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  1. OntarioVanMan

    January 2016 locations

    boy can I relate.....getting old....is a fatal error.....LOL
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Saying "no" to cheap freight!!

    I understand ...I do....I think the Active/Roadrunner model is very efficient for customers knowing where their freight is as in JD and now GM ...as Caterpillar is to Fedex and Whirlpool are to Panther...almost exclusive service with very limited brokering out....the lessening of load board...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Cargo Van Insurance rates

    When I was in Canada a policy 10 yrs ago was pretty darned close to 10K for cross border coverage...about 6k without....the US I think is just catching up to the real cost of the risks...while competition seems to be always good....there is the times where now is the time to reflect actual...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Saying "no" to cheap freight!!

    i mean outfits like Bounce, Trinity, Ryder, Penske ....do fine it appears trucking has had the onion appearance.....many layers to peel back....and it is still growing... when I see loads being brokered out 3-4 times before the money gets to me....that indicates skimming to me and waste of time...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Saying "no" to cheap freight!!

    big or small carriers wouldn't be needed at all...in theory....independent O/O's with load board/ email access would and might be all that is needed.....except in times where scheduling multi truck orders...
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Saying "no" to cheap freight!!

    check your history of transportation....there has never since the advent of horse and wagon been a truly level playing field...organized crime has always been well rooted in this business.
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Saying "no" to cheap freight!!

    John.... Why should we concern ourselves about a large conventional carriers problems.....are large carriers in expedite really needed? Brokerage houses, 3pls, 4pls....seem to be doing just fine. with what dwindling volume there seems to be....Unless I am missing something?....
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Saying "no" to cheap freight!!

    Its that you can not control the sub groups that buy loads off the approved lists...someone would have to bear the cost to police the approved list that sub contracting is only to approved carriers.... The trucking industry has always had a dishonest reputation...some carriers and brokers have...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    In the U.S., most OTR drivers are paid by the mile. Australia, though, is ending that practice

    In my career I've come across shippers that know exactly that they have a 2-3 hr window to load us or unload us before D Time kicks in....and they take full advantage of it...it really is a piss off to know in 1 hour and 55 minutes you will get loaded...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Cargo Van Insurance rates

    keep in mind the replacement value rider....don't over value your van....I see some that do...that makes a whack of difference.... I have NO replacement rider on my million mile van....as what they charge works out to almost $1,000 per every $10,000 of coverage.... I am just hoping to hit a very...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Saying "no" to cheap freight!!

    I was thinking..... amazing even in the way this industry is today still more new carriers popping up creating even more People In Management Positions They proceed to throw new HO's out on every street corner to pick off that stray John/load.... IMO....:)
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Saying "no" to cheap freight!!

    John Elliott said in another post on here...VOI is not a reliable program..still operators slipping thru the cracks...gee what a surprise? eh....
  13. OntarioVanMan

    bmv record question

    Correct....as it should be..
  14. OntarioVanMan

    bmv record question

    Good thing you didn't live in Canada three DUIs will get you prison and a permanent loss of your license
  15. OntarioVanMan

    January 2016

    Lucky me got a load to NE that unloaded Saturday... Now only 300 miles from house... Home time !
  16. OntarioVanMan

    January 2016 locations

    Passing through Iowa now !:)
  17. OntarioVanMan

    January 2016 locations

    A nice 800 miler to Crete Nebraska and then probably turn and burn to go home
  18. OntarioVanMan

    New rules for getting on bases

    at nuclear plants I have only been asked for my drivers license so far which is South Dakota
  19. OntarioVanMan

    January 2016 locations

    and that magic word just appeared on my phone...."BOOKED"......sweet....
  20. OntarioVanMan

    January 2016 locations

    by the map...I am living on the edge...LOL....and hope it stays that way....too bad we couldn't have snagged that one to New Mexico yesterday...
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