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    Hazmat signs

    Mostcarriers reqquire you to buy your own placard holders. This is up to you as that way you do not have to use the ahedisive placards which are hard to remove,you can just insert them in the holder.You can also buy a set of flip placards at a general truck facility. These will have the most...
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    Just sharing

    Could be that when they took the load they had the hours to do it, but then something happened to delay them enroute such as traffic or weather.If the truck had a team that ran out of hours they made some decent $..
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    Hazmat signs

    The freight will also have the placards required on the drums ,totes etc. Usually if the frt is under 1,000 lbs it is not necessary to placard. Some items such as poison,explosives 1.1-2 always require placards.The shipping paperwork will also indicate the type of freight it is. If in doubt go...
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    Odd Dispatch

    Sometimes what happens is that the original shipper turns it over to FDX Freight with instructions to get it to the delivery as cheap as possible,or they may have reasons for not using Custom Critical. Other things that can happen is that a shipper books with FDXCC and essentially has a truck...
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    Anybody have an opinion about ALL-TYPES?

    I would suggest you take an hour or two and read through the archives in both this and the General forum. I am sure you will find out what you are looking for.
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    Odd Dispatch

    Even so Dayton to Toledo to Pell City Ohio does not add up to 800+ miles.
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    Physical Requirements

    If you have passed a DOT and FAA physical you should be OK.
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    Differences Between FL70 and FL80

    The only difference in a FL 80 vs a FL 70 is a higher axle weight,other then that they are identical.
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    Team pay

    I met one team that received 45% of the gross and the owner paid for all road expenses,fuel tolls etc. The lead driver received 25% and the co driver 20%. In addition the owner bought them one reasonable meal a day plus 2 reasonable motel rooms every week. They were quite satisfied with this...
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    More Lives for a CAT 3126

    I use Lucas in a Cummins C 8.3 and I have actually see the idle rpm increase slightly. I believe this is due to less friction on the bearings and rods.
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    Cell Phones and your Opinions

    My experience with Cingular is the opposite of BP/s. We have both Cingular and Verizon and have found Cingular to be superior. I have no problems on the East coast,only 1 dead area in South GA on I 95.
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    Independent Contractor Status

    Yesterday the Boston Globe newspaper had a major story in the business section about some Fedex Ground Contractors that have filed a lawsuit against Fedex Ground claiminmg that in order to abide by their agreements that they are relly employees and not independent contractors. This could have...
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    Looking a gift Horse in the mouth

    No way that I could handle a dedicated run. last week I ran from Boston to Rochester,then from Harrisburg back to Boston,then from Boston to Tynsboro MA,then Providence to Plymouth NH,then Plymouth to Burlington VT where I am now.. The loads from Providence to Plymouth and Burlington were...
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    Per mile vs percentage

    The big advantage on the flat paid miles rate is when your carrier gives a customer a large discount they eat the discount instead of you. Having said that I prefer the percentage vs per mile due to additional charges that may incur,such as inside delivery/pickups etc. In my years with my...
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    Please welcome our newest Moderator.. LDB!!

    Nice to see you here Leo,you are a welcome addition
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    Was this a scam?

    I met a guy in Des Moines IA once who had a private job that checked out differnt drivers and their driving habits. He said he had caught several local guys who had terrible mileage no matter what truck they drove. Of course they were selling the fuel off,one even went to jail for 30 days.
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    Fleet Owner???

    At one time in my life I was a manager of a company called Par Microsytems in Utica NY. I had 137 employees reporting to me through 12 supervisors. Guess what, I had 137 problems.
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    $ Savings Ideas

    Small thing but I carry about 35 Supermarket shopping cards for all of the chains plus independents. If I see one that I don't have I get a new one from them. I estimate that I save about $250-300 a year using them.
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    I Need Some Kind Of Help.Not Trucking Related

    Just Curious,did you ask who died and left you the inheritance? That would certianly be a tip off.
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    Johnny Rockets

    I actually tip much better now then I used to,because one time I was complaining about having to tip everyone when my daughter in-law who is an angel in disguise said to me"Have you ever been a waiter" and this guilt trip has stayed with me.
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