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  1. Preacher

    Back home from the road

    Just got back home this morning at 5:00am. Unfortunately I can't afford a laptop quite yet to keep-up with all the discussions while I'm on the road. Left Tulsa last Sun. and drove down to just south east of Little Rock, then up to Columbus,OH and then to Dayton, Cinci, Dallas, and back home to...
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    Tulsa. OK

    I was out at the local Flying Hook fueling-up my rig yesterday day and saw several expediters sittin'. There were Landstar and Panther D units, a Tri-State B and 2 Conway Now B units. Whazzup with that? I thought Tulsa was out of the loop? Did they fire-up the International bus plant again after...
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    First Load.....Trial by Fire! (pics too!)

    Well, I got back yesterday from my first hotshot load. Went to New Rockford, ND. It's an hour and a half west, and an hour north of Fargo. I left on Monday headed to Oklahoma City from Tulsa to pick up what was supposed to be a 5000lb load consisting of a 22ft long meat packing machine and two...
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    First load out

    Well. I finally have gotten all my equipment together and serviced, and I'm leaving this morning to get my first hotshot load. I'm picking up a refridgeration unit in Oklahoma City on my flatbed gooseneck trailer and taking it to just north of Fargo, ND. The load pays me $1.50 per mile. I have a...
  5. Preacher

    Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

    Merry Christmas to all here on the EO boards! My wife Joy and I have been out doing alot of last minute shopping the past 2 days so I haven't been around on the boards much. We are headed to St. Louis (our original home town) to see all of our family over the weekend and I won't be back on the...
  6. Preacher

    Good to be back!

    My computer crashed BIG TIME last week from a VERY nasty virus and I just got it back from the shop. I've got alot of catching-up to do!x(
  7. Preacher

    Speaking of flatulence....

    Then there is the tragic and sad story of a man named Harold who was the father of 5 wonderful children. Harold was a good and generous father to his children as they grew-up, except for the fact that he had one bad habit. You see, Harold was always farting. And it seemed that the older Harold...
  8. Preacher

    Just paid $1.81 for diesel today!

    It's good to see the price coming down! $1.81 at Murphy USA in Tulsa, OK using a WalMart gift card. (3 cent discount)
  9. Preacher

    Equipment Decision

    I am getting ready to get my CDL w/hazmat and have been investigating many different areas of the transportation industry for almost a year so that I can make an informed decision as to the most profitable use of my time and equipment. I have looked at OTR as an O/O or with my own authority...
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