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    INFO ON DUI

    On the profession thing... truck driving is not a profession, it's unskilled labor. Name the Professional bodies that determine whether you can be a driver or not. Before what review board did you present your thesis on driving? I've got 31 years in this business and I've yet to meet anybody...
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    INFO ON DUI

    Amen to that, buddy. You listen to this guy! Get a lawyer! Get it reduced to reckless or lower, but don't screw around with this if you want to drive for anybody that pays more'n a nickle a mile in a vehicle that Dwight Eisnhower drove (and was beat up then) in the next five or six years...
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    idle stick?

    You guys are driving vans, right? What, then, is this fascination with truck stops? Ever consider going to AutoZone or Pep Boys or just your local NAPA store? I use an idle stick for my Sprinter and run it around 1200 RPM or so. Seems to work fine, and if it's costing me much in the way of...
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    Back in the Ford

    Sorry to hear about your trouble, but what kind of Sprinter were you driving that was costing you $1200/mo? At $1200 a month you could've bought two of 'em. finney
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    CB Radio Voices Following Me Around

    I've been listening to one since '74 and the terms "Ratchet Jaw" and "Motor Mouth" were in use then. At that time I believe you still had to apply for a license to 'legally' operate a CB, although I think they phased that out not too long after. I really don't recall when that was, but I do...
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    The Attack of the Towbar People!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Whatever happened to buckshot? It's non-reflective (unlike BB's) and a little bit goes a long way, and what's wrong with a three million candlepower spot? Actually, I just ignore 'em (or at least try to). It takes a long time to train yourself that way and I still find it sometimes...
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    Love to meet you

    Been listening to a CB since '74 (first driving job in a Ford either 150 or 350 with a 10 or 12 foot box; don't remember now) and I still do. I don't run it as much as I used to, but I still have 'er cranked up most the time. Reason? I really don't listen to it except to filter out what I...
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    ~Wish list for Santa~

    Seein' as how He wasn't born at this time of year...it's kind'f tough to interject Christ into the Winter Solstice Festival with any sort of authority.
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    pro or no locked out

    Outside of a basic philosophical difference concerning National and Multinational unions in general, my dad's experiences with the Teamsters working for Fitzsimmons and Presser cast in cement (Jimmy, anyone?) the idea that I didn't want anything to do with 'em. It wasn't until I was older that...
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    pro or no locked out

    Interesting. I was just getting ready to post a "Let's get back on track." memo when the thread was snipped. Try again, and try to keep between the zipper and the fog line: Pro or no? I'm waiting to see what the general consensus is among people that can at least log onto some website or...
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    ~ Cost Saving Devices ~

    OK. This is only to address the calcium question, not something along the lines of louixo's (although I would have liked some specific figures) excellent post on money management; the single most effective means for wise spending on the road and a profitable return on your investment (he's got...
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    ~Wish list for Santa~

    Rather than go into all the stuff I'd like that money cannot buy (absolute fearlessness and faith in yourself in any endeavor, for instance, which would allow one to reach their full potential in whatever they set their hand to AND alleviate the fears of 'will I make the payment'), I'd settle...
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    professional occupation or no?

    Howdy I had someone write and say "as a professional..." (refering to the accurate keeping of log books)... and it got me wondering how y'all would respond to the question "Is truck driving a professional occupation?" I've thought about this occasionally over the years (not having a whole lot...
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    ~ Cost Saving Devices ~

    First off, let me congratulate you on an extremely good question. I'm looking forward to reading the responses. Not having any answers at the moment other than the usual "A quart of transmission fluid per tank per week (E units)", I'd like to know if they're still using the calcium bags...
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    How long to keep Log Books?

    Oh, BTW. If you declare your little garden as a 'farm', you won't believe the tax breaks and tax free stuff that is available. Just be sure to raise something other than reefer (mostly 'cause it's TOO profitable and cuts into the Sheriff's revenue if you do) and pretend to sell it or say it...
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    How long to keep Log Books?

    I've got two (don't need to take my shoes off for this one) jumps on this that I'll try to respond to and I'll probably skip back and forth 'twixt the two, so if I sometimes seem disjointed in my response, it's 'cause I am. :) Then again, I may not; we'll see how it goes as I write. First...
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    How long to keep Log Books?

    First off, what do you need to 'prove' time away from home for? The IRS doesn't care if you spent ten dollars on lunch as a business expense 500 miles from home or across the street at the local diner; either way's the same thing; a business expense. Second, a log book is NOT a record of...
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    Excited to get started in the Expediting Business

    RE: Excited to get started in the Expediting Busin That's what I was thinking... Pay me a nickle a day and let me live and take pictures on a cruise line and I'll be OK.
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    How Did You Get Your CDL?

    I grandfathered in and had a cheat sheet for the written (which I didn't need), but getting a class A CDL isn't any tougher than getting a club card for a bar in West Virginia. If you haven't got one yet, don't sweat it; you'll do fine with very minimal preperation. Truck driving is like...
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