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It's times like this we realize that we are turing into our parents. Didn't we all declare we were never going to do that with our kids?? or something like that?? Rob Fis

nice Greg. Had one that the lady at the builders gave me an envelope (9x12) for the city hall in another town, did the delivery and then dispatch made me go back to the builders office and do it again. The lady was in such a hurry she gave the labelled envelope, no contents, she forgot to...

Jim and col you guys only picked up caskets?? I did the oposite, I got the bodies and no caskets (body bags). Had to deliver first thing next morning. ALso had customer who used to deal in body parts (for research), we had a driver slam his brakes on and the cooler slamed into the dog house...

Several years back I discussed this with a Penn State Trooper and a NY state fella. Both stated that if your going to sleep in your van the bed had to be permanent attached to the truck. If a wall was being used to separate the cargo area from the sleeper, then the wall had to be of a type to...

What has been one of your strangest or odd deliveries you've done? Just reading some post and getting a laugh today, but was curious about others strange calls. I had one last fall where the unit was supposed to fit through the front door (I was at the back door). Unfortunately some one made...

Last I have which is this week, is that passports are required at border crossings as of January 1 2008 (this law has been passed). There is a bill in the works in congress to delay 17 or 18 months for this requirement due to the backlog of applications for passports (both countries are having...

Let's see... since 1990 (been driving longer) I've had two tickets, once doing a run in new truck (it went goooood, compared to buggy it replaced), second after dropping on way to truckstop, they changed the speed limit for 1/4 mile stretch of road 2 weeks earlier and were enforcing it. Late...

RE: Trucker dies in accident - safety reminder (ag On my way back from Quebec today I saw two (2) Midland Transport T/T's rolled over. One on the right shoulder and one in the center median. This means that the MTO in Ontario will be at the Midland Terminal doing a saftey insp. Just strange...

There are just not enough runs through most load boards for vans. Many single or double skid loads have some quirk that makes them a problem for a van (too high, too long, too heavy, etc). So most vans run through a dispatch or signed on with a company where dispatch asks the various questions...

Thanks Greg... I beleive the bosses are, awhile back they gave me a bonus! Not for any particular run or anything just for being out there and going the extra. It was certainly a surprise. I find I'm doing more DH here than some other places I've been, but I also get some jobs that pay...

Up here in Ontario those car haulers with 3 car trailers are supposed to have a class A as the towed vehicle and the dually pickup is enough weight. Also of minor note you know those 5th wheel travel trailers? Well the guys with dually pickups and those real big 5th wheel trailers are also...

Glad you've found your fit. I think I've found mine with a smaller carrier. The last one I was with it didn't matter what I did I couldn't make the money I needed to make. Also the owner used to yell at you if your truck was down and he was short a few units. So I changed and have found this...

Hey layout you make a good point. Synthetic oil and fuel hasn't been pushed hard since WW2. Beleive it or not that was one of Hitlers biggest things to keep Germany fuelled. He gave the industry lots of money and they pushed synthetic oil and fuel production way ahead of everyone else. The...

Ok in Mississauga the Dixie Rd/401 area. Lots of parking (husky, shell on brittania/part of flying J now, plus others), you can walk to several food places, califonia sandwiches, subs, BK, super macks, plus others. The J at x579 (napanee) was alright, the 10 acre truck stop in Belleville was...

Saw the truck parked today, tried to get around to see it, but it took off just when I got there. Had to overshoot anf turn around and I flashed the driver to pull out but it didn't move all that fast. Are u sure it's an expedite truck??? It took way too long to get going and to the next...

Got a load going to Burlington I have to hold until Tuesday. That's ok as it means starting the week with something. Rob Fis

I've gone to the diesels as I the fuel is a little cheaper and the engines cruise nice. There are no tune ups but oil changes and filters. In the winter I've found the diesel is better for idling as it uses less fuel. I tested 3 vans prior to accepting a route out of a friends place. The...

Got Linux on my desktop at home. Currently using Mandrake 8 (2 cd ver). It is loaded, X-windows, mail server, office apps etc. I'm not overly knowledgable yet but i'm learning. Have been experimenting. I was thinking of setting up another server and putting Linux on it and having a large...

Hey x06col you've probably hit most of it on the head. Unfortunately the NAFTA agreement allows for their trucks to come north and US carriers to go south. Since the gov't has finally decided to get on with the trucking part of the agreement you are now faced with them coming in. Remember...

Having seen our numbers and talking with a few drivers from competitors, IT'S SLOW!! Most companies seem to be suffering from a lack of work. There seems to be a general slowdown even though the economy is doing ok. we just lost a large client to a small hotshot type company and their...