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    Border patrol demands trucker interrupt break

    Question for you refuse to get out for border patrol advocates. Do you have your partner exit the vehicle when you go to a military base to p/u or deliver? At a chemical plant (to watch video/ get signed in) for p/u or delivery?
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    Changes to Deadhead to Planned Layover

    Couple scenarios. 1.) You are on the south of Los Angeles and DHPL to L.A., paid to southern city limit. You stop about 40 miles south of the city limits (within the 50 mile range). You then accept a load that picks up 150 miles south of the southern L.A. city limits. Does you DHPU miles include...
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    Changing lanes, BEWARE.

    I received a pricy ticket in Sacramento, CA., for being in the center lane. CHP said "traffic entering the freeway must merge with you- not you with them. If you have to run them into the shoulder, do it!"
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    Saudi Criminal 'Sentenced To Be Paralysed'

    I would challenge you to take a polygraph and voice stress test under immediate threat of beheading or paralysis. Can you be sure the polygraph examiner is infallible or above corruption? A trial by jury with the Constitutional right to a vigorous defense is still the best crucible. Trial by...
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    Saudi Criminal 'Sentenced To Be Paralysed'

    Oh, like gun control?
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    Saudi Criminal 'Sentenced To Be Paralysed'

    I love it! Start punishing these creeps with the same punishment they gave their victims. Do away with trials as we know them. Do a polygraph, a voice stress analysis, sodium pentathol, hypnosis. If the committed the crime, the suffer the consequence! I bet crime would nose dive.
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    Home again, home again, jiggety jig!

    So I am VERY descriptive!!!
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    Changing lanes, BEWARE.

    Most states, any vehicle- not just commercial.
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    What if you could mine the Moon?

    Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!! Ask the Native Americans how those treaty things work!!! Ask the families of the Axis (WWII) POW's slain by the Allies (American, British soldiers included) how well those treaty things work!!! Ask the families of the slain North Korean and Chinese POW's how those treaty...
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    DT 466 E No Start. Air in fuel?

    ours did that and we had to replace the hand primer.
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    Fed Ex Orientation

    Nothing to it. Sign a lot of papers. Go over company policies. Pee test. Get Qualcom installed then training.
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    Panther and Expediters Service

    Rocketman, yup, you got it right. My wife and I are in it for the long haul-sorry!
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    Panther and Expediters Service

    Doggie Daddy, Yup, we've msged you before on it. Over a 7 month period, we spent about $25,000!!!!! on repairs. We replaced everything on he front of the engine that moved, rotated, jiggled, squeaked, etc., except the water pump. That was going to be our next change out. New a/c compressor...
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    Panther and Expediters Service

    We were with ES as o/o's and were %100 pleased with their service, %100! Due to circumstances, we are now contract drivers (drive their truck). We HIGHLY recommend them, in either capacity! They don't stand behind their drivers, they stand alongside their drivers. Pm me if you like. Gary
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    Well, well, well, the golden girl on the grill

    A Clinton, lying!?!? Surely you jest!!!!
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    Getting started in Expediting?

    Call Expeditor Services (or contact them via their web page). They have hundreds of their own trucks leased on with FedEx Custom Critical. We are o/o's and use them as our agent, to be leased to FedEx, and have nothing but good to say about them. I have spoken with quite a few of their company...
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    Whites are oppressors

    Mdbt, was that, by any chance, in PA.? I am a former police officer (city department) and attended the PA. State Police Academy in 1976 (I think!). Although I was a "municipal" officer, we had a cadet class going the same time as the very first "racially correct" class of troopers. A (black)...
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    Child support claim rankles sperm donor to lesbian couple

    I will hit a lot of what Davekc has already mentioned, but wrote my notes before I read his post. "libraries have cut hours"- most on welfare aren't working so have plenty of flexible time to float around to the open ones. "tough to catch a posted job or wait for an email"- if they go on a...
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    Child support claim rankles sperm donor to lesbian couple

    Cheri, also, computers and phones are very valuable tools for job hunting. Those on assistance don't need to own these items though- they have computers at all libraries and, there is always the employment office too!! So what if the iPad, iPod, Playstation was a gift???!!! If you are desperate...
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