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    Going Out Of Business, Will Work For Food

    I grew up in the Upper Ohio Valley, my Dad was a bag-man for Frank Fitzsimmons and Jackie Presser, the UIW guys used to laugh at the bar about how they almost got caught sleeping or :censoredsign: 'cause they had to actually get up out of their recliner (I am not making this up; they had La-Z-Boys...
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    CoPilot Truck GPS

    I had some similar problems with CoP 8; called tech spprt and they straightened it out in very short order. I still get an "Error, needs to close..." window popping up now and then but since I can just left click and drag it out of the way and the program still runs fine I haven't bothered to...
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    streets and trips

    I have three drills, two corded and one battery: What's my start date?
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    Conway announces new Retail Delivery division

    If you get on with Buster Brown full time right from the git-go, let me know. Not that I want to sign on or anything, but I know several of their drivers (both line haul and local) and they all did the "Sit-by-the-phone-you-must-be-available-at-any-moment-in-case-we-call-you-this-week." routine...
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    Sprinter / Chev Cost Comparison

    …in questioning my use of yesterday's fuel prices. I did so because so many van operators do not keep accurate records of this info. (I have asked dozens and never had even one van operator give me anything but a guesstimate of actual per mile op costs.) And, as… You’re kidding, right? These...
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    Conway announces new Retail Delivery division

    The slider wouldn't be something that the truck's actually equipped with, as say a Reefer unit or heated mirrors would be. The slider's just an accessory that you haul around with you like a hand truck or pallet jack. If you went somewhere where it wasn't needed, you'd just leave it behind...
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    Oh Deer!

    Is that your first one? Let's see here...Four in one year two years runnin back to back', three runnin' into me from the side, three in the four wheelers... Oh yeah, that one up on the NY Throughway... Actually, I haven't any real idea how many I've hit or clipped over the years; more than a...
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    Looking a gift Horse in the mouth

    Not every day; five days a week, weekend off. Three paid a year with 11 Holidays. The real question is: Why do I want to quit this for expediting in a B unit? finney
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    Looking a gift Horse in the mouth

    OK. You haven't been doing it long enough to fully realize the benefits yet, but you have been doing it long enough to see that it's pretty much going to be the SSDD routine. Does that about sum it up? The question you need to answer (and only you can) is "Why am I doing this in the first...
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    Expediting 101

    Well, at least with Schneider you've got a reserved parking spot on the fuel island or scale. Things could be worse.
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    Expediting 101

    Such as?
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    Expediting 101

    Dear Sir: Send me $2000.00. I will give you a lesson you won't soon forget that can be applied anywhere, including expediting. Thank you, finney PS Make that cash, please, small bills, no serial numbers in sequence.
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