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I think it is slow for everyone, several companies, not just us.I can only imagine how frustrating it must be for dispatch as well, to see a load appear, and it goes.....for hardly nothing as far as rates are concerned.I heard underbidding is a big problem right now, along with slower than...

I am really interested to see what the ecoboost is going to do.I mean, it only puts out 385 horsepower in the new Ford Taurus police interceptor....lol....V-6, mind you...And with the mpg's promising to be close to 20 mpg, coupled with lower gas cost than diesel, etc, I think it may be the way...

A true company man.:)

It wasn't Ford that went downhill, but Navistar that did, Who built the engines,trying to meet the EPA standards on them.The 7.3 was a very dirty engine, but ran and performed like a top.The 6.0 Was a mess.Same with the 6.4.The new one is supposed to be real good, This is Ford's first in-house...

If you were to run for a local company that had the customer base, as well as the local economy with this kind of supporting work, such as a steel town, oil drilling area, etc..I made a very comfortable living back in 89-93 doing local 7-5 pm work, home evenings and weekends, to the average of...

A friend of mine has a van very similar to mine, but no markings at all, as he runs for several cheap carriers at once.He is always getting questioned by a local law enforcement cop.

That is what I was running also back than, was expedited local/OTR freight. You don't think That if Meyer Products needs A bin of snowplow brackets in a hurry, because they ran out, They wouldn't hesitate to use a expedited company? With a few flatbeds? Where they prefer their tubs being taken...

You are such a wealth of useful resources, Jenny! You told me about this bed, and I love it! I can transform my sleeper to fit 3 skids in 3 minutes flat! And the Weather website Weather spark is awesome as well!

And how do you figure we lack of a showering problem? It never is, a problem,getting a free shower, as we fuel/gas up more frequently, not having to worry about logging it, therefore, having more showers on our cards. No problem, Mate.:)

Any of you Ford van guys need a new Helwig rear sway bar, in the box, never installed,never used for 150 bucks?? I've got one.

Ha-Ha-Ha!!!! Very funny!!! If Grandpa were alive today, you'd have broken legs for that one!....lol...

Oversize solutions.com, and look for the pragma bed.You'll love it! 32# in weight, bi-fold or quad fold, and the twin bed frame is guaranteed to hold up to 1,200#. 3.5 inches thick when folded up, the bi-fold. About 119 bucks, without a matteress.

There is a HUGE difference between the 6.0 and the 7.3. Bill from Powerstrokehelp.com will tell you that over the phone.It will cost close to 4 grand to bring a 6.0 up to 7.3 standards. As noted before, watch his videos on his website. 6.0's are known and prone to big internal problems.Some have...

In a town where steel mills are prominent, yes.Oil field towns as well.In Cleveland, Ohio, there are a few local companies that had a few o/o's with 10 and 6 wheel flatbeds, and did real well.I was real close to taking my box off and changing it to a flatbed, back in 1990. Than I was at Ryerson...

Drive a van.Parking problem solved.And noise problem.And hood getting removed without consent problem.And Lot Lizard problem.And beggar problem.And so many others!.....lol..

I guess a person's work ethic and self-worth can dictate as to what way some may want to take that.

Awesome! Gotta love it!

And if they would get paid what they are worth, from ONE company, than they wouldn't need to be signed on to multiple companies at once to make money.

Did an awesome 73 miler today.....lol...And it kicked my butt!!!! lol...Why I did this load, I'll never know... But, got my laundry done, and am at a Wal-Mart in an undisclosed location....Just made a pot of Gnocchi for dinner, bathed in onion and garlic powder..and a little butter...no spaghet...

False alarm....cancellation #3 so far since unloaded....**** those freight rate sluts!