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    The Glass

    Plastic or nothing for me!!! O/O B unit Panther #11514 Since 03/06
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    Big Black Bird

    Last year around this time on the 101 in canada.I had a white goose try to land on my van while I was doing 65.It pretty much put its legs out on my windsheild and skidded right off like a ramp and it propelled the goose a good 100 ft above my van,I seen it in my mirrors and it looked like it...
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    panther board positioning

    I have found the QC to be highly sensative in some areas,it may be qual comms settings for boundries.Go to the owner web site and check your sat positions.(sometimes,after being parked several hours it will jump from one city to another and you will lose board position every time it jumps)The QC...
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    Slow Text msg offers FDCC

    Cheri, usually you can visually see the towers from the road,and by looking at your signal strength.(it will go from higher to lower and back to being full signal strength again). Be safe O/O B unit Panther #11514 Since 03/06
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    Slow Text msg offers FDCC

    Hello, I have had cingular,sprint and now verizon.Basically,What I have found from calling customer service is,if you have your phone on roam you are not using your service providers towers and this is what the problem is.Your service provider sends the message,but it is up to the roaming tower...
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    how do you stay awake?

    LBD, I have been in this senario many times and at first I would take the run knowing that there would be ##### to pay at around 3:00 am till around 6:00 when the sun starts to come up!!!!It's very difficult to judge when to sleep or make a sleep schedule,especially when you have no idea when a...
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    Question for Panther O/Os who booked there own loa

    Hello, I just have a couple of questions for other panther O/O,Who either used back haul or regularly book there own loads.I understand that you pay panther 15% for using there authority.How does it work if you break down or have to be swaped out for some reason?Do you have full backing of...
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    Pharologist

    Pharology (named after Pharos, the famed lighthouse of Alexandria) is the study of lighthouses and signal lights. Those who study or are enthused by lighthouses are known as pharologists. This is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharology Have a good one O/O B unit Panther #11514 Since 03/06
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    OK for something more important

    Greg, My Qc is real sloooooooow ,over the past couple of days!! I think there was a power outage up in chicago land,where one of qualcomms facilities are at?Maybee part of the problem? O/O B unit Panther #11514 Since 03/06
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    Selling your invoices to the J

    Hello, Does anyone here have an experience with selling there own invoices to the flying J bank?I would like input from O/O who have there own authority.The good,bad and ugly please. Thanks You could Pm me if you dont want to talk about it in the forum!!!! O/O B unit Panther #11514 Since 03/06
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    Parking

    Broom, Just watch out in Ontario,California at the T/A.The security there made me park in the truck parking area in a truck spot,Yep just me and my little van in the middle of a 18 wheeler spot.The looks and jesters I receieved those 2 days where priceless.I finaly did convince the manager that...
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    The Animal Pen

    Well, today I found out why the animal pen is off to the far side of the rest area on I80 in ohio!!!I spent the night there and figuried I would get a run out of that area.I got out of the van and headed up to the food court and as I was walking I turned around to take a look at the van (A habit...
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    fleet reposition

    Ebs, I have found the QC to be highly sensative in some areas and it will bump your position if you cross zips!!!!One thing that has happened to me not to long ago,I was in east st.Louis sitting at a flying j and I started out as #2 on the board at 8:00am then I checked back around 10:00 am and...
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    Niagra Falls today including some night pics..

    Wow, the pics look like post cards!!! Just print them out with a kodak easy share printer and presto,instant post cards. I agree with John-o you are gifted. O/O B unit Panther #11514 Since 03/06
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    One a day equals none a day?

    Davekc, You do bring a strong point,that you cant always count on the 21 days but must consider,that freight may have been loaded up on the end of a month,rather than start of the month.(very strong point I have overlooked).Thankyou Now Freight Lanes 101,LOL O/O B unit Panther #11514 Since 03/06
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