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  1. Turtle

    Medical card?

    Medical Examination Report - the long form Medical Examiner's Certificate - the "medical card" Currently, you must carry an original or a copy of the Medical Examiner's Certificate (the medical card) with you in the truck and provide a copy of the certificate to your carrier. The FMCSR does not...
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    What City/State/Prov did you pick up your FIRST expedite run? Where did it go?

    Jumping feet first into the deep end of the pool, my very first load was Decatur, AL to Wrigley Field, four drums of placarded HAZMAT paint, in a Ford E-350.
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    Defend your home, lose your gun

    No, I'm not kidding. Your son nor any of those 55 have anything whatsoever to do with the story in the OP. Yes, it is quite likely. But there is no indication that anyone in the OP was subjected to it. None. So why bring it up? Bring it up makes about as much sense as bring up a new layout boat...
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    Load1 June chatter

    It's odd, and really annoying that it's not there anymore. But, if you select one (shipper or receiver) and then hit "Details" it'll have the complete address with Zip Code there. I do think the length of fields on the QC should be exactly the same as dispatch has. That way they can know that we...
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    Should O/O Welcome Reduced HOS?

    OK, NOW it all makes sense. :D
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    Finally Introducing myself!

    Welcome! We expect full participation in the Tech Shop with all things computer related. :D
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    Defend your home, lose your gun

    Same here. And to a person they will tell you that discharging a gun on the grounds of an apartment complex, even discharging at the ground itself, isn't safe or professional. It's stupid.
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    Mixing Battery Types

    Expansion can be an easy thing to do, but it depends on what you have in mind when you say "expand." More on that in a bit. My brother's wife's sister is the head of Human Resources at the Johnson Controls San Antonio Battery Plant, where they make several of the brands listed in that article...
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    Defend your home, lose your gun

    That's because you have misplaced loyalties and no measurable sense of humor.
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    Defend your home, lose your gun

    Nobody said he was out of control.... or on a drug cocktail. Based on his performance in the video interview, I'd guess neither one is the case. Having said that, I think it would be really awesomely ginormously nifty if you could recognize humor when you see it.
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    Defend your home, lose your gun

    I'm still trying to figure out how Leo's comments relate to the story. This veteran may very well indeed know his weapon, yet he discharged his weapon stupidly, which flies in the face of the statement that, "he also likely knows how to use it in a safer manner than many so there's little chance...
  12. Turtle

    Load1 June chatter

    Yes it is. I wonder how many people have their Monthly Maintenance Reports ready to go. Mine's already e-mailed in to Angie. Woot.
  13. Turtle

    Pressure Cookers

    A couple of days ago in Dearborn the Adoba Hotel (about 800 rooms, I think) had to be evacuated because housekeeping discovered a hot pressure cooker in the bathroom of one of the guest rooms. After a three hour evacuation the police determined the pressure cooker contained.... food. They then...
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    Should O/O Welcome Reduced HOS?

    Yes, reducing available hours being equated to reducing the supply is fundamentally flawed beause it assumes the number of trucks and drivers will remain static. Yes, MLB stadiums have reduced capacity over the last 20 years, but that was because ticket sales revenue has been shifted to...
  15. Turtle

    Everything Is Larger In Texas...

    Maybe those are being shipped to that huge cigarette outlet in South Carolina.
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    American Investment?

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    Have you cargo vanners tried hauling air freight?

    That's because we're being honest instead of telling you what you want to hear. Face it, you're putting 3 years worth of miles and wear and tear on the van in a year, so you'll be doing roughly three years worth of maintenance every year. That's the reality and there's no getting around it. If...
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    Have you cargo vanners tried hauling air freight?

    Like xiggi said, that'll work for a while, but not long term. It can't. The maintenance will catch up to you. As an exercise, in order to get a better idea of what you're actually netting, either for real or on paper, pay yourself 35 cents a mile, no more, and the rest goes for expenses or in a...
  19. Turtle

    Telling Dispatchers To Go..........

    Frig, verb 1 to copulate with 2 to masturbate How can it be a bad word when neither of its usages are bad? :D
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    Have you cargo vanners tried hauling air freight?

    The Rule of Thirds still apply.
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