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    Cargo Van/Own Authority Start Up

    Actually, it's couldn't've said it better. It's a rather common error, so common that it's now widely accepted, and it's related to phonetics. The <v> in contracted -'ve, have, de-voices and so it sounds like <f> - which is why you'll find native speakers writing "could of" and "couldn't of"...
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    Obama just won...

    Just look at the polling data on the issues. A majority think America is on the wrong track. Those who said that, voted for Obama anyway. A majority think Romney would do a better job with the economy and foreign policy. Those who said that, voted for Obama anyway. Stupid is as stupid does.
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    van question

    I know you weren't. But I still think it's funny when those who do, do. 20-30 percent better is normal. I'm not basing it on any specific mileage, I'm basing it on the comments of the owner of Parker Ford in Murray, KY who states that diesels retain their value better than gassers. Take...
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    Obama just won...

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    van question

    I never said "just because".
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    Drop dead Rachel

    Why did the FTC wait so long, 30,000 people scammed, before they acted? It's great that they acted, but they should have been all over this after about complaint #7.
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    van question

    If you were to inspect the pistons and rings, you might not say that. When do you think an engine rebuild should be done? When the engine stops working? Do you wait for all wear parts on the vehicle to completely fail before you replace them?
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    van question

    Why? Better fuel mileage and better long term return on investment, including resale value. Fuel additives like Power Service increase cetane, which gives cleaner burns and increases fuel economy far more than just "a wash". When higher cetane is available in the fuel at the pumps there's no...
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    van question

    A Sprinter is not a cargo van, different classes of vehicle really, so comparisons aren't really valid. A better comparison would be a Chevy diesel van to a Chevy gas van, or a Ford diesel to a Ford Gasser, or any diesel car to a gas car. Comparing a diesel Sprinter to a gas Chevy is about like...
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    Remember your Carbon Monoxide detectors this winter!

    I'm in a Sprinter (diesel) so I don't have to worry it coming from my van, it's from somewhere else that's the problem. Over the years I've had mine go off three times. Two times when an idling car was parked next to me at a truck stop, and one time at a chicken plant where they were cooking...
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    How about a poll for us to vote in tonite

    I voted for Ethel Merman.
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    If Obama wins, then what?

    Ron Paul will be eighty one years old in 2016.
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    November locations and much more

    I could use a load to there. Bittenbinder is in Pittsburgh.
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    Ft. Hood: Workplace Violence or Terrorist Attack?

    What do you think? When Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire at Ft. Hood, killing 13 people and wounding 29 others, was it the desperate act of workplace violence of a man freaking out over being deployed to Afghanistan, or was it a full-blown terrorist attack? The Army clearly knew...
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    Even Carriers are having a hard time filling jobs.

    Well, it wasn't designed to be dishonest, misleading or anything else. It's just where the policies have taken it. Don't get me wrong, they can be dishonest (like layover pay that won't get mentioned for a Friday pickup for Monday delivery on a 250 miles run that has 2 days layover in it, and...
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    Got it! Got Them!

    I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how a kid who was ostensibly trained in how to handle a gun (otherwise he wouldn't have a gun in his hand) doesn't know whether or not his gun is loaded, and how that will be a wonderful memory.
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    Blank spaces on iPhone again...what gives?

    Something has changed in the last couple of days with the pages. They are rendering slightly different even on the laptop with Firefox. Whatever they changed on Saturday they need to go back and unchange.
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    Even Carriers are having a hard time filling jobs.

    It's a logical assumption, for the obvious reasons, since fleet van driver turnover is going to be higher than that of straight and big trucks, anyway. But Panther has a rather unique culture with regard to its van fleet owners. They cater more to the fleet owner than they do to the drivers...
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    Training videos

    The BASIC 1, 2, 3 stuff? They're in there, but they're buried deep. They aren't listed on top-level videos. Go to "CSA 2010", not the CSA 2010 - Reminders series", but just the plain "CSA 2010". When you do, you will find the videos you seek. I just did 'em all in one whack so I wouldn't have...
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    This can't be right

    Sorry. I would submit that the percentage of expediters who verifiably pee daily in public, in relation to all expediters, is higher or at least equal-to than is the percentage of cops who daily verifiably violate citizen's rights, in relation to all cops.
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