for the truck to sink down, and get stuck! I have never heard of this stuff, it's just amazing to me, first you are prevented from some roads while they thaw(the freaking ROAD has to THAW!) then you have to be careful about your truck sinking in the wide open parking lot due to melting of the ground, the north is so much different from the south.

So I find my load, and go to hook up, here you have to use the goal method frequently, because the machine isn't as wide as a normal trailer, so as you are backing into it to hook up, you don't have a reference to go by. I was off a couple inches the first try, the second one lined up, but it didn't hook right, and the third was the charm. So here I am, going over everything in my mind(pulling these machines is a lot different from a normal flatbed trailer) making sure not to miss anything.


I did everything right, crossed all the T's and dotted all the I's, and I was finally on my way. I didn't run as far as I hoped before sunset, but did finally make it back to Illinois, or about a 6 hour trip with the load. I was hoping for Indianapolis, or at least the Gary terminal, but with the late start, and the fact that the company didn't want to pay tolls for the load and put me on little rinky dink roads for miles through little towns(no big deal, it just takes longer) and such, I only made it just short of Chicago.

Now according to streets and trips, it is still a 18 hour trip, and I will only have around 14 hours of drive time to get there on time(Thursday morning 10 am) so I will try to make up some serious time tomorrow and hope I don't hit any bad weather, traffic or wrecks, but those days are few and far between especially when you are driving the whole day, but we will see.

I will keep everyone updated. Now lets head for the warm(er) south weather!

I haven't really worried about sinking before, but yea your tires will melt the snow and its like you parked on a skating rink, and your tires will freeze to the ground. Pretty funny when you try and pull away. I move a bit after about 15 mins of being parked.

We are going into road ban time here. We have some leeway in the winter as far as axle weight goes, as long as we aren't over gross. Now we have to be perfectly legal on all axles. Sometimes I think they cut you back a percentage too.

Not only will your warm tires sink down a bit you'll have a nice glaze of Ice forming underneath them. Carry some kitty litter with you in your Compartment to throw under your drives when the need arises.
There are companies that only haul permitted loads

That's right yooper, we have a company right here in VA making runs with the "World's Largest Beer Kegs" every Sunday and Wednesday. Things are about 100 ft long, 20 feet in diameter and weigh 80K each. Moving them 95 miles to the new Coors Beer Brewery opening up here and takes between 10-11 hours to make the trip. The truck and trailer bring the load close to 100K and over 130 ft long. I will try to get some pics one night when they come thru on their midnight runs and post here.

Here is a link to the local paper with a story and some good pics of these behemoths that are more than half a football field in length.

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2...3062006/173140

go ahead and deliver one of those babies to my house. Make sure its full and throw in a tap
:lol: :lol: :P

Coors plant in Va?

MrFord95, awesome stuff, I would love to pull something like that. Now that I have got to pull something using the oversize load signs, flags and beacon, my next "dream" load will be one that I have to have escorts, that would rule, but I highly doubt that Roehl would handle stuff like that, although I don't know for sure.

Coors plant in VA

I remember when Coors couldn't go East of the Mississippi River and Strohs couldn't go West of it.
Really surprised about Coors plant in Virginia

Didn't they make a movie about that... :P

ya, It was called Smokey and the Bandit.

Good day today, driving all day long, and seeing some good friends along the way. I got up at 6am thinking that I would be able to get a quick breakfast and bathroom break before the sun was totally out, but I awoke to a nice bright day, so I did my pti, grabbed some coffee in the truck stop, a pack of pop tarts from the truck and hit the road.

I drove for a couple hours, and the coffee was running straight through me for some reason, so I called dispatch, told them I would be stopping at my good friends truck stop(Tonica) in about 30 minutes, and they should just fax me while I am there, since I already know the fax number and know the papers will be safe until I get there. Dispatch says they will send it, so I keep on trucking.

I made it to the truck stop, planning on a quick bathroom break, and to grab the paper work so I can get on the road again. But when I get there, the papers still aren't there, so I call back and ask what the hold up is, and they say they are going as fast as they can, just hang out, and they would get it sent asap. So I sit down and chat with my buddies, catching each other up on events that have happened since I was last through.

15 minutes go by, ok, they should be here any second. 20 minutes, I had him check the fax to make sure everything was turned on and working just in case. 30 minutes, and I have to call, c'mon, I have to get back on the road! Again, they are going as fast as possible, and it should be any minute.

45 minutes after arriving, I finally get some paperwork, but it isn't complete, just enough to get me to the Alabama state line, argh, oh well, that's a few hours away. I get back in the truck, and it is smooth sailing so I drive until I have to stop for fuel. I qualcomm and ask if they want to send me the rest of the paperwork while I am stopped. I get a message back saying call dispatch, ok.........

