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geo..my award/reward is NOT spending money on brake jobs...:D I figure I'am up a thousand or 2....just on lack of brake jobs...:)

My point is..as responsible business owners we must find a balance between ourselves, our carrier and of course the customer that pays the bills...What effects our carrier eventually effects us to some degree...WE, as in all 3 parties must make this work for all to be satisfied.

Probably would if they weren't out polishing all that chrome..;)

Hawk...that hug from the kids is "priceless"..One does what one needs to do...:D

When you have responsible carriers not trying to overload with trucks like Load-1 or Barrett Direct..that actually measure volume to capacity...OOS has more meaning...

When a company has available 300 loads a day and their fleet of say 400 has 30% OOS that is 120 leaving only 280 to service customers.....depending of course on the mix of truck demand...some loads take 2-3 days to run taking more away and factor in the HOS...

No self interest in that rumour, eh? Dale:rolleyes:;)

Technically TVal/WG is not expedite but speciality services that just happen to be called expedite...just because no one else has the equipment...

You are a bit premature on the wear on the rear....experience has shown me a 2:1 ratio is about normal...but maybe you take on average heavier loads then me, who knows...but you are doing better then some are out here...;)

Admittingly..thru luck and good sense and driving habits. I've been very fortunate and I know that...

First half of last year when things were off. using just E-1 as an example, the OOS stats were running 10-15%.....goes to show the mentality...

516,000 miles I was just in my dealer for my regular PM thinking I must need brakes for the rear pretty darn soon....BUT I was sooo disappointed when lo and behold my tech says" would you be disappointed if I told you they were not needed yet?" He showed me the distance to the wear...

Wouldn't the OOIDA lawyers write them a letter to shake them up a bit?

As a watcher of our industry and having a lot of contacts I can observe somes business activities and draw opinions that are mine and mine alone... Fact is , most carriers are suffering the same problem...30-35% out of service rate.... I see people running 3-4 runs and running home OOS for...

Define "how long is"? Some are under the impression that there should be a load almost right away...within 24 hrs...That is a wrong assumption... I've had some say to me.."I've been here for 2 days....my carrier stinks..." or "I am so disappointed they didn't move me" Really?

I swear you are dreaming these projects up..*LOL* It's a WORK van...by the time you get it where ya want,,it'll be time to replace it....gee whiz....:rolleyes:;)

umm, so far 516,000??? *L* balance a drive shaft?:eek:

Williston ND to Minneapolis...who says I am not in the freight lanes..*LOL*:D

Even N Korea doesn't have the resources to maintain a war for long time...unless aided by Russia, Iran and China...Right now I see a lot of frustration around the world...