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GM to Reopen Tennessee Factory in UAW Deal By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted Sep 17, 2011 12:35 PM CDT Details are emerging from the deal for a four-year contract struck last night by GM and the UAW. Both sides seemed pleased with the deal, the first since the government bailout...

White House defends loan for now-bankrupt solar firm White House officials on Wednesday defended a decision to award a now-bankrupt solar energy company a $535 million loan as House Republicans released Obama administration e-mails suggesting that the loan was rushed despite deep internal...

Nope, we’re not talking about old farts nor hagred looking or acting relatives, husbands, girlfriends or otherwise. This is a true to life experience regarding the ever elusive I-75 Mountain Goat. A few years ago, while part of a group of tourists hiking a snowpack trail in Glacier Nat’l...

As this is meant to be a joke, it's meant not to be deleted ;) SO ........ this huge guy comes into a bar (you get to name the state/town of choice), doin some serious struttin' and loudly says to all ........... "By Dang, I'm From Texas" Ya'all !! Which gave rise to a retort from one of...

The title of this thread is sort of, kind of, in a round about way some kind of an "oxymoron". All of this beauty around while sitting on a slab of asphalt viewing gas pumps and semi's ?? :confused: I've ask a person or two where I can make a short (very short) run to sit beside a stream...

On the way to p/u a load, stopped at the Oak Grove, IL Petro (again) and met, in the flesh ...... OMG - thpohio44 !!!!!!! So folks, it's official - he's out of the looney bin and on the prowl :eek:

Laid over in Kansas City and thought I'd share a nice truckstop for those that don't know about it (as me before I got here). There's a nice Petro just a few miles east of K. C. and I'd give it a thumbs up. I-70 (exit 28) in Oak Grove, MO. :cool: Get out of the sun in their FREE movie...

Sittin here waitin' for some action so I was hoping the experienced and knowledgeable could comment on 2 questions (without the help of the Ouija Board) :eek: 1) Yeah, I know it's wwaayyyy early in the month, but the month is July ....... which I've heard is typically slow...or was that June...

A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. So when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the...

My first visit had me scratchin my head - delivered a load to a warehouse (still in America) to what appeared to be non American warehouse workers - one with an "attitude". "good jobs" makin "American" vehicles located south of the border. Seemed ironic to view so many preventative...

Been reading about straights on OE and see things like "lifeblood of expediting", "shortage of dock high" and things along those lines. 1) Why is "dock high" in demand ? 2) A good starter "dock high" truck is ? - Example: a dock high box truck ? 3) Run solo and make a good living ? 4)...

Last night (this am), the Allman Bros got it movin' !!! The bestest "road song" known to mankind is the southern rock guitars that knocked out the instumental......"JESSICA" !!!!! CRANK IT UP !!!!!!!! If ya don't know it ...... google it up on YouTube - it ROCKS :D Dare you share your...

The Stanley Cup has been won and Ya know, in reading thru tons of posts ......... knowing a ka-billion of expediters are from the Northern states and Canada ......NOT ONE POST ABOUT HOCKEY ?????? Isn't that like some kind of sin for expediters from the Northern States + Canada ???????????

Yeah ........ it is that day. So, for all you "dads" out there (whether claiming 'em or not) ......HAPPY FATHERS DAY !!!!!!!! :)

I picked up the cube yesterday, had my stuff ready and tossed it inside ......... ready for that first load (as in ever). This morning, I got out and got a few small things in order to be totally ready (if that is ever possible). Then spent the day tapping my foot and yes, dispatch and myself...

Ya know ..... I got to thinkin (very dangerous) - at what point does the title of "newbie" drop off ? What does a "newbie" then graduate to being called ? (be nice).

While trying to bust into expediting, I've located a 2 yr old expediting company (we'll call GF). It seems to be a combo between the expediting company (GF)which has 3 straight trucks and runs teams out of single sleepers ......... and another guy (for privacy I'll call him Mr. X) who has...

I've gotta a couple of reasonable (so I hear) expediting companies who may give me a test (I'm new). The key word in the previous sentence is "may" - so I'm reaching out for other reasonable/honest companies who may in the market for a Newbie. Other than the carriers who post on this site...

I've written a couple of posts ......... but still a "pre-newbie" and doing my best to become a real onE, A company in KY might hire me as a 1099 Independent Contractor as a driver of one of their Sprinters - they own the fleet ....... they have ask me to "be ready" when they call - that I...

Mssg says to give some kind of into - I've been reading these forums for awhile so as an interested and probably soon to be newbie to Expediting ........ HI ! It may or may not become a factor ..... I am 55 and in good shape for the age. For reasons unknown to me ...... don't sleep much either...