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  1. OntarioVanMan

    How much does a dispatcher have to Invest

    your not a miserable ole fart are ya???*L*;)
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Coming Back.....

    I like the positive side myself...in the busy times ya couldn't even get time to fry a steak on the grill...BUT now in slower times you can do a whole pot roast in the slow cooker!!! Yummmmm:D
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Coming Back.....

    Granted..we are a friendly bunch and nope never had a fellow expediter cut us off or give us the finger...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Coming Back.....

    Oh boy...Drivers in expediting are more snippy, moody and some are downright depressing! The whine level is deafening...Business is down and so is the mood. The most pleasant ones are the folks with their golf clubs in the back! Welcome back and Good Luck! and keep smiling!:)
  5. OntarioVanMan

    How much does a dispatcher have to Invest

    Are12 said "As for favoritism, lets be honest, it goes on in all companies, even FedEx" And by the talk here on the forum they cloak it better and do the CYA thingee better then most!! One of the hidden reasons for getting passed over is that truck might be on that shippers "Do Not Send"...
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Back

    RE: sciatic nerve problems.....Boy can I relate to sciatica!!...Did my nerve damage when out shovelling snow and my back was exposed to the freezing weather too long. It's sooooo painful in it's full blown stages!! Your almost crippled. One day at my indoor job it was flaring up and I lifted...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Hotel Discount Card

    Rule #7 VERY important! Disputes: CLC will use reasonable efforts to assist Customer in resolving any transactions disputed between Customer and a hotel, provided, however, that CLC shall have no responsibilities (financial or otherwise) for such disputed transactions. Final resolution of...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Qualcom question

    Theres a Thermo King in Gary Indiana that installs as well...don't know about servicing
  9. OntarioVanMan

    May 2 - Laramie, WY

    Welcome to MY home!...we too are tucked in here at home...NW South Dakota! :D
  10. OntarioVanMan

    Economic Stimulus Payment

    NO!! but there is one in the next town over.....which is 147 miles!!!:p
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Economic Stimulus Payment

    Actually I bought a bicycle to get around our huge town!! :D
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Economic Stimulus Payment

    Just spoke with our book keeper...seems they are releasing cheques by the last 2 numbers of SS....since mine is in the 90's the release date is July 4th!!! At least I can buy some Chinese fireworks to celebrate the American holiday!!
  13. OntarioVanMan

    What happened to long runs?

    And "The List" seems to get longer with the "NEW" breed of driver!!! Personally I like the 7-900 mile trips...the long ones wear on ya and usually leave you in BF Idaho... The worse NYC load was to Hudson St. just at the tunnel at 9am... Next one was NBC-TV Avenue of the Americas...but it was...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    .the Following Immigration Laws Are Proposed..

    At home in the middle of a snow storm and blizzard!!:D
  15. OntarioVanMan

    .the Following Immigration Laws Are Proposed..

    .THE FOLLOWING IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE PROPOSED.. 1 There will be no special bilingual programs in the schools. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2. All ballots will be in this nation's language. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3.. All government business will...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    What happened to long runs?

    The other don't that comes to mind is overloading... Twice last week I was asked to take loads of 3400 and 3500 lbs...900+ miles each...now that hurt!!
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Cisco Pumps Shut Down Again

    Steve...the issue would be...In those 200 gallons, what was your MPG's? Was it the same as cool fuel? I suppose some would say, well if I lose in the summer and I gain in the winter...whats the issue? I suppose the issue would be consistency...To get at the time of purchase what your paying...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    What happened to long runs?

    Come on now...Because they are PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS!! and because they have a RIGHT to say NO! Same as they have a right to go broke! And when a driver says all of the above I just have no time to hear them whine!! Wonder what the % in $ value each of them DON'Ts is worth?
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Cisco Pumps Shut Down Again

    With the profits the Oil companies are making the change over costs are peanuts! The executive bonuses are prolly more then the costs! It's so bluntly a rip-off and all they can do is talk? There are some naysayers that say the costs will be passed onto to us anyways so why bother? WHY...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    What happened to long runs?

    In these tight times in our biz..it's not a time to get too fussy...as in I don't do NYC I don't do northeast I don't do Canada I don't do hazmat I don't do Chicago I don't do hand unloading or loading.... Ya know there is actually owners and drivers out there that all of the above applies to...
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