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  1. tumbleweeds

    Looking to buy cargo van or sprinter. Any particular make/model?

    I bought a 2010 extended Chevy. Nice van but the GMC is better equipted. I wanted the Cargo Max but they had trouble getting one set up how I wanted. Look at the Cargo Max/Ultra Max. Both are nice units and if you are going to live in it, they have the most room. The new Sprinters are nice...
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    12/25/2011 Merry Christmas expediters!!!!

    Ditto here as well. We would not have had the year we have had if not for the information we have learned on EO. Thank you to all and to all a good night, (and the coming new year, too)
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    Driving record, how dare they ask

    We have made the decision to handle the border thing by just not crossing the border. We just don't take loads that end in Canada. Or Manhattan, Brooklyn, etc. Which is great news for everyone else. When those loads come up, someone else can make that big money. We are happy just staying...
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    On the way to orientation! !!!

    Hey, Jim, gotta good load and had a so-so week. Now stuck in Charlotte with 4 a head of us and no decent offers yet (16:40) guess we will be here another night. Only have 1000 miles this week but we did turn down a load to Ft. Lauderdale cuz it's hard to get out of there. So slow week but...
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    Miles for cargo vans?

    It depends on wether you will run as a solo or team. We started the second week of May in a new van. Because we are a team, we have picked up a lot of miles. So far we are at 105,000 miles in about 7 months. We did put about 10,000 miles in personal trips and we have only been home twice in...
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    On the way to orientation! !!!

    Have fun, take notes, take the contact info on the others in you class so you can stay in touch and learn from each other. Then go forth and make your fortune. Best Wishes on you new life style. It's not just a job, it's an adventure. Oh, and you get to sit down most of the time. Oh, and...
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    Let's Talk About Tolls

    We feel the same way for the most part. We don't enjoy going into NY or Long Island so we require tolls. As a van we don't get beaten up as bad as the bigger trucks. So in Chicago area or most other places, we will eat the tolls if the load is worth while like 800 miles or more or going...
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    Warning Panther Drivers

    We will take runs to Laredo if the money is right. We ALWAYS drop the load and head out within the hour. We don't like Laredo and won't stay there. Invest in a tank of fuel and head to Houston or Dallas. We have been dispatched out of San Antonio once but would not count on it. Its weird...
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    FedX Customer Critical

    I do need a couple of fillings but I think I will wait for a your Mobile Dentist Office to open up. I saw a Sprinter with a dentist office on Ebay a while back. Maybe you should just put a driver in your cargomax and open the dentist office on all the money you will surly make at a fleet...
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    Sad News for our Expediting Community

    If any good can come from her passing, maybe it is to remind us that we need to be aware, be smart and be safe. I would rather a box of bolts be two hours late than for anyone to suffer the loss she and her family has. Peace and comfort to her family and friends.
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    Ron Paul goes after the Lizard

    I don't believe there are any good choices. I am very conservative. I can not and will not vote for Romney, or Newt. They are like Obama lite to me. I might be able to vote for Cain. I am very serious that the border needs closed completely. I think that we are spiraling down the drain...
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    irs and sub contractors

    Good idea. We have done this since we started. Make sure you keep separate checking accounts also. The current administration is a little cash short this season. They want to by a couple of small countries like Greece and Italy for the holidays so the IRS will make sure you give until it hurts.
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    Scaling

    Each time we go through Nebraska, they flash a sign at us to pull across the scales. They have a sign by the right lane that flashes truck must enter scale. No body else seams to want us. I guess if they do, they will come chase us down.
  14. tumbleweeds

    tractor locks

    Thank you so much for bringing up the tractor locks. We have been on the road for 6 months and were unaware of them. I don't know if we have been locked out before, but we turned down a couple of loads that we normally would have taken today (have not been home in 3 months and need to check...
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    Are you Democrat, Republican or Southener

    I agree, I am a wheel gun fan. Model 19 S&W. The 357 hollow points have a one shot stopping coefficient of 97. This is what all others are compared to. Always keep a 12 gauge riot gun by the bed. The 12 banger can put fear in the hearts of bad people.
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    garmin nuvi

    We are on our 2nd Garmin. We have had good results so far. We do watch the routing. Sometimes it may do a good route but we find a better route on interstates. Also watch it around the Mexico border areas. Sometimes it confuses the Mexico streets with the US side. All in all they have...
  17. tumbleweeds

    UltraMaxx cargo van

    It's been a while, hows the CargoMax working for you? We have put 95K on the Chevy Express we ended up with. Not bad in 7 months. Hope you have been running well and getting plenty of miles. Are the barn doors working well for you? When we ordered it, we thought it would be the best choice...
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    What are you thankful for?

    We are glad we drive a van and not a straight. Just livin the dream.
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    Thanksgiving

    Singing " Turkey sandwiches on the road. You're gonna pay us more to haul you're load. Time and a half for everyone else. So we have upped our rate to take care of ourselves." Not much of a singer, but you get the drift.
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