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  1. nightcreacher

    fun back in working

    Someone suggested that what is going on with me is in the honeymoon stage.Right now I feel bad that I have to be out of service,as last week I was down for 3 days getting my air conditioning fixed,hauled 2 loads this week,from here to Ia,and Ia to Pa,and now back home with no air,and now back in...
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    West of the Mississippi

    maybe its the carrier your with.and where you are west of the big muddy
  3. nightcreacher

    Texas cops and trucks

    In my 33 years of driving,I've been stopped 1 time in Texas,and that was for a speed to fast to brag about,also didn't get a ticket but a 15 minuet lecture..This was better than the jail time I deserved,being about 40 over the 55.What the cop said to me was from 6am til midnight this road was...
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    Wonder has this ever happen to you

    Dave,about the FED,that's not exactly right,but close.It seems to happen now and then.They try to keep the pay as close to the original offer as possible.There is always someone that just likes to roll,no matter what the pay
  5. nightcreacher

    Life after Custom Critical

    Wing,yes so far,but you know expediting,that could change at any minuet
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    Life after Custom Critical

    Everyone must realize trucking of today is not the same as it was 10 years ago. Expedite use to be a specialized part of trucking,with just a hand full of trucking companies doing it. In today's world, expedite is being done by every trucking company in America.Do they have actual customers,or...
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    Life after Custom Critical

    Relent,just left Fireside in Tallmadge,all you can eat crab legs.Was there chowing down for better than 3 hours Being home is dangerous to my waist.
  8. nightcreacher

    Setting goals

    my goal is to keep my co driver making $1000/ week.This keeps him happy ,and makes me a profit as well.
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    QC Time Out

    i take most my dispatch by phone,between QC and fridge,batteries can go quick
  10. nightcreacher

    Life after Custom Critical

    Ive had 1 long dead head,my actual pay for all miles has actually been very close.Yes we are running team,on the expedite side.have done 5 expedite loads and 2 on the truck load side.For a small company,they have their stuff together.I'm really impressed
  11. nightcreacher

    Life after Custom Critical

    lately I've been doing their lamb chops,but last night had their strip stake.It was actually better than most of the strip stakes I've had there.I usually get their Porter House,that way you get the strip and filet at the same time.Shrimp coctail, popey seed and yeager potatoes
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    Life after Custom Critical

    was there last night
  13. nightcreacher

    QC Time Out

    mine shuts off in 1 hr and wont come on til i turn the key.i do have a battery shut down,when i turn the switch back on,battery is live
  14. nightcreacher

    Life after Custom Critical

    1st load for Tri-State Expediting Services was Mar 24th,and last night, the 9th of April,I'm here sitting at home. I have a friend that once put down his old company for his new one,I can't do that.FDCC was good to me for many years,but I must say,times have changed. For 16 days Ive practically...
  15. nightcreacher

    super singles

    the mpg difference isn't worth the cost,if you should have a blow out on the road.Hard to limp to a truck stop with a flat tire, and when the guy comes out to fix you,he's going to bring you out another 750 dollar tire .IMO just not worth it.
  16. nightcreacher

    finance101

    In 1995 i bought a new KW truck was $100000,and I put 30k down.my payment was 1866 for 5 years.When the truck was 3 years old i traded it for 1999 freightliner,that was $115000.Only down payment was the 1995 KW.My payment was 1975,for 5 years.In 2004 i traded the 1999 Freightliner for the...
  17. nightcreacher

    truck will finally be done

    well Freightliner just told me truck will be done at 1600 today.Doesn't look like I'll be able to get QC and permits 'til tomorrow,probably going to be Wed.morning before being able to take our 1st dispatch. Just can't wait to get going.
  18. nightcreacher

    Would you sign on with Roberts Express?

    I remember the beginning.Yes it was Roberts Express.There was no competition in those days.The company did no advertising,and other than the customers and drivers,no one new what exactly Roberts Express did. In today's market,what Roberts was will only be a memory.Today's customers are not only...
  19. nightcreacher

    March 2010 Location

    The love of your pet is unconditional and their love for you is the same.But what no one figures during these years together,is the heartache your going to feel when either they die,or you have to put them to sleep,because of the suffering they are in. It doesn't matter if it's a dog cat or...
  20. nightcreacher

    March 2010 Location

    Been home form orientation for couple days,may be home for week end.Truck is still in shop,some of the parts have been back ordered,suppose to be in today,but they still have to be painted.was suppose to get it out this morning,but its not going to be.Anxious to get back on the road.Hard to pay...
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