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  1. bludragon13

    Trucks you drive

    2008 freightliner columbia,c-13 cat 340hp,10sp ultra shift,120" AA slpr,loaded. finaly one that is big enough for the 3months we stay out at a time.
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    Your Thoughts About Going to California?

    Very interesting topic. I can only go on recent (kinda) past experience. Nov,08.,the Wed. before thanksgiving,got load offer leaving on monday,got layover in Indy,to Riverside,ca. arrived and while waiting to be unloaded got offer for Yuma,AZ to Orlando,Fl.(to much dh for some?) full rate . then...
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    What is the strangest load that you did as an expediter?

    Half time stage for espn ,from cn to superdome in New Orleans, for first game held there after Katrina.Seems someone forgot it when they loaded the rest of the equipment?
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    Favorite Truck stop brand

    independent stops can be great! example: Big Souix t/s ,Grand Forks,nd. large parking,great restraunt and some of the best maintained showers anywhere. Others Little America in wy and jubitz,portland,or for theater and restraunt,parking ok showers ok.
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    how would you expect this relationship to end

    kwexpress, this post is confusing. you start by saying " i am not a party to this...." and then go into a detailed discrepition that clearly shows you ARE a party to the situation and deeply involved. this brings up some questions-how is this 60+yr old man related to you and why are responsible...
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    Did you know ...

    wil have to check it out next time we are in the area. we always go go to the ta or j but been a while. the ta used to have good mexican food-- home made not just the ave.ta menu.
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    Watch that cash advance!

    witness, there is no joke,most here are right wing conservatives,check out the soap box to see the majority opinoins, try to get the info you need from the site and join the many who are known as "lurkers and drivebys", i certainly have, it'll keep your blood pressure down.
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    Truck Driver stories

    Scuba, I agree the only one i hear more is i'm a vietnam vet,which i always ask, what unit,what company,where were you stationed. i find the truth in short order- most are wannabs.on a different subject did you know according to a poll done in the '90s there were actually 8million people at...
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    Why such Doom and Gloom

    steve, sorry you missed this one, we have arrived on expedite loads , on time and have had to wait for cons to open, we also go to the head of the line with expedite when they are open, however why are you trying to answer me when the poster was making the comparisons? perhaps as i stated to...
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    Why such Doom and Gloom

    phil, of course attitude is every thing, thats why we are an extremly sucessful team, you missed the point! the poster,broker, made a comparison to t/t that he thought never happens to expedite o/o-drivers, which of course does,as if he thinks expediters don't have the same problems as t/t...
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    orlando area

    anybody know a good place to park in the orlando fl area? this is the first time we ever had to spend a night in fl in the last 3+ years. anyone down here now ? the weather is warm and the love bugs are out.
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    osu usc in rosebowl re match

    steve, as michigan man, i have to agree with you-we aint had chance since bo:) - my only problem is that the original big ten teams seem to choke when they smell roses or a national title. maybe this will be the year!!!
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    Silverado Saving & Loan/Facts

    tallcal101, sorry i missed your locked post however it is interesting how the anti semetic anti dem , rascist hateathon as you called it is never,never to strong or opinionated to be locked down by those who mistakenly believe they are the true americans. in truth in 1775 they all would have...
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    Why such Doom and Gloom

    [. Another example: Have any of you in Expediting arrived at your destination ON TIME, then sit and wait for a loading dock to open for 5 hours, Sorry broker, it does happen in expedite, expedite is figured at 47 or so mph,have arrived on time,2am in saskatoon, to find shipper closed and...
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    Not Directional

    IRT- doesn't sound like anyone is arguing with you-just confused about what you mean, expedite has alway been non-directional ,- heck truckload freight with my first t/t company, gainey,was nondirectional we left and bounced all over the country for weeks at a time until a load took us near...
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    Financial Crisis Explained

    nice analogy except mr.&mrs. christian america never had 10000 gold coins, they bought with paper that is as worthless as the stock,-paper money has no real value just as stocks have none it is all an illusion that people have to buy into to make it work,wall street just quit buying into the...
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    And Obama will waste tax dollars?

    once again the republikans cant take responsibility for their foolish polices.6yrs they had total control of both houses and the white house spent,spent ,spent,gave tax breaks to their rich supporters proved again that trickel down economics is a pipe dream , and then blame it on the...
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    c-13

    piper, i really value your input,have always enjoyed reading your posts-now if i was just a mechanic so i could really understand some of these differences so i could relate them to the straight truck im looking at i'd be in good shape.i'm looking into exactly what this truck is equiped with...
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    c-13

    steve, yup, have been reviewing records over last three years,on skids and load weights and it looks as if a c unit will handle the vast majority of our loads. it will be a change however the increase in comfort will allow us to stay out longer then 2 months at a time and it seems that the...
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    How much time do you need to accept a load

    I agree with leo,turtle and pelicn on this one,when the load is time sensitive we always get called before the qc beeps, I ask how far to pu and destination then ask for it to be sent on qc and I will answer within 3 min of rec the offer, most loads are can be accected or turned down in that...
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