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  1. nightcreacher

    Did I miss something with HOS?

    Learning how to manage your time is the 1st thing in running solo.The HOS and Expedite, the challenge of every company. 400 mile load picking up at 1600 and delivering 0700 in the morning is a nightmare.You cant get your 8 hrs to stop the clock,so delivering, on time you will be over the 14 hr...
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    happy anniversary

    > A married couple in their early 60s was celebrating their 40th wedding > anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant. > Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table. > > She said, "For being such an exemplary married couple and for being > loving to each other for...
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    pastors donkey

    ____ The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won.The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again. The local paper read: PASTOR'S AZZ OUT FRONT The Bishop was so upset with this kind ofpublicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter...
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    Morris rabinowitz

    In 1936, Morris Rabinowitz fled his nativeGermany . He sold his assets and made five sets of solid gold teeth with his cash, above the limit he could bring into the U.S. When he arrived in New York the customs official was perplexed as to why anybody would have five sets of gold teeth. So...
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    Saying good by to mother

    : We were dressed and ready to go out for the New Year's Eve Party. We turned on a night light, turned the answering machine on, covered our pet parakeet, and put the cat in the back yard. We phoned the local cab company and requested a taxi. The taxi arrived, and we opened the front door to...
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    This is funny

    was dumb .
  7. nightcreacher

    Advise about truck purchase for training opp.

    things that seem to be to good to be true,usually are
  8. nightcreacher

    Any recent emergency loads?

    we just delivered a load day late do to weather in LA.the interstate was shut down do to ice,but the time we delivered turned into emergency sat 5 days waiting on CDC run to load,the detention time was great,but turned into a dry run,5000 bucks for 600 miles,all dead head,home to pick up to layover
  9. nightcreacher

    A virus that affects those born prior to 1960

    i only have sometimers
  10. nightcreacher

    Psalm 2010

    this is what happens when you talk religion and politics.with that said,i thought it was very funny,found myself laughing out loud.
  11. nightcreacher

    Nascar

    Well buckle those seat belts one more time,its Sunday afternoon and we are about to start the,DAYTONA 500 BOOGITY BOOGITY BOOGITY,LETS GO RACING hope this isn't a wreck fest like the Nationwide,and all the drivers come away with a great race. Go JR
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    Advise about truck purchase for training opp.

    Being a successful owner operator,takes a lot more than experience driving a truck,especially in the expedite world. Unless you have enough money in the bank to fall back on,if things dont work out right away,I suggest you find some owner to drive with,so you can learn the ins and outs of trucking
  13. nightcreacher

    Is a Expediters Hall of Fame over due

    The year was 1971,Emory Air Freight purchased Roberts Cartage,but, in 1976 when it was failing to make a profit,Bill Blodgett,who was the treasurer for Emory Air freight,had a vision of supplying the right size vehicle for the specific load,and,in 1979 our name was changed to Roberts Express,and...
  14. nightcreacher

    Who's killing the rates?

    This rate thing is probably the only thing in this world that makes me mad Before I started with Roberts Express,I hauled produce,coast to coast.My back haul sometime paid me more than the produce I brought from California to New york.I only had excempt authority,so instead of trip leasing I...
  15. nightcreacher

    Question

    Let me chime in with this macho I can run in bad weather and if you cant stay home.Cheri and Greg said it,as I will now,It's not my ability that stops me from running in bad weather conditions,but the ability of the ones that only think they do. If I'm on my way to delivery and someoone runs...
  16. nightcreacher

    February 2010 Location

    Having lots of D time this month.120 hrs last week,11 in now, and still counting at delivery in the morning, here in Abilene Tx.D time sure inflates the Money per mile.Snow storm moved our Friday afternoon to Saturday morning.
  17. nightcreacher

    Air Leak or what?

    if your air dryer is doing the job,when you tried to drain your tanks,no water came out,if you still have condensation,your air dryer isnt doing the job.That pop he hears is the air dryers pop off valver.
  18. nightcreacher

    any RC hobbyists?

    in jackson ms there is a hobby shop off of i55 just south of i20.He has a simulated nascar track,banked turns and all dont know if hes still there,been quite a few years since I was there,use to do my laundry across tha parking lot from his store,made for awesome saturdays
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    Who's killing the rates?

    You want to know whats happened to the rates,its the competition.There are companies doing expedite work at truck load rates,so what are our companies to do? I was offered 2 loads to Florida last night,One for 96cpm,the other 80cpm,actually if I would have accepted either one,which someone else...
  20. nightcreacher

    With all the Snow Storms Survey

    I'm having the best winter of my career,must be the weather,nothing else to contribute it to
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