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  1. moose

    Need truck buying advice

    Hey Robert ,thanks for stopping by . by the 'day cab' remark ,i understand that this truck will not be used for Expedite ,right ? i don't think i ever read here on a 80%+- down payment,either your business can support payments over time or not . most here will tell you to pay cash for a...
  2. moose

    December Locations

    @ the Pilot across from the Love's that used to be a J ,just south of Milwaukee. Boobtailing , Airport Shipper say my return run won't be ready till Tue. morning. Carrier say it will be ready Mon. morning . i might be here for a day ,but , well ,since when weatherman's know to predict the...
  3. moose

    Hours-of-Service Proposed Rulemaking

    Youbetchyha ,this proposal will only serve the ATA and lawyers . it will make compliance almost impassible (paper or electronic ).and will force more freight to be moved by large carriers. this is not about safety ,it's about money and control.
  4. moose

    Hours-of-Service Proposed Rulemaking

    Mark my word . i WILL definitely comment on this proposal . "DAILY" DUTY PERIOD " speaking from an OTR trucker POV, the 13 H limitation will have a drastic effect on my daily routine . it will force me to do a safety inspection by the end of the day ,instead of the beginning . since most...
  5. moose

    Polar bears not endangered, US confirms

    Well ,this one is ... YouTube - Ice Climbing YouTube - Funny Cartoon
  6. moose

    Ohio LOOKING at Regs for 10,001 to 26.000 GVW Trucks

    O'h yah ,the worm fuzzy feeling of looking out to the feds to solve out competition problem . it's OK for them to regulate the ones that taking the freight from under our wheels - 'this will never happened to me' there is no way this kind of development will be good to any expediter .
  7. moose

    December Locations

    I'm back in the rain forest of Ontario ,C.A have a PU tomorrow for the weekend run . if anyone here ...
  8. moose

    What is owed you?

    I'd go with the Carrier on this one . the driver should have waited for instructions from dispatch in both cases . however ,detention pay should have started ,if that's a part of the contract. more then that ,there MIGHT be a liability issue ,in case of an accident on the way home .
  9. moose

    U.S. proposes cellphone ban for truck drivers

    simple , 3,000,000 drivers ,forced to invest 300$ in a voice command dialing . that's over a billion $ ,when all taxes are paid for. works well for the stimulus administration . you see,when they make it a rule ,they are bypassing the law making procedure .with it's annoying part of the...
  10. moose

    CARB cup & trade for trucks ?

    Looking for some more info. here ,as the online research do not show the whole picture . i was told lately ,about a proposed amendment ,made public by CARB regarding on Hwy older trucks . looks like we will be OK way beyond 2014 ,"with older trucks needed to buy a permit to enter the golden...
  11. moose

    How was business for you in 2010

    Firestone is better then a good year...
  12. moose

    Favorite runs of the year?

    Can i choose 3 please ? one is the run from Reno to C.A , the only time i drove the 395 . road was closed for the night ,in the morning had to chainup ,and got help from 2 awesome swift drivers . then going down an 8mil/6% icy grade ...loved it !.those are some large trees they got there...
  13. moose

    Good Country Bars

    After ten years in this country - I ain't surprised any more...
  14. moose

    How will this affect us? End of cell phone use!

    In trucking that would be the revolving door phenomena .
  15. moose

    How will this affect us? End of cell phone use!

    Then a person in your honorable position can surly point us to a link where a study show how often a professional trucker with more then one million mil is likely to be involved in an accident .and that cell phone use was the main cause . actually ,in the transportation industry ,this have...
  16. moose

    How will this affect us? End of cell phone use!

    i had 2 bees getting into my truck at an O.K toll booth . no law ginst that ...yet.
  17. moose

    Obama & the Queen

    And...just in time for Christmas ,another Obama Joke : What's In Your Email? What's In Your Email? – Funny Forwards and Emails - Wal-Mart are you kidding me?
  18. moose

    Mexican drone crashes in El Paso in Texas

    ...And in related news this week : a UFO Shot Down Over Israel Object shot out of sky above Israeli nuclear plant, military says - CNN The Israel Air Force intercepted a suspicious flying object hovering in a closed airspace above the southern Red Sea and endangering a Dimona plant...
  19. moose

    Wheres the miles???

    The big picture is that most expediters know how to "average up a load over time" Expediting is a 'per quarter operations' ,and smart expediters wright down their 'quarterly goals' and work their way to achieve them . if they can make money when the freight/rates are there ,then they save some...
  20. moose

    Obama & the Queen

    As Air Force One arrives at Heathrow Airport , President Obama strides to a warm and dignified reception from the Queen. They are driven in a 1934 Bentley to the edge of central London , where they change to a magnificent 17th century carriage hitched to six white horses. They continue on...
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