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You have to know Guido to know the way he thinks...*LOL* and I thought i was off a bit....:p

Thats was my exact point Steve.... I've lost track of the times I've taken a crappy load and it turns out to be a money maker, either detention time/hand load/ change of delivery location or a stop added...you just never know especially if one cherry picks...

Guido..IF I were 200-400 miles from home I'd be there in a flash as well...especially in a good area... Most DH about 200 miles or so every week...I stay out 5-7 weeks and DH about 1,000 to 1,200 miles home...so do the math...it is the same thing...

Thats cool...:D

Why? IF the J's were getting rid of their restaurants would they come out with a new buffet menu at this point?

That is one thing I do...*LOL*

There was a time I did my own brakes....but not now... The time spent jacking up the van, taking the tires off and so forth....I'd prefer to just spend the $72 and have someone else do it...I spend enough time in the darn thing without being under it as well...*L* BTW: dealer rate is only...

Slacker....:p

geo..my award/reward is NOT spending money on brake jobs...:D I figure I'am up a thousand or 2....just on lack of brake jobs...:)

My point is..as responsible business owners we must find a balance between ourselves, our carrier and of course the customer that pays the bills...What effects our carrier eventually effects us to some degree...WE, as in all 3 parties must make this work for all to be satisfied.

Probably would if they weren't out polishing all that chrome..;)

Hawk...that hug from the kids is "priceless"..One does what one needs to do...:D

When you have responsible carriers not trying to overload with trucks like Load-1 or Barrett Direct..that actually measure volume to capacity...OOS has more meaning...

When a company has available 300 loads a day and their fleet of say 400 has 30% OOS that is 120 leaving only 280 to service customers.....depending of course on the mix of truck demand...some loads take 2-3 days to run taking more away and factor in the HOS...

No self interest in that rumour, eh? Dale:rolleyes:;)

Technically TVal/WG is not expedite but speciality services that just happen to be called expedite...just because no one else has the equipment...

You are a bit premature on the wear on the rear....experience has shown me a 2:1 ratio is about normal...but maybe you take on average heavier loads then me, who knows...but you are doing better then some are out here...;)

Admittingly..thru luck and good sense and driving habits. I've been very fortunate and I know that...

First half of last year when things were off. using just E-1 as an example, the OOS stats were running 10-15%.....goes to show the mentality...

516,000 miles I was just in my dealer for my regular PM thinking I must need brakes for the rear pretty darn soon....BUT I was sooo disappointed when lo and behold my tech says" would you be disappointed if I told you they were not needed yet?" He showed me the distance to the wear...