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Dip Stick, nimrod, butt head? My, my, my, aren't we just the little slice of sunshine! Most people don't realize that large pieces of coral, which have been painted brown and attached to the skull by common wood screws, can make a child look like a deer.

"...if you wanted to bad enough." I don't. :) For several reasons. One is, there's nothing particularly special or interesting about this year's Thanksgiving with my family. The big plans are to assault Cracker Barrel this year, instead of having mom do the bird. It was suggested that I go to...

Does anybody really care?

I dropped off in the middle of the Napa Valley wine country yesterday afternoon, sitting here on the outskits of beautiful downtown Lodi, CA at the moment. Well, at the Flying J, anyway. I'm 2200 miles from home. An empty move that far is a little silly, especially since I'd never get there by...

Which is why dual speed limits are just plain goofy.

The Con-Way buyout was 7/22, though, so those 05/31 numbers are gonna be way off. The increase of 200 trucks is low, but they just stated "over 1500" and not an accurate number. Some Con-Way trucks declined the initial move, some left shortly thereafter, and some existing Panther trucks have...

Well, I believe in giving credit where credit is due, but also in not overstating the credit. The OOIDA was involved, as was the ATA, the CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) and the AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. But regardless of how many phone calls were...

: You didn't come off as rude at all. It was my fault, actually, because I was addressing solos, not teams, when I used the 500 loaded miles litmus test. That's what I get for being a solo van driver and thinking like one. For teams, it's different, as you'd have to take a close look at those...

Had a load once that a driver didn't want to take into Manhattan, so I took it the remaining 100 miles or so after a swap. 5 miles headhead. Two skids, 3000 pounds, 200 boxes about the size of shoe boxes. Marked and booked as HAZMAT, but it was specially packaged consumer hair care products...

Yep. Got it. Thanks. Would like an explanation about that other post, tho.

Union. Too funny. lol .77 a mile is low, but I wouldn't mind that for longer loads, since it's more often than not a pretty easy gig. But on shorter loads, the rates need to come up, and not just after you turn it down twice or beg for it. As an example, and I hate to do this cause they're...

>I plan to be home watching my turkey defrost in the sink on >Wednesday. Boring but safe. There are three ways to safely thaw a turkey: 1 - In the refrigerator 2 - Covered in cold water 3 - In the microwave Never thaw a turkey at room temperature. 1 - Refrigerator thawing is recommended...

In Mr. French's defense, there are a lot of lazy drivers out there who won't move their truck or van for less than 500 loaded miles. These drivers don't want to work, nor are they professional drivers. Good riddance. On the other hand, they make little or no effort to entice drivers to take...

Well, more accurately, the built-in WiFi that is found in laptops is, indeed, internal, but a WiFi card and wireless cell card are both external cards. Usually, the built-in WiFi on a laptop is rather weak. Its antenna is nothing more than an inch or two of wire that's buried inside the laptop...

"Bad food, poor sleep schedule, never home to be with your family, alot of sitting and waiting, arguments with your dispatcher, etc. I was just wondering, why do YOU do this?" Good question. When you put it like that, I gotta have to wonder why, myself. :7 But for me, I like driving. Always...

D UNIT: "...what satellite system do you have for that kind? I'm on Dish Network and the internet with them is high." It's called Wild Blue, and it's offered by the West Kentucky Rural Telephone company. You can get it in any of the lower 48 states, though. You have to buy the dish for $300...

Chuck, I highly respect your enthusiasm, your passion, your excitement, regardless of how naive it may be. I see nothing wrong with it, or in you expressing it. I do feel that you are trying to mold the independent contractor expediter relationship with the carriers into something more like an...

Yeah, it's definitely different on how you have to consider the deadhead when you get paid a percentage of the load. It's a little more cut and dry as to whether the load is worth it or not. Either the load pays enough, or it doesn't. When you get paid by the mile, deadhead per-load has to be...

When I had the Ford van I'd just scarf access from whatever motel was nearby, but this Sprinter stands out more when in a lot for a long time, and it's harder to maneuver around tight motel lots. I want access where I can park for the entire weekend if need be, so most businesses don't work well...

Calling in or via the Qualcomm (QC) with updated, understandable local directions is an absolute must for anyone who ever complains about bad locals. I usually type them into the QC myself, and then read them back as if I were someone who were tying to use them. That way, when the dispatcher...