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  1. OntarioVanMan

    September Banter & Location

    That is why when Dodge had the Sprinter..they had Sprinter only dealers...the shops were equipped for them....some regular Dodge dealers can't lift us either because of the height
  2. OntarioVanMan

    September Banter & Location

    No..no laundrymat...maybe in the evening...dispatch has this habit of working on Saturdays...LOL
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Question about winter driving

    he is new....what does brutal mean? I talk to some smaller carrier guys and the times are like a 60-65 mph pace....not good
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Question about winter driving

    Not that I know of Linda.....E-1 did not..neither do we....always been a bit of an issue to get that time back... 3 pm pickup....by the time you are loaded and secure load and get rolling you are 15 - 20 minutes behind and throw in at least 1 fuel stop of 20 min...you are 40 minutes...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    September Banter & Location

    It is a great morning....the fact I woke up is a great start....LOL:D going to pack up and go over to the J for shower and troll up to B. Green Wallys maybe...
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Question about winter driving

    and to get my dig in.....at least Panther allows 15 minutes at the pickup before the clock starts running....
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Question about winter driving

    within the US..yes it is.....what do you mean by tight? ours are figured at 50 mph.. a tad higher then the norm of 45-47 mph a 600 mile trip is 12 hours....granted if you pick up say at 3pm and the customer does not open till 6am you have more time...but if it is open all night....your going...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    September Banter & Location

    you do realize you are talking GM here....LOL YOUR money at work! hahaha
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Question about winter driving

    Scott even ours are tight at times....:eek:
  10. OntarioVanMan

    September Banter & Location

    Guess that is one thing for some to consider with these cab and chassis setups.....? I wondered where ya got to...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    The Thread You Can Use When You Need To

    I missed that Dynasty....:o
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Question about winter driving

    Agreed....keep them updated of your progress.....they are NOT your boss...only a mediator between you and the customer....your truck, you have possession of a load that is your responsibility to get it there in a timely manner and in undamaged..... Timely does not mean quickly...
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Question about winter driving

    Yep....that is the way to do it.....that load ain't that important..the world won't end....
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Question about winter driving

    Jim...We DON'T...only newbees keep to the schedule....Drive safe at all times and whatever the conditions allow for.....get the freight there maybe a little later but it'll get there in one piece and not in a ditch somewhere......DO NOT allow yourself to be pushed beyond your driving comfort...
  15. OntarioVanMan

    My Truck is My Man Cave

    JuJu and I did almost 6 yrs in a little 3/4 ton short wheel base van and then a few more in the sprinter.....we learned man and wife should not be THAT close for long periods of time....LOL PS..that is where the NO guns in truck law comes in....LOL
  16. OntarioVanMan

    The Thread You Can Use When You Need To

    LMAO...I called Guido an I Tie...and he no clue...guess it is a Can. thingee...:D
  17. OntarioVanMan

    The Thread You Can Use When You Need To

    In 142 AD, during the Han Dynasty, a man named Wei Boyang was the first to write anything about gunpowder. He wrote about a mixture of three powders that would "fly and dance" violently. We aren't sure that he meant gunpowder, but that's the only explosive that uses three ingredients that we...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    September Banter & Location

    WTG RoadTime....:) Well i moved north to E2 in KY...at a Walmart NOT the J!! Ya'll know there is a supercenter a mile and a half down the road beyond the Waffle House? As you are getting into town a laundrymat on the south side of the road that is cheap and clean....aircard service is...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    The Thread You Can Use When You Need To

    or them newbees that sit loaded a block away didn't even check to see because the times say 6am....get to the gate and find out it has been open all night...DOH....LOL:D
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