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    Question about Ryder Sprinters...Has anyone had experience with these vans? Thanks!!

    Question about Ryder Sprinters...Has anyone had experience with these vans? Thanks!!
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    Mechanical 2007 hino 338

    To GreasyTshirt: This is Workaholic48...unable to get set up on EO mobile forum app. Cell phone is old and cheapest one available... Wife might be able to figure it out, but for now Is there another way to get in touch??
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    Mechanical 2007 hino 338

    Workaholic48 would like to speak privately with greasytshirt about a possible Hino truck purchase. How can I get in touch with you?
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    What I Learned at EO University...

    First, I want to thank Lawrence McCord and the EO staff, and forum for presenting the workshop at Monroe Michigan, yesterday. This was a class act, and I learned much. The Marcu's gave a wonderful presntation, and you could see they are blessed to have each other. Got to speak with some...
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    Questions to ask when buying a used truck.

    Hello! Haven't posted recently but still reading the EO Forums. As we have had an early spring here, I have been busy with lawns and grass cutting. School will be done in a little more than a month or so, and most of the school bus driving will stop for the summer, but the fast food job I can...
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    Hello again...

    Been reading the forum but have not posted in a while. Still trying to build up bank account to pay cash for truck, and have picked up some more hours at fast food job. Sort of bummed out at how slow this seems to be going. Starting to think about a 1 ton cargo van, since I could do a lot of...
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    Solo D

    Hello: I've been reading the forums closely, and have learned a lot. I plan on getting into expediting but want to make sure that I have enough working capital, so in case I have an emergency break down, I'd still be able to cover the cost. Also being debt free, except for the truck, but if I...
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    Building Your Business Plan Spreadsheet II

    A Team: I truly appreciate your efforts. This is exactly the sort of thing I need to project anticipated costs per mile, and to see if this would be more profitable than working my 3 part time (60-70hrs/wk) jobs. Right now I am gathering information, and saving money for a down payment on a...
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    $1.40 per mile?

    I would also like to ask 2 questions. It is this: (1) Does 85.5cpm sound like an average, reasonable cost per mile for a D unit for all miles? I am thinking a 35k used truck with 15% down, for 4years@10%. Fuel mileage at 8mpg, and 7200 total miles/month. Not sure as to the accuracy of other...
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    FedEx 4th qtr. profits

    Read the posts here a lot of times. Here is something I saw on a financial web site: FedEx 4th quarter results beat expectations as earnings per share rose 31% year over year. They made no mention of their various divisions earnings, including custom critical.
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    Economics E.O Style

    Thought I might jump in here with my 2 cents...All politicians are controlled by a financial elite. This elite is world wide, and consists of the wealthiest 50 families and their stooges. If a politician , say JFK, does not toe the line, he is murdered. The attempt on Reagan's life, failed...
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    Mercede Benz engine MBE260

    Hello everyone!! Looking to buy an expedite truck with a MBE 260. So I have a few questions and wonder if anybody can help. (1) Are these engines prone to a lot of breakdowns? (2)This sounds like a foringe made engine from Germany, and are they expensive to repair? (3)What sort of reputation...
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    Tri State

    Looking to get into Expedite and considering Tri State with a D-Unit. While much of this is pretty new to me,I haven't seen too many recent posts on this company. Can anyone give me the low down on Tri State Expedited Services, the good, the bad, the ugly. Thanks in advance. Workaholic48
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