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  1. OntarioVanMan

    August. Where you at,

    Thank you.....I'll take that as a compliment! I am sure you meant and couldn't find the words of proper expression to communicate!....which would make me an exceptional member beyond description.... IYO.......LOL
  2. OntarioVanMan

    How should I call this, sabotage or discrimination?

    In my experience I am thinking there is this invisible line between management and dispatch.......dispatch gets an issue with a certain operator and they talk between them and either unconciously or deliberate...bad things start happening especially in a small office scenerio.....your passed...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    August. Where you at,

    Good morning Gang...... Have a wedding to attend this afternoon its an outside wedding, going to be about 98 degrees out there thankfully its a cowboy style wedding! Have to put the war wagon back together and bring it down from the barn to load up and prepare for yet another tour of duty....
  4. OntarioVanMan

    August. Where you at,

    always know who your money people are and take care of them.....!!
  5. OntarioVanMan

    August Chit Chat

    Good morning Gang...... Have a wedding to attend this afternoon its an outside wedding, going to be about 98 degrees out there thankfully its a cowboy style wedding! Have to put the war wagon back together and bring it down from the barn to load up and prepare for yet another tour of duty....
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Embassy reopens in Havana

    I always thought it weird the Cuban Embargo and why it was in place and then on the flipside China one of the worst human rights violators/communist are our best trading partner....
  7. OntarioVanMan

    August Chit Chat

    connected the remote control to my power inverter now I can shut it off while in bed or hit the on switch to coffee kettle while still in bed...:p
  8. OntarioVanMan

    August Chit Chat

    ................Cargo van............................................................................................Transit
  9. OntarioVanMan

    August. Where you at,

    .....you rock....LOL
  10. OntarioVanMan

    August. Where you at,

    Have not seen any drop in the numbers over this insurance thingee....time will tell
  11. OntarioVanMan

    August Chit Chat

    Location @ Home....Till Monday...time to take my yearly trip to the recycler with my aluminum cans...last year about $64.00....I go past the place coming back into service so it does not cost me anything to do this....its pure cash!!
  12. OntarioVanMan

    August. Where you at,

    you driving home and then backtracking Sunday night?....
  13. OntarioVanMan

    August. Where you at,

    so true, so true.....thing is brokers see them numbers as well....and it skewers the asking price, BIG supply lowers the price...they spoil it in more then one way....:(
  14. OntarioVanMan

    August. Where you at,

    and those numbers are just the ones posted on 1 board....there are several not a member of such...the numbers could be much higher...
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Talking money with dispatchers.

    of course this is just one persons opinion....so don't shoot the messenger, everyone has their own way to run their business.....is there a wrong way or right way? dunno...I guess your bottomline tell you that...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Talking money with dispatchers.

    Well yeah of course...its when these bidders against my advice still include the DH in bid and we don't get the load.....you know who gets blamed for that eh?....in this competitive time I figure that bidder cost me any chance to get that load...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Talking money with dispatchers.

    I hope your PAID miles were well paid...like above average rate to cover that cost...or, you are close to breakeven point...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Talking money with dispatchers.

    what do you figure your % of unpaid miles to be at?
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Talking money with dispatchers.

    UNpaid DH is a great drain on our resources...and while its great to be paid ALL miles it can also be punishing to expect to be paid for them every load...or even a portion of them....to be TOO focused on the issue it can bite you in the butt as well....
  20. OntarioVanMan

    Talking money with dispatchers.

    To Add....IF a load bidders is adding every mile unto a bid without asking me first....that is a cause of concern for me.... Its MY load opportunity as well as the carriers...at this stage in this biz..you really think a shipper/broker is going to pay that extra $100 to cover your 75 miles DH...
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