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I found this add - sounds pretty great! http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=42082 The Safe-Vue washer solvent heater from Rostra Precision Controls works year-round by heating windshield washer solvent to melt ice and snow, remove road oils, tree sap, insects and other dirt or...

Better go to class before hitting the casinos:) Seems it costs about $100 - or $129 at the door. Anyone ever attend this? Link Removed By Lawrence

A sincere thank you to Tom and to you all for the warm wishes! I am looking forward to the opportunity, and the responsibilty that it brings and am honored and proud to be a part of the A. Blair team! Again, thank you! Steve

Ahh, thanks Michael. My bookmark to EO always takes me right to the "Open Forums" - I should've done a better job of searching for it.

Just curious.....why does there need to be a set time? I mean, setting a time for get-togethers is great but is there a reason why the chat room is not open 24/7? BTW, is there a link to the chat room somewhere? I can't seem to find it. Putting the link up there under the header at the top of...

RE: Announcing... Conan is my new burglar alarm fo I'll reply to your question Dave: This "Conan" thread was initiated out of immaturity. I say immaturity because, like a little kid, a few folks hated to see happy news posted by Tom. So without good reason, tennesseAhawk took it upon himself...

Yes Rich, I have heard the same thing. Ever see the DOT at the toll booths doing random inspections of trucks? Toll tickets are always time stamped and they can write you up if they want - shut you down till you're legal as well. A bit OT here but..... As far as scale houses go, they don't...

They sure can. In some states, they can give you a speeding ticket AND a hefty ticket for log book violation.

Broompilot, like raceman #6, I agree things are looking up. Like you, I followed the market full time for a while and as far as charts are concerned, chartists would most likely say we might have reached a temporary high and are due for a minor (seasonal?) "pull back" - heres a weekly chart...

Wow, thanks for the kind words Stranded. Thanks for the excellent explanation Davekc, you said it the way it is. Weave, glad you know how this game works! Arky, you would do well to check out Blair, but do it after working for a few of the bigger companies - you'd appreciate it a whole lot...

Shawn, don't sweat the small stuff, sometimes communicating in this format can be a real challenge! Have a great Christmas! Steve

Thanks Dreamer! I tend to call 'em as I see 'em, I have no reason to lie or exagerate. I really do have a desire to see other deserving drivers who have been unduely or unintentionally cheated to experience what I have with A. Blair - as I said, they can thank me later. Have a great...

Tennesseahawk, I suppose if we ever met, you would see that I am not out to defame anyone or to lie, exagerate or mis-represent anyone. I am excited to spread some really great news with the hopes that other drivers who have been in the same situation as myself might enjoy working for a truly...

Thanks again Tom and all - I am really very excited with my new venture and am looking forward to a long and prosperous carreer with A. Blair! For Kitty Litter and Ms Puss, On that take home of $1,000, is that after you have paid your fuel, taxes, etc? I think you mis-read my post because $1k...

Thanks all for the congrats! You need to be getting a recruiting fee for that advertisment though I feel like I get one everytime I get behind the wheel :) Whaddya mean by "The Owner once called RACEMAN" - you gonna change handles?

So far, I average 50% deadhead and only get about 1200 miles per week - thank god I don't own this truck or I think I'd go broke buying fuel to idle. Been there done with that. I would message you but my cell phone minutes are reserved for my calls to dispatch so perhaps you could answere a...

I don't consider driving for a living to be a niche, the niche would be in surviving on a meager income - theres already plenty of drivers in that particular niche and I don't last more than two weeks under those conditions.

Yessiree, in the next few months, using history as a guide, most expediters will feel the pinch of longing for runs. Good runs. Many will take whatever is offered in order to make some money, settling for cut rates, short runs with long dead heads and more idling than rolling. Jan till March is...

Let's take the company out of the equation. If you add authority, insurance, and all the other nitty-gritties needed to be "legal" on the highway -- what might that total up to? Well, I really cannot say, simply because I have never had my own authority. However, simply because a person...

That's well under $35k annually, or somewhere under $0.30/mile. Don't company drivers, who drive a company truck, using their fuel cards and services, etc. -- pull about the same?[/i] Yes. Well under $35k annually is more realistic. I must be missing something here (Aside from business write...