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    GM layoffs

    Like X O6col said.. I am very lucky that my carrier does very, very little in Automotive, usually a Transfere from Canada is about it. With that said though, it is still not a good thing for our industry in the short term. These carriers are gona have to look elsewhere and cut into what we...
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    Need Information on APU's

    >I looked at numerous systems and narrowed it down to those 2 >systems. Blackrock wins on maintenance with 1000 hour >interval. Willis wins on using both dash and bunk heat or >a/c to give more capacity and more even distribution. I >decided to go with the Willis. My truck arrives at the...
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    Deductables

    Know one really needs to answer this just think about what I am saying here. How many of us are within, lets say arms reach of being put out of business if lets just say you had a million dollars worth of freight and the truck stolen? A comment was made on the other thread about ALL of those...
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    Greatest bumper stickers

    OK the best one so far is the World Peace vs Turn Signal. Great I knew this would get some poops and giggles.
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    advertisers

    find it difficult to contact companies that advertise here states that I am not filling out Email and wont send. So cannot utilize companies that advertise here.,,, just a fact...
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    Clueless...need help!!

    You wana make a small fortune,,,, Than start with a big fortune in what you described. PS do not forget that your deep pocketed friends will be X-friends and the drivers well go ahead find a few people that want to make you $ as much as they want to make $. To many drivers only need to make...
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    Start Up

    Very few, your being politicaly correct there T-Hawk NONE......
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    Emergency facilities

    What a GROSS post. Why does life have to be so difficult. Go to any sporting goods store, buy a 2 gallon sturdy bucket and buy a little seat that goes on top of the bucket, now line it with any Walmart bag, or plastic grocery bag do your as a kid I use say #2 dispose of properly not in a...
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    Why are people so negative

    It was asked name a carrier. C&M its still as great as the day I started! The rest is up to me, the A-team explained everything nasty about our jobs, those are our obsticles to overcome. If one cannot overcome obsticles than no job is fit for you. I do have one question to the original...
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    Question about issues

    Highway Star do you mean (POOP)
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    Grocries

    I have noticed that the Grocery Stores near clicky towns actually have much more selection for us over the road lazy cooks like myself. I do not bragg on being a chief in this truck but do enjoy a nice quick fix meal. So I find those upscale shopping districts have a better selection of...
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    33,000 or 32,000

    I purchased this piece of paper from our govt. that even states on the side of my truck I legal to carry 33,000 gvw. Well last week I picked up a load 11,800lbs. O.K I balanced it so that I had 19,980 on the rears and 12,600 on the steers (tanks half full on departing). Thinking I was...
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    THE truck For ME

    Do you want to make $ or just play? I love TONKA Trucks there thats my dream truck, low on repairs, and even lower on the fuel bill. REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE A KID.. No income, no taxes, no stress on what was going on in the world just give me a sand box and a Tonka Truck that was my livelyhood.
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    Fedex Pfizer load Hi-Jacked

    The double one works just fine for a single knob you cannot break it off.
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    Good advice to fledgling newbies.

    What day of the week is it????????
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    Programing the Allison Automatic Transmission?

    Mine goes into overdrive without the Mode button, the advantage I expierence with the Mode button on is it shifts quicker in the lower ends, it is not advised to use in WV, PA, upstate NY. Dave am I correct?????
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    Secure your freight/Important read

    The same can go for inside of a Straight truck (glad you were OK) please be carefull when helping with loading. A forklift will crush you to death. It is so easy to get side tracked in securing the load and boom its to late. Load bars, E-track nice straps use them. These straps that only...
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    Greatest bumper stickers

    Saws these on the back of a 53 right hand corner of trailer said (death wish) with an arrow pointing down to where a vehicle would pass on the right. On the left side corner it said (Smarter people pass me on this side) One other one I saw refered to the professionalism of drivers"A...
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    Spec'ing the Expedite Truck

    So who is T.O.???? I may not make friends by my comments here. You can easily overpay for a vehicle in this industry. Basic facts if your gona have a payment even on a good used vehicle this business is at best probably only 50% profitable. Make sure you keep that in mind with a reasonble...
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    CTX

    I have posted on this company before. They will run you very hard and long, impersonal, and they play games with your money but you will get paid sooner or later. This is a division of Central Transport, Pam, Mason Dixon, Universal Am-Cam, Chicopee, Charlotte Express etc... The owner also...
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