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I'm one of the idiots. Can you explain to me slowly and in simple terms how brokers/agents flood the industry with drivers. Why would they want to use that "flooding" to lower rates. Don't brokers work on a percentage basis? Would not 10% of a $2000.00 load be better than 10% of a $1500.00...

Wake up? I'm mostly awake. You are the one that needs a wake-up call. If you are driving a van for an owner who is leased to a small carrier that has few of its own customers and relies heavily on brokers and load boards for freight, then it is you who is not maximizing your potential! It is...

Don't picket yourself, it could lead to blindness.

Greetings Kurt and welcome to E.O. Have you ever had any run-ins with a guy named Maxwell Smart?

Most if not all college clubs, concerts, guest speakers, intramural sports etc. are funded by an "activity fee" (term my differ by college) that is assessed with the tuition. If a student is receiving some form of government financial aid, then I guess indirectly the taxpayer is paying, but...

It is more than just a battery. It also contains a battery charger, an inverter and a way cool control panel. For $1400 one could also buy a couple of real deep cycle batteries, a battery monitor, inverter and a battery isolator and have it professionally installed with money left over. I'm...

I sure they are. When I was on a variable f.s.c. program, the f.s.c. could vary as much as .40 to .50 depending on the customer. Same goes for linehaul charges for preferred customers.

Calling this device a "generator" is a misnomer. It generates nothing, well maybe profit for the manufacturer and retail seller. It stores energy, it is a battery. I can see its practical use for home emergency power or for tailgating etc. To me it would be a waste of money to take on the...

It seems fairly obvious because it is fairly obvious. I wanted a more detailed explanation of why that thread was shut down and I thought with 107 replies it should be of interest to all so I started the thread and asked the question out in the open space of the Soap Box for all to see, rather...

At what point did this thread head south?

It appears to be a battery (batteries), an a.c. powered charger and an inverter all in a cool looking, convenient package. It probably works okay for what it is billed as, and emergency power source for the home. I can't see it being cost effective or practical for a van or a truck though...

A college sanctioned S & M club on campus makes perfect sense. If you voted for Obama thinking you could increase your student aid and maybe get some other extra goodies then you probably get off on the degradation and humiliation of feeding from the government teat. If you have sadistic...

Its not so much "winter gas", in my experience over the past 10 or 12 years I rarely find gas that doesn't contain up to 10% ethanol. When I do come across gas with no ethanol, the price doesn't justify the extra 1-1½ mpg gain. The dense cold air and the fact that I tend to idle more to warm...

You can stay in that box if you like, the real trick is staying away from all the other vans in that box. Mostly it comes down to closest to the freight. Let your experience be your guide, not a convenient truck stop close by with 4 other Panther vans.

Let's not get too personal here or I'll have to ask a moderator to lock this thread. Its both! That's pretty much an industry norm and not just specific to Panther. Where are you delivering to on weekends that you end up sitting until Wednesday for your next load? If you take a 300 mile load...

Excellent tradition. Hope you continue it for many, many years to come!

Just curious as to why you closed the thread: Why decent people hate cops, Chapter 10,309, citing name calling and hatred shown after 107 replies. Did you miss the word HATE in the thread title? Did you expect this thread to deviate from the logical course it was bound to follow from its title...

Good news Monger! As of last night there is one less jacked booted thug waiting to stomp on your Constitutional Rights. He had a wife and four children, but that doesn't mean he couldn't have been a closet :censoredsign:got. Several guns found in investigation of officer's ambush killing | StarTribune.com

What xiggy said! Poor analogy Monger.