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Last January I delivered a locomotive engine to a train yard in New Brunswick. Minus 17f out but they had the thing apart to accept the new engine. Rob

You would not need a heavy sleeping bag with a big newfie for a riding partner. Rob

Amazing how a thread goes awry. But re the newfie and costs to feed somewhere around $100 or so per week. I used to work for a pool company and the one they had was massive. Near 300lbs and they used to put a saddle on it for the younger kids to ride (not kidding). The dog could run even at...

I say check them out some more. ONe of the larger hot shot out fits I know does not do its interviews in their office but where ever they can agree on. The brokers cheques used to be left with a gas station for them to pickup and drop off paperwork. A few guys worked there for two years and...

Yeah size matters as a miniature poodle takes up the space of a big hat and a full grown Newfoundland takes the space of a skid. Although I pity the thief in the truck with the newfie.

That's close to the spelling for a european.

A shame really. I was past the St. Thomas plant back over a month ago and they had a load of buggies just sitting in the yard. Rob

Do we get those updates or need them??? I just bet the dealers have a $200 special to update the gps and bluetooth etc. Only takes a morning off the road (even though we know it's a 15 min job). Good for p&d guys as they don't require the updates all that often. Rob

The truck I just got had the same tires all around. One was bad and the tire guy put another brand on the left steer. I figured it would have gone on the back axle.

Today that statement usually means they know your name and usually recognize you when you visit the office. But there are few like hawk mentioned where you can call or visit the owners and sit and chew the fat and basically just relax with them, where they actually care about their brokers...

Tomorrow the 14th is the federal election day in Canada. There are 4 main parties of which only 3 have seats in parliament (green party has no elected members). So after 15:00 hrs in each time zone you may see an increase in traffic if voter turn out is good (probably not as cdns seem to be...

U should log onto Lou Dodds and checkout what his guests have to say. last week or the week before they were saying that the 700b was just the beginning of the demand for money as there are a couple of trillion bad mortgages and bad debt out there (or some amount like that). They predicted that...

We make more money doing this than anything else???? My carrier must have instituted a helluva hold back... wait till i get to the office.... Anywho as the others said read, read, read!! Learn as much as possible. Most of us look at this not only as a career but as a way of life due to the...

Sure you weren't a little easier on the throttle at lights and getting upto speed and such as it was a dh run? Run a few mph slower??? Dumped more additive in than usual?? Something as at that mileage the thing should have been at its best for awhile. Whose fuel did you fill with??? Sure it...

Nice to see lower prices but I don't see why winter should drive up the price until near the end when the home heating storage tanks are lower and need refilling and the warmer weather means more driving. Up here that's how it works normally. We see a big increase in diesel in the late winter...

Positive attitude!!! That's what we all like to see and what them dispatchers and company ppl all want. Positivity feels good and usually helps with those fun loads... It's keeping that positive attitude that seems to be the biggie for many while sitting and waiting... waiting... but hey...

Jayman i have a similar problem where I work with the sending me out and no backhaul but rather than look elsewhere I'm working on changing their ideas of doing things so now they are looking into load boards etc. It has been a slow process but with constant input and reminders and giving...

What's wrong with a little warming???? The milder winters up here are quite welcome!! Ok so a bit of ice melts and the seas are a little higher. So some rich guys water front property is now an in the water house. Should have built further back on the property!!

Well what do you feel comfortable with in size of sleeping arrangement??? Work that out and then get the length that fits best. I've hauled a lot of 3 skid loads but quite often one or two skids are shorter or narrower so turned sideways etc I make them fit. Or do the stacking thing as I...

Tomorrow is cdn thangsgiving so nothing open of interest like beer stores or liquor stores or at least not in Ontario. So stock up today and enjoy the day off tomorrow. I know we are all losing a day of work but we have to think of those poor sods working hard in the factories and the...