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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Wisconsin!

    This happened just outside of Spooner, a little town in the northwoods of Wisconsin, and while it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true (supposedly anyway!). This out-of-state traveler was on the side of the road, hitchhiking on a real dark night in the middle of a thunderstorm. Time...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    I think I have Al Gore beat!!

    I have a scientific theory that makes more sense to me than all Al Gore’s theories do. I have concluded that this very well could be the solution to global warming. If electric bulbs suck dark, and it appears they do, they must surely suck cold too! We can shut down the carbon polluting...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Express One Turkey Day Meal

    Any Express One drivers around Buchanan Mi the office? A FREE Dinner is served at Lucys downtown Buchanan between 1-3pm! Thank You E-1! :)
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Re: Cabotage

    Looks like somewhere along the rules were changed. A friend of mine from Ontario and with CTX are doing just this. The following information sheet from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) covers cabotage rules for Canadian drivers and includes contact information...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Your spelling!

    Ok answer me this you brainiacs! WHEN did you guys (The U.S.) drop the U from colour,labour..theres 1 or 2 more words but I can't remember. Being your roots were British rule you originally used the U BUT somewhere it disappeared.
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Riddle me this?

    I follow the exchange rate of the Can/U.S dollar pretty close because I still have financial dealings in Canada. Riddle= The U.S dollar is dropping around the world and WAS against the Looney till about 2 weeks ago. U.S. dollar was at Approx .92 As of closing to-day the U.S buck closed at...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Muslims Discover Ron Paul

    By Maria Hussain After the Republican debate on Tuesday evening in Dearborn, Mich., a reporter from the Arab-American News asked Ron Paul what he thought of the term "Islamic fascism." "It's a false term to make people think we're fighting Hitler," Paul responded. "It's war propaganda designed...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Cali shootings and self defence

    In another thread we talked of this before: The last paragraph is the same circumstances as that news copter crash that was covering a high speed chase we discussed about who should be charged. So there ya go Leo the law is on the books making your wish possible. Prosecutors said homeowner...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Trip down memory lane!

    Do ya realize just how hard it is to live in a van for 5 weeks? Maybe it'd be easier for a single driver but team? Well JuJu and I just found out! Now we know why we don't have guns in the truck! Ever had a trip from H#ll? We did the other week out of Chicago. We were coming in from Nebraska...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Fuel prices- Again

    I know this gets old fast but I was thinking back a couple years ago actually around 03. We were discussing the ominous $2.00 gallon and what some would do when it got there... On 3/27 on I70 in western Ohio diesel was $1.469 and gas was $1.489. Today 3/28 in Carlisle Pa diesel was $1.799 and...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    One strike

    Well Express-One has one strike in my books. The other week I questioned the timing of a trip that was set at 50 mph and was told that now ALL trips were set that way!!! before it was just NLM at 50 and all others at INDUSTRY STANDARD 45 mph. I find this unconsulted increase in mph contrary to...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Battery-Maker Move From Mexico to Ohio

    FREMONT -- In a reversal of past national trends, a company in Fremont that makes automotive and industrial batteries has purchased the assets of a factory in Mexico with the intention of moving the operation's production to Ohio. Crown Battery Manufacturing Co. said its purchase of a division...
  13. OntarioVanMan

    South Dakota ranks eighth in deer accidents

    State Farm Insurance ranks South Dakota as eighth in the nation when it comes to vehicle-deer accidents. By using information from damage claims that have been filed with the company, State Farm found that the chance of a motorist hitting a deer in the next year are 1 in 119 in South Dakota...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Something to kick around?

    Ok.I just got my Frequent fueler statement and I made a whole $8.00 in a month. Now I heard theres owners that fuel only at the J and have the card for thier drivers to earn showers. BUT IF a C or D used only 3,000 gallons a month he'd get $30.00 credit / month and IF that owner had 10 trucks...
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Legal headlamp?

    Does anyone know what, if any is the legal luminums for a headlight? They sure are getting real bright in oncoming traffic.
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Sprinter Pay Rates

    LBD said "To be classified as a C unit a truck has to be dock high, have 14' of floor space and scale 5k. Sprinters, as good as they are, fall short on all three scales. Should they be another category in between? I personally think so even though I don't run any of them. I think they should be...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    More about John McCain

    The Military Commissions Act is the most disgraceful piece of legislation passed by the Congress since the Kansas-Nebraska Act two centuries ago. It literally defines the dictatorship that today stands over against the American people. One should never forget the hypocracy of John McCain just...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Anyone else think this is wrong?

    I mean they are using taxpayer money! If you remove some of the risks of drug abuse...darn it! SAN FRANCISCO City health officials took steps Thursday toward opening the nation's first legal safe-injection room, where addicts could shoot up heroin, cocaine and other drugs under the supervision...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    speed limits?

    Ok...we as a country are trying to be oil independent BUT we keep raising the speed limit so we consume more....any gains in MPG are in your exhaust!! Kinds like shooting ourselves in the foot.....
  20. OntarioVanMan

    ? for c's and D's

    So what are ya doin with all your extra time? Seeing Mi increased your speed to 60mph it now takes 20 minutes less from Ind to Detroit airport e199.... Kentuck went to 70mph...same thing Covington to border on 75...Yet another 20 miutes saved...you just got a pay raise and not a mention of it...
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