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    Per Diem Question

    What is the minimum amount of time I need to be gone from home before I can count it as a per diem expense day? I do not go out for weeks at a time and am usually only gone 1 or 2 days at a time.
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    Pilot screws the little guy again

    Has anyone been to Pilot lately and observed the new Driver Payback Program. Now you can earn 1.5 points per gallon of diesel purchased.......IF you purchase at least 175 gallons. Their new system is something like this.....I can't remember the exact numbers but it is something close to this...
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    New GM diesel vans

    Is anyone out there running the new GM vans with the Duramax diesel? They just came out for 2006. Just curious to know the mpg and any problems so far?
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    Can GVWR be lowered?

    1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I have recently fallen into a great deal as my carrier has picked up a new customer and I happen to be the closest driver to them. It is an aeronautical parts manufacturer who often fills my 12' cube...
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    Baja Expediting

    1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. Anyone out there know anything about Baja Expediting out of Brazil, IN? Please include all comments both good and bad. Thanks
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    Back On The Road Again

    1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. To all who have been keeping up on my saga of being broke down in Beloit, WI, I just wanted you to know I am finally back on the road again. The alleged $3300 in repairs that the fine folks in Wisconsin...
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    Broke down in Beloit, WI

    1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I believe they call it Murphy's Law but it tends to apply to me more often than not. After a very slow two weeks I called the dispatcher on Friday and said I need something.....anything. So later that...
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    Does anyone else despise Pilot Travelcenters?

    1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. When I first started in this business in 1995 there were two places I would always look to fuel at....1) Flying J 2) Pilot. But I tell you over the last 4 to 5 years things have really changed at Pilot...
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    Questions about Driver's License Type

    1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I have a friend of mine that is interested in driving part-time for me. I own the above truck and it has a GVW of 11000#. What type of license will he need to drive this truck legal. I have a CDL...
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    Canada Question about US Bound freight

    Yesterday I did my first Canada to US load. I have done several US to Canada loads and am familiar with the PARS and all that. The shipper had all the paperwork in order with several copies. I simply filled out the name and license plate sections and placed one of my companies PAPS barcode...
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    Fuel Surcharges

    1997 Dodge Ram 3500 with 12' cube. Dock high with jackstands. 5.9L Cummins Turbo Diesel. I am the o/o of a 12' cube truck that is currently leased onto a small expediting firm in Indianapolis. When I signed on in May of 2003 I was to be paid $1.05 per loaded mile. The cost of diesel fuel at...
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