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  1. OntarioVanMan

    September Location

    Yup....customer service and being alert...always look for the opportunities..
  2. OntarioVanMan

    ???? Panther Owner starts a Lease to Own program ???

    The way things are to-day in this biz..if one has to rely on another and can not stand on their own they should really, really think long and hard and maybe look elsewhere....The liability/risk is way out of proportion..
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Cargo Van makes a comeback?

    I find the income is usually in portion to the risk/investment... The lesser the risk the lesser the income opportunities... heres one for yous looking in....your take home pay is $700 for the week...sound good? BUT wait you were in service for a whole week....which is 168 hours.... $700...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    ???? Panther Owner starts a Lease to Own program ???

    In the taxi biz we called it the Never,Never Plan.. A 7 year plan to buy a taxi plate that almost no one survived the 7 years...defaulted....then owner finds another sucker....very,very few ever made the 7 years...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    September Location

    Ever considered a roll-away cot? Strap it to the sidewalls? Don't never not ever get a blowup mattress either.
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Cargo Van makes a comeback?

    Yes, Vanning is easy to get into...but making a living is yet another animal...like a straight or TnT there are tricks/experience factors in todays economic marketplace...just like our bigger brethren one has to at all times watch the outflow as compared to the inflow...:rolleyes: 1,000 miles...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    NLM magic?

    I believe there is a couple indepenent members here who are affiliated with NLM since before the Landstar takeover...they may chime in.... I also remember years ago when NLM started they demanded a QC unit as well....they've dropped their standards some to get a better price I think....Also...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    September Location

    Yup....shoulda crossed the river into VA a bit....
  9. OntarioVanMan

    September Location

    That is where the wife and I start out from as well...that plan works well for us as well...good luck..
  10. OntarioVanMan

    September Location

    ahh you staying or going to minni/st paul?
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Canada Things are picking UP

    Yes..much to the chagrin of some Americans the Cash 4 Clunkers has provided a window of opportunity for us to be busy as the auto companies ramp up their low inventories...but alas it may come to an abrupt end when they do...so stay in service and run like a deer while the sun is shining..
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Staying warm this winter?

    The Coleman Catalytic heater line is also good.... Heater | Outdoor Heater | Portable Heater | Coleman.com
  13. OntarioVanMan

    A QUESTION or view on other drivers

    They showed crop rotation methods to restore the natural nutritants....it was pretty interesting
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Staying warm this winter?

    For me it is a personal choice/preference..I don't like messing with batteries/inverters and cutoff switches and fuses and all that wiring I am such a putz with all that....I just throw out my Honda2000 and away I go...
  15. OntarioVanMan

    A QUESTION or view on other drivers

    They featured 3 young families in TN, Ark. and Arizona...just small plots to start 1,000 acres or so...but none the less it is land that was non producing, that they are learning and modernizing...land management they call it now...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    A QUESTION or view on other drivers

    Watched a special yesterday..there has been an unusual swing of late...young American couples buying into farmland and getting into the business....the figures I think was around 5% increase in farming in the US...this is a good thing...:D
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Cargo Van makes a comeback?

    After reading some posts of the last month or 2 and just plain observing. It appears the talk a couple years ago in here of cargo van usage being redundant was all wrong. The cost factor and speed of which a C/V can deliver 1-2 skids has again struck a note with cost conscienous shippers. The...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    NLM magic?

    I don't believe that is true anymore....but one has have their own authority.
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Is Anybody Getting Freight Around Fort Wayne?

    There is a time to run and a time to stay put... Great start to your week...:) Col...can't help myself at times...:D
  20. OntarioVanMan

    Is Anybody Getting Freight Around Fort Wayne?

    Guess you work too expensive? tell Ceva to stop contracting so much of it out...*LOL*
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