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    FedEx works best when you want to work, res o300

    RE: FedEx works best when you want to work, One time I said to a dispatcher "How would like to come to work tommorrow,have your supervisor meet you at the door and say"Dispatcher today we want you to do the same exact job you did yesterday,but do it for 35% less pay. Oh maybe there might be...
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    Lease Purchase good or bad?

    Will you be locked in and how long will the lease be? Sounds good from what you said,I know a guy who leases E unit tractors and wants 25 % of the revenue so 15 % sounds good to me,You should try to negoiate a escape clause in case something happens that you can no longer drive etc.Good luck
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    News, FYI

    When you really think about it,isn!t it less wear and tear on a truck to do nothing but highway miles.What is tough on any vehicle is city start/stop/go type of operation.We get up to speed and normal temperatures and stay there,maybe for 1000 miles but so what.My last truck was a Mercedes Benz...
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    How in the hell did he do that????

    Jim For years we have used the small magnetic boxes that you can put a spare key in and attach it somewhere underneath.Boxes cost about a $1. and they have vever fallen off.But since my Freightliner doors don!t like to latch for some reason when the temerature is under 40,i don!t have to worry...
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    How in the hell did he do that????

    Jim For years we have used the small magnetic boxes that you can put a spare key in and attach it somewhere underneath.Boxes cost about a $1. and they have vever fallen off.But since my Freightliner doors don!t like to latch for some reason when the temerature is under 40,i don!t have to worry...
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    Work Accident Insurance

    Well it looks like Fedexcc (Roberts) is going to finally enforce the workers comp or occupational insurance clause in their lease.I don!t see how the fleets will be able to do this and keep their drivers on a contractor vs employee basis.Also teams will suffer by having to pay out more as the...
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    FL 70 Fuller 6 speed

    Bill and everyone else.Thanks for the advice,A while back I called Freightliner hot Line in portland OR and they thought the bearing needed to be lubricated.I went under the truck,removed the plate,greased it and and guess what.it no longer makes noise. Lately I have been having the truck...
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