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Or become a Canadian and receive free healthcare. Albeit a little slower (ok snails pace) for services than the US, but you can use your real name (or any alias you want). Since your truck is a moving apartment, pick a truckstop and use it as your address and apply away Rob Fis

1st quarter numbers are better than last year, which were better than the year before. Currently a little slower than first quarter, but April was bad last year as well. Overall up about 15%. Rob Fis

Thanks gang! Most of the places I've been doing purchases are giving those thermal receipts so the copying appears best. Scanning works as well. Envelopes, simple, readily available, great, thanks Since I'm altering my interior and adding some storage, I'll make a space for a box of them...

Can't think of many places that are closed anymore on Easter Monday. Yeah the gov't and schools and such, but not that many businesses. now I could be wrong but over the years fewer and fewer places have observed the full weekend. Just like Nov 11, I remember getting that as a holiday so we...

Yeah don't have a scanner/copier in the truck, but do have 5 at home. Thanks for the info. Haven't designed to carry such in the truck yet. Heck I've still got to get my bed back in the truck. Was hoping the waether would be better this weekend but decided not to do bed and other truck...

I utilize a pencil case type thing with three pockets (closable). Then of course take them inside when ever and file them on my desk. But what I'm really interested in is what do you do to retain readable copies of those thermal receipts you get? I used to scan and copy these into files on my...

As a canadian looking from the outside of the US I have already seen the beginnings of this. Especially here in Canada but definitely in the US. There is a trend in the states to call yourself something-american rather than just an american. I hope you don't continue as I call my self a...

Well I do all the above as well although routes are when requested by a customer (fill in for company drivers when ill/hurt/fired whatever). based in the Toronto area. Currently have a Sprinter and GM 3500 vans Quite a bit of regional loads mixed other types Rob Fis

I would like to see that... can you get a picture???? Rob Fis

With all that WORK WORK WORK stuff, WOW, I thought I came to work to sleep (I do tell dispatch that) and that I am overpaid and UNDER worked!! I actually have ppl convinced of these things! Really I'm in the top five earners in the company and I put in more hrs than everyone else. I even...

Well personally I've had a great first quarter until last half of March. At the moment things are slow and of course the company does have more drivers than last year at this time. We are doing more calls than last year (I'm watchiing the load numbers) but right now I am sleeping more than...

While I agree that this site does have a load of info, it seems that most of the Cdn boys go about things in the old fashion way. They ask older drivers, ppl at the company, their bookkeepers. Yes bookkeepers not full CAs. 1 cheaper, 2 availability, 3 finding one with trucking experience...

Well was able to get home and for once had a call within 30 miles of home on Thursday nite. Projects were to clean out truck etc, but cold weather and its been snowing unitl an hour ago (not fond of working on buggies in the blowing snow). Instead worked on computers and got wireless and wired...

This week I had opportunity to talk with several Cdn Expeditors. Not one has online capability in their vehicles and do not go online at home with regards to the business (other than vehicle repair or replacement concerns or so it seems). All had e-mail or text messaging on their cell...

Well the fuel crisis in Southern Ontario seems to be over. At least the availability problem has been solved and the oil companies are suppling fine at this time. The pricing has started to come down from the high of 99.9 cents per litre (much higher in northern part of province). However the...

Well most of the Cdn expeditors are probably not aware of this site. I only found it by looking. Many expeditors up here are not online very often or are online for a very specific purpose. Awareness comes from various places, but this is primarily an american site. There are very few of...

My insurance has the first 2 years vehicle replacement. So if it is totalled in that time frame I get the original value. After that I get market value. Contents are partially covered by auto and rest covered by home insc. Rob Fis

For the most part not a lot of trouble. Many places have a ground level or drive in door. Most skids come off as a skid. However there are those jobs where you have to handbomb, both ends. If your in a dock then the hand bombing isn't too bad usually. Larger items pose some problems, but...

Paul, Rich and Dave have it right. Look at the auto and mfg health. If those sectors go down then expediting dies a little or a lot depending on company, customers etc. Another area to look at is the number of carriers in freight and courier that are around in the larger markets. If...

So why is there not a national database of footprints??? I know ppl don't usually go around robbing places in their barefeet. But it would help in identifying a DB or amnesia patients and those using false ID. Just a thought Rob Fis