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  1. nightcreacher

    Favorite Truck Stop & Eating Place

    if you want excellant cajon,in chicago area,PAPDEAUX'S,hope spelling is right,they are in texas mainly but there are 2 of them in chicago area,youu can see one when on I355 the other is in arlington hights. no tractor trailers,bob tails only,of course vans will be ok I've been to one arlington...
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    6 weeks in and deeply disillusioned

    >KW Express >o/o till i die > >Welcome to expedite. In all honesty I know alot of over the >road drivers that dont average $1 per mile on all miles and >only get 5-6 mpg pulling 40k plus loads. > >so I would say for this time of year your not doing to bad >and would try to stick it out...
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    Load board question

    >Do all carriers use NLM at certain times? Are there carriers >that almost never use NLM and get premium freight most of >the time ? I guess I see where carriers advertise at a >certain rate then you hear that the drivers only get offered >cheap rates. all the o/o's get a percentage of...
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    Load board question

    >Could anyone with knowledge on the subject please explain >how the load boards that carriers use operate. Why do some >carriers get more per mile when there are 6 different trucks >at the J all competing for same freight ? Is NLM freight >always less and what is NLM anyhow ? Do all of the...
  5. nightcreacher

    Truck Wash

    Most of the truck washes in Ca offer the same service,some washes in Az do too I get mine done in Phoenix on way thru,so Banning will let us alone
  6. nightcreacher

    LA Layover

    I do much better staying in LA,everyone seems to go to Ontario,you'll be closer to loads in LA I stay in Days Inn, but forget address,great rate,lots of parking,resturants near by
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    Visteon to close Connersville, IN plant Sept 1

    HONDA, made in america by mexicans
  8. nightcreacher

    QC and the Cold

    >Is anyone having problems with there QC now that it is so >cold out? This thing is starting to get me into trouble. >Load offers take 10 or more minutes to come over and just as >long to go back. I have put myself out of service twice to >take care of stuff at home but then they call me at...
  9. nightcreacher

    When will buisness pick up?

    something to think about,if your offered loads everyday,whether you do them or not,then its not slow,might be slow cause your not getting your usual long loads,but as long as your being offered loads,its not slow. myself,havent really felt its slow,but have had a run of bad luck,with lots of...
  10. nightcreacher

    I'm in Heaven!

    what size truck,nice week
  11. nightcreacher

    whos got good diesel?

    I dont care for the price,even though we get a good discount,but I get the best fuel mileage at the petro
  12. nightcreacher

    What's your "other" ride?

    RE: What's your other ride was going up load my baby,but cant fig out how
  13. nightcreacher

    Favorite Truck Stop & Eating Place

    > >Terry and Rene, have that right about pork chops and eggs >from the waffle house, but my favorite was the Petro in >Wilkes-Barre, PA. When the new owners took it on, they had >a exceptionally clean truck stop, showers were great, but >the food was out of this world. > >Owners used to...
  14. nightcreacher

    formula to figure bottom $ per mile??

    just fig what you would make as company drivers,and with the expedite you have to figure by the month, not week,as some weeks are great some are not.Then add this to your expenses,if load pays for all this your in business first week out is the tricky week,as if that week is great,the rest of...
  15. nightcreacher

    Whatever happened?

    >But Tallcal, I agree with you about Saudi Arabia. I just >don't want to sit here and type four hours explaining the >obvious. I think that if there is a country we need to >seriously pull out of it is Saudi Arabia. And I do get it, >but there is nothing we can do about it until someone get...
  16. nightcreacher

    Oh those women drivers...

    explain that to safety
  17. nightcreacher

    Lets Rate Our Carriers

    can you call it a favor if they pay you well for it
  18. nightcreacher

    I'm in the market for a Tractor Trailer

    There are alot of different opinions between new and used 1st and foremost,if your just getting into expedite,I would go with an owner for few months to get my feet wet,expedite is nothing like you've ever done before. Now about the truck,my accountant hates when I buy a new truck,more write...
  19. nightcreacher

    how upset would you get and what would you do

    comdata same as cash,visa you get charged extra for fuel,about .05 /gal more
  20. nightcreacher

    trucking companies

    snowbird,its january,in case you havent noticed,all trucking is slow,to prove that,count the jb hunts that you see everyday,wont see as many as usual ive been at this for lots of years,maybe to many,but the grass isnt greener
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