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I agree that there is a general lack of work ethic. One other thing to consider, a newbe has to build up to driving 11 hours straight. I could not do it right off and neither could my wife. We can now, but it took a bit. Just a thought. Layoutshooter

Burning fossil fuel releases Co2 that was free in the atmosphere during past periods of global warming. We need to control how much of it we release at one time. All that Co2 is part of the environment, always has been. It is released, stored, then released again. Plants absort it, they die...

ONE of the reasons that we pay farmers NOT to grow is to stop the land from wearing out, losing to many minerals etc. ANOTHER reason is the lose of critical wildlife habitat. Prarie pot holes, wet prarie, marginal wet lands to name a few. Another is CLEANER water. One way to perk up worn out...

It would be an interesting forum. Nasty stories on both sides of this issue. Bad trucks, lasy drivers, over extended owners, drivers leaving trucks in the middle of nowhere. Seems to me it is a problem of people not acting like adults. Owners and drivers have to live up to the promises they...

VERY sorry to hear of you fire and VERY happy to learn that you both were all right. About the fire extinguishers, two are better than one and 10lb is better than 5lb, BUT, proper training is just as important. As I former firefighter I can tell you that a 5lb bottle can put out a rather large...

RE: Before the Mexicans can drive, they need dispa Just keep a REALLY close eye on this MEXICAN thing and it won't be hard to see what is going on. They are planning big protests again on May 1. Why May 1? May 1 is a major holiday in the socialist world. There has been a MAJOR movement in this...

RE: Before the Mexicans can drive, they need dispa If we lose our jobs it will be 100% our fault. We wait for letters/phone calls and law suits to take care of things. While we wait things just keep moving ahead. Why are Americans SOOO whimpy these days? I guess it is easier to be professional...

RE: buying freightliner with 250 hp mercedes engin Just my thoughts but I think that 250hp is too small for the work we have done. It would have to work way too hard too often. Fuel economy would be poor and the engine would wear out much faster than a larger one would. I drive a Cat c12 in a...

Mine did not include getting back to freight lanes either.

Try this one: Deliver on Sat in Zanesville OH, deadhead to New Cumberland PA for a Mon pick up. Take the load for a Tues delivery at Ft. Drum NY. The load is priced with all the bells and whistles a team can do for a load. It paid $00.95 per mile including FSC. Guess what, skipped that one...

And listen to Marda, she and her husband helped us out a ton when we started. Layoutshooter

By the way, I am a vet and I thank you for your help and support Layoutshooter

I live in Mich, the economy here sucks. I get out from home easy but most are loads from Ohio. Might move soon, no chance of things getting better for several years. What a shame. The state has SOOOO much to offer but high taxes, bad politics will kill anything. Layoutshooter

I spent 20 years with the FEDs, they suck to work for. They WILL just throw you away when the use you up. Just do your homework, be sure before you jump and if you do invest your 401k when you leave. Layoutshooter

I doubt if phone calls/letters etc will help unless there are a zillion of them. Most politians can't read anyway. If they can they are too drunk or drugged most of the time to read what mail they get. Only action will work. There are two groups of people in this country that hold the REAL...

Is that 900 every two weeks net or gross? How much do you have to pay for health/life insurance? You have to take all of that into play when looking at running your own business. We are doing better than we were in our past lifes, not getting rich, but no longer going broke. We love the freedom...

Thanks Phil, sounds cool. Layoutshooter

You have 8 cameras? Where are they located? Layoutshooter

I have switched to the master locks that are vinyl coated and have a plug over the key hole. Have not had a problem since. I always take them off when I get the truck washed. I clean them often. I bought them at Lowes. They came in a 2 pack for $30.00. I like having two locks keyed the same. GO...

We are up over this time last year and have taken a little more time off. Sure hope this can keep up. Layoutshooter