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    Pecans in the cemetery

    Pecans In The Cemetery On the outskirts of a small town, there was a big, old pecan tree just inside the cemetery fence. One day, two boys filled up a bucketful of nuts and sat down by the tree, out of sight, and began dividing the nuts. "One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me,"...
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    Gas or Diesel van

    Go with the one ton.
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    Gas or Diesel van

    In your situation I would buy the gas van and save the $10,000. Then when your wife gets her CDL you will have more cash to put into a straight truck. If before the year is up you find out expediting is not for you then you will still have the cash. I use gas vans for years and if you maintain...
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    liftgate

    First ask yourself do you like to handle freight by hand [fingerprint], or would you rather back up to the dock and have the forklift load and unload you. Do you want the extra weight of the liftgate always reducing your fuel mileage,and the added expense of maintenance. Will you or your carrier...
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    Foreign Tires

    Bridgestone and Michelin are foreign tires. Goodyear is a American Company. We complain about imports and the loss of jobs at GM and Ford and how it will apply to our future, as stated on previous posts. But we will buy tires from foreign owned manufactures instead of tires made by an...
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    GM layoffs

    I agree with many points that Lawerence & Greg334 have stated in this thread. But why do most expediters buy medium duty trucks, that are made by foreign owned companies ? I do not see to many Ford or GMC expediting trucks. The foreign owned companies make a more appealing expediting truck...
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    meoww

    Something you will never catch a dog doing.....:) http://www.killsometime.com/video/video.asp?ID=62
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    Ironic Don't You Think?

    There are only two domestic car manufactures that is Ford and GM. Others may have plants here but they send the profits back to foreign lands.
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    starting up eo hall of fame

    This is a good idea Geo, if EO approves of the idea I will be glad to help.
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    Commercial Activity Tax {CAT}

    Broompilot It is only within Ohio. So most I/C's will not have made the $150,000 threshold with in Ohio.
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    Commercial Activity Tax {CAT}

    I brought this this information to the site so people would be aware of the this new tax registration. So they would not get penalized. This tax is to replace a number of other taxes. The state sales tax was lowered by .5%. effective July 1,2005. The franchise tax on coporations is being...
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    Commercial Activity Tax {CAT}

    Any Sole proprietorship,S or C corporation, LLC, Partnership must register with the State of Ohio if you are to have gross receipts of $150,000 per year. Starting this year {2005} The registration must be received by Nov 15,2005, the cost is $20.00 if by mail or $15.00 if done over the web...
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    Garmin GPS Problems

    We have the 2620 in our other equipment and I upgraded to the 2720 garmin model in my van. The 2720 does loose satelite more often then the 2620 does. I do not know why. I will turn the 2720 off for a few seconds when this happens and it will locate satelites when I turn it back on and it will...
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    The Mind Reader

    All answers are multiples of 9. 9,18,27,36,45,54,63,72,81. These numbers have the same symbol next to them.
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    Hours of Service Concerns

    OOIDA is an organization that gives the O/O who has one truck a voice that can be heard. Sure they take large carriers to court because the carrier may be taking advantage of the driver or O/O. They go after bad Brokers to. The single driver would not have the time or the funds to fight an...
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    Do You Subscribe To Expedite NOW Magazine?

    Received it 10/27/05 in Ohio
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    Health Insurance

    On Health Insurance many expediting companies offer coverage. The cost is paid normally paid by the driver 100%. This will give you group rates. You may want to check OOIDA,or your local chamber of commerce. Insurance, Permits and Etc. depends on what you are going to haul, who you are leased to.
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    Panther Fuel Surcharges

    When a customer calls customer service for a pick up are they not quoted a price for this delivery including the fuel surcharge. When the customer agrees to the price and tells customer service to send a truck, are they not aware that they will be billed the quoted price. How can they then...
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    Panther Fuel Surcharges

    I agree if you accept a load on the QC that gives the amount that will go to the truck, and this includes a fuel surcharge. You should be payed that amount.
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    The Interview

    The Interview http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/popup-frame.html
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