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    starting up, looking for drivers, questions

    3k a week? In a reefer truck? That's it?
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    starting up, looking for drivers, questions

    Please direct me to the truck manufacturer that makes equipment that lasts 30 years. Better yet, please tell me what mortgage broker is charging you 5.75 on a cash-out refi. Either way, you're getting hosed. You have a ton to learn, Mark. Unfortunately, your learning curve appears...
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    SmartPhone Survey

    Me: Droid Eris Woman who sits beside me and thinks she's my boss: Motorola Droid. Both use tons of apps. Wifey especially uses the book droid and the audible app.
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    Plus Services Corp.

    As a driver for them, or having them manage for you?
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    dispatch procedures chapter 37

    Maybe in your perception of the delivery. Message was spot-on, IMHO. My tongue's been bleeding for several months now, after reading the almost-weekly "bash-the-Fed" posts, both here and in the general forum. What disheartens me the most is that some of the frequent participants are current...
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    what is the best meal you have cooked in the truck

    Just got done with four cheese ravioli with shrimp and Alfredo sauce. Pretty sure my fave are either arroz con gandules, huevos rancheros, or carnitas.
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    Good versus bad

    The tortuga's a senior? Who knew? Snort.
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    Comments From Dispatchers....

    Why tense?
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    mercedes ?

    I disagree, Moose. "Any" grease monkey just won't cut it. I am just now healing from the anal tearing via the rape I got last week from an independent "grease monkey" that clearly knew squat about my engine. Just to start, they marked up the price of my head gasket ($279 at Freightliner) to...
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    Donvel Air Ride

    What kind of truck, Easy? I've been thinking about them for quite some time now. Thanks for the info.
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    EO BBQ Throwdown?

    I threatened to get involved at this year's expo, but my greed gland overrode my taste buds. Good thing, too. We did almost $8k that week. My threat was my fajitas, costillas and my peanut butter pie. The Puerto Rican makes arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) that are to die for...
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    Location location .... etc....

    Wedgie. Snort. I'm thinking the biz has become overloaded again, or that business has tanked. Never seen so many hens cackling about absolutely nothing. Not sure if I was clear: Nothing. Snort.
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    Crossing the border

    Try crossing from Nuevo Laredo into Laredo with a Puerto Rican spouse. Almost got BOTH of us locked up that day. I believe our saving grace was that the fat, lazy stepson was with us, they looked at him, then decided it would be too costly to feed him. Wife was detained for 2+ hours...
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    Fedx considering option of a flat rate for strt and tt

    The link is on the first page of the extranet when you log in.
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    Truck driver HOS vs Highway Machine Operator HOS

    "Very, very few". There's the problem. I know that it's done. How about prison staff?
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    Decent diesel shop in the Fresno or Bay areas?

    Thanks, pellgrn. You have any firsthand experience with these folks?
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    Decent diesel shop in the Fresno or Bay areas?

    We're on our way out to Cali, and the head gasket is going. Leaking oil, but no coolant. Called 3 different Detroit and Freightliner shops, and the time estimates I've gotten range from 8 to 24 hours, and from $95 to $112 per hour, with one guy repeatedly mentioning an EGR cooler. Instead of...
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    Truck driver HOS vs Highway Machine Operator HOS

    Here's one that I often wondered about: How about a police officer? What happens if the guy on the next shift calls in sick, and the current person on duty is mandated to stay on another 8 hours?
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    Mercedes Benz MB-900 EGR Valve/Cooler

    There's a check valve that is supposed to be added when a new one is installed. Ask your dealer to research the TSB's (technical service bulletins...but I believe Daimler calls them something else) for that info. Mine's been replaced twice. We'll go over 500k on the clock in probably 1.5...
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    Watch Yourselves In LAREDO

    Someone say 'dog poop'?
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