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    Truth or Hype

    Try a couple of bottles of Howes Meaner cleaner. I have used this stuff for years and get 1 MPG better then without it. I have done many MPG tests with or without it and the the stuff works. One bottle generally costs about $9.00 and gives me 4 fillups, about 300 gallons. Without it I get about...
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    Newbie Questions on Expediting...HELP!

    To answer your questions starting with your license,I would study and apply for a class B CDL which will allow you to operate vehicles over 26,000 pounds gross weight. You should also get a Haz/mat endorsement as moost of the expediting companies haul haz/mat and will require that you have that...
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    Expedite or OTR

    Kinda curious about your post? Is Fedex CC leasing you the vehicle or have they just approved you for an operating lease.If they are leasing the vehicle to you and having you as a contractor I think thats a conflict of interest.One interesting thing is that they would make sure you get the loads...
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    Cell phones service and pagers

    We have 2 services, Cingular Wireless which has given great results over the country and we have another phone with Verizon which is the absolute pits.Verizon disconnects for no reason,the customer service department obviously uses halfway house and released criminals whose sole function is to...
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    fedex

    I have also picked up some loads from the other operating Fedex Companies.A few weeks ago we took a Viking load from Fresno CA to Tucson AZ that they could not cover. Recently I did a run from home to Tuscaloosa AL for a company that called Fedex who referred them to FDX CC,so maybe the system...
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    Uk and European Expiditing

    Hi and welcome to this site.The most important question is,do they still sell that great beer in the Big 6 Pubs?. If you care to enlighten us I would be interested in knowing how difficult it is to do business in all of the various countries you go to.Also can you give an idea of the expenses...
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    Help Please

    I have had very good results with Dunlop tires and absolutely horrible results with Michelin!s.I run a FL 70 and have the front end aligned when I get new tires.We have a guy here in Jacksonville who is far and away the best front end man I have ever seen. Guys drive hundreds of miles to have...
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    Service a new truck?

    To add the nightmare that was GM Auto Dieesels in the 80!s,a friend of mine was a GM Tech rep in that era for the SouthEast. The engines were breaking crankshafts at 20,000 miles and no one could figure out why. This was back in the days of 12,000 mile warraties and people that bought big Buicks...
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    deadhead

    Our deadhead for the past 15 years has been about 30%. However much of that is personal deadhead to go home. If I never went home my deadhead would be about 20%.One important thing to remember is when you accept a run,think about where it!s going to deliver.We always take that into consideration.
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