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  1. nightcreacher

    The Rule of Halves

    I find it to be the last two days of the week,and last week of the month,you never want to be home then, and your really busy that last quarter of the year,especially nov and dec
  2. nightcreacher

    Is it Slow

    2 days into the month?your not very patient!this is expedite,not truck load,feel good when your busy,'cause you will not be that way all the time.
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    Mexican trucking pilot program

    I've ordered my cow catcher for my truck,am learning spanish,and since all those Mexicans are comming up here,I'm going down there.There will be a shortage of drivers in Mexico.Ok dont be jumping on my butt,just being facetious.My senator and congressman's secratary's are getting to know me by...
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    How Does It Feel to Pay Off a Truck?

    How does it feel ro pay off your truck,well not to brag but I've paid off 5 trucks while in the Expedite business,and have never went over month before getting into another payment.It feels naked to drive without a truck payment,just guess its a way of life.This truck i have now though,will be...
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    COE vs Conventional Cab

    the being able to get around easier wont make up for the rough ride you will get sitting on the steering axle,oh ya,argosy,you will be in front of it,still rough ride
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    Need some help with record keeping

    as far as your record keeping,expedite wont be any different than regular freight you will have what the load pays,what your pay will be,and what your partners pay is,unless you work on a percentage bases that you pay for fuel,in which case,you can buy expense books at any truck stop
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    Tran Stewart and Transportation Designers

    If I had buds working somewhere,thats where I would start,ask them for advise,if they were happy then I might be too,but non of these companies will suit everyone.
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    Hello, Im new to the site and...

    You didnt state whether you are planning on running team in a tractor trailer,or straight truck.At least one thing in your favor,doing this with your wife will put all the money into one house hold,and that will let you do both the short loads and long ones,as the majority of expedite freight is...
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    Lease to Own

    A lease to own has one very big problem,maintanance,if the guy dooing the lease is to maintain the truck,how do you know he is taking care of the truck?how long do you think your truck will last without a service,or repairs? make him a partner,split the profits with him,you put up the truck,he...
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    Load Barrs and supplies

    I pick up my E track load bars when I'm around an extra lease yard,you can usually get them for free there,thats if they have any.It helps if your pulling and extra lease trailer and your in for service too.
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    An Economic and Trucking Slowdown is Happening Now

    RE: An Economic and Trucking Slowdown is Happening I would like to comment about freight slowing down,but I cant.In fact,I didnt know we were having a slow year.I'm not bragging about how busy I have been,I'm just not making any less than any other year.Of course,the E units in expedite are...
  12. nightcreacher

    Thank you FedEx!!!

    Great post,if there were more praise here than bashing,I think we would all be better off.
  13. nightcreacher

    A question for FXCC contractors and drivers

    I guess being an E unit, we just dont get the same recognition as the smaller units.the only time I've ever had the statement about not knowing custom critical did this kind of work,only happened when I either pulled a flat bed,or reefer trailer,and I have a friend with Passport that also gets...
  14. nightcreacher

    Nineteen Years same carrier

    congrats,its 19 years for me two,but not in a row,was gone for 1 year once and 3 years other time,started october of 1984.
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    Can we switch between team and solo?

    Did i miss something here,how did we go from can a team switch to solo and then back to team,to amount of alcohol. the alcohol is simple,even if you are out of service,you cant be in truck with the keys at your reach,if you have been drinking alcohol.If you put the truck out of service,and you...
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    Diabetes

    ive been diabetic since 1997,controlled by diet and pills.i do physicals yearly.but its for blood pressure,not being diabetic. i do follow ups in my Drs office every 3 months,and get blood tests twice a year. There are many dibetics in this world that arent aware that they have it.i was in a 4...
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    The past week

    it does get better,just went even with boston,now we can finish them off in cleveland
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    Can we switch between team and solo?

    I've done just that,worked 3 weeks team and have gone 1 week solo,while co-driver was needing time off. this only works if during co-drivers time off you get a short run that you can get back to home,without loosing to many dead head miles.The trouble with expedite,you just cant tell where that...
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    Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower pric

    RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower foreign domicile,thats why i started the three weeks out 1 week home always would take a week to get out from home
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    Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower pric

    RE: Any Elite drivers getting passed by for lower w/g pay only for w/g loads
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