I call and he says that he is going to reschedule the load for Friday morning at 7am because they have to send me out of the way, something about Georgia giving them grief over coming down I-24 which would be about 100 miles shorter than they way they had me routed, going down I-65 until Birmingham, grab I-20, and go over to Atlanta, then back on I-75. :roll:

Now, don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, if they want me to drive around Texas to get there, it's no big deal, that's just more miles at 37cpm(and I believe these jobs pay hub miles at that!) and easy interstate driving. 8)


He also says that they don't have the paperwork ready yet, and they would get it to me some time tomorrow before I cross the state line out of TN. I just hope they are a little faster this time, since I am in KY on the TN line, and it won't take me long to reach AL.

So I finish my day driving, nothing exciting besides all the cops sitting in the "no fly zone" around Louisville, I counted 8 cops in the southbound lanes, and 2 in the northbound lanes, doesn't pay to speed through this area, and I am sure the driver they had pulled over would agree, I hope they didn't get him too bad.

Anyway, that's where I end my day, good day of just driving, I got around 600 under my belt today using all my 11 hours(well, had about 15 minutes left) and grabbed a good parking space that is a little deeper than average places due to how the lot was laid out, and was able to squeeze the truck back enough not to poke out into the lanes any, which I don't like to do, but have no choice since this sucker is longer than a usual van. So other than the paperwork and permits delay, it was a perfect day. Caught up with some friends and was able to drive all day with no major hiccups, cool 8)

BTW, I forgot to mention another really great part of my day. I found out what my paycheck was, a little over 2700 miles last week, whoo hoo baby! 8)

I grossed 929 and change, and netted a whopping 644 and change!! :shock: Now, this I can get used to, wow. I think most everyone within my experience level would agree that is some decent money!

Is it? I plugged it into the currency converter, thats over $100 less a week clear than what I make, and I'm home every other night at least, and have little to no grief. :?

Much of that may be supply/demand, with the oilfield buzzing up north.

I keep hearing rumours of O/O's in the oilfield pulling in well over $100k CDN/year. With unskilled labour on the rigs able to pull six digits, it does make sense. Of course, I also hear about two, or even three log books being run to avoid tickets...

To contribute to the big, cool oversized load discussion above, this was apparently the largest load moved by road in North America, I believe (if I found the right picture, and nothing bigger has been moved since)... there are four tractors pushing, and one pulling:
http://www.premay.com/gallery_sectio...y_images/7.jpg

It is a big tarsands coke drum - used to separate oil from the thick oil/sand mixture that can be mined up north.

Yeah, but how long have you been driving Lady North? I haven't ever seen you mention it, but I have always assumed that you have been a driver for a long time, at least that's the way I picture you in my head from all the information you give on these boards.

Second question, I bet you don't work for a company as big as Roehl, you probably got hooked up with a really good job, as will I after I get another year under my belt, since nobody hires around here unless you have 2 years experience.(none of the good places anyway)

I realize that I bring home less than most on the boards, but to me, this is big money! I have lived my life thinking a $300 paycheck was big money and $400 a week is huge(and it is, heck, my dad doesn't make that much, or my little brother working at a sawmill, that is known for good pay).

So, I may be the "low man" on the totum pole, but I am pretty darn proud to be earning that much money. I could stay out for weeks at a time, and really sacrifice home time, if I was guaranteed to make that much money, that would change our lives literally. Of course, most weeks are in the 400 range, but that is still great money for me.

Now, if you ARE around my experience level, and you make that much, with that much home time, my only defense is, uh, well, you have to drive in snow all the time, and uh, it's cold, really cold, and, well, that's all I can think of, lol.

Besides, I will make more as my experience allows me, and who knows, I might be able to bring home a grand a week in 5 years, and that is just fine with me!(I am jealous though :wink: )

Nulldev, now that is a load, any information as far as weight?

One of the biggest reasons I want pull oversize loads was seeing a truck pulling a giant piece of metal. It wasn't big around, but the length was longer than I thought possible to manuever. It was at a rest area that used to be a chicken coop, so it was a straight pull off, not all the twists and turns normally associated with rest area's.

This thing literally took up the entire length of the rest area, like I said, I don't see how it would have made a turn off any off ramp, I would love to know where it was going, and what it was for. It didn't have a trailer, just tandems at the front, middle and rear. We were in our van coming back from a vacation in Florida when I seen it, and heard the escort team talking with the driver over the cb.

They were letting him know it was moving over, someone passing, bridge coming up, it was so cool to hear them act as a team, and when the driver said we'll stop here if I can get in, one of the escorts said, we can get it in there, we are the best for a reason. It was pure teamwork in motion, and from that moment on, even before I had my cdl, I wanted to pull over size loads, and "be the best" lol. It's childish I know, but that really influenced me in my career change. Anyway, I have to try to get back to sleep, I just can't shut my eyes for long tonight.

The longest things I ever pulled were 80' x 12' long trailer frames stacked about 4 or 5 high used on mobile homes. They have a carrier mid-way down around 40' and 40' of tail swing. Used to pull those through town everyday, real fun in the winter in Indiana.