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I can understand..."to a point" that some drivers have to put food on the table and pay the roof over their families head and the load they are on will do that and make the pay check.....You and I are not quite that bad off and have more leeway to make the call.....it is a tough one for some.

So Mr Clark....with all this said... Do you subscribe to the idea that this industry is headed in the direction of being volume orientated? Another company owner came on awhile ago and said that that is what is current among most of the bigger carriers and that was his business plan. He also...

Basically..that is what it all boils down too... dare i say...common sense....:eek:

i would also say...after the first inch of ice...what the heck these trucks even doing out there?...and if it were like 2-4 inches why didn't the state close the highway in W. Memphis instead they left it open to cause this mess and make it even worse...total lack of coordination on the states...

Mr Clark...that is what I was trying to say...unfortunately I cut short.....Mr.E in some areas has bid low and was going to take a loss to move us but the couldn't even win at very low rates..eventually he just pays us to move...all out of his pocket.... And Thank You Mr. Clark for being here....:D

Yes..In my salting days for the DOT salt is redundant at cold temps......I just followed the plow and dumped almost pure sand with about 10% salt....at daybreak because the salt will now become active...we'd switch over to 100% salt and just literally dump it on...

Why not just have private contractors on stand by contracts? Surely they love the extra work...

There is also an 02 sensor a bad 02 sensor will not always trigger the light to go on...that can drop your MPG and there is a Mass air sensor as well....

Fleetvision can not possibly know where you are going to go and wait for your next load.....it only knows where you are and the distance to pick up....always been that way....you are correct...you have to chart your miles to your wait area to have a real accurate number... Keep in mind you have...

Yup...leaving for your part of the woods this morning...probably be in Summit SD for the night...:D

Mr Clark and Mr Elliott can tell you....winning a load bid at times can be as tough as nails....sometimes you can't win one even with a lowball bid...

Thanks for the kind words pal...;) My sessions are over..and the meds are kicking in..:p

So what exactly where you expecting? as you said this is expediting....nothing is guaranteed...as most know the worm turns on a dime...next thing you know you could be begging for a break...it is the way of things....were you really thinking you'd be running constantly? It does not work that...

Good for the survivors if the fleet is reduced a little...But by the number of new members asking questions lately it looks like recruiters are going to be busy....

Sorry Dave...thought you had a bigger fleet...

Verizon has tinkered with the price structure on usage...it is better but has a way to go yet...

The real issue I was addressing was the usage counter....just how accurate is it? How do we really know?

Good day eh? for the kitties Drive Less, Make more.......Moot:p

come on Greg, what is with the crazy questions? gee whiz

I meant internet suppliers.... I edited the title...