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    Got back pain?

    I was on a vacation in Bangkok about a month ago, saw an instructional exercise sign posted on the wall at the train station. Interesting! Supposedly it is a very simple exercise that you can do it while you're filling up your tank. It claimed that this exercise helps with back pain and...
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    Split loads...Cross-docking

    I'm in Barstow CA waiting to intercept a split load and cross-dock into my van. I have occasionally been offered these type of loads. There's hasn't been much discussions here on the EO regarding this type of strategy. For me, I thinks this would greatly benefit the O/Os and drivers. For...
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    Used tires can save money

    Would you buy them and put them on your van or truck?
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    Thinking about Retiring? This could be fun.

    Lately, there has been some discussions about retirement here. Don't know if it is workable, but it may give some of us an alternative way to retire. It made me think. This could be an option instead of hanging around the house and get old. Lol. If you haven't seen it. Check link...
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    What? Net six figures to stay buff?

    Interesting article from Truckers News. Household goods hauling: Big bucks for big work BY DEANNE WINSLETT MAY 21, 2016 Household movers usually spend more time preparing to load, loading and unloading than they do driving. Household moving isn’t for everyone, but it’s not just because of...
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    Uber trucking?

    This would be a game changer. And, more benefits to O/O. Your thought? http://www.forbes.com/sites/sarwantsingh/2015/08/03/uber-taxi-truck/ The Disruption Uber Has Brought To The Taxi Business Is Coming To Trucking Share In the U.S., over 70 percent of all freight movement is hauled by...
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    April "Rabbit rabbit rabbit"

    Say it out loud first thing today for good luck:)
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    Better keep an eye on your mailbox, form 1095-A

    If you got Obamacare, pls read on. Fkatz, anything else we need to know? Thanks. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/got-help-paying-health-care-164924669. Gov't sending out new tax forms for consumers who got health law subsidies last year Associated Press By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar...
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    Would you increase your DH?

    Just saw $2.30/gal at Love truck stop on I 55 near MS/LA border. Would you increase your DH percentage to get to the hot zones since the gas prices are lower?
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    Stuck expeditors

    Lol, funny thread title huh? During the last few months, I have noticed most of the EO threads and posts were about slow freight, or sitting for days without a call front the dispatcher. Frustrated and angry. Yup! Many members packed the bag and went home and many had the thought of not...
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    Winter Driving

    Someone mentioned snow in SD today. Would love to see any comments or suggestions on expediting driving in the winter added to this thread. Thanks in advance:) Oh by the way, last winter, I took pics of the mishaps along the way. I made the video out of them. Just to remind all of us, me...
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    what's under your mattress?

    This is a taboo subject.....savings, that is. What will you have at the end of the day after all those years of driving and expediting. We spent countless days, months and years busting our rears to put foods on the table for our family and pay bills. Along the way, many of us failed to...
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    Knights of the Road, we all are....soon or later.

    Coming into Memphis TN today and crossed the bridge at West Memphis. A man stopped a car in the middle of a bridge, ran out of a car and climbed over on the outer bridge rail and about to jump into the raging Mississippi river 80 feet below. A trucker, another driver and myself stopped and...
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    Extra income for expeditors

    Since many of us have lots of time to burn while waiting for the next load, May be we can turn those valuable time into little extra income. All ideas welcome :) Here are some..... The 5 Best Ways to Make Extra Money in 2014 · The Penny Hoarder
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    Speed boost your android phone, awesome!

    I tried this trick with my HTC One Max 2 weeks ago. It gave really fast downloads from the web. Even in the area with poor reception. Awesome! You may need to google to find instructions for your phone. Speed Up Android: How to speed up Android like Apple did with iOS 7.1 | BGR
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    Emergency fund, where should you put it?

    I'm discontented with the interest rates I'm getting from the bank savings account. The emergency fund is going be sitting there for a long period. It should be working a lot harder while I'm waiting for the loads. I'm looking for ideas and opinions where I can get better return and access...
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    Cold weather weight loss.

    If this article has been posted before, please ignore it. Otherwise, get out of yer truck and van for 10 min a day in the cold:) And yah, with better results, leave your espar at home, lol:) Start now so you can have that "body." Goal is, by Springtime, to be able to sit in the van...
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    Glympse-Free app for expeditors

    If you have not seen it, this app is pretty cool. When you are away on the road you can send your position, stationary and moving, to your family, friends and boss :) Paid GPS tracking will sure have competition here. It pretty much will zoom in your position within 12 inches, I think. So if...
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    Burnt coil Ford E350 2006

    I just went thru replacing 2 coils in the last 24 hrs. That was on the firing order #6. Both coils burnt wihin 5 minutes of driving. Anyone has similar problems and what was the cause? By the way I'm at the repairshop now and they are trying to figure it out. It's a gasoline model 5.4 L...
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    Unmarked white cargo van...profiling?

    Since the begining of this year, I have been pulled over 4 times and followed by the Hwy patrols on numerous occasions. I've never been given citations on these stops. I have an unmarked cargo van with California plate. Am I being profiled? Or is the normal occurence?
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