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    Forum Tip OMG! It's a New Feature!

    On the Profile page there is a new Post Areas tab next to Profile Posts, Recent Activity, Postings, Information, etc. That tab shows the member's post and thread count of each forum in which the member has posted at least one message. Everything is a link. The forum names are links to the...
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    Your Tax Dollars Hard at Work

    Congress prepares to ban ‘pay for patriotism’ promos at sporting events Roger Goodell: NFL will refund money received for ‘paid patriotism’ Defense Department Paid 5.4 million
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    Forum Tip New Forum Avatar Options

    Previously, when you wanted to change your avatar, the Avatar Editor allowed you to use a custom avatar uploaded from your computer, or use Gravitar, You can also just delete your avatar and go with the default EO truck avatar (blue for boys, pink for girls, and green for those who don't know...
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    Forum Tip Even More New Features

    We've added a Birthday Calendar that shows, well, people's birthdays. Just click the Members tab and then the Birthday Calendar tab and the calendar will show up. It defaults to the current day and month, but you can select another month to view. Similar Threads Show a list of similar...
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    The Wild, Wild West - SE Michigan

    Ah, yes, responsible gun ownership. There's nothing quite like the calm, cool and collected, utterly responsible actions of a responsible conceal and carry gun owner to flat out shut down the arguments of gun control advocates. Please note the implied <snort> Chicago (AFP) - A woman in suburban...
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    High School Punter Throws Like a Girl

    Cynthia Brown, the punter for Wilson High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, threw a 52-yard touchdown pass on a fake punt. It may very well be the first TD pass ever thrown in varsity competition by a female student athlete. Everyone on both teams knows she can kick, so when she took the field...
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    Feel-Good Intentions Never Work Out as Intended

    Feel-good intentions is the bread and butter of liberal politics. When they don't work out as intended, it's always, "Oh, well, at least we tried." From The Week
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    Trophy Points

    Some new Trophies have been added to award points for messages posted, likes given and other achievements. Some of you may notice a few extra Alerts as they are created. Deal with it. Uhm, I mean, enjoy your accomplishments! :D
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    (Pointer) New Trucks, GVWR, Pusher Axles, and FET......again

    A pointer thread to the discussion on adding pusher axles, which also has tax ramifications. http://www.expeditersonline.com/forums/threads/new-trucks-gvwr-pusher-axles-and-fet-again.66775/
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    Big Truck Mickey Mouse and Driver Shortages

    Here's an interesting article about expedite trucks. Includes a picture with a few hidden Mickey Mouses. Can you find them all? Big Rigs Get the Comforts of Home to Help Truckers Close Driver Gap Note the photographer credit on the picture. :clapping-happy:
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    Forum Tip Edit/Delete Post Time Limit

    Previously the time limit on editing or deleting your own posts was 90 minutes. You can make a post, then get a load, and 2 hours down the road realize, "I should have said this or that in that post." Or you see a typo you want to correct. Whatever. The time limit on editing and deleting posts...
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    Forum Tip New Features of the Forum

    We've been making some small changes to the forum software to, hopefully, make things more fun. Quick Preview After you finish typing a reply, when you click to the "More Options" button you are taken directly to the "Preview" screen. Previously you had to click the "More Options" button and...
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    How to Post in This Forum

    Hi everyone, This forum is designed for current O/O and Contractors to discuss issues relating to this carrier, without input from other members, who tho well intentioned, are not directly involved in the issues. You do need to be added to the list of approved posters, so contact an Admin with...
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    Forum Tip Quoting and Multi-Quote

    Just a quick headsup on easier quoting. When you want to reply, you can just scroll to the Quick Reply box and start typing. There will be no quoted text in the reply. When you hit Quote, you will automatically quote that user's entire message in your reply. If you are into a reply and...
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    Forum Tip Vehicle Under Avatar on Posts

    There is a new field on the Personal Details page of your Profile page where you can input your vehicle type and have it show under your avatar in posts.
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    New Gun Ownership Study

    There's a new gun ownership study published in the journal Injury Prevention by researchers Bindu Kalesan, Marcos Villarreal, and Katherine Keyes of Columbia University (in NYC), and Sandro Galea of Boston University (in Boston), all from the School of Public Health at their respective...
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    Health Care Premiums to Jump 20-54%

    Just as predicted, the healthcare insurers are now saying that because of the influx of previously uninsured people, who are all sicker than they expected, and not enough young healthy people willing to throw good money away, they're gonna have to raise the premiums by a lot. A really, really...
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    July in Load One Nation

    Today is July 1st. It's Canada Day, and International Joke Day. Coincidence? I don't think so. July 4th is, of course, Independence Day. Ben Franklin once wrote, "Time may be money, but your money can't buy time." Oh, wait, that was James Taylor. July 6th is Fried Chicken Day, in honor of...
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    Tithing Your 10%? You're Getting Played

    How passing the plate becomes the 'Sunday morning stickup' Discuss. :D
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    The World's Most Advanced Humanoid Robots

    This never gets old.
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