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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Christmas Wishes Thread

    Let me start this off.... I am finished for the year and a great year at that, broke a lot of personal bests with Load 1. First, it is all possible because of John Elliot and the business model he has set-up....and then the staff following his leadership! A #1 all around from dispatch to...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    How to solve the Seniors Retirement problem and the growing Prison Inmate problem wit

    Here's the way it should be: Let's put the seniors in jail and the criminals in nursing homes. This would correct two things in one motion: Seniors would have access to showers, hobbies and walks. They would receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical Treatment...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    One-month-old baby ‘raped and battered’

    One-month-old baby ‘raped and battered’ | The Sun |News A MONTH-OLD baby boy was fighting for life last night after being raped and battered. Death penalty would too kind for this sicko...:mad:
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Glitches in the system

    No computer system is perfect and neither are the people running them... If you've had a misfire and been resolved... Please post any problems and resolutions to any nagging problems that pop up regarding computerized system... 1. Split load designated as a straight trick load 1st leg run by...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Question...

    I see Governors can issue an Executive Order to supercede Federal laws in an emergency....Like suspending HOS for trucks...so why can't they do that in other matters Like the pending HCA? :confused:
  6. OntarioVanMan

    For CVers..Ill. tolls going up Jan 1st

    In case someone hasn't noticed....tollways are increasing for cars only almost double...:eek: what was .80 cash will be $1.50 cash,.. with transponder from .40 to .95..... the ones that were a $1.00 will be 1.90 cash or was .50 will be .95 with transponder....
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    Canada Diesel shortages affecting western Canada, northern states

    Explains the recent spike in prices... Diesel fuel shortages are affecting trucking operations and fuel prices in western Canada and in states like Minnesota and the Dakotas. Refinery capacity is being blamed on the U.S. side, while refiners in Alberta are experiencing a shortage of a...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Keystone XL pipeline delay disappoints TransCanada

    WTG....Now Canada is threatening to sell its oil elsewhere... A political move I am sure...IMO Keystone XL pipeline delay disappoints TransCanada - World - CBC News
  9. OntarioVanMan

    On Veterans Day weekend, Decker penalized for saluting troops

    On Veterans Day weekend, Decker penalized for saluting troops - Shutdown Corner - NFL Blog - Yahoo! Sports Legal in the NFL: Scoring a touchdown and then running 100 yards down the sideline to give the ball to your girlfriend who's a cheerleader for the opposing team. Not legal in the NFL...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Caterpillar Brings Back Some Production from Japan

    Jobs coming back home...the trend continues... Caterpillar Brings Back Some Production from Japan | Journal of Commerce Caterpillar says it will shift some manufacturing from Japan to North America to bring production closer to customers in the Americas and Europe. The $43 billion...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Iran won't retreat from nuclear path

    There it is....what now?..... Does the right to self determination to a sovereign country still exist equally? or only to the countries we like?.... Ahmadinejad: Iran won't retreat from nuclear path - Yahoo! News Amazing how "selective" we are who has rights and who does not...:rolleyes...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Lets get them trucks off the road....

    CSX to Haul Maersk Cargo to Midwest From Virginia | Journal of Commerce Under the new contract, CSX will haul cargo from the terminal to its new $175 million intermodal hub near North Baltimore, Ohio, which will serve the region’s heavy industrial shippers. The changeover is part of the...
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Freight Index Slides 9.9 Percent in October

    I think expediting freight was off as well.... Freight Index Slides 9.9 Percent in October | Journal of Commerce Cass domestic shipping decline follows September drop in international measures The Cass Freight Index for U.S. domestic shipments took a steep 9.9 percent dive in October from...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Work in Progress...

    XPO Logistics Sales Rise to $47.4 Million | Journal of Commerce Express-1, the expedited carrier that accounts for nearly half of XPO’s revenue, increased sales 9.4 percent year-over-year to $23.4 million in the quarter. A higher percentage of brokered loads and the loss of one-time...
  15. OntarioVanMan

    2006 or older...Banned from LA ports

    LA-LB Clean-Truck Fee Phases Out at End of 2011 | Journal of Commerce Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor | Nov 7, 2011 The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Fee levied on 2006 or older trucks dropped because such trucks will be banned The Los Angeles-Long Beach...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    From an E-mail I got..

    Not too shabby... Put me in charge . . . Put me in charge of food stamps. I'd get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho's, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away. If you want steak and frozen pizza...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Detroit Lions Only NFL Team To Lose Money

    Detroit can't even do football right...LOL Detroit Lions Only NFL Team To Lose Money | ThePostGame
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Nov 3, 1964..D.C. residents cast first presidential votes

    On this day in 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nation's capital the right to vote for a commander in chief and vice president. They went on to help...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Hand of Egypt's military rulers grows heavier

    Gee who woulda thunk.....:rolleyes: Hand of Egypt's military rulers grows heavier - Yahoo! News CAIRO (AP) — Growing in confidence after eight months in power, Egypt's military generals appear more determined than ever to crush the protest movement that ousted Hosni Mubarak and has turned...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    Canada cuts funding for UNESCO

    well what ya all think? TORONTO (AP) — Canada is joining the U.S. in cutting off funding for the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO because it approved a Palestinian bid for full membership. Canada cuts funding for UNESCO - Yahoo! News Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Tuesday the decision...
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