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  1. Turtle

    I am From India Working as Employee but intrested in truck driving What Can I do??

    Uhm, he owns this domain : http://whois.domaintools.com/truckdriverjobsinamerica.com
  2. Turtle

    More Insight Into Baltimore's Crime Problems

    http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/why-baltimore-blew-up-20150526
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    Veteran suspended from college

    C'mon, you gotta admit he does look a little like Gregg Marmalard. Except Marmalard wasn't part of the Deltas that got put on double secret probation, he was the errand boy of Dean Wormer charged with finding a way for Wormer to remove the Delta fraternity from the school.
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    Questions from a Newbie Cargo Van O/O

    Well, a Laredo trip on Thursday or Friday, depending on where you pick it up, is probably going to be delivered on Saturday, Sunday morning at the latest, and then you'll sit there for a few days. Laredo is mostly a crap shoot, beginning of the week, end of the week, or the month, doesn't...
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    May 2015

    Yes I was. I left mid afternoon to pick up a load going to McAllen. I'm pretty easy to spot, Load One lettering, Tailgater satellite dish on top, and my Turtle avatar on the front license plate (although the license plate was snug up against the brick wall there).
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    Veteran suspended from college

    The fact that it includes a link to the statement from the school doesn't make it more balanced. The entire story there at the Daily Caller has exactly the same balance as all the other stories to be found, that of telling the story through a hot-button headline and from the perspective of...
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    Veteran suspended from college

    It's not. Those who thought it was probably didn't read the piece at the link. I'm still looking fit the other side of the story. I posted that link to show the incongruity of him being singled out by the University as praising the University, in December, and then everything going down the...
  8. Turtle

    Has anyoe heard of On Call Logistics?

    That's exactly what happened to Flying J. They got so wrapped up in revenue that they forgot to notice they didn't have any profit. And they had no cash flow after they had just bought a refinery and a pipeline just before the price of crude tanked.
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    Questions from a Newbie Cargo Van O/O

    A Sprinter really isn't a very good first vehicle for someone just entering expediting. The learning curve of expediting is bad enough without having the Sprinter maintenance learning curve on top of that. It ain't a Ford or a Chevy, and can't be maintained like one. It's a Mercedes, and needs...
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    Loves Tire Pass

    There is. The tire pressure increases (or decreases) roughly 2% for every 10 degrees. On 30-35 psi tires that's about 1 psi, and on 80-100 psi tires is about 2 psi, for every 10 degrees F. That's why it's better to check tote pressure in early morning rather than wait until afternoon when the...
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    Questions from a Newbie Cargo Van O/O

    It's not rocket science, but it ain't anything like general trucking, either. Interestingly, the people who have the most difficult time adjusting to and staying with expediting are truckers from general trucking. They can't deal with the uncertainty or the sitting. Also keep in mind that this...
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    Questions from a Newbie Cargo Van O/O

    If you don't yet know the business and are just getting into it, honestly I'd recommend Panther to start with. They'll hold your hand and walk you thorough things, more or less. They treat all their drivers as if they don't know anything, which is actually a good thing for those who don't...
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    Breaking down while on a load

    Depends on too many factors to give a definitive answer. It's up to you to get the load delivered as per the load contact, the carrier will help as best they can since it is ultimately their responsibility to get it delivered. In most cases, yes, especially a cargo van. It can get tricky for...
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    Veteran suspended from college

    I think there's a lot more to this story. Like, you know, the other side of it. http://www.mc.edu/news/military-advanced-education-guide-salutes-mississippi-college/ The above piece from the university's website doesn't exactly portend his academic difficulties just 2 months later. It would...
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