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  1. acvox24

    Respect the TOE

    For all of you guys with transits with that feature that lets you know many miles until your empty, and your wondering how much further you can go once it hits zero. I only got 12 miles past it with a 400 lb load and I was out of gas. It's my strong opinion that ford has some kinda of sensor...
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    What's up with the Cleveland tourism

    This is the east bound service plaza west of Cleveland before the I 80/90 fork. Almost every car spot was taken. I've never seen it like this. Something is definitely happening east of here.
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    Has anyone done this at a truck stop?

    I'll admit I've been tempted a few times like when spot a wall socket out on sign or something. There's a flying up on i40 in Arkansas Russell something that has a wall socket on a wood stick on the corner of the lot. But I'm always too afraid of damaging the reputation we have with truck stops...
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    Nashville = no fun

    Had a sweet load from las vegas to Nashville, 1800 miles. Delivered Friday morning. I was smart enough to get here before the rain turned to snow. But I made the mistake of trying to get to a Walmart 3 miles away. Impossible stuck cars and wrecks everywhere. Ended up in some college parking lot...
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    Where's those Fedex logos?

    In the old days all the FedEx vans would have a big colored Fedex logo. I worked as contractor for them in the nineties and I had to have one on my truck. But in the last couple of years I've notice most just have there numbers on the side. Anyone know why?
  6. acvox24

    A Panther App COOOOOL

    Has any other panthadons tried out the new driver app. I looked at it briefly. It looks pretty cool. You can view load offers and accept or decline in the app, change your availability status, and even sent in your paper work in. It looks like it could be the first steps to replacing the QC...
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    How to get to Maine

    I've been in the buzz for four years now. And I've be to all 48 states multiple times except for Maine. I'm a CV for panther, and was wondering if any body knows any shippers out there take ship stuff to Maine regularly. So I can position my self there. Seeing the state of Maine. Is officially...
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    What's up w/ panther

    Is it just me or is one load a week the new norm for panther CV. When I started with this company 2 years ago I was averaging 1500 miles a week. But in the last 4 months even in good areas I have to sit a week to get a load. Like right now I'm in Iowa and if I called Panther they would empty...
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    What makes a Bol a Bol

    I know if your over 10000lbs you legally have to have a bill of lading(not sure about under 10000lbs). But a lot of times the paperwork the shipper gives you seems a little incomplete. Does anyone know what info a Bol has to have in order to be legally recognized as a Bol?
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    Turnpike Turnarounds - Possible???

    I recently had a delivery by Topeka and decided to park for the night on the turnpike. Next morning I got a load going the other way. However the service plaza's in Kansas are in the middle. AKA you have to make a left exit to enter them, which means both directions of traffic share the same...
  11. acvox24

    Am I being to picky with DH miles

    Im sitting in Ft Wayne IN a good area more loads than drivers. But I keep getting all these loads that are like 200 miles with a 100 DH. My own personal policy is to turn down any load where the DH is more than 25% of the loaded miles unless it gets me from a bad area to a good area. I...
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    Getting the 2nd pallet out of the truck?

    wondering if anyone out there has any tricks in getting that second pallet that the fork lift can,t reach out to the back. Ussually I just take a tow rope hook it it around the center of the pallet and have the fork lift drag it. But yesterday I had 2 that were on smaller pallets, Each pallet...
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