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    recommendtion please

    I live about 40 miles North of Flint . Van freight is usually very slow in Mi . Companies that I am hooked on with bid on a load to Eagle Pass and another one to El Paso today but both fell through the cracks . Not too bad since I wasn't even in service but would have gone cause the miles were good
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    What is the strangest load that you did as an expediter?

    1. A Sponge Bob thinga ma bob . No children - so I had no clue what it was until they explained it to me . Looked a little creepy to me but I guess kids love it . 2. A Halloween display - delivered it expedite in March . 3. Egg McMuffin mix . There were 8 trucks waiting for that magical...
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    My advice to People thinking about van Expediting

    I agree with miguy1957 . Enough said cause it' s frickin cold out here with $ going out the window left and right . Sure it can be done in a slow economy - but why tempt it when there are all of the uncertainties ??
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    I met my Waterloo this week

    The J in Phoenix will not let you sleep there overnight either . Manager said that it was a city policy . Questionable but I didn't question .
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    TranStewart

    I was happy with them until they cheated me out of $ . Once somebody lies or shafts me out of $ , then they are SCUM in my book . I'm not the only person that they have done this to . I very rarely post - only when trying to help someone to not make the same mistake as myself . STAY AWAY for...
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    Looking to raise van roof, rear doors

    Had a raised roof installed from Connolly Enterprises out of Plymouth , Mi . Raised roof $2800.00 . Higher doors would have been $ 2400.00 . Could not justify the extra cost for doors . Now I can stand up and have extra storage area above the drivers seat and also 3 ' towards the rear of van ...
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    July 4th slowdown and the shutdowns

    Jet skiing , wake boarding and boating . Have to take some time to smell the roses !!
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    Loads to Laredo ??

    Understand where you are coming from OntarioVanMan under normal circumstances . But I here time and time again , with Michigan economy doing so poorly and very little frieght , nobody wants to come here anymore . So , I figure , if I'm here in Mi where nobody wants to be , then I'm not out there...
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    Loads to Laredo ??

    Just received my own authority for a B unit . I live around Flint , Michigan and am trying to find runs down to Laredo . Already have a weekly return trip set up back to Mi from Laredo if I'm down there . Has anyone had any loads that went down there from Mi , Northern Ohio or Northern Indiana...
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    work for who

    Very friendly people. Screwed me over $ wise at the end. So - watch your behind. If they do it once - they will do it again !!!!!!
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    Old Layout!

    If it wasn't broken - why did they try to fix it !!
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    chevy cargo van heat

    So, just have carbon monoxide detector and crack the windows a bit ??
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    chevy cargo van heat

    What's the difference between a Coleman catalytic heater and a Mr. Buddy heater ?? Does the frost up mess things up or just an annoyance ?? Cost about $5.00 a day to run a Mr. Buddy on low ?? THANK YOU !!
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    Any load boards on the Internet besides Getloaded.

    RE: Any load boards on the Internet besides Getloa If one has his or her own authority and a cargo van , you can just call up Panther or Landstar back haul dept to see if there are available loads going your way ??
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    Direct Freight

    Just out of curiosity, why does one care if load is direct from shipper or from a broker as long as the pay is same ??
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    Hi, am New Here. From North Carolina Area..

    Just don't go to Canada. Problem solved . I don't and do ok. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever let Canada have the satisfaction of taking my hard earned $ so that I could be pardoned and have the so called priviledge to enter their country . I FLAT OUT DON'T NEED THEM .. I'll stay in my...
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    Freight Securement

    Northern Tool has them.
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    Flying J Effingham Ill

    I agree Fort Wayne !! They were very nice . Just doing their job .
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    Flying J Effingham Ill

    Same thing happened to me at the J in Greta , Nebrasks. Luckily I just woke up but was surprised all the same .
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    Bad news on expenses and profits!

    Since those figures are WAY off - what do the so called EXPERTS figure it costs per mile for an O/O to run a straight truck ?? Or a cargo van ?? THANK YOU !!
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