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as to the 'upset in the making' original theme of this thread... i doubt it going to happen anytime soon so don't get your hackles up for nothing... i can say i think e1 s in a good position to grow, and recent alliances - hookups - aquisitions have put freight on my truck, which puts money in...

as a e1 solo st i have done canada in the past, but requested no canada be put in my profile a couple of years ago. have done several 'transfers' of freight going that way thru the years, often because of hos rules make on time delivery impossible. maybe thee has been a change in policy about...

since you can only get cooties from a girl, how about hugging a nice gun... would that work for you. just think, smells nice (the aroma of hopps can't be duplicated), is lots of fun to play with. gets admiring glances from other men - many of them offer to take it off your hands as they would...

only if you include the turn signal switch on the front. then again it might be cute on the right sized 'package' but would be instant death if any hint of 'wide load' was involved.

besides the costs of equipment, operating capital, 'home expenses' you have the problem of finding and keeping drivers. don't forget that they will have 'wants and needs' that need to be considered, high among them is the ability to make a reasonable wage for their labor. so even if you are...

Re: Looking Bad ? the concept of 'poor bidding' seems like a no win situation for the bidder. bid to high and you don't get the freight. bid to low and you can't find a driver to take the load. so unless you are bidding to put freight on 'your truck' where refusal isn't a problem bidding low...

Re: Looking Bad ? i've only been out here since 2000, but agree thats its bad right now. i'm sure lots of companies will survive as they use 'independent contactors' and will adjust staff size according to income. not sure about the o/o's ... i know i need to generate a certain level of...

couple strange ones.... picked up in kalamazoo drove to detroit, up 75 accross 696 down to 94 and back to kalamazoo... no stops .... was testing packinging . recently picked up in chicago and delivered to topeka ks.. 4 skids of lifesaver candy. guess somebody had a real 'sweet tooth' to...

yes got some health ins, but the hospital prices are still obscene. and the price for health insurance is not nice either.

delivered fri in sterling heights sat all weekend and monday in detroit area. picked up tues in adrian mi, going to spring hill tn. roads were a mess in indiana, and indianapolis was a disaster. south of louisville roads ok but had to run left lane as downed trees all over right lane. picked...

the wife recently was in the hospital for surgery. went in wednesday, released sunday before lunch. now normally this stuff is transparent to me as the wife does the bills, but i happened to be at the house when the bill from the hospital showed up. 54000 yes thousand dollars for four and...

although i dislike detention it occasionally works in your favor. once i was doin a run with two pickups; one in grand rapids, the other in sterling hts. when i got to the second pickup the night crew had no idea what was to be loaded, and were unable to find out. decision was to have me wait...

years ago i lived down around san antonio. one evening was outside messing around doing alot of nothing. a neighbor came by and i went out to the fence and we started jawing... after a short while i noticed something bothering my foot. looked down and found i was standing on the tail of a...

more fear tactics using old data, partial selective use of avail facts. are there drivers out there with medical problems .. yes. but not as many as in the general population driving cars. must have been a slow news day. . .. .. ..

just a little something to ponder... FunPic - biggest collection of funny, cute, crazy or interesting pictures and videos now is the toll collector deserving a bonus for doing her job or the driver deserving a slap up side the head for paying... ...

good grief .... wednesday morning doing my post trip after doing a ft smith to evansville noticed a flat spot in the center of the tread. after consulting with my mech over the phone decision was tread seperation causing strange wear. tires were bridgestone 380's. guess what tire was on sale...

just before i left the house the big local news story was vw going to build a plant in limestone county where i reside. oh well i guess my visions of making a killing when i sold my property are up in smoke now..... ...

i can picture it in my mind... shootout at the ta. confetti everywhere. multiple bodies twiching in the dirt. radio rambos have it out at the fuel island... ...

i wonder whats going to happen when he causes a wreck? is the average driver that inattentive to whats going on around them? yep. i do get a little irked on the highway when the driver ahead of me nails his brakes when he sees the speed trap ... even tho he wasn't speeding... ... ...

cheri: i don't know how often HQs checks for missing updates, but the concept of turning off the qc isn't new. i don't remember exactly how but a few years ago a driver showed me a series of keystrokes that turned off the qc. i'm sure that info is still avail from some savvy driver.