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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Fuel Tax Holiday

    This is May now...I think they are blowing smoke...Has the Prez said anything about supporting such a move? After all it wasn't HIS idea. Besides if I got a decrease in fuel costs I'd prolly go back and speed up and just burn the extra anyways...Havta stay in profile as "dumb truck driver" ya...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    The State of Cargo Van Expediting

    Been 7 years now...and still not one of them...:eek:
  3. OntarioVanMan

    What happened to long runs?

    Last month we got $124 for a cancellation/dry run and we hadn't started the van yet!!!. Man give me 2 or 3 of them a day!:)
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Sprinter or Straight Trk

    Ditto what David said....NOT a good time to enter this field.
  5. OntarioVanMan

    which is a good company for a sprinter?

    I'd have to say Bolt or Express-1 for your Sprinter. Dedicated?? prolly somewhere...it's a big country...maybe some of the good fellowship will know.
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Coming Back.....

    David...You forgot BEEF!! You seen the price of a T-bone lately!! Charles...we too are having a good year so far! :) Hapipupi....My tummy is very satisfied! Thank You.
  7. OntarioVanMan

    How much does a dispatcher have to Invest

    your not a miserable ole fart are ya???*L*;)
  8. 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
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Coming Back.....

    Granted..we are a friendly bunch and nope never had a fellow expediter cut us off or give us the finger...
  10. 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!:)
  11. 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"...
  12. 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...
  13. 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...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Qualcom question

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

    May 2 - Laramie, WY

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

    Economic Stimulus Payment

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

    Economic Stimulus Payment

    Actually I bought a bicycle to get around our huge town!! :D
  18. 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!!
  19. 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...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    .the Following Immigration Laws Are Proposed..

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