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  1. CharlesD

    Important Ruling on In Cab Laptops pending

    Anything in a vehicle can be a distraction. I just don't feel like living in a nanny state because there are some people who can't be responsible. If we want to ban distractions, we should start with. cup holders radios phones fast food drive throughs eating the mirror on the inside of the...
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    A case AGAINST global warming

    I normally don't buy the global warming hype, but after spending the weekend in El Paso and then coming over to Brownsville last night...
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    Favorite stretch of road

    I'm with you there, but the longer I do this those stretches are dwindling fast. I went from Phoenix to Flagstaff recently on a sunny day and really enjoyed that, especially the part just coming out of Phoenix. I-40 across New Mexico and Arizona and that stretch of California before you get to...
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    Ways you are cutting back to save $$$

    Your driving habits can save you a ton of fuel. Not only speed, but smooth acceleration and slowing down gradually instead of slamming on the brakes can save not only fuel but future maintenance costs. When I'm home I cook a bunch of food and pack it in sandwich bags. Then I microwave my...
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    Important Ruling on In Cab Laptops pending

    There is an assumption that people who have a laptop are looking at it while driving. In the dark ages before GPS and laptop computers, you had to figure out your route ahead of time. That's what I still do, but I use to computer to figure it out. The laptop is really no different than an...
  6. CharlesD

    First Run w/ new carrier!

    Good luck. I see a lot of good paying flatbed expedites out there. You should do well.
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    Great Places To Eat!!!

    I went to Bob's Clam Hut last night for supper. I highly recommend it.
  8. CharlesD

    Important Ruling on In Cab Laptops pending

    Amen. I couldn't have said it better myself.
  9. CharlesD

    Important Ruling on In Cab Laptops pending

    I am using Streets and Trips on my laptop, but it's also a matter of personal responsibility. Those who have been on the road for a few years can remember the dark ages before GPS. Did you keep your atlas open all the time and constantly look at it going down the road? Of course not. You...
  10. CharlesD

    Oil at $150 by 4th of July

    Just require anyone buying a barrel of oil to take possession of the actual oil. That would take care of the speculation really quick.
  11. CharlesD

    Matter of perspective

    I did the Texas on December 7. That was quite an experience. Today was interesting going on the Constitution and then a more modern ship. You could see the differences, but also quite a few similarities.
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    Mistakes you have made?

    Oh, you can make two grand in a week in a cargo van. You're probably not going to do that EVERY week though. I've done it a few times recently in a Sprinter, so it is possible. I don't know about leased on to one company though. It might be harder to get 2k only getting your loads from one...
  13. CharlesD

    Great Places To Eat!!!

    I'm headed up to Maine tomorrow. Is this worth checking out?
  14. CharlesD

    Ordered new Sprinter

    I'd like to see the numbers on how many people who have Sprinters went with the expensive conversion packages. I've met a lot of folks around the country and I've only seen one so far.
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    Matter of perspective

    I'm hanging out in Boston this weekend with a load delivering tomorrow morning. I just got done touring the Constitution and that WWII ship they have next to it. On the WWII ship there was an area where you could see an officer's cabin. It wasn't a very big room to say the least, but it had a...
  16. CharlesD

    Redbox FJ Indy

    Those things are great. Another company that has them is called The New Release. You can often times fine them in grocery store lobbies and I have called them a few times to suggest they put them in truck stops. I have notes on the grocery store locations in a few cities, but having one right...
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    Tulsa Oklahoma

    I'm still in CT after delivering yesterday and this is the longest I've ever been up here. Yesterday really doesn't count though since I spent most of it sleeping and wasn't really looking for loads. Today's been kind of slow. I've passed on some cheap junk that I would take if I was in a...
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    Tulsa Oklahoma

    I've never had much trouble with that area. Not the best spot to be, but not bad. I'm sitting in CT right now and I'm not worried in the least. There aren't as many vehicles up here and I figure I'll find a shipper or broker desperate enough to move something that I'll get paid quite well to...
  19. CharlesD

    Not Exactly

    Dirty word filter is funny. I can't say something is half coc.ked? What if I was talking about a rooster? What if I was talking about coc.king a pistol? That's where that term came from after all.
  20. CharlesD

    Not Exactly

    Where to start. First, I don't care for Obama and I won't be voting for him, but so much of what is in there regarding Kenya is so blatantly wrong. I don't know about Obama and Odinga being cousins, but they are from the same tribe, the Luo. I am married to a Luo. The Luo aren't Arabs...
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