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  1. OntarioVanMan

    It Depends On....

    Sorry Dave but I beg to disagree....to "some" points. A measure of ones success is only for the one involved to measure.... $500,000 in retirement savings? I am happy...bills are up to date, debt ratio is low, no mortgage, some medical coverage and a growing retirement....If I want it I'll...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    60/40 revisited?

    Star..you know there is no such thing as luck....come on now....just a set of circustances that favours your position.
  3. OntarioVanMan

    60/40 revisited?

    An incentive is like the carrot before the donkey or as you call it a set of criteria to make....the pay after achieving the carrot is the "bonus"
  4. OntarioVanMan

    60/40 revisited?

    And yes and after doing said crappy run..you did it so well that they paid you a "bonus" as well as the "incentive" that was offered "before" you did it..... A car dealer offers you "incentives" before you buy the car...not after the deal.
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Remember lee Iacocca?

    Thats telling it...:)
  6. OntarioVanMan

    60/40 revisited?

    Yuppitize...verb...the act of yuppiying???*L* If someone only meets the criteria for which they signed on to make. No Bonus required. Theya re only doing what they commited to do it the first place. Now IF they should exceed the job expectations ie criteria then a bonus would be a very good...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    expediting information

    Welcome JR... It's an age old question and there isn't really a foolproof answer. The carriers are as varied as the individual....what works for one does't work for another...I know that sounds strange but here's an example: Recently we had 2 senior members switch to the same carrier...BOTH...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Final 4

    In December 1891, Canadian-born James Naismith, a physical education teacher at the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) training school, took a soccer ball and a peach basket into the gym and invented basketball. In Springfield MA Bears Don't Run Downhill", is a book of 201 interesting...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    60/40 revisited?

    Greg..your separating grains of salt here....drivers meet production quotas set by owner... on time, acceptance, in service....gross totals are all quotas and drivers meet them hence bonus....to an old time trucker it's a "bonus" You try and tell a 30 yr ole pro out here "Financial Incentive"...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Panther Drivers

    Rent-A-Bay was a fade a few years ago...most have died off...I suppose you'd have to have some liability insurance but thats normal antways...lot of guys like to do thier own oil and replace lights and whatever...be nice indoors....especially in winter!
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Panther Drivers

    If I were in the area..sure why not! Sounds like a plan. How about an open bay where guys could work on thier truck while away from home...like Rent-A-bay???
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Sleeping in a Dump

    So true , so true...so far this month with slowing down and keeping eye on tire pressure and all the other little things...I've managed to get my fuel costs down to 18% from almost 26% so I think I have expenses under control...to up the bottom line.
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Dear Internal Revenue Service

    Now thats good!!!:D
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