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    FedEx Ground may go union

    Mr. Lion King, how much does it cost one to change carriers? Big business is out to screw us little people every chance they can and this is classic example of stepping over the line. Its unfair, unethicle, but they get there $ into lobby's (so close to D.C. why they even support the Redskins)...
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    Gym and our health

    Rich I thought Curves was just for Chixs no guys allowed?
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    log books

    I am under the understanding if you pass through Alabama, you had better have 8 days of logs in order.......
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    News Coverage of Florida Crash

    All truck drivers are law breakers, take the whole bunch of them out and shoot em. Now how will America move its freight? Mexican labor thats the answer good law obbiding citizens they are...... just like us truck drivers,,,,,,
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    Today News

    WOW 72 in a 55 that my friend is a 4 point ticket, not wise to just TEST the waters to see how other drivers are going to react were you suprised by the impatiant drivers? I agree with what you comment on its stupid really ignorant of any lawmaker to think that large vehicles are safer at 55...
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    Trying To Get My lips Wet

    OPTIONS you can buy a Van and have only one Option and if that option falls apart you now are a proud owner of ONE VAN. Not much of an option in my opinion even being in a great area SO WHAT this industry puts you in many different locations so where you live is only good for a starting point...
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    NO HELP FROM THE TRUCKER'S HELPER

    Dumb question here? What is the program suppost to do? If it is record keeping I agree with the poster, do it by hand. I currently use the envelope system. Buy something I have a colum I put the receipt inside of an envelope mark which colum it belongs to mark the amount on the outside...
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    Today News

    COMMON SENSE have not seen that since Milliken.
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    Can you explaine this?

    I do not know for fact, but have heard this over and over. A Foreigner can come into this Country and get an intrest free loan to start a business. Is this really true?
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    Books

    Dave, how often do you service the Allison?
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    Information

    Almost 50% if there is a reasonable truck payment. Only put down 10 or 20% than higher on the expense ratio. 200 probably on steers and a little more than that for drives, this is keeping a close eye on pressure, rotating them, and keeping the front end aligned. If not, than proabably just...
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    Church Services

    The new Garmin navigator will take you to any church in a local area, restaurant, hotel, shopping, fuel center, pub to watch the game plus telephone #s. Terry is the expert on the Garmin I had to resign my authority on the Megellin piece of junk compared to this tool. Advances in high tech...
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    Rapid Service

    I was accepted with them in my search last year for a new carrier. The reason I did not go to meet them was how new they were into O/O vs how many company trucks they have. As reading the post regarding pay I am glad I did not follow up any further. Even though they were close to my house...
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    Diesel Fuel Locations

    It is called NATIONAL TRUCK STOP DIRECTORY "the truckers friend" I have the blue edition but the red is better easier to read. If you do not have one of these it will pay for itself in one week... Even if you have computer access its still a must have. One other book one should have is a book...
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    If Your Gonna Do This

    If Ms. Clinton were to ride with me for just a day I can dream of the route in the NC Mtns to drive real close to the guard rail on HER SIDE. So much for where I stand on politics. As for determination and lasting it out, it brings back comments made to me. Do not buy a truck starting out...
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    battery load testing

    In my last business my life depended on deep cell batteries, A team is correct or try an Electronics store. I use to have a battery tester unhook all battery connections put red on red and black etc... it will read the strenght do this after you run them down some. Very low cost tool. Anyway...
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    I came across the following jobs.

    Compare that to what I heard on the radio in KY yesterday, JB Hunt to O/O $1.03 mile plus FSC would bring it up to 1.26 for all miles. Actually that is not bad in my opinion, they estimated (I know all recruiters streth the truth) but they are saying 3,000 miles a week. After paying for...
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    ANOTHER CRASH AT MICHIGAN SCALE HOUSE

    Two weeks ago N.C. I-77 N just before VA backed up at least 30 trucks on shoulder. I decided it was to unsafe for me to hang there, CB was ringing with all kinds of comliments to the Scale House to CLOSE IT NOW we are not stopping I joined in (not CB) and went on by, as I passed the sign read...
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    Is anyone else sick of it

    Daughter finished Drivers Ed about 6 months ago. Teacher never taught them the common sense of using cruise control in the rain. I had to educate her on the dangers of using cruise control in poor weather conditions. I also had to break her of the habbit of using it every chance she got...
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    Gym and our health

    I stopped using the gyms about 8 months ago. I joined Golds with a list of clubs all around the country. Problem using them was alot of them sold or went out of business or when I called in advance which was a requirement they knew nothing about me being able to utilize the club thus it became...
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