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    Accepting every load...

    Well I hope you won't mind me putting in my 2 cents worth again. When we were leased there were a lot of times that we sat unnecessarily because the company refused to allow outside sources of freight and wouldn't broker anything to help. That hurt. We got .40 per mile after the first 100 for...
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    companies

    Independent here. worked with CTX for years, now on our own with a 2 tractor trailers and one o/o. We work WITH all the companies you mentioned except Eagle. I love working with Express America, Fed Ex, Panther and Con-Way. We do a lot of partner-carrier work with them and can work at our...
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    Accepting every load...

    when we were leased we didn't take every load. When I was on the truck with the husband I heard him turn down a LOT of loads. He has a good instinct for where to go and where not to. Now that we have been on our own for a couple of years I am learning more every day about where to go and...
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    The Better Companies To Work For Starting Out

    Hi everyone. I don't think I have ever posted in here and forgot you were actually here until I got the newsletter about the Expo and the invite to breakfast. In order to qualify for the free breakfast I thought I would come post something. (kidding) We were leased on to CTX out of dearborn...
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    Canada How to cross the border

    Getting IN to Canada isnt the problem. Getting across back to the US is where the stiff fines are for not having all your paperwork in order and making sure BEFORE you get to the border officer that they have your paperwork approved. Its a ridiculous system and the officers coming back into...
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    Canada Paps and Pars

    >When you are going into Canada with automotive production >freight, you must use the CSA program to clear it. If you >try to do it any other way you will be fined. >> Just getting all my ducks in a row to start running Ontario freight. Can you elaborate on this one. Does the CSA program...
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    Canada How to cross the border

    "Using PARS on a FAST shipment can put the Carrier into a penalty situation. Using FAST on a PARS load results in a non-clearance and possible penalty." I understood everything else that was posted other than this. Can someone explain this part to me. Are you talking about a FAST approved...
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