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  1. cheri1122

    You might be an expediter if...

    If you climb into the driver's seat & think "Home at last", you might be an expediter! :P
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    THE HELL TEST

    Yikes - 148!! Without ever licking an eyeball, either - yeechh! Yep, I used to be a little wild - but like Toby's lament, "I aint the (woman) I once was"....I reformed a long time ago, except for hoping I don't end up with Alzheimers! :P
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    Tri State's No Forced Dispatch Rule

    If essentially putting you OOS for 12 hrs, by refusing to offer loads isn't blatant punishment, what the heck is?! Carriers don't force you to accept loads - they just let you know that refusal entails consequences, & it's up to you to decide. ConWay will put you at the bottom of the list, (...
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    A Barrel of Monkeys

    Like Highway Star, I wrap straps around the drum/s in both directions, secured to ETrack on the floor, and I add a 2x8 board dropped into ETrack sockets, both in front of, & behind - & I drive like I'm hauling glass! :o
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    Birthday! What Does Your Birthday Mean?

    Easy - if you weren't compatible, she'd be throwing your stuff out on the lawn instead of yelling cause you didn't mow it, lol :P
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    SAY WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Guess you don't turn off the radio & listen to the CB, like me. The first time it happened to me, I was in the sleeper, sleeping with the curtains closed when a woman knocked on the door. She was so clearly surprised to see a woman appear in the truck window, that I thought it was funny. But...
  7. cheri1122

    transistion from driver to o/o

    Since you've already chosen a carrier, contact one of the recruiters for them. They can give you the correct & current info that you need. Good luck to you! :)
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    idle stick?

    It's possible that my brain is in idle, now, but my understanding of the "no idling" law is that it refers only to diesel, and the pet exception is because animals cannot let themselves out if the temperature gets too high or low. (Except for Moot's snake - give him Viagra, & he will be out &...
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    Rene'

    Unless your first post is a rambling sob story, that ends with a request for every member to send you a dollar...in which case, we are a community of wickedly witty people! Which could be a small gift to speed Rene's recovery, too - laughter truly is an amazing medicine, and I hope Rene gets...
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    What would you do?

    If the situation occurred as I walked out of the restroom at a concert, or in a bar, I'd say "Party on!" BUT in this situation, you have reason to believe the occupants are going to be driving on the public highway next, which you have reason to believe could be very detrimental to the public...
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    Louisville Truck Show

    So, what you do is, you show up next year, get a hat, stuff the top of the bag into the hat, & look too cool for words, lol ;)
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    It's time for a ban

    I'm a smoker, & I can see Leo & Greg's point - it's not just a matter of the smell, it's a health hazard that nonsmokers shouln't have to accept. However, the decision makers who ban smoking rarely provide a place for smokers to use instead, so they go to the nearest place where it is permitted...
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    The First Dumb Blonde Guy joke

    Three construction workers are sitting on the 15th floor, beginning lunch break. The Mexican guy opens his lunch, says "Burritos again! I swear, if I have to eat burritos one more time, I'll walk off the edge!" The Italian guy opens his lunch, says "Pastrami again! If I have to eat pastrami one...
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    Engineers' Conversion Table

    Time it took me to laugh out loud at your list: 1 bananosplitsecond! ;) :) :P
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    orlando layovers

    OMG! I think that was my truck in the picture!! I'll never forget that place, lol. I'd delivered in the morning, & asked another Swift driver, a nice old guy, if he knew where I could get a shower, cause I hadn't seen any truck stops. He said he did, & was goin there to eat, if I wanted to...
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    Rest area and straight trucks

    Here's another reason to stay off the shoulder: thay're usually not level, & no matter how tired you are, it's nearly impossible to sleep when you keep sliding to one end of the bunk! :+ As for WallyWorld - I'm seeing more & more that have "No Overnight Parking" signs, & one (I think in...
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    Forced Tourism

    If you don't put business first, you won't be out there for long, but I run solo, & am sometimes too far to DH home for the weekend, so I've made the best of it. I've been to Stone Mountain in Atlanta, (& the great Farmer's Market), beachcombed in Clearwater, Fla, checked out the Mall of America...
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    Another HOS question

    - I did get towed to delivery once, when driving team with the owner - the alternator went out while under load, it was late-night, & the carrier did not have another unit to rescue the load. They arranged the tow, (& paid for it), and when we arrived at the consignee, the forklift unloaded us...
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    Lessons learned

    Maybe I'm giving thieves too much credit, but if I were picking a vehicle to steal, it wouldn't be one with a satellite unit on it! (And if there are ways to disable the GPS, I don't want to know - I like knowing that somebody knows exactly where I am)
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    "Truism"

    RE: YES Passionate I say it's a great idea - open debate always is, I think. You can sign me up on TallCall's side, because, while I enjoy Gregg's posts, I think the facts are on TallCall's side here. America has a chance to be great in areas that are beneficial to the world, & I hope our...
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