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  1. nightcreacher

    Re:Finding Loads/Back Hauls

    Re: Finding Loads/Back Hauls Your going to find,what city is busy for one carrier may not be busy for another,also,one size of equipment might be busy when another size wont be.You can figure most of the larger cities use expedited carriers,but you have to learn what expedite reallly is.You...
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    First Jewish President

    Subject: FW: First Jewish Woman President The year is 2016 and the United States has elected a woman, Susan Goldfarb, as the first Jewish president. She calls up her mother a few weeks after election day and says, 'So, Mom, I assume you will be coming to my inauguration?' 'I don't think so...
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    ownership of truck

    First,a lease purchase is the same as buying the truck in the eyes of the IRS.You take the depreciation and interest off your income.If you have the truck on a lease,no buy out,then you can write off that payment every month.Is one better than trhe other,just depends.Most of the time,if you do...
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    Bad Companies

    you need to get intouch with the labor relations board,unless they were paying you a 1099,in that case goos luck
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    Repair Shops in Seville/Lodi

    Armstrong Truck and Trailer 330 798 1250 they do work for Panther and Tri State,very reasonable in price,and very good with their work.Exit 27 (Gilchrist Rd) on I 76,off ramp and go south 1/4 mile on right.Across the street from Hardies,And International dealer
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    3 Layover Places That Are Safe...

    Depends what you are being safe from and what.The most safe place can be unsafe under the right conditions.In my 34 years of driving truck,I've only had my truck broke into twice.Once at Super 8 Motel in Baytown Tx,and that happened couple years ago.The other was at a shipper in St.Pete Fl,in...
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    Day vs. Night

    I've been in expedite longer than I like to admit.Almost all my loads originate in the afternoon,mainly because,shippers don't use expedite 'till they have no other way to get their freight there on time.This is because,either freight isn't ready 'til then,or they can't find a regular carrier to...
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    Questions for you expediter types.....

    Once you learn backing,it will be second nature.After 2 weeks on the road,backing my car becomes difficult,no trailer involved.If your still taking class,tell the instructors your having backing troouble,they will spwnd more time with you.Once you get your A cdl,your still going toi have toi...
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    new doctor

    If you can't afford a doctor, go to an airport. You'll get a free x-ray and a breast exam, and, if you mention Al Qaeda, you'll get a free colonoscopy.
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    nascar starts tonight

    Mark Martin is fastest in qual practice.Jr is a person I have met,and raced with on line.Jr is my favorite and has nothing to do that SR was my favorite in the passed
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    It gets old

    When I do electric conections on my truck,I solder the conections,use grease and shrink rap the wires.Even with the precautions,I've had electrical shorts do to the stuff they use on the highways to melt the ice and snow
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    It gets old

    Gregg, my truck was ordered with it pre wired for the QC.All my wires are inside the cab,none under the body,so I don't have salt issues in the winter.I have had problems with the trucks that the QC otherwise called a C-Link,were installed in that great shop in Canton Oh called BJ'S.
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    2 blondes and a genie

    A white guy is walking along a beach when he comes across a lamp partially buried in the sand. He picks up the lamp and gives it a rub. Two blonde genies appear, and they tell him he has been granted three wishes. The guy makes his three wishes and the blonde genies disappear. The next...
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    where do i start

    As Cheri said,you should get with a co driver.This is expedite and your better off running team than solo.Most of the companies will let you in a straight truck and no experience,but not in a tractor,Fdcc will show you as co driver only if you have an experienced lead driver,as long as you came...
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    New supermarket opens in Portland Oregon

    It has an automatic water mister to keep the produce fresh. Just before it goes on, you hear the distant sound of thunder and the smell of fresh rain. When you pass the milk cases, you hear cows mooing and you experience the scent of fresh cut hay. In the meat department there is the aroma of...
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    Being a stubborn old *******

    Nose bleeds can be caused by a number of things.Just google nosebleed and your answers will be there.The one answer no one has written is your blood pressure.This too can cause your nose to bleed
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    the changing climate and interstate travel

    The weather we are having must be the affect,or going with the other thread,effect from global warming.Thankyou Mr Gore.
  18. nightcreacher

    I can't take the looser losers anymore!

    Are we all board,or is it bored?I know what it is,do you?I've been out of school for almost 50 years.I drive a truck for a living,not write an editorial in a newspaper,or in this case a forum.Does it really matter if the guy is a looser or he is just loose?For most people,you can write a...
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    Weird Loads

    I once had a load of matresses going to a hotel,that shouldn't have been crazy,but the load went to an open field,where the hotel was going to be built.3 months from the day I was there.The shipper inverted a 6 and a 9. How about a 5 gal pail with radioactive dirt that had to be kept temp.Picked...
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    Who do you drive for and why?

    The Fed gives different companies discounted tarrifs everyday.I don't know what TriState charges their customers,but my pay stays constant.With the FEd,my pay would vary with every load,some were great,some I just couldn't do.I did 95 loads in 33 weeks,and only turned down 4 loads.All 4 loads...
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