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    90# on you Cell Phone!

    http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/jailcall.htm Claim: Prisoners (or other scammers) can dupe business customers into making long-distance phone calls for them by posing as phone company employees and asking the called parties to press the 9, 0, and # keys and then hang up. Status: Sort...
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    Interesting Facts...

    So - is there any way to tell if my snail is *really* sleeping and not dead?
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    getting started

    >do you have to a wait at designated spots or can you stay in the >general area? Usually staying in the general area is good enough. >can you be away from the van and get loads or do you >have to monitor the qualcom? My Qualcomm has a pager I can take with me. It beeps as soon as a waiting...
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    A/C Compresson Cummins C

    RE: Toys!!! >but the thing is I don't want to >swim to fish it out of the lake if the engine dies. I'll >just stick with land vehicles for the time being :-) There's ways to deal with that. A fetch dog works well. At smaller lakes a retrieve pole - a short casting rod, 10-15lb test line...
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    A/C Compresson Cummins C

    RE: Toys!!! I used to do a few RC cars in the winter to stay sharp on the sticks during off season. There were several indoor racing venues for electrics and a few gasser off road type tracks too. Thats a nice Traxxas rig ya got there. The boat above was a Class C outrigger - .21 OPS power...
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    cell phone ????

    I use Verizon. $45 a month gets me 400 peak use minutes, more than enough if ya don't try chattin' trash with the dispatch girls too much. That includes unlimited night and weekend minutes and 1000 minutes free with other Verizon users. Also gets me free long distance - especially nice when you...
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    A/C Compresson Cummins C

    >The pivot bolt has to really (REALLY) be tightened down to >keep the thing from moving under load. I used to hate that >as I could beef it down at home with the tools I have there, >but could not loosen it to replace a belt in the field with >truck tools. Try some red #271 LocTite. Remove...
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    Where Has All The Freight Gone?????

    >Instead of a 800 mile trip he was only going to get about 150.He >said"No way" , turned around and and took the freght back. I think >they might have pulled his contract,dirty pool for sure. I had one like that - 20 containers of automotive lighting from London, Ohio to Smyrna, TN. A good...
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    Help Me Think This Through

    >I'm reluctant to talk about our carrier choice >until we're actually in a truck and on the road. Seems to me that until you actually do make the choice and become active, there isn't much for you to talk about anyway.
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    A change in direction...

    Well, I took my B unit back to the owners yesterday and resigned from expediting. I've got 2 regional tractor trailer freight companies that want to hire me and the move is being made this week. I've had an tremendous amount of fun running expedite and I love what I do. Problem is I just don't...
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    PRE-EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREEN

    Unless second testing was done within 24 hours or so of notification of the failed test, the results will be meaningless. Most all pharmaceuticals and street drugs have a 24 to 72 hour range of detection in the system through urinalysis. A person who failed a test due to those substances in the...
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    Switching to Panther II.....

    Well hey - good to know who some of the rest of the team is. Agreed - Barb and Gary are 2 of the finest people you could ever ask to work for. They take good care of their equipment and drivers and deserve to get more back out of this than the current deal at FedEx is giving them. I'm out to...
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    Switching to Panther II.....

    My truck owner called earlier today and said she is switching her fleet over from FedEx to PantherII. She gave me the option of moving or staying with FedEx. She has 4 B units, and is aware of my plans to make a change in employment soon. Honestly, the need to do something is very obvious, so I...
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    Looking to buy and drive

    Pork Chop, I'd go ahead right now and get that hazmat endorsement. Any expedite carrier is going to require it. You may never see a hazmat load but then again, the first dispatch you get may be hazmat.
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    teams at panther

    >dave tell me about this "turned down a load" which you >speak of??? hahahaha seriously though it must have been >:censoredsign:ty I can tell you of turning down a :censoredsign:ty offer out the wastelands. Laid over in Des Moines after almost a week in blizzard conditions, I got a load offer. Go to Lake...
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    Does home base location matter?

    To some extent home location does matter. There are some areas of the country that are known dead spots, others that have a reputation for being quite active. Best advice is to talk to drivers in your area and see how they size your area up. Even the best of areas run hot and cold. My home town...
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    FEDEX CC New Dispatch Crap

    >ATeam! Where in my reply to you and gambler did I say that >FCC management or employees ran their own trucks? >His statement “it is done very cleverly” should have been your RED >FLAG. Or is >it! your playing your leftist activist word games again to >spin this to suit your wants? >You...
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    In my dreams...

    The problems arise when someone who is not up to highway multi tasking attempts it. There are some sharing our roadways who should not operate a countertop appliance without a chaperone yet they are given carte blanche to do whatever the hell they feel like in a 2 ton SUV. The quicker they...
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    In my dreams...

    If they could just be so honest in real life about the cause of an accident backup:
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    FEDEX CC New Dispatch Crap

    >"The FedEx Custom Critical fleet is made up entirely of >independent owner operators and the individuals who drive >for them. We do not employ drivers. We are always looking >for quality owner operators to become a part of the fleet." > >But, as they say, you can't believe everything you...
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