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  1. Turtle

    update from ctx post

    I disagree. CTX does not regularly participate here, and to suddenly reply on this issue would be viewed by most here as damage control if they denied the allegation, or corporate suicide if they affirmed it. Guilty or not, a reply here would do nothing but generate, and attract, negative...
  2. Turtle

    Letter to Congress, Only investment is 5 minutes and a stamp

    You wrote in the letter to Todd Akin, "As a Congressional member you have an obligation to the people of this country..." which is incorrect. His only obligation is to his constituents in his home district. That's why you write to your Congressman, instead of mine. I only saw Todd Akin's name...
  3. Turtle

    Ron Paul Exposed

    It's just another step in the censoring of speech under the guise of political correctness so as not to offend, but it goes even further than that. Political correctness suffocates free speech, but it goes as far as being utterly intolerant of thought that isn't in the ideal. The Free Speech...
  4. Turtle

    Letter to Congress, Only investment is 5 minutes and a stamp

    Keep it short, simple and to the point. Devalued dollar, the Fed printing money, pork spending, the gold standard, quit spending, yet invest in alternative energy, eliminate the need for foreign oil, use our reserves (do you even know what those are for, and some of the ramifications that could...
  5. Turtle

    Get a fan

  6. Turtle

    Get a fan

    Esapr. hehe Too funny. I guess that tells you how awake I actually am. "If the ESPAR is on the floor? How does it blow the air around?" Give me a few minutes to get dressed (I'm always nekkid in the van, ya know), and I'll show ya.
  7. Turtle

    Get a fan

    Esapr heater in fan-only mode. Works great. :)
  8. Turtle

    Anyone with clout

    It defies belief how the boards have been updated. They went out of their way to complicate the simple, and where intelligence and effort were actually needed, they took the path of least resistance. They consolidated the boards without any real regard to where they freight comes out and without...
  9. Turtle

    Panther changed their boards again

    Yeah, got a QC message stating that they are updating and consolidating 31 states, bringing the number of Hot Spots <snicker> from a silly 607 down to a less-silly, but still silly 364. QC message also said the new list will be posted today (too late) on the Driver Web under the Research...
  10. Turtle

    Do you use a Fuel Supplement

    Untreated Low Sulfer #2 diesel will not gel above 14 degrees F. Winterized #2 diesel should be good below 14 down to -4F. For the Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, ULSD, you add about 6 degrees to it, where it will begin to gel at 15-20 degrees F, and you'll need winterized fuel from 20 degrees down to...
  11. Turtle

    Fired From Ctx

    EO members are, arguably in the top tier of expediters, in the sense that most are aware of how the business works, smart enough to be computer savvy (at least insofar as to be able to use it for these forums), and smart enough to be on what is easily the premier Web site for expediting (just...
  12. Turtle

    Fired From Ctx

    Well, quite honestly Rangell, you named names with regard to a personal dispute you had with the carrier. You say you can prove everything, but that can only happen when a third party can hear both sides of the case and make a judgment, and these forums are not the place for such things. On the...
  13. Turtle

    Fired From Ctx

    Well, first of all, Freedom of Speech does not mean freedom from any and all consequences whatsoever for that speech (something most liberals cannot seem to fathom. see; Chicks, Dixie. But I digress). It only means freedom from government reprisals. It does not mean freedom from reprisals from...
  14. Turtle

    Obama & The Military

    Pretty much, yeah. :)
  15. Turtle

    Obama & The Military

    He's Utopian, which is another way of saying delusionally liberal. He actually believes he can rid the world of nuclear weapons. And if he dramatically cuts military research and spending, he'll have a lot more money for Utopian social programs. But if you listen to what he says about Pakistan...
  16. Turtle

    Knoxville

    To date, I have never had a lot lizard bang on the door of my van. They tend to steer clear of the "family-friendly" parking lot.
  17. Turtle

    Very Disappointing numbers

    You could see the writing on the wall for Jevic when they were spun out of Saia to a group of investors for a mere $40 million two years ago. They were in trouble then, and they stayed that way. A month ago they closed 4 of 10 facilities to streamline operations and cut costs, and at the same...
  18. Turtle

    update from ctx post

    Dean stated that would be signing on with someone else in the coming week. That may very well be reason enough to place someone OOS and not trust them with any of your freight. If he was put OOS for any other reason, like for speaking his mind here, I do think it's unconscionable that anyone...
  19. Turtle

    Rates questions

    Panther pays $.77 per mile for a cargo van, plus FSC, which runs in the 30 cent average range these days.
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