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  1. Dreamer

    Unemployed!

    Well folks, looks like I'm gonna be out of the business for a while. The owner I've been driving for has decided to sell all of his trucks (4) and get out of the business after many years. I just found out last week, and take my truck to Canton on Friday, Dec. 22, to get the C-Link out, then...
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    "How to get a good run..."

    Hey guys, I finally found two good ways to guarantee being offered great runs!!! It really works..... If you're at home, and you've been there all day, order pizza for delivery....the next phone call will be Dispatch. If on the road, splurge a little, stop at a nice steak restaurant, and...
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    etrucker.net...Overdrive Magazine

    Just thought it was kind of cool that Overdrive Magazine, normally geared towards the more "traditional" truckers, named an Expediter as Trucker of the Month. -----------------------------------------------
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    Canada Arrest at the Canadian Border

    While at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles today taking care of some things, a clerk there who knew I was in this business told me of a man who had just left. He got pulled for an inspection at the Canadian border and was discovered not to have the proper liscence, (he had a no-airbrake...
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    D unit Single...Fed Ex, Panther II, LEA, CTX?

    LAST EDITED ON Aug-22-00 AT 02:43PM (EDT)[p]Looks like I will not be driving my van anymore as Owner has decided to sell. Have an opportunity to drive for fleet owner with trucks on with different companies. Opinions on all as single D unit Driver please. Thanks Dreamer
  6. Dreamer

    Reality Check from FedEx CC!!

    Well guys, ( and girls ), I got my reality check today!! Sat for 2 days, 135 miles from home, because they "needed" me in Lexington, KY. Out of 6 vans, only me and one other were authorized to be there, and since I got there a day earlier, I would be first out. No loads dispatched yesterday...
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    How did YOU do it?????

    LAST EDITED ON Jul-27-00 AT 10:59PM (GMT)[p]LAST EDITED ON Jul-27-00 AT 10:50 PM (GMT) Need help again!!! Just returned home from my first few days out in my B unit and quickly realized the inadequacy of my sleeper. As far as room and comfort, I have plenty. I have a bulkhead between cargo...
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    Classified Job Board (Thank you, thank you, thank you!)

    Having decided it was time for a career change, I searched all the papers in and around my hometown for monthes. After countless calls, interviews, resumes sent, I still had not found anything satisfying. I finally decided to get into expediting. I had originally decided to buy my own...
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    Laptops for In Truck Use

    Can anyone make suggestions as to lower proced laptop computers for in truck use? General use, accounting, word processing, email and such. Models, prices, places to buy? I've been checking Radio Shack and other places and can't seem to find anything decent under $1200.00. Perhaps it would be...
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