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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Re: Cabotage

    RobA...The below example could be constured as interstating? Yes No For example, a Toronto, ON-based carrier transports merchandise originating in Toronto and terminating in Miami, FL. The vehicle can then be used to pick up merchandise in Miami for delivery to St Louis, MO (a domestic move)...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Re: Cabotage

    >A poster on OOIDA`s Forum said he was in the process of >signing on with a Canadian company. When he told them he >planned to follow the rules of Cabotage,he was told "WE >DON`T NEED YOU". Meaning? That carrier wasn't planning on doing inter U.S. and going by the old rules? My...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Express One Turkey Day Meal

    Any Express One drivers around Buchanan Mi the office? A FREE Dinner is served at Lucys downtown Buchanan between 1-3pm! Thank You E-1! :)
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Re: Cabotage

    They were pretty specific as to the reference of Canadian based vehicles. That doesn't mean they can't order up a Mexican version using their logic. So who rules by Fmsca were are dead ducks while the INS rules says NO way.
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Re: Cabotage

    Looks like somewhere along the rules were changed. A friend of mine from Ontario and with CTX are doing just this. The following information sheet from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) covers cabotage rules for Canadian drivers and includes contact information...
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Analyzing Freight Slowdown

    yes some of the large LTL carriers are offering an expedite service...Yellow, Roadway, ABS. R&L, UPS Freight and Fedex Frieght and dare I say Conway...We've hauled loads for all in the last 3 months.
  7. OntarioVanMan

    surviving

    fastrod...true...its a carriers job to cover loads any way they can..BUT if they want quality O/O's they could always subcontract the load out to a partner carrier and still cover the load. ohhh wait! They don't want quality O/O's they just want the load covered. They speak the speak but they...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Riddle me this?

    Please buy me a vowel "U" so I can put it where it belongs...labour? !*L* hmmm...must also be an American spell check program on this site.
  9. OntarioVanMan

    lock your doors and get out you guns

    We do the ATeam thingee, separate showers...and text "ready" some of them showers are real small anyhow and you know we spend so much time together in the truck the personal time in the shower is a nice change. Love is love but I contend Man and wife weren't meant to be together 24/7....and...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    surviving

    If your carriers FSC is configured properly the cost of fuel is not the issue. The issue is the probable slowdown, as shippers due to the high cost of shipping re-evaluate their needs. I think carriers should stop putting trucks on and adjust accordingly...if a carriers load count is...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    Riddle me this?

    Moot...your a weird duck albiet American duck but thats ok! Coins are the future...clink, clink!
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Riddle me this?

    good explaination...BUT you now have the 1 dollar coin shortly to replace the 1 dollar bill...that will open a slot for the 2's....or the 2 dollar coin as in the Can. tooney. Coins are a lot cheaper then paper the U.S. mint has to take the lead on this and PUSH this thru...
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Riddle me this?

    There's still that saying...as queer as a 3 dollar bill...Thats translated into Canadian language! Eh? or How bout that?
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Your spelling!

    *standing O for Terry* What a great come back!!!!*LOL*
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Your spelling!

    Ok answer me this you brainiacs! WHEN did you guys (The U.S.) drop the U from colour,labour..theres 1 or 2 more words but I can't remember. Being your roots were British rule you originally used the U BUT somewhere it disappeared.
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Hit The Deer

    You know quite often it's the deer you DON'T see that gets you!!Don't set your sites on the one that just crossed but look to where it came from, they don't usuallly travel alone.
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Landstar

    Oh man remus....from what I've heard from drivers that have been and still are with LEAM the DH is very high at the moment...Thats not going to make you very happy as this is the reason your leaving P2... Good Luck.
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Riddle me this?

    I agree with all 3 points of your assessment. I think the looney is just doing one of them what they call adjustments back to a more real value. As when I relooked at the Bank of Canada's site the looney has dropped in value against most of the major currancys not just the U.S buck. To let this...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Riddle me this?

    I follow the exchange rate of the Can/U.S dollar pretty close because I still have financial dealings in Canada. Riddle= The U.S dollar is dropping around the world and WAS against the Looney till about 2 weeks ago. U.S. dollar was at Approx .92 As of closing to-day the U.S buck closed at...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    Defining Hypocrisy

    Well I just let an ice cube melt and I'd say I lost about 25% of the volume...Hence 100 miles worth of ice is worth about 75 miles of water! Thats alot of water. Salt Water. Your gambling there will be another cooling period within the next 1,000 yrs? Nope stay out of the Great Lakes and...
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