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  1. nightcreacher

    the art of repositioning

    Most of the companies will want you to stay in the place you are in.Premiss,what if we have a load and no truck,but when you dont get loaded for couple days,was the decission to stay there wise?Reposition,all has to do with being in the right place at the right time,and you moving to the right...
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    start up questions

    AS was stated,if under 26000 lbs you can get a non IRP PLATE,but then you may have to pay for registration in the western states if you go out there.Servicing your truck has mostly with the number of miles you run each week,and the age of your truck.If you aren't already in expedite,My advice...
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    where are the loads

    Fsc is usually figured on the previous weeks rate.Monday morning the price of fuel might go up,and you don't see fsc change till following week.Works the other way too,price drops but your still getting the higher pay for a week. Most companies only pay fsc on loaded miles,FDCC pays on all...
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    Starting 2011 with $500

    I run my business on the advances I get from each load.I never go into my bank account to pay my truck bills.The advances I get will pay all my truck bills,and the expenses during the loads.The balance of my load pay goes for my house hold expenses. If the advance on the load doesn't pay enough...
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    Places you hate to go

    Depending on the time of year,as long as I don't loose money on a round,I'll go anywhere I'm asked to go.In the winter I rarely go to the north west,you just don't know when the roads will be closed do to weather. Do to Canadian laws,truck isn't legal in Canada,so I don't run Canada.
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    St Paul MN truck stops

    I haven't been there in a while,but they use to have relly good steaks
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    Lied to over and over and over and over and over

    Your the captain of your ship.You should know your own driving ability,so if the roads feel unsafe,make that phone call and park 'til roads are safe.One problem,if one of the other trucks in your company runs the same route,and doesn't have a ptoblem,then you might with dispatch
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    Lied to over and over and over and over and over

    Turtle,to some of these guys that live in the north west,the storms we get around here aren't that bad.I don't wrory to much about snow,but Ice will put me in the motel.You can control your truck,but not the guy that gets out of control and runs into you.Never use someone elses road report,just...
  9. nightcreacher

    Jump start cables

    I carry 4 guage and keep my fingers crossed that don't need them
  10. nightcreacher

    Lied to over and over and over and over and over

    Just adjust your driving to the weather.THe weather reports you get are not usually very accurate,it's winter time ,your just going to have to work around the weather like the rest of us I have a system,if its snowing bad and I'm home,I stay out of service 'til the weather breaks.If I'm, on the...
  11. nightcreacher

    has recession hit you

    I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail. CEO's are now playing miniature golf. Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen. If the bank returns your check marked "Insufficient Funds," you call them and ask if they meant you or them. McDonald's is selling the 1/4 ouncer. Angelina Jolie...
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    Tractor to straight truck conversion.

    greg,the reefer unit wont pass the new california laws if its 10 years old,and i dont know any expedite companies that willtake a 10 year old trailer.Panther and the Fed won't,they are the biggest 2 with reefer freight
  13. nightcreacher

    Tractor to straight truck conversion.

    You will make more money pulling one of the feds trailers,remaining an E unit,than turning your tractor into a CR unit.There are no expedite companies that use reefer trailers that you can move that trailer to,as the 10 year rule will apply.Another thing is the reefer unit not being legal in...
  14. nightcreacher

    How is everyones weight loss going?

    i gave up bread and sandwiches,lost 30 lbs in 7 weeks
  15. nightcreacher

    golf during retirement

    > > Arthur is 90 years old. > > > > > > He's played golf every day since his retirement 25 years ago. > > One day he arrives home looking downcast. > > > > "That's it," he tells his wife. "I'm giving up golf. My eyesight > > has got so bad. Once I've hit the ball, I can't see where it went."...
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    How is everyones weight loss going?

    5 weeks ago 285,now 257,not on diet,just stopped eating bread,but lots of salmon and wild rice
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    Government Motors

    2011 GM Car
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    Mich gives Free ride,,Truck drivers excluded

    The ability to do a defensive driving course to get a ticket off a cdl has been taken away in all states.In the past I did one in Fl and AR.In doing the classes,you also cant have a ticket in those states during a 1 year period
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    January 2011 Location

    Re: Jan Location at home deliver tomorrow morning to detroit,then reload to deliver canton oh tomorrow afternoon
  20. nightcreacher

    never maried old lady

    Miss Beatrice, The church organist, Was in her eighties And had never been married. She was admired for her sweetness And kindness. One afternoon, the pastor Came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room. She invited him to have a seat while she...
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