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  1. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    Just before the collapse across from my stepsons in Manasass...the guy bought a house at 650,000...now it's only worth around 400,000...the bank is forcing re-finacing because of the lost equity....theres no way he can do it....and if he sells at that loss...he's a goner. Btw...this guy isn't a...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    Hopefully the financial people can start a road to recovery and some of the people going to be affected by to 2010/2011 reset can have alternate financing available when the time comes. To soften the blow.
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Some figuring

    Load Planning is running about 180-160 loads a day....current active fleet in service at any one time is maybe 220-250 across all units....soooo technical you should get a load approx. every second or 3rd day depending on your location. NLM is down from around 100 a day to approx. 20 per...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Where'd everyone go?

    Its hard to talk to ones self....I posted a few things and some still haven't responded....Scared to give an opinion maybe? Like the RAISE issue? So anyhows...I have been communicating with Larry L and Micheal R about mac 19....I could post the Email response I got but I'll just give a...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Canada Truck Accidents

    and that 4 wheeler would be ME!!!! darned tootin!!!:D
  6. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    Anti-union morons? Dumb Southern Red necks? nice one Unions served there purpose in history, time for them to be filed away as history.
  7. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    dodgeboy said.. they are just replacing fleet owner drivers...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    weathering just fine still getting 2-3 loads a week..just gotta hope they have some meat to them is all...last week 4 loads in 5 days...pure luck...oh wait ...theres no luck....I positioned myself to maximize my load opportunies...:rolleyes:
  9. OntarioVanMan

    New Winter Sprinter Driver

    My last pair of semi-aggresive rears were Coopers E rating 10 ply from Belle Tire in Detroit area...Free install, Free balance, Free valve stems, Free Nitrogen! $95 bucks each and got 165,000 miless outta them.....and never got stuck or slid much...so if you really think a 220 dollar tire is...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    The title of "Major Account" seems to be ummmm "Flexible" :cool: Like "A Need to Know Basis" :confused:
  11. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    yeah Star I know that...me thinks so do the others...i hope....E-1 is already down to about 20 NLM loads already from a 100 a day....20 more ain't going to matter much....at the rate people are quiting and not being replaced...at least at E-1 they froze new hires on vans...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    There 1,000's and 1,000's of bank workers looking for work that would love 20 bucks an hour!!!....
  13. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    and if they are laidoff they get what 90% of thier wages? and no commuting expenses? Its just a paid holiday for them....they take no loss from a lay-off.
  14. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    They haven't stopped the bleeding!! What good will a meesly 15 billion do? Just stall the enavitable..thats only 5 billion each....
  15. OntarioVanMan

    freightliner dash electrical

    Been about 20 years since the FL series came out...good to see some things never change....:mad:
  16. OntarioVanMan

    GM to shut down for half of the first quarter.

    By not agreeing with wage cuts for 2009 and demanding to wait till 2011....maybe it;s the unions that don't get it? My bottomline will be just fine without GM....instead of shuting down and playing the "game" why don't they just go chapter 11 and get it over with....sick of thier...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    New Winter Sprinter Driver

    Because he has a factory build custom bunk in his sprinter and a few extra toys.....
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Hey Lawrence

    Top of the page.....Steve hey it says I also took the survey?
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Brake Grinding Noise

    And you were so sure it was the front....hehehe.....just HOW much beer you have?>>>>;)
  20. OntarioVanMan

    New Winter Sprinter Driver

    takes from 36 to 40 airtabs to do an 02-06 Sprinter..the 07/08's may take a couple more since they are a bit bigger.
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