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  1. APMECHANIC

    Load one info

    The time I was with Nations Express I ran a cargo van , they had 24 express centers at that time . Three of the express centers kept me busy in the south east of the USA with some long hauls also . I had a good business relationship with the people at those three centers . They would follow...
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    Load one info

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    XPO Sprinter Van

    I like to see the over all rates trend upward . Personal experience running my own van back in the early to mid 2000's was cost of living was lower , vans cost less , the price of fuel was less and rates per mile / % paid more , well over a dollar a mile usually a $ 1.40 per mile (...
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    Pilot at exit 51 I-285 S

    Cool's are an alternative , beer as in malt liqueur . Pee bottle for the night hours .
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    The Newer Unreliable Cargo Vans

    Bring back the Ford E-350 extended with the option of a raise roof . America body style rolling down the American roads and interstates once again built with heavy duty suspension , engine and transmissions . ...and as always , all machinery require preventative maintenance for best...
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    communication over the year's

    .... and one of my favorites while sitting at a truckstop is when a vehicle pulls up in front of my van and a shady person gets out opens the trunk and begins the sales pitch .... it's all new in the box , un-open , none of it stolen ...
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    so fact's on being semi retired

    Stopped in center lane waiting to go straight thru the intersection .
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    communication over the year's

    I wiped a lot of hand sets down with rubbing alcohol on paper towels before using those pay phones ( dialing toll free numbers ) to call dispatch to keep down "minutes used " on my cell phone .
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    so fact's on being semi retired

    I recently saw a Sprinter in Newport News , VA with a CEVA shadow on the side of it " logo removed " . It happened to be at a red light on Jefferson Ave .
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    Ford Transit question.

    Look to the aftermarket supply companies that offer external remote spin-on filter with magnet that you can install in-line with the oil cooler line that comes out of the trans and goes into the radiator . This is where you will also do your one for one fluid exchange ( for every quart pumped...
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    25+ Year Expediters

    .... current CDL W / HAZMAT check , current DOT MEDICAL check , Cash for a new 2017 Ford Transit 350 check an increase in freight rates along with a booming economy ON STAND BY and waiting .... Not...
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    Portable Generator deals/for sale? Best a/c unit?

    How do the front mounted generators affect the handling , tire wear , suspension wear on cargo vans -Transits , Promaster , Sprinters , E-350 , Chevy Express . What are your experiences .
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    Make Trucking Great Again....

    Gross Domestic Product @ 4% " GDP @ 4% " for a couple of years would certainly help . " Time is money , get it shipped now ! "
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    great day

    I saw you on Jefferson Ave at the intersection of Oysterpoint in Newport News , VA about 2:00 PM 4/7/16 .
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    Average pay per mile

    C/V .80 cpm , ST 1.20 cpm , these manufactured parts that are being produced aren't being produced at a discounted rate or sold at a discounted rate so why haul this stuff at a discounted rate unless your in expediting just to have an expensive hobby . Running a faded beat up yellow cube van...
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    Sprinter 70cpm + fsc

    2016 new GOP President wages/rates increasing with the improving economy "real money starts flowing again " new USA manufacturing start ups , off shore labor/manufacturing will not have anything to take away from the rebuilding and the expansion of the United States infrastructure ...
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    Sprinter 70cpm + fsc

    When I was with Nations Express during 2004-05 I usually got $1.40 a mile which was pretty standard . There were also those 3rd party loads that paid .95 - $1.00 per mile . Since then rates have gone down while the cost of living has gone up . I drove a 2002 Ford E350 7.3L Powerstroke at...
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    "Be Safe"

    As an aircraft mechanic and being a pilot myself I usually will end a conversation with other pilots before they depart with " have a safe flight " . Safety is no accident , it must be planned .
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    Empty Game Rooms at TA and Petro

    As technology evolves with time so do alot of O / O 's . This isn't the 1980's , feeding quarters hours on end into slots of video machines is becoming a thing on the past . $mart O / O 's over see their business with the aid of their laptop ( past present . projected future exspense /...
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