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  1. nightcreacher

    Current Miles for Teams

    never will I work on a mileage contract again,percentage is the best mode of payment,sure sometimes the load might not pay what you would like,but you dont have to worry about sitting around as much 'cause the company doesnt want to pay you for empty miles. in a years time,i run less miles than...
  2. nightcreacher

    Expediter's School

    what is so tough about expedite,you just need to be lazy enough,that sitting around doesnt get you down.all it is is a hurry up and wait type business.know matter how much you show someone how to make money in this business,the game will change. every expedite carrier has their own way of doing...
  3. nightcreacher

    Intermodal Trucking?

    if you think there is sitting around in expedite,try intermodal,unless its change alot since the 70's and 80's
  4. nightcreacher

    Objects in Road

    this is why you always must keep a safe distance,not just because you might not be able to stop when i first started driving back in the 70's,i ran over an object in the road,it went thru my fuel tank and i received a chargable accident.I appealed through the union,but didnt help.I still got...
  5. nightcreacher

    New hours of service

    crazy thing about the hos rules,you have to show sraight 10 hours,which can be split between sleeper and off duty as long as they are together,but there is know where that says you have to sleep if you take a straight 8 hours this will stop the 14 hour clock,but after 8 you must then do another...
  6. nightcreacher

    What do owner's expect drivers to be able to do?

    RE: What do owner's expect drivers to be able to d when I had my fleet of trucks,I didnt expect my drivers to be mechanics,but they all new how to fix minor problems.I never asked them to do the work,but if it save them time,they would do the work. you know,many of the drivers of today,just...
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    Hope all owner's are not like this

    Marvin,if the leak is in the heater core,it will also leak with the air conditioning on,besides they said from the start it was an exhaust leak. if your freightliner is burning your eyes from the heater ducts,then you need to change the heater filter,or didnt you know there was one. I'm glad...
  8. nightcreacher

    Van Loads to big trucks

    and marvin what are you going to do out of amarillo,
  9. nightcreacher

    Van Loads to big trucks

    right, the freight bill is the tariff less the discounts,but in the tariff it explains the discounts,so did the chicken come before the egg or after
  10. nightcreacher

    Van Loads to big trucks

    isnt the freight bill,and the tariff one in the same,
  11. nightcreacher

    looking for a computer mount

    bambam,I have a puter mount that i bought on line,it was 65 bucks,but i dont really like it,if I ever see you,you can have it,as I dont use it,its just laying here out of use
  12. nightcreacher

    Freight Lanes

    This is expedite,the hot spots of today wont be hot spots of tomorrow. oh in mi are usually good for a solo driver,
  13. nightcreacher

    How New HOS Rules Affect Team Ops??

    ok as long as we are talking,12 on 12 off,how do you log ddps loads,with new hos,bet you never tried this
  14. nightcreacher

    Congratulations to Terry and Rene...

    congrats terry and renee,i beat ya by a week,glad to here she is doing great
  15. nightcreacher

    Van Loads to big trucks

    kevin,I just read a post that you are tryin to get out of california,bet you would take a B load to get out of there,and at a B rate too
  16. nightcreacher

    Fuel Cards

    If your leased to a company,most of them will set you up with a fuel card,that you can also get cash on.If you do this right,you can save enough money each load,that you will have money on the card that you can use to repair the truck and also live on,til your credit gets better
  17. nightcreacher

    how does one become an O/O?

    fed ex cc also,21 is all thats required,find an owner,with a straight truck,work for hiim then see if you really want to owna a truck
  18. nightcreacher

    Van Loads to big trucks

    GREAT answer Rock
  19. nightcreacher

    Van Loads to big trucks

    Packmule, I dont know where your getting your info,Ive been with FEDEXCC for many years,and let me tell you that they have never charged a customer for an upsize truck,unless the load was miss represented;ie.D truck ordered,20 pallets,5000 lbs,but do to size,pallets cant be stacked,there for...
  20. nightcreacher

    Hope all owner's are not like this

    sure hope you quit,to many owners that are above board,that need drivers. if its to much to fix on road,maybe you might have to worry about your pay next
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