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Ya know what really turns us off is the constant smell of sewer gases....last week was terrible....and they now charge .31 cents for your own mug of ice!!!!

Steve...welcome back to between the lines....:D

Loves has small lots out front for us vans....tooo crowded.:(

Its also a smoking TA....if you do the dirty deed....*LOL*:rolleyes:

We stay out in Terrell Tx now exit 503 on 20...theres a TA..it's CLEAN a big lot for vans and Trucks.....it's only 30 miles east of Dallas...alot nicer.

Correct...The FSC will come and go...but your base rate will remain stable. If you have to depend on the FSC then the base rate is too low.

Must have been Dwayne...You'd be limited for sure..but depends on what money you are looking to make...depends always depends on depending....:p

Darn...Why would you think S. Carolina would be a problem?...Look where I live!!;)

I guess some people are quicker at getting that "feel" for a carrier....your friend has done well!:)

If a fleet looks all new and shiny it's a great recruiting tool....It GIVES the ILLUSION that the owners are making money!!!:p

New and shiny doesn't pay the bills and I've seen some new and shiny on the back of a hook as well.... I've also seen some slick 5-7 yr old trucks out there... They should be recruited on a case by case situation...but that would be extra work for recruiters....and besides they usually know...

I have an aquiantence that has a 2004 and the BIG red E wouldn't let him lease on..they wanted 3 years or newer...go figure....I think some use truck age to weed out the people they don't want....the rule seems too liquid. you could also be correct ..if one owns the truck/van one could assume...

2 companies in 2 months eh? hmmmm....he's good but impatient.;)

I've seen more newer trucks break down then older ones at times....it's a mindset some carriers get....instead of taking the issue on a individual basis....they group old with old and new with new. Goes to show some of the ignorance of thier respective recruiting departments. They relate old...

The bill went down, 228-205, even though Paulson and congressional leaders proclaimed a day earlier that they had worked out an acceptable compromise in marathon weekend talks. Lawmakers were caught in the middle. On one side were the dire predictions from Bush, his economic team, and their own...

Well sure Phil....look at the OTR carriers now....way back when I started there was only 40 foot trailers and now we have 53 feet...and then there are doubles and triples...and the drivers don't get anymore pay...and they use less drivers.

And yet Hawk makes a very good valid point!! It's supposed to be a partnership...not a dictatorship...

Great point Linda....what does it matter how much the carrier makes as long as you get what you need??? our business is our business and thiers is thiers....they have profit margins as we have ours....and somewhere we both try to achieve them

Unions have always been socialists....I can't believe they had such a big following down here....UAW...steelworkers, the trade unions....Its a socialist idea...take from the rich and share amongst the poor...everyone equal....yeah right! Ever see the minister or priest in a poor district...

Turtle said...."It used to be that when you became a US citizen you had to renounce your citizenship of your native country, but that hasn't been the case for a long time. An individual that becomes a U.S. citizen through naturalization may keep his or her original citizenship." Actually half...