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  1. nightcreacher

    today

    Merrry Christmas to all.If you on the road,hope you stay safe,and if home,your lucky.I'm in Texas with deliveries to 4 different Walmarts.
  2. nightcreacher

    Sparks NV

    Going be Sparks Nv saturday afternoon.If anyone is around,we can do lunch or dinner,Ill be there til monday amIf I get lucky on black jack table,might even spring for dinner
  3. nightcreacher

    Life after expedite

    Dry freight load from Knoxville tn to Plainview Tx,1285 pay miles,and $2131 to the truck,had 34 miles to pick it up.Next load will be load of boxed mea from Plainview TX going to North Baltimore Oh 1253 pay miles,load paying me 2010.This is much better than the round trip I did last week to Ca...
  4. nightcreacher

    My New venture

    Ok all,I have started with a new company,they arent new but new to me.Pulling refridgerated,not the pay scale of FedEX,CC but its close,and can run solo,which I'm doing for now. I may have my Coronado back on road in couplwe weeks,Ill put it back with Tri State truck load division,great people...
  5. nightcreacher

    New Venture

    By now most know that my truck is sitting with a blown up motor.Been driving a company truck for TRI STATE,BUT Monday,starting orientation for Colonial Freight System Inc,KNoxville Tn.Going do a lease purchase,which I haven't believed in,but after much concideration,think this will work.Going on...
  6. nightcreacher

    How not to operate your business

    Ive been expediting for over 25 years.As in any business you should save for that rainy day.Well,that rainy day came for me,and since I didn't think it would ever happen,I'm now getting ready to work for someone else.A truck I should have traded for new,just had a major breakdown,and It's easier...
  7. nightcreacher

    find a driver has never been so hard

    This probably is the wrong spot for this,but if you decide to get rid of your co-driver,have second thoughts,or if he is about to quit,do all you can do to stop him from leaving. For three weeks now,I've been trying to get a co-driver.I have ads every where,even talked with local truck driving...
  8. nightcreacher

    price of toyota going up

    I'm at Toyota ,San Antonio.Been waiting to get unloaded since 0930 this morning.When the price of your new Toyota goes up,its because of the detention time they are paying me to babysit their v8 engines.It's going on 9 hours now and still counting
  9. nightcreacher

    Short load pays off

    Normally,when I go back in service after being home for the weekend,we go in service at home,and usually get a short load to the east coast,that usually turns into another short l.oad or long dead head This time after going back inservice,we dead headed to Toledo,usually getting much longer...
  10. nightcreacher

    lpilot-flying j

    just transfered my pilot points to my flying j card,whopping 406 points,as you can tell we don't use the two establishments much,almost enough for a sandwich
  11. nightcreacher

    My Screw up

    Well my dead heading towards home back fired.I took a load going to Tallagega Al,now I'm told my layover will be Atlanta.Spent all day Wed there with no run offers,guess I'll just go down to Hampton and watch the Nascar race on Sunday,unless someone feels sorry for me and invites me to ther...
  12. nightcreacher

    what are your priorities

    If you averaged over $4000 a month,worked about 22 days amonth, your boss was hard to get along with, but you knew that,and you've been there 4 years. the money was never late.would you quit 'cause you didn't have time to smoke a cigarette? just wondering
  13. nightcreacher

    bad luck today

    Someone must know my hos are short.Ive got 11,pick up 5 tonight 7 tomorrow night,but get 34 at 0800 on the 29th,just had 2 loads cancel.$2300 D load to twin cities,$3600 tractor load to NC.Feel like an oven here in El Paso
  14. nightcreacher

    Laredo

    Anyone in Laredo,got a feeling we may be here all weekend.We deliver 2030 est tonight
  15. nightcreacher

    fathers day

    Today is that special day that comes once a year,yes the women had their turn,now its our day.To all you fathers, HAPPY FATHERS DAY
  16. nightcreacher

    fuel prices

    Something to think about.FDCC,Panther,Tristate,and the other companies that get the large discount at the TA truck stops,if everyone would only buy fuel at the TA,don't you think the other truck stops would have to follow suit and lower their prices.It be like the price wars of the 80's
  17. nightcreacher

    breaking news

    Passport Transport,the exotic car hauling company, is no longer under the Fed Ex Custom Critical banner.They have been sold off to some investors in Missouri.This is not a rumor,the logos are being taken off the trucks as I write this.I did her some other news,but right now it's just speculation.
  18. nightcreacher

    verizon air card

    I'm starting to feel like a real expediter now,sitting here on detention time,reading EO,and posting some of my opinions,oh by the way,taking advantage of my Verizon,want to say air card,but is a USB thingy. Think I'm going to check out some of the food places here in shopping center.See an...
  19. nightcreacher

    fun back in working

    Someone suggested that what is going on with me is in the honeymoon stage.Right now I feel bad that I have to be out of service,as last week I was down for 3 days getting my air conditioning fixed,hauled 2 loads this week,from here to Ia,and Ia to Pa,and now back home with no air,and now back in...
  20. nightcreacher

    Life after Custom Critical

    1st load for Tri-State Expediting Services was Mar 24th,and last night, the 9th of April,I'm here sitting at home. I have a friend that once put down his old company for his new one,I can't do that.FDCC was good to me for many years,but I must say,times have changed. For 16 days Ive practically...
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