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    Dirty Truckers

    This is also what I was talking about on the Post RE:NO EXPEDITORS allowed in a area. SLOBS. I have often wondered when the J and others are going to make us begin using (and I am all for it) plastic gloves to belly up to the food bars. Seems like a good idea to me. I have gotten sick...
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    URGENT HELP, ENGINE BROKE DOWN IN WYOMING

    You have access to a computer so start imm. looking at Western Star, Freightliner Dealers. I would call the one outside of St. Louis just into ILL. I am sure a new replacement with tow is not $25K. These people were great to work with. During my last run out (6-weeks) I delivered two brand...
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    Tracking software for expenses

    I just assumed that this would be handed over to an accountant after the end of a month. Do not wait until you have 12 envelopes completed. I give mine to my accountant monthly and have a spread sheet that (she) creates and understands. I will never sit in audit that is her job. If they...
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    OWNER OPERATOR OPPORTUNITIES

    Honestly NO Flordia is the one state East of the Mississippi you do not want to be in.... Move to Indiania or Ohio...
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    Got Ripped off and do not want the same to happen

    RE: Got Ripped off and do not want the same to hap This Thread has taken a totaly different course. SORRY FOR BRINGING IT UP.... Point being, I TRAVEL TO CANADA ALOT... Second point is I am not rude to Customs and use nothing but logical common sense in ALL BUSINESS DEALINGS and anyone who...
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    Is there Business Potential??

    The Guidebooks are sold in any Truck Stop that has a Resturant, Garage, Etc... The red copy is more user friendly than the blue one. Lists all fueling stations in the country for big trucks, if they have fast food, full service, showers, repairs, hotels close by, check cashing, you name it for...
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    Tracking software for expenses

    Any Spreadsheet will do it. Just add your own colums in. I choose not to do this on a computer on the road. I use twelve enevelopes Jan-Dec with a Colum for each expense about 20 lines deep. As I collect reciepts they go inside and amount goes under its proper colum. I than let my...
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    Workerscomp Insurance

    I recieved a private message in mail box but this is just info that I want to pass on to all Independent Drivers. This info is based on the N.C. laws that I am aware of. You cannot be a driver and have your Owner Supply you or charge you for Workerscomp. The Policy has got to have you named...
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    Truck without a roof

    Suppose a vehicle behind him swirved, ran off the road, hit a tree hmm whose gona pay now the superrich truck driver????? Yeah right.
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    GPS

    I have both, the 700 is more user friendly for our business. Reason no taking your eyes away from the windshield. Know where your going first this is where the lap top is a beneficial tool as you do not want to trust the 700 to the T as it will dissipoint you from time to time.
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    Best view from the interstate?

    Go Do West out of Edmunton AB Canada 200 miles head South towards Vancouver. It is heaven, skies are crystal blue, air is as clean as it gets. Now get to Seattle, take a load to LA-CA now you will know you WERE in heaven. Have to agree with one of posts no Interstate in the Country has...
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    Canada passports for Canada

    Got the application any Post Office, just gotta go break the camera....
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    Transport Straight Truck?

    Rex I have an old Schwin with Wings I can rent you Red with a Banana Seat.
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    CTX

    CTX is a Division of Central Transport they also own Universal AM CAM, PAM, Charlotte Express, Mowhawk, Mason Dixon. Just to name a few. They also own both the Ambassador Bridge and the Tunnel between Detroit and Windsor. They will pay you but you need to stay on top of your numbers. They...
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    panther II allowing employees to own trucks

    This has nothing to do with Panther but with Drivers. You know how you listen to a conversation between two other drivers or maybee your involved. Driver A is telling Driver B or you how much he makes, how hard he works and how SMARTer than everyone else he is. Take all rumours with a...
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    ILLEGAL TRANSPORTERS

    Thank you for the WARNING. People this is EXACTLY why I have been BIT&$$#^ about when RE-ENTERING my OWN COUNTRY. (that I seem to get beat up on) Here some FLOPP'N Foreigner can come in here cause damage to one of our vehicles and get completly away with it. Let me be rude to a Border...
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    going to work

    Not being a Van Driver I cannot comment on the business end. Observation of Van Drivers vs Straight truck. Van seems very hard to live out of for weeks at a time. If your not actually working than what does one do? You need to consider that. Ideling a Van with todays fuel prices waiting two...
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    Panther II orientation

    Teams 18 wheeler you should do well. Should unless your other driver well just does not like this. No reason not to learn more, question very vague. Look and ask but be direct. This industry is like no other in the trucking industry except we use trucks of all sizes to move freight...
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    Fuel Prices

    Knee Jerk Reaction, we will all be allright. Very slight shortage and we are being taken advantage of remember it went back down after the first one and once the repairs are done this will also. Down not back to where we once were. FSC will have to come back accordingly. Be Optomistic as...
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    Panther II policy update

    For now on LIE... If they are gona treat you that way than run your business accordingly. That is unfair and more important unprofessional. Reading Panther II??????? More Important READING PANTHER CONTRACTORS...
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