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  1. greg334

    Now it's the Hurricane's fault???

    I want to add a couple things here and pass on some stuff from a former marine in New Orleans. I lived through Hugo, one of the wakeup calls for all of us before this hurricane and I have to say that the mayor and governor dropped the ball on this one, not the federal government. Mayor Riley...
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    fuel cost

    Riverbob1 is right on the money but I think that he left out a few things. The first thing that comes to mind for me is that the high price of oil (all the different types of crude that is) actually came from the futures market, not the spot market. The trickle down effect caused the spot...
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    Questions about expediting in a cargo van

    Dave I am going to be brutally honest with you. I am a newbie, 5 weeks into the game and I have had to face a few realities that I have been warned about. I am going to pass these on to you. The first thing is shop around for a company to work for, don’t let the recruiter tell you a bunch of...
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    72 hr shutdown???

    Riverrat, I am truly sorry if I insulted you or anyone else. That was not the intention. I am sorry that I did not make the distinction between anyone can do this job and the profession of expediting. The actual job of taking freight from one location to another does not require skill...
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    72 hr shutdown???

    I am going to repeat what I said. Look it is simple, any strike will hurt us. This is not the 1970’s and we ain’t the teamsters. Companies are unforgiving with some issues and outside of regular trucking; they depend on us to move things when they need to move them. Messing with any type of...
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    HURRICANE KATRINA

    You know Duke I know a few vets that went back in the late 50's or early 60's at the height of the hate american time over there and they said that they were welcomed by everyone, including parisians for the work they did liberating france. but when they returned recently there was a complete...
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    Legally bound?

    OK here is my 2¢ NOTE, I am not a lawyer so don’t take this as being 100% correct. Contact a lawyer if you are unsure. Here is what my lawyer told me a while ago about a similar problem I had. If you did not sign it, you can not be held liable unless your actions result in a loss of business...
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