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The cdn expedite scene has taken a downturn for many companies through the month of October. I predicted a few months ago that the market would go up and down during the recovery and that is happening with great effect. While September showed a decent increase in activity and loads were...

Did you really expect any accountability? This is the fed! They don't have accountability in their own depts spending so why would they have any on monies they give away? BTW it's the same in a lot of other countries so the US is not alone in this stupidity. Rob

There are what 10 Muslim countries growing extremely rich with oil exports and it is the US that is to fund their telecommunications infrastructure? Seems really stupid to me. It seems Muslim countries don't help each other with funding although I do remember the Palestinian Minister that went...

In my Sprinter with myself fuel and my small amount of gear I can carry 3500lbs. Now this is with the van empty of everything else. With the bed and other creature comforts and such I can still manage to get it to 3000lbs load capacity (light materials utilized). The van has only the step...

Reminds of a sandwich shop in downtown toronto. As we waited in line to order we were curious about the guy making the sandwiches on the back counter as he kept doing this funny little dance which involved a lot of hand waving. We finally figured it out just before we got to the order point...

There are a few companies offering these deals but in reality it would be wise to be wary. They may be able to help place you but this does not mean you'll make money or do enough to make a profit. Talk to the various companies out here doing expedite in Canada and going over the border and see...

Like Piper I had a gm 6.5 which regularly sat over the weekends up here and it always started. Let it warmup for 10 thendrive slow until it got up to temp. The newer benz unit has sat less often but again has started without help. My straight unit went last winter with only being used 2 or 3...

The 318 wasn't designed for ethanol fuels. The ethanol gives a lower power level as it is not as efficient as a fuel. So try to keep to the 100% gasoline fuels if possible. Unfortunately the trend is to make all gas with an ethanol content across the nation. For places that sell ethanol...

Sounds like fun with Hinos. There are quite a few around here and all of course get plugged in during the winter. Helpful things for a couple of guys has been: Espar coolant heater for engine and cabin heat during shutdowns. This for two guys was run off of a secondary battery install with...

Something like this can actually go for awhile as some of the union ppl will continue to cry or scream about unsafe anything, even if things are actually safe and upto standards. There's a place up here that did this last summer due to a truck moving a little when a forklift went on it. The...

Layout the restrictive policy refers to the immigration part of now being geared to those with higher education and skill sets. So you are getting a lot of foreign doctors, machinists and other skilled trades people and not really any of the lower levels of workers. Your policies like those of...

Hey how come you guys are picking on those Mexicans again? The US has such a restricted immigration policy that the numbers of immigrants needed to fill those $6/hr jobs can't possibly be filled by legal immigration numbers (right now). So the democrat idea of pardoning and granting the...

I disagree with Turtle in the assessment of "financially sound". Someone stating that a company is not as financially sound as another implies and in fact says it is not so good financially! Being financially sound for a smaller company is quite different from a large corp with lots of people...

I actually have 2 vehicles but this poll only allows for one answer (discriminating). Have Sprinter and a flatdeck st. With the slowdown the st has done a bit better than the sprinter as most of the loads pay better even with low mileage for the runs. Rob

Hey Layout almost every long weekend the OPP go after the 4 wheelers like mad. The weekend rush of traffic is great because they can't escape the cops. They usually take over a 100 bad condition cars off the roads (seize, take the plates etc). They charge the drivers and tow the cars to an...

Turtle you've got the rates wrong! Those charges are by the kilometer not the mile. A heavy vehicle (over 4500kgs or 9900lbs) is charged .395/kilometer or .636/mile. Yes the rates vary slightly as the tiime of day matters and part of it you are on. So the part from Hamilton to Missisauga...

Hey you have those guys as well! I had two this week who raced up the left lanes and made a right in front of the truck to drive across the painted island to exit the highway. There are a lot who race up the on ramps to get ahead of the trucks and of course they run out of ramp and then just...

The guns are imported, hidden in secret compartments in cars and pickups crossing the town lines. Gotta catch those importers, breaking the law they is. Rob

Yeah my brother lost his job as part of the plant he worked at went to the US. No it did not add to the US workforce just stopped a few more job losses there. Daughters job got axed as well as her outfit cut back. Bro has had zero luck in finding a job at all and daughter has had a couple of...

But in those hot countries they need baggy loose clothing. Rob