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  1. fatboy1

    Watch your P's & Q's NOW

    whhhoooooaaaaa nelly;)
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    Which bluetooth headset is better???

    yea we have been looking but havent found right one,the ones all you guys talk about looks and sounds cool, thats my big thing is noise and the volume.
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    Cat 7 motors

    dont know to much about them c9 are better, we had a m2 with it in it servuced at 15000,reg,adjusted valves every 100,000. we use same shop all the time for those maint. it was rated at 335 hp, shop mech said you could rasie it to 400hp.335 was strong enough for us 13000lb in the box and would...
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    Cab-overs

    i have seen a few kw's for sale in various parts of us, it would be cool to bring one back and make an exped. out of one. my first time driving a big rig was when i was 16, man that pete ccab over would fly 110mph in 11th gear and 2 more to go!!!! i think ateam had a post of something about coe...
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    speedo calib.

    how do you calibrate a speedo in a 06 fr8liner columbia,i t seems to be 2-3 mph off.
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    Sleeping arangements

    well my father in law, he went and bought one of those bunk beds that has a full on bottom and twin on top at a yard sale. he took twin off the frame,fixed it where it would fold down from drivers side of van, has chains,and some legs on it,folds up when full and has to sleep in front like you...
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    *&^%^ Speed Limiters!!

    I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD HAVE US TO PUT IT ON, THEN IN THE WEEKLY BULLITEN THAT PUT IT ON TO GO AND TAKE IT OFF WHEN YOU COME OUT. WE HAVE TO SEND A LETTER FROM DEALER WHO TURNED IT DOWN. IS THIS JUST A WAY FOR THEM TO SAY 'OUR TRUCKS HAVE THEM TO CUSTOMERS OR ETC' . WHY NOT JUST PAY...
  8. fatboy1

    Speed Limiter Phone Calls

    my opinion this is one way for the fed to help get speed limiter for the ata, when all that was going on here fedex corp was one of the top ones pushing for this,wal-mart, etc. if this works they will us as a stepping stone for that,i would say let the ones go who wants to,w/g.surface, like...
  9. fatboy1

    Jason Fredrick's Conference Call

    well this being part of fed freight, i had this feeling back when jack left the helm, that virginia wasnt gonna be here long before moving on and when was told jason was fed freight that he would become the new guy. One rumor is that cc e units and poss. Str8t trucks will be doing some of the...
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    sign of looking up ???

    ok if you dont pay where do you park. A lot of shopping centers are running you off, do sit 45-60 mins out. When others are closer. Is there another place to park that might be half way safe that isnt a dirt parking lot.
  11. fatboy1

    sign of looking up ???

    nothing safe in this buisness anymore,looks like one carrier is doing what some other companies did with mom n pop o/o, pushed them out for the bigger contractors. something to think about.
  12. fatboy1

    sign of looking up ???

    :Di know its fun to get on here and crank out some fun, dont know whats better on here or in trucks stop. bordentown is a good place to get some drivers fired up with some bs. ya'll have fun
  13. fatboy1

    sign of looking up ???

    Ain't nobody got time for sarcasm out here. I am to busy trying to do something good to put up or listen with folks like you. But if you want to sit around and do nothing but grip and fill the air with sarcasm then you need to be a member on president obamas cabinet. Have a great day
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    sign of looking up ???

    you know yall expeditors are all alike you cannot look at anything positive it is always negative out here that is the reason we should call you old farts. You must have one eye blind or closed because you only see the glass half empty instead of half full.
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    sign of looking up ???

    sitting here in ontario,ca at ta east, parking lot is like a ghost town.have been coming out here for 4 yrs and never seen it this empty. only a few expediters here,t/t are coming in and some are staying a few mins, and leaving. is things picking up or that many have left buisness,trucking...
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    Speed limiter letter

    WELL I PERSONALLY DONT LIKE BEING TOLD TO PUT ONE ON OUR TRUCK, LOADS UP THERE CAN BE A BIG HASSLE,AND NOT WORTH MY TIME, LIKE THE OLD SAYING GOES DONT LET 1 BAD APPLE SPOIL THE BUNCH, SOME FLEET OWNERS OR SINGLE O/O'S MAY PUT THEM ON IN FEAR OF BEING LET GO. JUST BECAUSE SOME WANT TO GO, DONT...
  17. fatboy1

    Preferential Treatment for Expediter Services . . .

    Well this has happened before i came to expediting, us mail contrators was alot of small mom and pop cont,well when big players started getting in the mom and pop was forced out or bought up due to they couldnt compete,hate to say it but looks like something might happen here like what went on...
  18. fatboy1

    From Experienced driver back to student?

    well i been having this problem. went home last year for 7 weeks for family issue.a buddy tried to get me on with him at t/t co that pulls for a major grocery chain. all no touch freight,well went in for interview,only been out 3yrs,was gonna get hire,problem comp was bought by a bigger outfit...
  19. fatboy1

    Shocking Update

    we got our front shocks installed at freightliner in troy il, service and shocks and tire rotation total bill $411. they let us park and sleep overnite on lot,they have shore power next to the pond between shop and tech building plugged slept and wasnt even bothered.
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    During home time, how safe is your truck?

    we park ours at the freightliner where we live it's safe and convint. planning on getting a house where we can park
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