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    Delphi to file bankruptcy?

    Just curious on whether anyone has heard about that or not...I have a friend in the Detroit area that received a letter last week to be prepared for plant closings?? Is it all of Delphi or just select plants? dukesadog
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    DEAD HEAD

    North American Van Lines Crane division...(electronics) used to pay the same loaded or empty and you got paid as a double operator even if you were a single driver....not sure if its still the same or if that fleet still exists...this was 5 years ago. dukesadog
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    A really dumb pilot car question

    I would call Horton Homes, I dont have the number but you can google it. They had an office in Georgia NE of Macon, cant remember the name. I do know that most oversize loads like mobile homes etc...the owner of the truck pulling the trailer or load also owns the pilot car...usually a spouse...
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    Now the truth is out.

    The new Blame game storm is brewing and its gonna be more powerful and wasteful than Katrina. Anyone see Cheney get bashed on National TV standing in that back yard....they had more bleeps going than P-2 trying to tell ya your 1 minute behind. Uh-oh someone dropped the "F" bomb again. You are...
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    FEMA Contracts

    Hi, I'm not quite sure what kind of equipment they want other than my friend said they would take anything, Last year they had 1 ton pick-ups pulling 20 foot trailers with plywood sides around full of debris..those were FEMA contractors from the Orlando area..53 billion dollars alloted thus far...
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    FEMA Contracts

    Just thought I would share these numbers with you. If you are currently a truck or equipment owner you may want to consider using your truck/tractor for clean-up. As I mentioned earlier a friend of mine made over 25 grand in 6 weeks last year during the Ivan clean up. This could be your chance...
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    American Needs? FEMA and more...

    Did you see that poor guy on the news last night who was given an ultimatum by his boss? The drayage company at the convention center fired him because he chose to be with his family rather than load up junk at the convention center the day before the storm. I sure wish I had gone to law school...
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    lease purchase agreement

    I have a copy right here of a lease purchase agreement I would love to copy and paste in...if I was technilogically advanced..Ha Its a No money down dont use a credit agency 250.00 per week arrangement but...its based on a 90 cpm base pay and are you listening? they take 3 different escrows...
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    Now the truth is out.

    I would like to see a copy of the State of Louisiana's emergency plan, I find it hard to believe that a State with so many swamps had no rescue boats in the area, no plan, no nothing. Why is it the US governments job to bail out southern states everytime they have a crisis? I thought you guys...
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    fuel cost

    While I dont blame bush for higher fuel prices, he can be blamed for creating further instability in the mideast with the war in Iraq, as I recall it was an invasion not a defensive action. Further causing instability which then screws up the markets and worries investors etc. While oil...
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    fuel cost

    I'm gonna start making my own fuel from ground up Palm trees and coffee grounds. duke
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    No Fuel at Many Truck Stops

    That was probably the same station that had the middle eastern owner that said the credit card dealy was broken cash only!..... We have one of those stores here at the beach...the owner is from Pakistan...and he goes ballistic if you track sand into his store? Sand? this is the beach...
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    IS ANYBODY MAKING MONEY DRIVING WITH THESE GAS PR

    RE: IS ANYBODY MAKING MONEY DRIVING WITH THESE GA I guess it depends on what you would call good money...I 'm not sure how you guys with vans do it but I bought an old 1984 cabover truck for 4 grand a few months ago and I run short runs...from Jacksonville Florida to Valdosta Ga... Its...
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    LOTS OF MILES AT PANTHER 2 (11th week report)

    anyone ever tell you that you look almost like Jack Nicolson? Ha! Dukesadog
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    Now it's the Hurricane's fault???

    Hi Guys, Didn't anybody ever read any of those Grisham novels about the oil business? Gimme a break the people out there that think they are regular business people ( honest) are just nuts. Why do you think there are so many refineries in LA.? Its only been called over and over since the 1930s...
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    tough decisions

    I am not sure about who you would call but a friend of mine made 25 k in one month during the hurricane Ivan fiasco last year he owns a tractor and was doing some type of clean-up with FEMA....I'm sure anyone who has a truck to spare that is almost going broke should find out about that. I have...
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    HURRICANE KATRINA

    You forgot to say something to the effect of we should have let the Nazi's keep France...since they hate us anyway...which is a slap in the face to all of the WW2 vets that were killed or wounded saving their chicken butts... duke
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    72 hr shutdown???

    I was shocked the other day when I turned on my TV and saw another Truck wreck here in Jacksonville Florida...that closed the Highway down for 5 hours....The wreck itself wasnt suprising but what was,. Was the Interview of the Florida State Police stating how the drivers of trucks are the most...
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    LOTS OF MILES AT PANTHER 2 (11th week report)

    Once upon a time there was an Easter rabbit who was joyfully romping in a field, he was so happy and skipping away filling his basket full of eggs...happy with glee jumping and dancing....singing and whistling until there was a loud "BOOM"! The moral of the story is start saving your eggs ( I...
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    Fuel Surcharge

    There is a pretty good news video floating around showing the total outrage of people that are being charged temporary fuel surcharges. The one I saw was on Comcasts "The Fan" regarding the subject of "if you dont drive you will still be charged" There was a Moving company a taxi service and a...
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