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    Terry

    ???>>>>Port-a-Potty: Neither Rene' nor I want one 'cause there are ???>>>>too many public toilets and we're not incontinent. Why not ???>>>>>wear Depends? you'll only have to get out of van once a day ???>>>>>>to change them. PLEASE TELL ME THAT THIS IS A JOKE. Even as a joke it turns my...
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    Dead heading home

    RE: It's the Owner - Operator RE: Dead heading hom >>I think you should get your employer, the owner-operator, to pull the >>truck and put it on a busier company or find a new owner op to drive >>for. >>The problem seems to be the owner-operator has no incentive to help >>you improve the...
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    Dead heading home

    dave kc, thankyou and I Agree that if i could get that much for all my runs then i would not mention a problem. I have talked to alot of drivers in different places from alabamama miss, Wv etc and i know some companys i won't not to go to already. some bigger companys too. I guess i wanted to...
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    Dead heading home

    Yes, I was hoping i got the message out. I will wait untill i get my year in before i quit if i do but was hoping to get some ideas of the other company names who have so much deadhead. I read over there about a team that seemed to deadhead over 50% who drive for fedxcc so i know not to go...
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    First Runs

    Sounds like a interesting adventure but without giving aexact amount, did you make any money? If you dont mind me asking, how many miles did you actually run all together including deadhead.? I am probably missing something but it sounds like more than 50% of dead head.
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    Dead heading home

    Getting loads going out of Detroit is not the problem. I can always get loads out of mi. that is not the problem. I always get loads going out of mi. that is the easy part. Detroit seems to have it made in the shade when it comes to out bound freight and i always can get something going out of...
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    Dead heading home

    >>1. Where do you live? >>2. How often are you in service? >>3. How long do you sit (at the end of the load) before you dead head >>home? >>4. What is your acceptance rate like? >>5. Why are you deadheading home and not to another hot freight area? I live in Flint Mi, I'm in service 24/7, I...
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    Dead heading home

    Is it normal in this buisness to take a D-load out 500 miles then have to dead head home all the time? I don't realy care if I stay out a few weeks but the only place i get loaded is out of detroit/flint. Im about done with these guys and want to avoid one way trips again so what other companys...
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    Canada U S CUSTOMS AT DETROIT

    would there be any harm in making a copy of all paper work for me to keep just in case or would that be considerd some kind of a violation?
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    Is This Forum For Everyone, Or Just An Elite Few?

    RE: Is This Forum For Everyone, Or Just An Elite F my sentimints exactly!
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    Canada How to p/u in Canada and del. in USA

    Thats great - thanks Don
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    Canada How to p/u in Canada and del. in USA

    Well, it looks like the other post on picking up in USA and delivering in Canada went ok. Thanks for all the help! It has taken the mystery out of crossing into Canada for me and i hope for others to. RobA, can you (or anyone) please, following that checklist's format, post how to bring...
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    Average % of empty miles in a week/month

    Load A is the best. You do not understand it because you are willing to give up a loaded mile pay while settling for the average pay of the overall run. samee as i do right now - but i don;t like it. in the two examples, you are actually losing $.23 per mile with trip A and .86 per mile with...
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    Canada Come on in...

    DD wins the coffee contest but TH is No 2.....I also like Pilot's new blend ;)
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    Average % of empty miles in a week/month

    50% solo in a Dtruck
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    Canada How to p/u In USA and del. in Cananda

    All, This is meant to be a 100% complete list of the necessary requirements for canadian bound shipments so please review and reply with necessary comments and corrections - thankyou. If this goes over well, i will try a "passing through" and a "how to p/u in Canada and deliver to usa"...
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    Sinking Fast-Need Advice Desperately! Glen Rice, T

    RE: Sinking Fast-Need Advice Desperately! Glen Ric >Stranded, do you know Gypsy? Sounds like you're dumping on the company when there's no way for you to know the facts. When someone says they aren't getting freight, it tells me one of three things: 1 - There is NO freight! This may be due to...
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    Sinking Fast-Need Advice Desperately! Glen Rice, T

    RE: Sinking Fast-Need Advice Desperately! Glen Ric raceman, gypsy1 went for a month with only 2 loads. Considering he is complaining that he got no loads while in high freight areas, plus was told to dh all over, why would you even consider him to be chery picking loads? It sounds like to me...
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    Sinking Fast-Need Advice Desperately! Glen Rice, T

    RE: Sinking Fast-Need Advice Desperately! Glen Ric I do believe you when you say you really care about what you do and I am not questioning your intergrety at all. As a driver, i also care alot about what i do but I would hate to be in that drivers shoes. I was questioning what will be done...
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    Canada How to cross the border

    >Are you a CDRP registered driver? >Do you work for a CSA registered carrier? >Are you hauling directly to a CSA approved importer? I don't know. I drive a Dtruck for a small company, I guess I will need to find out what these questions mean. I do know that there is another driver who has been...
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