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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Canadian dollar expected to be even par soon

    OTTAWA–The Canadian dollar appears to be again reaching for parity. With the greenback falling against most global currencies, the loonie has caught an updraft that has seen it gain about three cents in just over a week, to approach 95 cents US. And many factors – including an expected...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Father of Sarah Palin's grandchild to pose nude

    This should go over great!! Father of Sarah Palin's grandchild to pose nude - thestar.com
  3. OntarioVanMan

    NASA to air live video of 'moon bombing'

    This should be cool... NASA to air live video of 'moon bombing' - thestar.com
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Stimulus

    Below is some helpful advice on how to best help the US economy by spending your stimulus check wisely: * If you spend the stimulus money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China * If you spend it on gasoline, your money will go to the Arabs. * If you purchase a computer, it...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Ohio TP...no more cash!!

    Oct 1st is here... Sprinters are a class 2 by virtue of being over 7' 6"... one end to other is $18.00 with transponder...$25.00 without Ohio Turnpike Commission - Toll Calculator Axle Classification 2009
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Winters coming...

    Have you changed over from bug wash to antifreeze wash for your windshield fluid yet...last year I waited to long till Nov.and got froze up.... Get out that winter jacket, the National Weather Service in Rapid City predicts snowfall by Thursday. Scott Rudge, meteorologist at the National...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    True story

    So I was sitting in a TS a few weeks ago...and this series of events went on... I was sitting with a Bolt and Panther van....Bolt guy gets an offer... worked out to .64 cents a mile inclusive of fsc... turns it down.... 10 minutes later the P2 guy gets offered the same load...get...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Administration considering new Plaedge...

    Administration considering new Pledge... Obama and his inner council have been considering changing the Pledge...Now there is change you can believe in!! Anonamous sources say this is one under consideration... All Hail the Messiah All hail the messiah Obama! Obama! The path to the new...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    September Auto Sales: A Bit More Hope

    If you were to take GM and DC out of the numbers the auto industry is not doing so bad.... By Ted Reed 09/22/09 - 01:54 PM EDT DETROIT (TheStreet) -- Not surprisingly, September auto sales will show a dip, but it could be less dramatic than anticipated. A forecast by Santa Monica...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    GM restores 3,000 jobs, prepares to raise output

    GM restores 3,000 jobs, prepares to raise output - Yahoo! News if spinoff jobs go at a 3-1 ratio..we are looking at least 9,000 jobs reappearing
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Cargo Van makes a comeback?

    After reading some posts of the last month or 2 and just plain observing. It appears the talk a couple years ago in here of cargo van usage being redundant was all wrong. The cost factor and speed of which a C/V can deliver 1-2 skids has again struck a note with cost conscienous shippers. The...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    The Military

    An oldie but a goodie.. The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He...
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Auto warranty plan not activated, Clement says

    Richard J. Brennan OTTAWA BUREAU OTTAWA–Canada's auto warranty program designed to help out the troubled North American car industry ended today and it didn't cost taxpayers a dime, Industry Minister Tony Clement says. "It was never activated because it was conditional upon either...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Unemployed to reach postwar high: OECD

    TheStar.com | Business | Unemployed to reach postwar high: OECD
  15. OntarioVanMan

    What Obama and Harper should talk about today

    TheStar.com | Opinion | What Obama and Harper should talk about today
  16. OntarioVanMan

    more layoffs for Ohio...

    With the coming of EZ Pass Oct. 1st..talking with a toll taker estimated 300-400 toll personnel will be shown the door 1st of the month...mostly single moms and semi-retired with no real pension plans...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    G.O.P. Support May Be Vital to Obama on Afghan War

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/world/asia/03policy.html?_r=1&hp What are these Americans thinking?? Maybe the 9/11 tapes should be released again to remind these people? These animals are like the Nazis if left to organize...they hate us they would have no problem killing our women...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Fun with numbers

    I picked up a load in a small town in Michigan of about 300.... They just recalled 9 workers....so that said...News headline would read: Unemployment drops 3 % in Michigan!!! O Bama plan works!!*LOL*
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Midwest Manufacturing Ramps Up in August

    We Knew this was coming..as busy as we've been...:D 08/31/09 - 11:32 AM EDT CHICAGO (TheStreet) -- Log this under the "good signs of economic recovery" column. This morning, data showed that the manufacturing business ticked upwards in the Midwest during August. The Institute for...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    Aclu

    At least this is a good thing.... http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2009/Aug09/082409/082809-05.htm
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