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Sometimes shippers do that. :o They will call several carriers and book the load, then whoever gets there first gets the load. Usually carriers pay the truck a dry run when that happens. If I were you I would bill the shipper a dry run as it took your time and fuel to go pick up the load only to...

We're still sitting at the TA in Lodi, OH. Dropped Thursday morning in Detroit. Was 16th out. Moved up to Toledo was 14th out. Moved on up to Lima was 7th out. Sat there a couple days finally moving up to 1 out, E-1 called with a load picking up in IN and bringing back to OH, 72 miles to pickup...

:eek: gulp. . . swallow . . . .

:eek: Hey BITE YOUR TOUNGE MISTER! lol Twistate love me! dey no kick me no no no dey love me lots and lots and lots heeheehee :D

:eek: ROFL Yeah Desperado there was some other reason, we left cause the owner pulled our truck! hee hee hee Kinda hard to roll without wheels hee hee hee lol :D

Have no idea what deal your speaking of OVM? All I know is that we were kicking miles with TS. :o

Well, don't know how it is with everyone else but we have sat for 5 out of the past 7 days. So far no load for this week-end either. Means we will be sitting for 8 out of 10 days. 1181 miles for the week. Hmmmmm Not Good! :o

The best a dispatcher has said to me was "well, you probably won't get a load tomorrow morning or tomorrow night, or maybe even the next day but your the only truck in the area so you should just stay there until you get a load!" :eek: ROFLMAO yep, I was programimg the GPS to get the heck out of...

Yes it does make a difference who the dispatcher is. With Tri-State my favorite dispatcher was Lou Ann. I accepted some loads from her that I would have turned down if anyone else asked. There were other dispatchers I would accept yucky loads from as well just because I liked him or her. The...

Yeah, we were wondering whats up with Atlanta also. Sat in Atlanta all day Friday Sat and Sun 7th on the board, moved down to Chatanooga and got a load first thing Monday morning picking up in Cleveland TN. Seems like a lot of trucks are backing up in Atlanta. Never got anything out of Columbus...

Yep, thats me 'budget'! Cheep cheep cheep pays off in the long run. See I don't eat out so I don't have to worry about the hand washing issues! Well once in a while. Have eaten strawberry pancakes at the Flying J twice this year but after this thread won't be eating out at all! Cheeper in the...

So then, are you saying this law only applies to vehicles registered in NJ or does it apply to trucks going to or through NJ as well?

Ahhhh, Ya'll can donate that penny to me if ya want cause I like pennies! hee hee hee "Yep that's me, cheap as can be!" Ya know, on warm summer day, if you listen real close ya can hear the birds singing my song. . . . cheep cheep cheep cheep :D

Thanks for the EO sticker Jack, have it posted on the back door of my truck. Was great meeting you and Gracie. Tell Gracie I loved her socks. Would love to have a pair someday. Keith told me afterwards "those socks are so you!" lol Gracie seems like such a wonderful person. Someone I would very...

We hauled 10 airplane toilets from San Antonio Tx to Florida. Truck loaded from front to back with toilets. Couple days later we picked up a load in Charlotte NC 13 skids of toilet brushes. :D

Hmmmm Moose, see you've been expediting for a while! ;) lol :D

Don't know about a van but Knoxville TN is a good freight area for straight trucks. Have dead-headed to there but never out.

We will not be getting the H1N1 vaccine. Don't think I would quiet trust it as of yet. I would rather let everyone else be the guinea pigs first. I have taken the pneumonia shot and the flu shots and I believe they do help but I just don't think this new H1N1 vacine has enough testing. :rolleyes:

No, the entire class was Judd Transportation. Straight truck teams only. No comp for ya OVM! lol Well, today is Saturday. Took our first load out of orientation to Limerick PA. From there E-1 shot us over to NY to pick up a load going to Laredo. Dropped here in Laredo this morning and are...

:eek: UHHHHH teeth? What teeth? Maybe don't got none? heeheehee! :D