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  1. nightcreacher

    First Time for Everything

    in my college days and the partier I was,the price of beer came dearly,so monthly my buds and I would hit the blood bank and give a pint,of course they paid,and if you were lucky to have that rare type,you could get 10 bucks,i could only get 7 for mine.what was great,when we left,the nurse would...
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    Cell phone sales calls

    all my phones are regestered,the only calls I get unknown now, are numbers that I have talked to in the past,what a relief.
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    WHY DO EXPEDITORS LIE !!!!!!!!!!

    now you know there will that one person that thinks you are truthfull lol
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    Tis the season

    I dont know if it matters what company your with or where you are at the time you feel freight is slow.Even during the busy seasons,there is a lull in business,or there might be to many trucks in an area,that would make you feel that things are slow. there are only so many loads for every...
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    WHY DO EXPEDITORS LIE !!!!!!!!!!

    truck drivers and fisherman have a lot in common,thats my 2 cents
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    cat missing reward offered

    has anyone found my cat,last seen going into fire station
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    A moment of silence please

    silver dollar now thats funny,I dont carre what anyone says
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    All The Answers You Need

    you forgot the 40 virgins,I would want mine before i left home
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    Which job offer, when?

    your senario is just a little off,if he were to be getting the 65 35 plus fuel charge,1st the fuel charge would be taken out of the gross pay,so at 1.00 per mile,that would look like .90 per mile and 100 miles would be $595 and fsc would be 100 dollars,for 695 so he would get 5 dollars less for...
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    Who Suffers from this besides myself?

    Broom,its the cab ghost,for ever stealing the likes of pens,and rulers,in my case he always finds my calculater. I've stayed up to watch for him,but he is really sneaky.the other day he got my log book,but he didnt hide it very well,as I found it under my map
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    How often do you get back to back loads with-out w

    RE: How often do you get back to back loads with-o broom,what you do now,is different than what any of these expedite guys do.you are hauling regular truck load and its great your doing well,but dont give the expedite crowd the idea that they can to do the same in their straight trucks. their...
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    Which of these carriers are the best one to work f

    RE: Which of these carriers are the best one to wo Unless someone has been with these companies listed,you cant compare,just because you have read one or the other has a problem.What may be a problem for one person may not be for another. Where i'm leased I feel is the best,and I have been to...
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    More About FedEx Truckload Brokerage

    hes one of our fulltime flat bed trucks
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    Shamed by Newbies

    rich this D team was told they were picking up 9000 lbs,and since there was room for 2 more skids,would they take them also,since it was suppose to be 1000 lbs per skid,they said ok.when they went over california scale on the 101,down by gilroy,they found out they were in trouble,$9000 fine,I...
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    just need a little help- new team

    I dont know what size truck you have.but if your going into expedite,make sure the company has 24hr 365 day dispatch,not that we do many week end loads,but expedite is what it is,and sometimes a customer needs sat or sunday pick ups.you need to get out of where you are as soon as you can good luck
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    buyer beware!

    back in 1984 i bought a 5 year old truck from a prominant dealership.and th e reason i purchased this truck was it was suppose to had an out of frame rebuild by catapiller.this was the main sales point.well 1st load was great,but on the reyurn trip,boom,motor blew up.I had it towedto pocono...
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    Per Mile Cost of Operation

    doesnt matter if your driving a bus or a van or a tractor trailer,your going to have two sets of costs,the costs that are constant,and those that are variable. your depreciation,interest on your note,insurance,liscense plates and all other stuff you spend the same amount for each month are...
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    Shamed by Newbies

    >I do not belive in luck, and suggest that expediters that do >degrade the quality of their business decision making, and >thereby reduce their opportunities for success. > couple yeras ago i loaded a tractor load,pittsburgh ex center.load was going to british columbia,and I told the...
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    Inaccurate Mileage

    In the beginning at Roberts Express we use to get 10% over the hhg,but GM dictated that their other carriers didnt chartge as many miles as we did,so this was changed to 5% over the book Now FEDEXCC uses the system, zip code to zip code,this can be anywhere from actual miles to miles that are...
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    Snow

    my winter rules are easy,if I am home and it is snowing,dont call, I'm staying warm inside. If i'm on the road,then usually I'm sent into the heart of the storm,so i go with the flow,but if chains are needed,the sign on the chain bags I have says:"leave in bag,go to motel"
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