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In Ontario, ERB Transport out of New Hamburg, has a fleet of owner-operator reefer vans in operation. I personally know two of the van O/O's, and they are doing well, although they are suffering a bit now due to the general economy. The rates are good, mileage can be as in automotive, anything...

The guard at Lear Seating in Kitchener, Ontario always came out of his guardhouse and tried to put a seal on my outbound flatbed load... it was only on the third load out the gate that he realized he was wasting his time walking out to the truck with a seal in his hand... "But, But, But...You...

In case anyone is interested, I've posted some pics of some of my loads on Photobucket...kinda gives you an idea of what the truck is all about...link below: 126 Working pictures by olex126 - Photobucket Dave

GPS411.net has reprogrammed their system to route around the rockfall... don't have the routing details yet, just an email from them, but any company subscribed to them for routing will have the detour automatically in their system. Stu says the detour will remain in the system until the highway...

Rucan, send me a message, and I may be able to give you some tips. Dave

Leo's post regarding fuel tax makes an important point. I live near London Ontario and buy my diesel in bulk (2 x 500 gal tanks). The road tax on Ontario diesel fuel is almost 54 cents/U.S. gallon (14.3 cents/litre x 3.785 litres/U.S.gallon). Every mile I travel outside the province...

Thanks guys. Jack, yes the tarp slides front-to-back, back-to-front, or can be slid in the middle to load from both ends. Greg, no problems in the winter. The aluminum tarp frame slides on rollers that are positioned WITHIN tracks located on the sides of the truck bed, and virtually...

Hi Guys and Gals. Just a short synopsis. New to the forum, but not new to expediting.. Started in 1983 with (then) TNT Olex, Windsor, Ontario (now TST Expedited). Spent sixteen years there with vans and straight trucks. Left in 1999, and switched to running LTL from Toronto to Los Angeles with...