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  1. nightcreacher

    Prostate cancer awareness

    I have tattoo,giant letter EXIT ONLY
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    Trucks you drive

    2004 Freightliner Coronado,500 hp 14 Ltr series 60 Detroit.10 speed smart shift,Safety Vision cameras; truck and trailer
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    Your Thoughts About Going to California?

    Listen,in most cases a load to California,Oregon,Washington states from the east coast will pay equal to a weeks running.If you get that so called home run,and get loaded back right away,your going to smile all the way home.But, be prepared,this doesnt happen often,Be ready to take intra state...
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    Your Thoughts About Going to California?

    VRU could show any express center at the time of your getting your load or being empty,but by the time you get to that location,there may be 10 more trucks there and 2 might have under 75's.So If you decide to take any load,no matter where it goes,checking for number of vehicles at an express...
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    Cool places to take a straight truck or semi

    Garlits Texaco sign,1997
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    How Slow is Slow

    the biggest advantage an E over a B,far less of us
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    Xtra Income Source while getting some excersise

    better yet,start collecting social security,its paying me another 1400+ a month
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    A b?

    25 years a go when i stared,there were A,B,C,D,E.A was a car or 1/4 ton van,infact the guy that told me about Roberts Express had his Cadillac signed on as an A so he didnt have to pay taxes on it when he purchased it. an A would haul letters small boxes,but ovr the years,it was discontinued,so...
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    How Slow is Slow

    My new co driver wont be in the system 'til probably Wed or Thursday.I finally was offered a load that paid me to run it, rather than me to pay to run it,if you can understand that,When running solo I dont usually do loads with this distance,500 miles,as the shorter runs pay more,but I cant sit...
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    new guy here

    Let me tell you a long story that I will try to shorten. Before becoming a truck driver,I was a horse trainer.Every weekend going to horse shows or in the winter time horse sales.I had my own tractor trailer,and probably drove 20000 miles a year.After my divorce,as my ex wife received all my...
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    How Slow is Slow

    Every winter since i started in this expedite busness, the same questions are asked,how slow is slow?When you sign on to what ever company,you here that 1st quarter will be slow.Years ago, I had 1 guy tell me this isn't slow,this is stopped.For what ever reason,economy or otherwise,the winter in...
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    The Perfect Company to Sign on With

    Wander how Bambam explained being pregnant to her hubby,she hadnt seen for a long time
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    California Air Resources Board

    Phil,over the years these same prices have soured,from the price of fuel to everything you must do to maintain your truck.When times get tough,companies don't usually raise their rates,they have to keep a competitive edge with the other companies.In the early 80's we all found this out with...
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    When it rain it pours

    What you have is an over grown case of Murphy's Law,If it can go wrong it will. Almost sounds like what happened to me 25 years ago.Bought a truck,it was suppose to only have 100000 miles on a major ovehaul on the motor.The second load out,the motor blew up.It had a Cat motor,and at 100000...
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    This is Crazy

    Ive been home for 10 days,I load monday,but have turned down C and D freight all week. The loads have been discounted loads,but ,this cant be helped,as all the expedite companies are giving their customers big discounts. This is happening 'cause the truck load carriers are giving truck load and...
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    Am I the only one who thinks this is bull crap

    Moose,2006,ran 140000 miles,249000 dollars,wasnt in w/g,all team miles
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    where to look

    hes not married to american,if he was could do it in 3 years,but law is 5 after getting green card,and there is a time limit for that.Hes from Armania,has his whole family here now.He speaks pretty good English,knows are laws,and is up to date with his taxes.Next year he will be naturalized and...
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    It could be worse

    Col. That 77 KW I had, had a Texas 10 speed,remember those?Two trannies.6speed main box and 4 speed auxillary.This truck kept my drivers liscense in jeopady.I was barred from Pa. for 6 months,that was tough,Delivered every sat in Pittsburgh,needless to say had no PA. permits
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    Am I the only one who thinks this is bull crap

    lol fat fingers 1 to many 0's,besides how are there enough days in a year to run 1000000 miles fixed type o
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    This is Crazy

    You want to stay busy in expedite,get a crystal ball.Its not who you are, its where you are.If your in the right place at the right time,you will be busy,if not,buy a large jigsaw puzzle.Some may think favoritism,it's not.As I said,you just have to be in the right place at that right time.Bad...
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