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  1. arkjarhead

    To Moot by request

    To the tune of Grandmaw got Run Over By a Reindeer Grandmaw got run over by a Mack truck Hauling a heavy load to Tennessee You can say there's no such thing as truckers But as for me and Grandpaw we beleive To the tune of We Three Kings We three truckers talking on Channel 19 Driving so fast...
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    25 Most Dangerous Cities in America for 2007

    This is actually the second poll to come out this year. The first one had the top three a detroit,mi , memphis,tn , and pine bluff(crime bluff), ar respectivley. Is there more there one poll or more than one orginazation doing it or both?
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    Landstar

    No offense remus but I never would have made any money in expedite if I had your attitude. I usually always had to deadhead out from home to get started. I would stay out of service for about 2 days then go in service at home for about a day then get an empty move to the memphis board where I...
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    What if you break down or get sick?

    I heard a driver talking in the truck stop once of how he started having chest pains and sweating really bad while on a load. He said he hauld produce. He said he was about 100 miles from delivery and his dispatch told him he should be fine to deliver then he could see the doctor. When did...
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    What if you break down or get sick?

    I said safety suits as that is what I thought they were reffered to in orientation, but I think they might have been saying safety sups as in short for supervisors? Anyway they both sound the same to my ear.
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    What if you break down or get sick?

    One timeI ran out of hours about 50 miles from delivery and the safety suit was gonna have me towed to the consignee. I saw a team from the same company at the truck stop and talked to them they both had all their hours and the guy said he would drive it to the delivery for 50 bucks. I called...
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    25 Most Dangerous Cities in America for 2007

    Oak Grove,Mo is a good place to stage to stay out of KC. I actually like the Petro there, but each to his own.
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    Freight Mail Dot Com

    uship.com isn't very good if you ask me. The freight is cheap, and you have to bid on it like at ebay. Even though it's free to be a member it's not really worth it. I mean it doesn't hurt to look, but the people who run it advertise it as the cheapest place to ship. Alot of the time the stuff...
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    Is straight truck expediting worth the time?

    The only thing about telling someone they can avg. 12,000 a month is when they come in this biz at the begining of Jan and don't do that in Jan they are mad because they feel they got lied to. I'm really starting to feel like more people are just jumping in and don't have a cue about what they...
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    I'm getting seriously stoned, lately

    In west memphis right by the Petro there is that little building between the petro and the mcdonalds. In there is a company called Ulitmate Shades Of America they fix window chips as well as doing window tint and vinyl graphics. They have resonable prices to. The guy who owns it is a personal...
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    Biofuel

    I don't know if any of you remember, but a few onths ago I posted about how my brothers high school FFA makes biodeisel in their shop. Well we were talking about this weekend and I asked him what did they use to heat the soy oil up with. He said they have 40 gallons of soy oil in a 55 gallon...
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    Do you believe in ANGELS?

    That was a great post Broom and I enjoyed reading it. You and your wife have been angels to me and mine. Today our pastor told us in his sermon we should start giving God thanks for the most recent things he has done for us and work our way back, and if we are truely honest about it we will not...
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    The signs are everywhere

    They have the FedEx Forum in Memphis where the Memphis Grizzlies play at. Plus they have concerts and other venues there as well. In Little Rock, AR there is the Altell Arena. They have everything from Pro Bull Riding to Monster Trucks to concerts there.
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    "The Era of Easy Money is Over"

    RE: The problem with wages is this everytime minumim wage goes up so does everthing else. It's like a hamster wheel. We are running faster and faster but getting no where.
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    So that I can stay on topic

    if you ban the solo who would take the short runs? we already see alot of teams crying about running short loads. it would magnify by ten.lol:+
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    The Costs and Benefits of Large Sleepers

    Someone said something about people making smart aleck coments towards Phil. I'm not sure but I think some of it is joking around to a certain degree. Nevertheless Phil doesn't seem to let it bother him. That is why alot of times when I respond directly to Phil I say things like I'm not trying...
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    ahhh deer hunting starts on the 15th

    wouldn't a true michiganite's palm print correspond with the highways so it's like a road map?
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    Is straight truck expediting worth the time?

    Well when you decide you want to get married or live like you are married(which I am not condeming) you have to make certain sacrifices. It's not like when you were a kid playing house, now it is for real. If there is no work where you currently live you may need to move. I know plenty of people...
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    Is straight truck expediting worth the time?

    Im not saying expediting completely sucked. I worked for a great fleet owner. He was going to let me use his his truck to train my wife bc she wanted to go out on the road. She spent the summer with me and decided about half way through she didn't like it. Plus my dad had some health problems so...
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    Is straight truck expediting worth the time?

    all I know is I got tired of sitting around all the time and went back back to t/t pulling flatbeds were I could run my 2,500 to 2,800 mies a week then go hmoe for the weekend. It's not for everyone. Just like can't everyone work in a factory.
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