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    Fuel Surcharge

    What criteria detemine if a fuel surcharge is going to be paid,and how much it will be? Who pays the surcharge? I heard that the owner-operator may only recieve a % of the surcharge. I heard that the surcharge is paid to the carrier and is determined by the gross charge for the shipment,not...
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    D5261 Forced Retirement

    I recieved a regisrtered letter from FedEx CC the other day. Due to the age of my truck they are terminating my lease. The truck was inspected and approved by FedEx in November. Now as of March 15th it is no longer worthy to wear the FedEx logo. Not due to break-downs or poor looks or low...
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    expedite loads .com

    Does anyone subscribe to Expedite loads.com? Would you recommend it? What companies post freight on the board? Should I just try it for a month and see?,or do you have to subscribe for a longer term? Thanks....Treeman.
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    CB radios

    Is there a significant difference between a cheap($39) radio and a more expensive one, or is this just not a real good way to communicate? I don't use it that much, partially because I can hardly understand what people are saying. I have an external speaker that helps, but still about 50% of...
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    Re: Fireside Chat

    Has anyone else had trouble getting to the new chat room? I've tried for the last 2 weeks with no results. I have aol instant messager, but still cant find the chat room. Please advise, thanks......
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    Getting my own authority

    How do you do this? With boards like Urgent Freight and Expedite loads, is it a good idea? I've been spending too much time waiting around for dispatch,the straw that broke the camel's back was,after 32 hours dwell time,another truck pulled into the same truck stop I was in, within 2 hours they...
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    C unit team vs D unit single

    I have found 2 trucks I am interested in, a C and a D. The C is about 20k cheaper than the D. With the C I can run as a team, but my co-driver is under 21, so with the D I would go solo. any advice? Better off team C or solo d? thanks!!
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