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  1. Opel2010

    Cargo Van SLC is a good place to wait for freight?

    Howdy y'all! I delivered this morning in SLC and since this is the very first time when I'm in this area, I have no clue if this is a good spot, or should I hit the road eastwards, where the freight is?
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    Cargo Van ProMaster headlights

    Does anyone know where from I can get some aftermarket headlights for ProMaster? I checked already the net, yet the only place with a reasonable price, even if they claim it's the right model, the one in the picture does not look at all as one for PM...
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    Have you ever heard of such a "policy"?

    I pulled two weeks ago a truck from a carrier and this weekend I realized that they didn't pay for my driver's trips. I called them to find out what happened with the paycheck and it was a huge surprise to find out that they will not release it until they receive their stinking QC. When I said...
  4. Opel2010

    A little help?

    I have a guy coming for orientation and he needs a ride from Winston-Salem (where the bus drops him) to Kernersville, which is 12 miles away. Anyone in the area? He arrives tomorrow morning at 7 in W-S.
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    For Fleet Owners

    About a year ago I was expecting this guy to show up for orientation, in order to drive one of my trucks. He never showed up, sending me an email about a week later with an excuse good enough for first graders. Then weeks later he asked me for a second chance, which even if I didn't trust this...
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    1 Million points question :)

    When a carrier comes up with new fees and charges, it means they're close to a bankruptcy or they're just thieves?
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    An UFO robbed a truck... true or false?

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    Cargo Van Insurance rates

    Just tried to get a reasonable quote from Progressive, but their numbers are totally aberrant... is there anyone paying $1,000+ per month?
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    Allahu Akhbar Prank

    Maybe it looks funny, but the consequences might be fatal for some people...
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    A new era for winter chains?

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    Here comes December...

    Still home...
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    Cargo Van Anyone in Chicago?

    Is there anyone in Chicago? One of my (ex)drivers was supposed to return the vehicle (a white Promaster with Try Hours logo) to the carrier, but he didn't do it. The last ping on QC was showing the truck in Chicago, on N. Kildare Ave @ W Lake St., but that was at 10:00 am. As the former carrier...
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    Where's my present?

    The wife is asking her husband: "Honey, where's my present?" "Sweety, do you see that red Ferrari parked on the street?" "Wow, yesssss, I see it" "Well, I got you a lipstick with exact same color..."
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    Cargo Van Is this crazy or what?

    Just talked to a Progressive agent for a quote (liability and cargo), the answer left me speechless. $20,000 per year. Is there anyone paying that much?
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    Cargo Van Did they act fair?

    Back in April the dispatch sent me for a pickup, not too far from my place, I'd say about 25 miles away. I got there, they had two pallets weighing 1700 lbs each. Originally, when I was dispatched, I was told 2 skids / 340 lbs, so it looks like somebody forgot to add another zero. Now being an...
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    How should I call this, sabotage or discrimination?

    I've been with this carrier for quite a while now, things were ok, not the best nor the worst. Then something happened. First they "stole" one of my drivers, putting him with a different fleet owner. Of course that implied abandoning my truck in a Mickey D parking lot. All what I got was a text...
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    Try Hours

    I've been talking to the TH people, they seem to be a nice and honest team, but I'd like to hear from people that are or were working with them, what should I expect if I sign with them... Any help?
  18. Opel2010

    Bad truck or bad driver?

    Back in Nov. last year, one of my drivers took my 2014 ProMaster to a shop to fix the front brakes (at 80,000 mi), which repair costed me almost 600 bux. Yes, I know it was way too much, I got mad not just because of the price, but because he did it without my approval, which according to the...
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    Any good advice?

    Ten days ago one of my ProMasters got a minor problem. At least at first sight: the ignition key got stuck on "start engine" position. The driver took the vehicle to the nearest Good Year shop, which actually it was the only one open at that late hour on Friday and also the only one open on...
  20. Opel2010

    Looking for a better carrier

    Howdy y'all Currently I have my Sprinters leased with two larger carriers (since I was unable to afford the astronomical insurance prices requested by Progressive/CIS when I was working with small carriers), but the miles offered by them are lately decreasing dramatically. Well, it's not that...
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