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    Everyone needs to watch this video!!@

    I will do better
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    Need help deciding on repair

    what I have found out over the year's you have some shippers who try to put more on a truck than It can carry doesn't matter the unit , some try to over load, and cut down on paying for the right unit. so you have to know your unit to make sure you don't over load it
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    Need help and new ideas on Expediting site

    there have been many sites like this, and they have come and gone. L McCord, has done a great job.
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    So when you're retiring from Expediting..

    great looking van, also help's when you know how to things like that. if you had someone do that for you cost a lot of money.
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    Need help before making the move

    if you drive for a owner make sure you understand your duties and what there's are to, get it all in a contract and in writing to
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    question about cargo insurance

    to be a true o/o you may work for others if it doesn't say you can't, when I was leaving fedexcc, I was working for a friend, who ever call first that is who I work for. sometimes haul out for one company than haul back for the other one
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    question about cargo insurance

    120 miles round trip to Richmond , VA and back the whole state of VA and NC,MD
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    US Navy says most 7th Fleet warships lacked proper certification

    I think one of biggest problem is leader ship of each command is not doing there job, they are depending to much on technology, and not looking at basic . training there people, on old way of doing thing's . chief mess is not doing there job of training there people. we never had that...
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    question about cargo insurance

    how true, with Ceva, I went thru them and it was $5,000 a year for a sprinter van. covered for just about everything you could think of . biggest thing is number of miles you drive in a year 60,000 to 70,000. where do you go to mall, military bases , const sites, shipyard's, neighbor...
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    being semiretired

    to cute, it is like this when I told my wife I'm retiring, she said and what else are you going to do, she didn't like it when I took a day off and she hadn't plan for it. as it missed up her routine. she said that is not going to happen happy wife, happy life
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    being semiretired

    being semiretired is hard work, first thing had to relearn is you no longer need to get up at 0500 every day and be on road at 0700, and in Richmond or other places by 0800 or so second thing was learning how to sleep in later like 0900, up and on road by 1000 if I was doing out side sales and...
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    What are your favorite trucking magazines in the Trucking industry?

    I read every one that I can get my hands on like EO, Landline, Heavy duty trucking, work trucks, trucker news, there is a site on here that has a few listed or did. so went your getting ready to plan your next truck you can read up on it . send off for different products you might want on...
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    Can someone explain this pay scheme?

    also have a contract that spells out what is party is required to do etc no contract no deal
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    extended/tall van vs. 10-15 ft box (u-haul)

    I would go with a straight truck and a sleeper, if your going to spend a lot of time in truck and on road, don't get a cheap truck. when I came out of retirement for a month, I drove a Penske truck and it was bare bones, no air ride, truck had no power, with 500 lbs on truck just get up the...
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    Are you worth your weight in gold?

    john like your point of view
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    Driver-less Trucks? Nah Baby Nah!

    would that mean you could stay home and truck would drive it's self, and you would watch the computer?
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    question about cargo insurance

    I would check with OOIDA as they have good prices, if you can buy it thru company that is good. Fedecc and Ceva, had a good program, and they would take it out each week that is how I did it
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    ELD''s in cargo/sprinter vans

    CEVA is requiring all units to have new eld's system wide. Pitt Ohio requires it's van drivers to log for a long time
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    DOT Fail to stop at scale

    I would fight, it to max, this could go on your record and company score , call OOIDA and ask them for help. depends could be points on your license, check TVC people out. don't pay, because if you do that is like pleading, guilty . so call a lawyer
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