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    Newbie Questions

    Your in High Demand with that Class A, go ahead and add the HM even if you do not need it. You can drive team for anyone on here (almost) with that background and you could not hardly be in a better place to live for this industry. Stay out of a Van youll do much better in a D unit or E unit...
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    What actually caused this

    I got it clean, no Acids allowed. Just curious why this happened.
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    Epedited Experience vs Life Experience vs Trucking

    RE: Epedited Experience vs Life Experience vs Truc I read this after I have tried to contact you re: exactly this. But what do you mean by (signature line). After reading this and our correspondances via E-mail you have me quite concerned. I just want to let everyone here know who knows of...
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    Undercarriage Exhaust

    I would like to make a suggestion, I saw this a couple of weeks ago for the first time. Back row in a truck stop Expeditor had pulled straight in not backed in like usual. This probably explains why. I just might start taking his advice although it was not given. I hate seeing my truck...
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    What actually caused this

    Cleaning the truck on Saturday the Van Body was impossible to get clean (or seemed) from the stacks. All the other times I have cleaned it, it has been easy. Very sooty. Diesel Additive to much? Running in sub below 0 causing frost on the body than the diesel smoke sticking to that than...
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    Layover Lounge

    Thanks that was the LAUGH OF THE DAY....
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    Layover Lounge

    Honest I am not Terrorist just wana be able to access the Lounge
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    Good Health on the road?

    Awoke at 5:00 AM this morning, cleaned a building for my wife that she took over for me 2 hours drove to the gym one hour work out. Drove to the Dealership and Picked up truck had PM done. Brought it back home spent 3 -4 hours washing it in and out. I am now paying for both activities. I...
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    Meet me in St. Louis or

    Great Idea
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    ~ RISK ~ LIABILITY ~ !!! HAZMAT !!!

    Please read my post in Newbees RE Patriot Act this should clear up what I have been trying to make a point on.
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    ~ RISK ~ LIABILITY ~ !!! HAZMAT !!!

    I have many years dealing with Chemicals as well. Can one really understand a MSDS sheet? I seriously doubt it. Reading and understanding are two different issues. I apologize in advance if I sound rude in these posts but the point being is the training I have been through is poor or...
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    ~ RISK ~ LIABILITY ~ !!! HAZMAT !!!

    Thanks for emphisizing my point or points. No additional pay, rush the load no time to read built in. This could have long term (life long effects) to your health to your financial future. Just have a placard blow off and not know it. We are talking about fines in the thousands not hundreds...
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    Patriot Act

    This is what our elected official decided to call this PATIOT ACT as if I wish to be Patriotic when we as US born citizens have to go through this endurement and costs. We all know the answer to this question and so do our Politians, but I will ask anyway just for the record. How many...
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    A Little Help?

    Get a notebook, if you are serious about this industry it is going to take months to compile all of the reserach. Mail will need to be three hole punched to keep in this to refere back to your notes. The better your note keeping the happier three months from now when you need that answer that...
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    Most intersting Load so far?

    Can't brag about intresting loads my dream load is a truck load 22ft by 108 stacked floor to cieling of $100.00 bills unmarked. I could than help everyone on the site pay off there trucks and
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    Movin' on

    Spend the next two weeks writing down everything you know about the industry, what youve read over the years, what you know. Example how much faster or longer does a tire and brakes wear and why on a dump vs a tractor and why? Saftey, service on the vehicles I am sure you could give us all...
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    Real life reasons to be careful

    Thank you both now I can put the dumb hat away that I felt I had to wear knowing that I was so close to the break even point that I was only working for the truck, love the truck dont get me wrong. My family supported me getting into this and I feel a strong obligation to support them...
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    truck stops

    This is my real expierences, Wall Marts are great after ten PM before than impossible to get any rest, little itty bitty cars with very big mufflers, steroes, and doors closing no matter how far you park away. Truck stops where campers park this is my real life story got blocked in watch it...
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    So, just how muck of your revenue goes to the truc

    RE: So, just how muck of your revenue goes to the I found this term did not invent it, when cleaning Central Transport/Universal Am Cam Division. To the truck is the total Gross paid to the truck for a run or per mile. What type of expenses you run is is subtracted and the rest is what you...
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    Real life reasons to be careful

    This is exactly what the point I was trying to make a few months back when I posted the question RE$1,700.00 a week the average? And I will say I was BLASTED BY MANY. Being a Business Owner most of my Life I understand unexpected expenses, and my last carrier demanded the truck be serviced and...
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