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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Small Brokers not listed on Expeditersonline

    I didn't infer they did...No Namers are not always Multi's.....heck Murray could be called a no namer as no decals but the ones in the front seat if needed....i just used them as an example of dealing with a well known bigger carrier...I was going to poke you but Steve has a bullseye painted on...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Signs of times to come?

    we've had a couple members here that drove straights with no sleeper....they did out and backs....and if went longer got a motel room room for the legal portion.....no landing gear also no biggie...never in the 80's did I have landing gear not even with a 28 foot box....why they became popular...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Summertime! Yup, it's July

    quite sure there are many would swap thier 20th in line for a shower for a load...LOL
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Summertime! Yup, it's July

    never ever quit when on a roll.....go with it till the brick wall pops up....
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Summertime! Yup, it's July

    10/4 stranger....back in service yet good buddy?
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Ford to build the Focus in China instead of Mexico

    While there will be NO job losses at the MI Wayne plant...bad new part is NO NEW jobs as Trump wanted... Fly in the ointment about the Mexico plant being cancelled early in the Trump days is....Ford was at that time just going to increase production at an older plant in Mexico..at no time was...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    And they weren't even Russian!

    if you read the article it said they could not get into the software YET....to add or change votes.....but they could shutdown enough of them to make election night a mess.... on one machine they got the administrators password from Google no less!!! LOL
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Van Tires

    I;ve always used the Michelins and very pleased with the mileage and performance....70Fr and 80 rear....23-25 mpg 55-60 psi 21-22 mpg @ 63-65mph..80 PSI on front IMO is just too stiff and harsh...you can do front end wear being too hard....(Ragman?)...all HWY driving averaging over 150K on a...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Summertime! Yup, it's July

    My Math is crappy...should have read $10.00 give or take....Really 24 hrs at FULL run and you only burn 2 G's?...what kind of A/C unit tho? makes a world of difference they say...whats your inside temp? do you cool the whole inside, cab to rear door?...I know a 10,000 btu is crap in 100 degree...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Summertime! Yup, it's July

    even my Honda Gen only got about 5-6 hrs a gallon....that equates to almost $10.00 a day and I'd be no where near 68 degrees in van....and then the cost to maintain the thing...Idle air makes more sense when possible...and its tax deductable...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    And they weren't even Russian!

    Hackers 5. Voting machines 0 It took less than a day for attendees at the DefCon hacking conference to find and exploit vulnerabilities in five different voting machine types. “The first ones were discovered within an hour and 30 minutes. And none of these vulnerabilities has ever been found...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Small Brokers not listed on Expeditersonline

    small brokers have little to do with no namers really....Large carriers tend to use the no namers to pump up profit margins....when with Murray I learned of many small obsolete brokers who had some good customers and payed a decent rate and easier to deal with then say a Barrett..
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Thoughts on 6 skid cube van vs 3 skid sprinter (both under 10k)?

    IMO..you don't need bigger loads, nor heavier loads.....you NEED to run lean and economical...take advantage of fuel cards...Pilot. Speedway and such....watch pump prices carefully...a penny saved is certainly a penny earned these days....SLOW down.....save that fuel mileage, eat in truck where...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Thoughts on 6 skid cube van vs 3 skid sprinter (both under 10k)?

    I don't like any van that gets less then 15 mpg....I think in todays market its a loser..UNLESS one gets a constant good rate to compensate and NOT just maybe 3-4 loads a month that pay to actually support the van...I don't know of many out there making $1.00 ALL miles EVERY load....
  15. OntarioVanMan

    The latest new Load One custom

    I am surprised someone hasn't stretched a Chevy van....maybe someone has?....we stretch everything else these days...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Summertime! Yup, it's July

    Sturgis should be filling up...its only a week till it opens up... Judy and I used to go tooling around as well....:)
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Summertime! Yup, it's July

    your odds were better in ND for a load..IMO....but I guess your pops wanted to go visiting while he is out here...:)
  18. OntarioVanMan

    The latest new Load One custom

    pretty much they do the rate the customer is willing to pay....but a lot of shippers refuse to pay straight rate and a van shows up...as they now have a 7th or 8th skid ready to go and thought there would be room....in the early days of sprinters and taking 6 skids, I don't have enough fingers...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    The Trump Card...

    an elephant can hang from a 10 story building by his trunk....in theory...:)
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