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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Reality Check # ?

    Guess when the shippers bleed the straights dry..they'll have to use cargo vans....oh wait....Ban the van...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Arctic Blast!!!

    you following me around? I DH'd up to KC when your done...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Bankruptcy Thank You

    Anyone with any experience in this biz knew this day was coming....not IF it came, but WHEN...that day is here...if you ran on a wing and a prayer that things would change for the better...it's a rude awakening....many an owner/driver that ignored the facts now has to deal with the short...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    E-Track Accessories

    We are starting to do some Fibre optic cable loads....5 foot high and about 2-3 foot wide...can't put them on their side have to be straight up....a bugger to secure...only can strap thru the donut hole...and block it from rolling... BTW..we've replaced the straights they use to...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Speaking of luck...

    Anyone notice the ATeam is missing....anyone heard from them :confused:
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Reality Check # ?

    100 bucks a day is nuts....theres the creep factor as your puttin on these miles the truck is wearing, PM needs to be done, rubber is wearing down...things are breaking....how long can you afford to go with 100 bucks a day??
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Arctic Blast!!!

    That plant was scheduled for closure... Now Whirlpool....is closing the Oxford Ms. oven plant and moving production over the the Cleveland Tenn plant. Also expanding the oven plant in Tulsa Ok...AND ...... tada........ Now wait for the drum roll..... closing one Mexico plant and...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Bankruptcy Thank You

    Its not rocket science this biz....some make it out for more then it is...like it's the Holy Grail...your drivin a truck...a glorified truck driver...nothing more nothin less....like it or not, them the nuts and bolts of it... Just get out there and git er done... I've hung in for 8 years in...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Rate Cuts

    condiments? who buys condiments....I have a bag full of Ketchup, mustard, relishes, salt, pepper...even Mayo in them little packs...I get extras when I do eat out...the truck stops I take extra of each on the way out the door to keep the supply up...:rolleyes: trimming the fat...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Arctic Blast!!!

    A sprinter gelling? unheard of...you running that thing on H2O?
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Arctic Blast!!!

    so dennis...wheres the news in your loooong post? Most of what you said is public record....wage rollbacks...new hire rate and the plant closure....:rolleyes: just naggin on ya...still got brain freeze...;)
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Windshield washer solution

    Ya don't need no additives...I use the Prestone Anti-Ice -40 from wally world and even the no name brand @ -30 will not freeze...I just came from 4 days in ND and Minn....had no problems...alchol will cause premature blade wear...as it is a solvent.
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Arctic Blast!!!

    Gee Moot..your a prophet!! :rolleyes: Yeah got the free coffee as well...:D
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Where am I?

    Emporia KS...been a good week....You?
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Arctic Blast!!!

    After delivering in Pembina ND...I29-Canada border...slept in Fargo...picked in Wapaton ND now in Kansas....:D
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Arctic Blast!!!

    Very low record lows broken: TWC meteorologist Mark Ressler gathered up these very cold record lows that were broken earlier this morning as temps plummeted in the teens to 40 degrees below zero. For you folks residing in southern California and the Southwest in general, aren't you jealous...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    NY Tolls ,Taxing in Native American Territory

    Sorry...but taxpayers do take a hit...the lost revenue has to be made up somewhere..... In Canada the 6 Nations can not sell to anyone without a North American Card. I.D. The Indians fought it up there and lost....Again... The RCMP sometimes sit and do inspections....they are the only ones...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    NY Tolls ,Taxing in Native American Territory

    Theres no restrictions of free commerce between native indians...it is only when the Native business goes off reserve and buys smokes and booze @ tax free from the white man and brings them on reserve and then marks them up and sells them to a NON-RESERVE resident. PA and Ohio including NY...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    new engine or new used van???

    Make sure they drain the rear end fluid and refill...not just top off.....lost my spider gears on my old Dodge van because every time they stuck their finger in it came out with oil...not thinking oil floats on water...when it went,,,it was 3/4 full of water from leaky seals....all rusted
  20. OntarioVanMan

    The hell with bipartianship

    Suns out and blue sky here....:D
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