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  1. Turtle

    Wi-Fi alert

    Actually, an active WiFi antenna in your laptop is a sniffer, and it will tell you which networks are secured and which ones aren't. Access points broadcast their availability to all who can receive the broadcast (which is why an unsecured network should be able to be logged onto legally) and...
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    Front-end alignment

    If the vehicle or tires exhibit no signs of alignment problems, then there is no reason to have them aligned, unless you know you've hit something out of the ordinary, like a really deep pothole that rattles everything in the van - your brains included, or slammed into a 4x4 laying out on the...
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    Hazmat security threat assessment vs. FAST card

    RE: Hazmat security threat assessment vs. FAST car http://tinyurl.com/2fneqz (Title 39) US Federal Regulations, TITLE 39, PART 1572 — CREDENTIALING AND SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENTS 1572.5 - Standards for security threat assessments. (e) Comparability of Other Security Threat Assessment...
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    To All EO Expediters---Need your help !

    One guy on an insulin pump has a seizure, insulin pumps are not failsafe, therefor anyone on an insulin pump should not be allowed to drive a CMV (or using the same logic, any vehicle whatsoever, since driving professionally or for pleasure submits the public to the same risk). Got it. Fact...
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    Five Pointed Stars

    The stars could mean nothing, something, or a combination of things. The origin was Pagan, with the five points being assigned the meaning of the five essentials for life, Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Spirit. The Church adopted it, declared all things Pagan as evil, and reassigned the points as...
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    How do you decide what loads to accept?

    If you got 100% of that load, you'd make money. $233 after fuel cost. But having to give up 35% of it means you're only making about $130 after fuel. Not bad, but not great. I'd take the load, but then again, I own the van. That illustrates why the acceptance rate is so low at many carriers...
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    Pro Bill

    Professional Invoice, Statement or Collection Notice Ah, the good ol' PISCN.
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    Flying J Drops Visa

    They absolutely cater to the RVers. It's simply, really, RVers generally fill up, buy stuff in the store, then go away. With truckers, they have to deal with the added expense and inefficiencies of dealing with fleet fueling, showers, lounges, truck parking and other stuff I won't mention here...
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    To All EO Expediters---Need your help !

    My stepdad is diabetic, as is most of his family. Type II, all of them acquired it well into adulthood. They (whoever they are) say that Type II can run in families because of heredity, which is a crock 'cause Type II is caused almost solely by diet (it's a tissue insulin resistance, not a...
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    Daves Post something to think about:

    and if you don't adapt to demand and what the market has to offer, you could be selling for pennies on the dollar. Ah! That's from that Ross Perot hit rap single, "Hear That Suckin' Sound" http://www.lauraharling.com/images/ross2.jpg Now available from M&M Home Video. Some restrictions...
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    To All EO Expediters---Need your help !

    An insulin pump is an alternative to daily, multiple injections of insulin, as the pump is pretty much always hooked up. It frees you up from the more structured meals and exercises that are required with the slow-acting insulin from injections. Pump-delivered insulin is the fast-acting type...
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    Panther Pro Scan

    slfisher45 The reason I scan to PDF instead of JPG, TIF or some other format is that PDF files can more easily contain multiple pages (although TIF files can be multiple pages rather easily). Panther Pro Bill first, then everything else, each a different page, but all contained in a single file...
  13. Turtle

    State Police Warning To ALL!! Please Read.....

    RE: State Police Warning To ALL!! Please Read.... That storyline was actually a major part of the plot in the movie "Urban Legend". The myth is probably 20 years old.
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    Panther Pro Scan

    I scan my stuff here in the truck, scanning them as Acrobat PDF files. Before I e-mail them, I open each one after scanning to ensure they are readable. And when printed, they are indistinguishable from the originals in most cases (different paper being the only difference). Even those who are...
  15. Turtle

    Gasoline brand

    Lewis Black is one of my favorites. I agree with about 95% of what he says. hehe Not only did we put a man on the moon in out lifetime, but we did it in under 10 years, from scratch to landing. Countless new technologies were invented to achieve the goals. The Manhattan Project was an all...
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    Gasoline brand

    Yeah, Greg, it hit a nerve. hehe There won't be any significant changes in the automobile until there is a need for it. Not a want, but a neeeeeed. Necessity, after all, is the mother of invention. Congress can mandate that necessity, but they won't. In 1908 the average fuel economy for all...
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    The names we Use

    Like a turtle, I carry my home with me wherever I go. I sometimes poke my head out to see what's going on in world. Also, I think it's funny to be an expediting turtle. :+
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    Panther Pro Scan

    You can either do the TripPak or TransFlo scanning at the truck stop, drop off the paperwork in person, or scan it using your own scanner in the truck or at home and then e-mail it directly to Panther. I've got an all-in-one in the truck so I usually just scan it and e-mail it. But, I generally...
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    failed random drug test

    "It is also possible for another driver to report that you are drinking to your company and they can have you immediately take a random test." I don't know if I'd call that random, though. hehe
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    HR 1773 Passed 411 YEA and 3 Nay

    Yeah, I'm glad I pestered my representative in Washington. That vote was a squeaker. Whew!
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