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  1. Olko

    Logging a straight truck

    Don't they have some TV show Jersey Shores, or something like that with a bunch of HOT young women running around half naked with the Governor in his tight little speedo suit. What could be better than that. I'm beginning to think that my wife might be onto something with her talk that...
  2. Olko

    Logging a straight truck

    Maybe you could haul "Miniature Logs". They have miniature cows, miniature pigs, miniature dogs, and miniature goats. From what I have heard some of the ranchers around hear saying is one thing that isn't miniature about them, is the price they get for them. A miniature cow goes for about the...
  3. Olko

    Logging a straight truck

    We pretty much just did 5 hours driving and 5 hours in the sleeper, especially on the cross country trips. For us we found that the 5 hours was about our limit for a sleep period while the truck was running. Some folks liked to do 8 or 10 hours but we felt the most refreshed on our plan. Of...
  4. Olko

    Logging a straight truck

    Howdy I figured I would give the Eclipse program a try. I just made up a run the way we used to do it and ended up with violations all over the place. It's going to be hard to teach this OLD GEEZER new tricks, if it comes to that.
  5. Olko

    Logging a straight truck

    We used to have all this logging stuff down back around 2001. I don't think I would have a clue as to do any logging. One of the big things that stopped us from returning in the past was the change they made for teams splitting hours. Now life maybe soon allowing for us to make our own...
  6. Olko

    C & M ?

    It's been almost 2 years (how time flies) since we were with C&M. It was in my opinion, the best company we leased on with. The others included, Robert's/Fedex, Panther, and Landstar. Back then they had around 40 units, and outside of maybe Chicago, or Detroit it was unusual to have other...
  7. Olko

    IS THIS A BOGUS SITE?????????????

    I went and read the original post, and it does leave me wondering why it was deleted. I can't personaly verify the posters experiences with Panther, but they are right in line with my experience with this company. One person with a bad experience is one thing, but how many people have the same...
  8. Olko

    Email copy I sent to Panther....

    RE: Email copy I sent to Panther The problems I see with your letter. :7 >I read with great interest your recruiting pamphlet I have >received from Panther. Problem #1 You can read, and this would indicate some form of intelligence. :7 >Before I run out and spend several thousands of...
  9. Olko

    How is Freight

    How is freight after the events of this week in NYC and DC. x( With the Air Freight segment of the business shut down, I suspect that it should be picking up, at least short term.:7
  10. Olko

    Good time to start!

    I don't know anything about Con-Way, but I did have some experience with the other two companies you mentioned. I'll start with the easy one, PantherII. I will give you the short version about these people. When we showed up for orientation, we quickly realized we had been conned and lied to...
  11. Olko

    Just getting started.

    Watch the weight on that truck, ours is over 21,000lb's full of fuel and will not scale the 13,000lbs that Fed-Ex requires. I would suggest you drive for an owner first and then look into buying a truck if you like this business. If you are looking at getting in at this time be aware that we...
  12. Olko

    Looking For Information

    Go with Landstar and you will need good contacts, Like a good Bankruptcy attorney.
  13. Olko

    WHY? WHY? WHY?

    WHY? WHY? WHY? Truck Payment, House Payment, Insurance Payment, you get the picture. They figure any run, is better than no run, or just don't know how to figure how much that run is going to cost them. Number one thing is to know how much it costs you to run that truck (it is a lot more...
  14. Olko

    Wolf in Sheeps clothing

    "If their Lips are moving they are lying" this saying works for recruiters, auto salesmen, politicians, etc. Thank you for posting this reality check, and I hope it will help someone else avoid this same type of scam.
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