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    Criteria For Turning Down Loads

    a few year's ago a friend son (was 2 years old) ans the phone and dispather ask if he could speak to his dad, about taking a load, he said tell me how much and how far and i'll tell you if my dad will take the load, and dispather said 400 miles and going into canada and 100 mile p/u and $300.00...
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    Ya think ya got it right when..

    i think i got it right, been with egl almost 3 year's now feb 12 will be 3 years been doing ok somedays better than other's friday was a great day had 19 stop's on started at 0600 and finish at about 1800 10 miles from home and under 200 miles for the day and thing that makes the different is...
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    Camera with no film

    i run bases here in norfolk area of va so much i leave the camrea home use to have one in standard throw way camrea in truck and in a sealed container and said not to be open unless need for damage to load or vch and they wanted it and could be picked up on return to gate so it became so much...
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    65 m.p.h. trucks in construction zones

    in early 70's work on county road crew fixing the pot hole picking up trash and other things and people don't realize or care about the workers on the side of road until someone gets hurt or killed in some states if you speed in construction zones and get caught your going to jail and big...
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    Typical Ford Motor Company Behavior

    del to ford plant today in norfolk in and out in 20 mins fastest ever they said get him out here as hes call in for d time and just drags his feet, came ready with paper and ask what time was lunch as i had mind and was ready to go on break with and was in no rush to get unload take your time as...
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    Pilot screws the little guy again

    when i was running up and down the roads some of the truck stop had a 75 gallon shower policy, for free show told them i only hold 30 gals and add a 30 gallon tank, and most of time only got 30 gallons and said, this is how many times i have been here, here's the dollar i have left here and just...
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    Sales Tax On A Truck Purchase?

    depends on state where you buy it and put plates on it in va it is tax than you have more taxes after that to personal prop tax on top of that
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    Looking For Volunteers

    lets make a list of things that could be helpful for new person thinking of getting into expediting one of the things that should be number one on the list is what type of unit i want and after i get it and where will i park it as on other post where do i park it in newport news if it's...
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    Where do you park your truck?

    also go to rv place and get a plastic cover for your clink and cover it up and nobody will know you have clink, when i had my western star had a friend who had a shop and parted it there, in return help him every once in while pick up parts or ans phone for keeping my truck there and he did...
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    Looking For Volunteers

    good point if this had been around in 92 i'm be driving a dump truck instead of on my forth truck one thing need you need is how much up front money you will need for truck ins, fuel etc before money starts coming in and what other hidden expnse there are etc and pay house hold bill's to
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    nextel phones...........

    i have nextel with egl and if i go into nc and a few other places it doesn't work there getting better sometime in next few months when sprint and nextel firgure how to make there system work side by side it will be great, but it waitting for this to happen, i have friends that have nextel in...
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    Are you prepared?

    i was taugh 5 smith steps in drivers ed, had a teacher who had drove truck for many year's, and decide he wanted to teach driver ed and help fix driving problem way back in 67-68 and be a high school foot ball coach and along the way other's like fedex cc and egl use the same step's, i try to...
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    vans and logs

    when i saw the new rules that were coming and they said more was to come though could only get harder to make a living in a truck you had to log, so i though van's don't need to log only if they have a hazmat load on over 1,000 lbs, so if it's over a l,000 lbs and has to have signs on don't...
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    Typical Ford Motor Company Behavior

    i go to same places every day just about and couple of them say we can't off load you now and remind them i have appointment and they said don't care so tell em where you want me to park, they say why i'm going to read paper have lunch and enjoy d time , cause i'm in a van and get it after a...
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    essentials

    don't for get a sents of humor to and a good alarm clock to
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    Rear Bumper Protection

    i make a point to tell'em this is my van or truck and if they hurt it or damage it i have a 2 x 4 with there name on it our forklift driver at egl orf said may i see it and shown him that it had his name on it, and he said i will be very careful and a few places that i go to know about the 2 x4...
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    Generators

    give bill moore a call at tsi there on eo web site also some states are offering tax rebates and other thing to put on generators check with your state to see what they may offer also on my first truck had a proheat, and saved 16,000 in fuel and 4,000 in maintance cost with a genset most trucks...
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    Why leave now?

    after 11 year's fedexcc i had a chance to run local with egl and make same amount of money and be home everynight so i change and in past year been out of town 5 times like to run no more than 250 miles from home than can turn around and go back home
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    MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

    you all have a safe and merry christmas and happy new year and may next year be better and get that run of a life time
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    Driving with yourSpouse

    something that happen to a husband and wife team that i know they stop for fuel and wife got out and didn't tell husband that she was getting out of the truck he paid for fuel drove off and though his wife was still in sleeper, as she was in door watching him drive off a trooper ask what happen...
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