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    QualComm Repair

    We are getting our QualComm repaired and I thought I would mention the problem in case anyone else is having problems and thought it was the aliens. Ours kept going out (not connecting and the light would stay red). We would wait a while and hope it would connect as we moved to a different...
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    Check out this egg stacker for Easter

    http://thirdeyedumb.com/2007/04/egg_stacker.html Now that is EGGSactly what someone should for Easter. Ha! india India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.
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    Safe Driving Sign

    We thought this safe driving sign had some really good tips. india India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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    Praises to BroomPilot

    Praises to BroomPilot for one of the best ideas we have seen in a long, long time! Thank you! You suggested using a little voice recorder by the steering wheel and saying your odometer reading and location and time instead of trying to write down everything while you drive. What an amazing...
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    Beware the Ides of March

    Just beware....remember what happened to Julius Ceasar on the Ides of March. Ha! India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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    Can you top this? Loads cancelled

    Okay, let's hear it! Can you top this number of loads (runs) cancelled in a two day period for us? FOUR! FOUR loads cancelled one right after the other for us all in the same area. For one of them we had not pulled out of the parking lot yet but the other three we were pulling out and/or...
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    OOIDA sticker location

    We just received our OOIDA stickers for the truck. Maybe this is a dumb question but here goes - where is the best place to put these stickers? Do you put them on the front and back bumpers of your truck or near the DOT numbers on the doors? I don't really want to damage the paint but I'm...
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    Road Rage Article

    Well written article! This is one of those things we need to be reminded of often...just to remember to keep cool under pressure and when we are tired. Thanks for the information. india India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit No one is so old as the one who has outlived enthusiasm.
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    Bally Exercise Board for truck

    Whoever posted earlier about the Bally Exercise Twist Board I have a question. Are you still happy with it? We haven't been able to find them except online. I guess the stores might be out. This looks like the perfect way to exercise in the truck. Do you suppose there will be things like...
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    Ticket for in cab control

    We just had a couple tell us that the controls in the truck, which we are getting for the new axle, (to raise and lower it) can be ticketed in some states. A friend of theirs got a ticket at a scale because he was told that he could raise and lower the axle as he approached a weigh station and...
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    Truck Show in March

    I have a few questions about the truck show in March: 1) Do we need to make reservations for the show? 2) Do we need reservations at a motel or can we stay in the truck? 3) This show is not just for expeditors, right? So is there parking for everyone? 4) Do you all wear your Company...
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    Run number on Daily Log

    We have heard that we need to put run numbers on the daily logs when we are on a run. We use the DDL software on the computer. We don't see a place to list run numbers although it can be put at the bottom of the log under remarks. For those of you already doing this do you indicate you are...
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    Speedco

    Well, I know we had a long discussion recently about how they were cheating people at various Speedco stores. We are shocked at the way Speedco decided to resolve this issue. We are right now pulling out of the one in Oklahoma City without having our oil changed. They have DOUBLED the price...
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    Uranium Spill

    http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/breaking_news/16294640.htm Wonder what caused this truck to turn over. Scary! India Hamner FedEx CC D Unit Life is short. Stay awake for it!
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    PrePass Rip Off

    What is your experience with PrePass? We just got ours and started using it and we are getting red lights constantly. I haven't seen an advantage yet since we are still going through every weigh station with the red light AND we are paying for this "service". I am so frustrated sitting in a...
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    Detention Pay

    I'm not sure how other companies determine detention pay but our company will only pay dentention IF the delivery time is confirmed and after two hours of waiting. What are your thoughts and suggestions about this? Our problem is that many times the delivery is not confirmed until after we...
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    In the Box

    Not to start a major argument but... We picked up recently and when the dock door opened the guy loading the freight commented on how clean our box is. He said, "Someone from your company recently picked up here and when we opened the door we were shocked at all the junk in their truck. They...
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