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  1. Monty

    Nissan Van Operators???

    And 19 mpg in a Sprinter is not much better, when you factor in the cost of diesel being so much more than gas ...
  2. Monty

    Tailgatting

    Landstar has a safety message for all you road warriors. FIDO = Forget it and drive on. As ATeam said, if it's getting to you, it's time for a coffee .. get out and walk around a bit .... My action of choice is to simply slow down, until they pass ... allow them distance me by 1/4 mile or...
  3. Monty

    City announces cell phone ban.

    Getcha one of these ..... https://www.cobra.com/detail/29-ltd-bt-with-bluetooth-wireless-technology.cfm
  4. Monty

    How much has Expediting changed since you started

    ALL rates are less than they were 20 years ago ..... that is the single biggest change to expediting!
  5. Monty

    Twic = useless

    A while back I had to make two back to back delivers to Port Columbus Airport, to the tarmac to meet a charter aircraft .... backed right up to the plane and transfered the freight. At the security gate I presented my TWIC card for identification, the TSA assigned security guard had no clue...
  6. Monty

    Should driver film or record all encounters with shippers and receivers?

    I ALWAYS call my receiver when I load ..... confirm the dispatched delivery time against the information on the QC, if it differs, I call the agent back and let them know the change. Perfect example is today's delivery at Shaw Air Force Base ..... delivery instructions said to deliver at 9am to...
  7. Monty

    paying to park in front lot at Ta in Ontario,ca

    As I posted in another thread ....
  8. Monty

    Ontario ca TA was a ghost town

    "25 miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is waiting for me ...." Well, maybe not, but 25 miles from Ontario, up I-15 is Hisperia .... the Pilot, The Outpost .. all free, and away from the smog. I always took that place instead of Ontario. And just 11 miles north at Siearra Ave, (I think) is a...
  9. Monty

    Mats 2012 - Report from Nick

    Glad ya got your input Moose! Was it well received?
  10. Monty

    Sprinter Radio Code...Doesn't Work

    Get an xm .. better signal, and more diverse
  11. Monty

    Check this out ...

    Banter away ... .maybe I'll learn something! ;)
  12. Monty

    How Many Expediters Retire With Money?

    Retirement planning, whether it be from expediting or working at McDonald's is not a process of the working enviroment. It is a clear decision made many years prior to the event. By saving a simple $10.00 a week for a liftetime can garner a small fortune in the years to follow. But .... the...
  13. Monty

    Check this out ...

    Here ya go ... that's my grandson in the first one .... there are several other links to their "music" ..... not my cup of tea .... someone tell me if he's good? Teeth Like Lions - The End (play through) - YouTube Teeth Like Lions - Fear Live - YouTube
  14. Monty

    Check this out ...

    I dont know ..... I have asked his Mom to get it for me, she said it was something to do with teeth, and a lion .... I'll post it as soon as she sends it to me.
  15. Monty

    Check this out ...

    If the music, metal or not, was produced since the 1960's .... I'm not listening to much of it ... I can suffer some of the 70's stuff. And most of my music choice is in the country genre ..... "Mighty Merle" forever! On my xm ... if I stray, it is to Watercolors, with the easy listening jazz...
  16. Monty

    "Pump Start" usless for vanners

    I made an inquiry to Pilot about getting my new rewards card set for pump start, received this reply: I don't use the truck islands, as the high speed nozzles take me forever to fill this Sprinter, plus I usually end up spilling fuel on the side of the van. Oh well. (But it was nice they...
  17. Monty

    How Many Expediters Retire With Money?

    So am I purgoose ..... I'm having a hard time with this "retirement" thing ..... I'm just not ready, though the "clock" says I am. At 67, thank goodness, I am in perfect health except for some joint issues. It's "time", but I'm just not ready for the rocking chair. The wife can not run team...
  18. Monty

    How Many Expediters Retire With Money?

    My retirement from trucking, all facets, was a plan from many years ago. The fact I did not work for union companies, and was self employed since 1985 lead to my wife and I creating a plan where she carried the insurance and retirement plans. I earned the cash for our living expenses. She had a...
  19. Monty

    Check this out ...

    Unbelievable! Here I am in Wendy's getting a baked potato in Walcott, Iowa, at the truckstop .. I hear, "Grandpa!" ..... there was my grandson Lane .... on his way to a band performance in Chicago! Don't ask me what they play .. they call it Christian Metal ..... anyway, something I do not...
  20. Monty

    ChefDennis said ...

    In the Load1 forum: I backed right beside him .. if he ever sticks his head out again, I'l check on him .... looks like he has that 2 day stuff that's been going around where ya wish you were dead!
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