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Sleeping in the seat.... what fun and well not always that comfy. I use a drop down bed in my van so I have access to the entire cargo floor for larger loads. It is full length, comfy and easy to use and store. Rob

It has been the norm in transportation companies with brokers to cover an array of communications costs by charging the brokers more than the cost of the equipment being used by the broker. The added amounts pay for the airtime etc utilized by the dispatch units and also go towards the costs of...

Profit per mile is a bit hard in my case as the loads do not pay the same per mile. So the percentage of profit or even actual mount varies up and down (yoyo). The profit per week is a better indication of things but again it depends on the runs, type, addons etc. Basically it comes down to the...

Nice idea but with my current carrier they just won't give me the calls. Last month I did do more runs but unfortunately the money for all wasn't that great. So again I want to top the old usual number per month and we'll see. I think I'll have to expand sources of calls which has been my...

What's wrong with a national identity card? If usin new technologies it could incorporate all basic info such as blood type, health issues (only accessible by health care system), drivers lic and of course SS number would be the id number. Now if you have to be a citizen to get one then of...

Aristotle you got that wrong! Socialism does a lot for the enterprising vendors. It cause a real gambit of innovation and of course free spirited business. Look at the USSR an Poland as two glowing examples under communist rule of the innovation of retail vendors and their creative sales venues...

Up here in canuck land the feds are looking into raising the GST up 1% to 6%. The govt reduced it several years ago and of course us consumers love it being lower. Unfortunately with the new deficits and such I'm sure we're in for a sales tax increase. Now the US will see what healthcare...

Ok Chef curiosity got me. Why would the irs be hiring 16,000 more when there are over 9 million more unemployed? This means less work for those already there. Ok forgot this is the new jobs being created under Obama. Lifetime work as taxes always need to be collected, great benefits and no...

Exactly right pj the coming HST implementation which will add 8% to the costs involved in a new house purchase is reflected in the continued housing sales in Ontario. Once this new taxation level comes in the sales should slow down and of course by that time interest rates will be on the...

Quite true Greg as I used to run one years ago with a 3 in the tree. We used to throw all kinds of goodies into that thing. Rob

Not a dumb question but this idea is full of small problems. There brokers doing this and for a few it is successful. The company I'm on with has 3 s/t signed on who do not work for us full time but only do calls when they are called or available. So if one is busy they call the next one and so...

Nissan and Toyota both have small delivery vehicles in their home markets that enjoy a small diesel engine. Isuzu also has several small diesels and a load of small delivery vehicles. None of these are slated for NA introduction but for the city delivery boys several of these would be ideal. I...

We did our part last night. I got a run at 2200 and everyone else had crashed so our house was dark for over 3 hours from about 2130. But we bad we left all those chargers and such on so the charging area looked like a christmas tree. Sure glad the wwf wasn't looking in the windows.

Well Greg your idea is good but of course that isn't the way the govt works. They hire whoever and send them all over, never thinking about the best way to spend your tax dollars. Rob

I don't think that Google is getting burnt. I'm glad they went with their principles rather than cave entirely to censorship. While yes they will lose out on this increasing huge market and the advertising revenue from that market, they can expand into a lot of other areas in the area and of...

The costs of health insurance are high there. Up here the payroll deduction is a nice small 2% so much more affordable. Since all employees of a company pay this it means quite a bit of money put into the health system although just as in the US costs are spiraling out of sight. I suppose there...

I've recently started to look for freight on my own and have found some around but back hauls seem almost non-existent unless you know the shippers in the area. Many small loads are going on s/t rather than vans. Several loads I've seen are not going too far and the pay per mile is good so it...

Expediting to many is the top end of the trucking business. The loads are always get it there now and usually pay better per mile than normal freight. The difference is that you go out of an area and find yourself in new one. Some areas have loads and others the loads are fewer and sometimes...

While there are some instances of diplomatic immunity protecting some stupid action by a diplomat, most are fairly well behaved in their host nations. It is not a license to do whatever you want but was originally supposed to protect diplomats. It is easy to contravene a lot of laws in a...

They do make a model for the gas buggies. So yes you can. Rob