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The replies you've gotten are pretty solid. This post reminds me of what a forklift driver did to my van one time though. It's kind of funny in looking back, though I was pretty peeved at the time. What this guy did when he was taking out my freight, was he had one fork in the van & the other...

Hiya Tony, W/ the company I'm now with, Nextel goes hand in hand w/ their service. I've been there a lil over 2 months now & no one's shown me HOW it works w/ em. I'm supposed to be able to do something to just let em know I've delivered w/out having to talk to anyone I guess. Still, I'd...

>thanks for all of your comments.just want to kmow from you >guys if i can make $700-$900 a week after >fuel,tolls,etc.......?i was told that JAN,FEB where slow >months. Hi Earl, Driving for someone else, it's not very likely. Even driving for yourself, if ya brought in 50K you'd be...

I'll gladly take the warm weather. Though it can cause problems in summer w/ lakes not filling up & such. I wonder if your post is gonna jinx us though. Could 3 feet of snow be right around the corner?? If so, we know who to chuck the snowballs at!! Be well, Danny

RE: Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 with GPS $60 at Rebates are iffy at best. You can go to Staples & get the thing for $80 & not have to worry about the rebate. Thanx for the input though. Be well, Danny

If you're not happy w/ your Nextel, you can switch to Sprint at no charge, no fees, or anything. I have Nextel & it's service is brutal. I don't go back to Sprint because our company wants us to have Nextel. Good luck to ya, Danny

Thanx for the reply all. They didn't show the National Anthem, so I was a lil disappointed in that. Still, pretty proud of my cousin. Who knows?? Maybe he'll have a Super Bowl in his future. Be well, Danny

This is definately a good rule of thumb. Responding to the chart that was posted. The challenge comes in when you leave some space & then someone pulls in front of you. If ya back off this vehicle, it can be a never ending process of people pulling in front of you. I try to be courteous & let...

>As you walk quickly toward the car driver and witnesses, >what thoughts would be racing through your mind? What would >you do next? I've been in this very situation. This lady flipped her car over in front of me. I stopped, & went back to her car to see if she was ok. Her car was upside...

I know this is a lil off topic here. If it gets pulled I understand. I'm really proud of my cousin though. Before the Chicago Bears game vs Carolina, right after the National Anthem, there will be US Military Fighter Jets flying over the stadium. One of those pilots will be my cousin Jason...

>The only problem with looking at it that way is it doesn't >address my original question/thought. Specifically the one B >unit driver who lost a run worth about $900 to the truck >plus being put out of service for 10 hours plus having a >pretty good deadhead to somewhere decent after the 10...

Saving the best for last & getting the worst one's out of the way first. No one run comes to mind when I think of "worst". There's a few that kind of stick out in my mind though. One was when I was in the mountains of Pa, driving a cube van that wasn't mine. I'd went from Michigan to NJ &...

Hiya Leo, You seem to ask insightful questions. My first impulse was to answer "no" to your question. Thinking it out a lil bit more, it might not be a bad idea. Then again, one of the reasons people drive B units is so they don't have to keep logs. I have no facts to back this up, but if...

Hiya Lawrence, I respect what you've done w/ this site, but I gotta run w/ Still on this one. He didn't slam anyone in a vicious manner. He's disappointed in how something went, which I can't say I blame him. Sometimes different things trigger people to post. For some it may be questions...

>vans or str.tk witch is better to start out with? As for vans vs. straight truck, my opinion would be to start out w/ a cargo van. And a used one at that. I'd hesitate buying a 35K van (or even more expensive straight truck) until you know for sure this is what you want to do. It's easier...

Hi Earl, This part is strictly a dollar for dollar comparison as to how I understood your question regarding expediting vs. your current job: About a year or so ago my best friend was interested in this job. My friend's job at that time paid $12/hour plus insurance worth about $900/month...

>Danny, > >It's just a line that needs to be drawn to prevent "gray >area". If somebody brings on your year 2000 model low >mileage van then the other expediters will want to know why >we didn't bring theirs on. They won't concentrate on the >fact that their van has 400K on it, they just...

Hi, I'm wondering about the age limit on vehicles. I'm thinking specifically of vans in this instance. I would think if I was taking on a new driver, I'd be more inclined to be concerned w/ the miles his/her vehicle had rather than how old it was. If I was a recruiter/owner of a company, I'd...

Good Afternoon Joel, I really appreciate your reply. Ya did it w/ class & w/out making accusations that what I said wasn't true. I don't recall the details of my runs, though I do know I have only been late one time due to it being my fault in 6-7 years of expediting. That was a situation...

I'm replying to the original post b4 I read any other replies. Things may have changed some since I worked there. I don't know. Anyways, in a nutshell I'd say they're crooks. I worked for em & they didn't seem to want to pay me. I wasn't there long for that very reason. I finally did get my...