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  1. OntarioVanMan

    The State of Cargo Van Expediting

    Just a thought....when the wife first moved to Canada and her missing her grandchildren, her sons and us set up webcams so they could talk and see each other.... we still have this set-up in SD my kids in Canada and hers in Maryland and Virginia...it helps us anyhow for that little feel for...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Are Americans too Complacent?

    Charley Reese has been a journalist for 49 years. THE 545 PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USA'S WOES BY CHARLEY REESE: Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Are Americans too Complacent?

    April the 20th was my ONE year anniversary of being legal in the U.S. and I have to say....Man are you guys whimps!!! You guys talk about Canada being whooped...your just as bad...your gov. is walking all over ya's and nothing gets said...whats up with that? All this woo waa we are mighty, we...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    GE and Iran

    Unfortunately much of our technology is already on the open market, GE is just one of many stories...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    food

    Actually I was bored...IF we eat in the TS I usually just have the salad bar....cottage cheese, fruit, beets ....
  6. OntarioVanMan

    food

    Let common sense rule the day here...you gotta know whats heathy and whats not...do you really need a website for that?*LOL* are we THAT bored to ask this question??
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Social Security Number Requests

    Thats it? I was hoping for a better comeback then that???? You know I like to tease you guys....;)
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Social Security Number Requests

    Military bases is the worst place to give it out....bunch of gun and drug smugglers there.....see it on TV all the time.;)
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Sprinter Info

    Eddy... the easy to get at front 4 bolts and you can kinda pry and use a flashlight to see the injectors to make sure they still shine as new....I coulda sworn there were 7 of them little bolts?
  10. OntarioVanMan

    70 cents a mile including fuel?

    Nope...Sherman Tx. just north of Dallas... CharlesD...my thinking exactly. Cuz if ya do once they'll think they can do it again...becomes the norm...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Dispatch Favoritism

    David your a darned nice guy BUT please don't throw your a man of the cloth in our faces because someone doesn't agree with you or disputes your point.... To me your just another driver who happens to expedites..what you do in your spare time is of no consequence to me..... I really didn't think...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Refining shortage???

    Hmmmm..reading the Energy Depts site says the only country US exports GAS to is Canada...no mention of diesel??? Much to the chagrin of the bio-diesel refiners...our farmers in my area NOT planting corn this year!!
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Refining shortage???

    Goes to show now there's no shortage of refiners...actually Valero is running at 72% of capacity as of last report. U.S. Gasoline Demand Falls 5.8% From Year Ago, Jordan Burke May 6 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. gasoline demand fell 5.8 percent from a year ago as pump prices rose, MasterCard Inc...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Short term energy report from the US Dept of Energy dated May 6 2008

    The Midwest Average went down .032 cents last week.... National Average went down .028 cents a gallon of diesel Weekly On-Highway Retail Diesel Prices Crude as of this post was at $121.95 per barrel!! Expect diesel to spike again real soon....
  15. OntarioVanMan

    70 cents a mile including fuel?

    Kinda like the guy next to me in Laredo being offered .48+fsc a mile in a sprinter to get out of there!! He turned it down!
  16. OntarioVanMan

    which is a good company for a sprinter?

    Sure...down hill coasting engine shut off....should make it if brakes don't wear out first...*LOL*
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Immediate Prayer Request

    I met Joe and his wife Robin last month for dinner at Nicks and they are a great young couple....Judy and I will be thinking of them.
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Dispatch Favoritism

    Quote from terry: I'm not sure why this thread has gotten so far afield of my initial post, but it has. I can't see where it drifted too far off...your intial post was to comment that at FDCC favourtism is rare in your personal experiences and contacts with FDCC...with others commenting...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Meeting Expediters on the road

    After the first year it gets alittle easier especially if your not one to jump to greener pastures every time there's a slowdown...Dispatch knows you and you know them and you get a "COOL" designation....you'll know your carriers good spots and bad, where they have customers or not...I try to...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    Dispatch Favoritism

    Vinnie...You nailed it!!! Exactly When they speak of a computer making a determination..I think of Terminator! Good ole fashion common sense can't be replaced by a computer. There's too many tangibles for a computer to make a fair assessment of some situations in this business. The computer is...
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