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    I'm Out

    Sooooo Typical of the Big Companies. Screw the Contractor, screw em till he has had enough or turns into a SLAVE.... Not Custom Critical, but the other division that purchased Watkins. Screw all of those Independent Contractors. According to Landline last week, a Class Action Suite was...
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    Never too late to do the right thing

    The best Post by T Hawk Thanks.....
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    Truckers UNwelcome

    Kat Jelalous? Yes I am. OK People I really like my job I really do. But do I have bad DAYS yes ALL LAST WEEK SNOW, ICE, MORE SNOW, find out no Fuel Increase for this month yet etc... I find some writings on here that everything always goes ones way, this is great that is better, the...
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    Truckers UNwelcome

    We drive Trucks, I have never been run off or approached in a Truck Stop or Rest Area. No we are not WELCOMED everywhere we think we might be OK, or ASSUME. Sorry for your tale, some Hotels Cater some simply think we do not impress the Guests they Cater to, even though our $ is Green the...
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    Your Children:

    This has nothing to do with Expedting just Family: My Daughter who just turned 18, a Senior Home School's herself has almost a full time job about 40 hours a week as a Waitress at a Country Club, and also on Sunday's and Monday's at a Sportsbar where she began this Resturant Business. She...
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    Do not let your EGO, get in the way of your Profits.

    I would take credit for the Title, over lunch today I was discussing why I would like a new or newer trailer. After my trailer almost passed me last week, would'nt be nice to have a nice new shinny trailer behind me, no scratches etc... Antilock Brakes. Hmmmmm So I called the salesman...
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    anyone help me with new career

    The questioner? Why a Van in Expediting? Why would you want to do this? The advice given is solid, and to clearify what they are saying is there is just no Money left to be made or one is just lucky from what I am told out there by Van Drivers. Going broke is like a old Country and Western...
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    How to buy a truck, the right way

    One last thing, want the process to go really smooth? Become a member at OOIDA, they can guide you thru everything you asked for. The most important is the clear Title, without that you have nothing. You would rather have a bad Engine, rather than a Title that would be Clouded! I purchased...
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    Extremely bored so..

    Way too COOL, take me back thirty years to EARRRR
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    Expediting and Health

    Nemo XM 171 Thursdays dedicates one full hour 10 - 11 on this topic alone. There is an excellent program to help you get back into shape. Habbits are forming out here and lazyness is one of them, everyone of us suffers from it according to the Posts written here, me included. Now let me run...
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    Aluminum Cleaners?????

    [ Duragloss makes a paste that goes on/off with ease just like all the car polish products. On Treadplate, its a XYZ... no doubt, but one needs to use a Polisher, otherwise the results are so so with anythiing you use, unless you do it all of the time than it can be kept up with by hand and...
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    IdleAire is Struggling

    A nieghbor commented to My Wife that she had seen a segment on TV on how this was so great for all us drivers. And only at $3.00 an hour (what ever the price was) my wife commented now multiply that times 24 hours, would you pay that for a room at Red Roof Inn? Than the nieghbor got the hint...
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    Extremely bored so..

    Great photo button.......
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    Searching for the Snow

    Come Ride with ME. Starting last Monday the 26th 5 inches goinig North plus freezing rain, and sleet. 5 more inches going thru Columbus returning. 28th High winds, rain, sleet, snow. Than I got a break woke up to 8 inches, took off and the trailer at my Exit decided to beat me to it (the...
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    The Longest Layover

    With Terry in MN, never thought we would get out of that Bar. And we only had Coke, all morning, afternoon, and night. But hey we meet all the wait staff, and kept leaving tips according to shift change.
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    Wrecker Fees While Under Load

    I have in my truck a National Directory of all of the Repair Facilities and also Towing Co.s If you want the information please EO E mail and I will than post it if someone wants it. I believe it was $50.00. Has every city in the U.S. listed, it is also available for your computer online or...
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    Air Horn not working

    Bob Club Advice, He just rolls down passenger window when he is driving leans over the seat and pinches Linda the yell solves the problem for a horn.
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    Double Clutch or Not?

    75,000 LBS. I run out of Second Gear at about 3mph thats to short so its been 3rd gear all the time. The other thing I noticed since writing in this post is when I am light I only run the rpms to 1,300 than shift it goes in much easier while light than by going to 1,500 so I want to thank you...
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    Parts for Pro Heat

    Any Kubota dealer. They will also repair it for you. Might be worth the $ spent to let them do it as well, I found them to be more than helpfull. Unlike Pro-Heat Service, some were beyond great, others down right dissipointing.
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    When I was 17

    [A GOOD HAND, I think you were allowed to cheat! You were able to leave yourself that note!!!!! How'd ya do it anyway. Congrats, your one of those stories or people I admire, and maybee a little respect as well Dave. I can't complaine either that is for just a Truck Driver and Retired...
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