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  1. nightcreacher

    Reality Check # ?

    you must be in a van,NLM loads have always been cheap,they are the brokers for most of the auto industry,and have been for years.
  2. nightcreacher

    PrePass Discount on FedEx Forum

    we have been paying 11.95 month,pre pass has raised their rates
  3. nightcreacher

    Reality Check # ?

    Its not so much waiting for your rate.there is a minimum that you cant go under,or your just losing money while your truck is running.If your truck runs,and ony brings in enough to pay for the fuel and driver,where does that put you,as the owner?
  4. nightcreacher

    E-Track Accessories

    its called a locking wood beam socket,and you can get them at the Trailer Parts Super Store in Newark De
  5. nightcreacher

    Windshield washer solution

    its amazing what a can of coke run over those old wiper blades will do,although these new blades made in mexico and china dont last near as long.
  6. nightcreacher

    pre pass

    Heard today that pre-pass will no longer be taken out of our settlements.Price will increase to 14.50 per month,and we are going to have to make arangements to set up paying the bill.The new price of pre-pass is 16 bucks a month,but they will still honor the fed ex discount.
  7. nightcreacher

    Rate Cuts

    When I started in this business,the company was called Roberts Express,and everyone knows the rest of the story,but Roberts had a dicount program to their customers.Any customer that shipped 5 loads or more a week,could get a 15% discount on there shippments.Since all the new expedite companies...
  8. nightcreacher

    Expediters Life

    if i could do that id sell my truck
  9. nightcreacher

    Back into expediting ?

    Not many cargo vans run team,but the suggestion to move up to a straight truck is a better idea.Since you have tt experience,put your girl friend thru tractor school and you will make much more money running a tractor as a team.Most tractor teams make at least 100000 bucks a year,you may not do...
  10. nightcreacher

    Any recommendations?

    If you only have six months experience,your not ready to become an owner operator,even though you think you are.This isnt rocket science,but there is a need for experience before you buy your first truck.Evidently you went to truck driving school,or ws with a compny that trained you for the six...
  11. nightcreacher

    NY Tolls ,Taxing in Native American Territory

    While we all buy Indian fuel,dont get cought in Canada with untaxed fuel from the Indian nations
  12. nightcreacher

    Bankruptcy Thank You

    As much as I hate to say this,but it wasnt really your company that put you into banckrupcy,You didnt quit soon enough.It doesnt matter what company it was,sitting weeks at a time could happen from all the companies if you let it happen.There are many reasons not getting loaded,and if you were...
  13. nightcreacher

    Breaking News

    Let me tell you of a short story and cheap automotive loads.Back in 1985 ,Roberts Express was doing 12 to 20 loads a day out of Saginaw Steering Gear,Decatur Al.Loads had a 15% discount as any customer at that time that moved 5 loads a week or more had the same discount,and we didnt haul any...
  14. nightcreacher

    Breaking News

    usually when you see a flat bed with automotive racks,the racks are usually empty.There are some loads that are on racks that arent automotive.
  15. nightcreacher

    Payed Mil.

    Here is a thought,yes in your loads,you may drive a couple miles here or there for food or fuel,but when your dispatch offer says the load is to go 300 miles,and your actul miles are 315,not counting your off route miles,thats a 5% loss of pay.15 miles here or there doesnt seem like much,but...
  16. nightcreacher

    New Orleans, What Happened to

    I dont think New Orleans is an ex-center,You probably should be in Baton Rouge.Sending messages free form dont always get answered on the c-link.You should have called your CC on the phone,and get them to move you
  17. nightcreacher

    Log book question

    no it is not concidered a moving violation
  18. nightcreacher

    When do you Sleep/

    being a team its easy,we take turns every 10 hours,but since my co-driver is off til the 16th of jan.Ive been running solo,and I find it very difficult to manage the 14 hour clock.So what I find myself doing is either while delivering or loading, doing my 10 hour in the bunk time.As far as...
  19. nightcreacher

    anyone getting loads?

    Left home last monday, the 5th,have hauled 4 loads and $3289,and little over 1300 miles,running solo,co driver off til the 16th jan.Im number 2 in newark nj, with the number one being a team,ill get loaded on monday.
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