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    Prayer & Thoughts

    I'll also extend my condolences to the dead and the living. The dead are in a better place, I hope, and the living now have the dreadful job of trying to understand why this has happened. I have no doubt that the animals who did this will be hunted down and exterminated like the vermin they are...
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    Just getting started

    RE: running independent In view of the horrible damage done to the North American economy by the terrorist attacks of september 11th, I would be very carefull about what you do. The next six months will be quite shakey in all parts of the economy, with many companies all ready starting to lay...
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    The Future

    Now that we are seeing layoffs at NorthWest, United, US Air. and many others, airfreight will also be affected, with fewer flights to choose from each day. Road traffic should increase, as more citizens take to driving rather than flying. The auto trade will suffer as people are reluctant to...
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    24' flatbed

    I drive a 24' flatbed and get between 2000-3400 miles a week. Yes this is expidited freight.
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    DUI

    Sorry to be such a nit-picker folks, but in a previous life I was a military police officer in Canada, so I have a more than average understanding of the law in my country. An American citizen cannot be granted a "Pardon" by the government of Canada, UNLESS the said American has been convicted...
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    con-way now $

    Rich, Thanks for your reply. Since I have posted this question I have recieved info in the mail from Con way now. And I am going over it now. I will also look into getting some information from the companies that you listed. I know that 100 k was far fetched but I did not know where to start...
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    con-way now $

    I am new to the freight business and I am looking into different companies to work with. I live in Central/North Jersey and I want to buy a class b truck. My question is can there be money made in this field ? Driving solo ? $75 100 K per year ? Also does anyone have any comments on Con-Way Now...
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    Announcement from Expediters Online

    RichM; Thanks, I will drop by here every once in a while, to see how everyone is doing. I am still actively involved with Dynamex, but like most other companies, July has been slow for us. Jim Bunting..
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    software

    Pride or a lack of it!! Beaker: Take it easy man. I only said the software had some problems, I didn't say I was going to hurt your dog!! As for my pride, or lack of it, you certainly are not the arbiter of decision in such matters. On the subject of the lack of Canadian information in the...
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    software

    Hey, Beaker. That truckmiles program has one glaring shortfall. It will not compute a trip that starts or ends in Canada!! I tried it with a mythical trip from Mississauga to Woodhaven Mich, the home of the world famous Detroiter, and it came up "unable to find start location". So I changed the...
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    another thnak your to Troadgirl

    So which country do you call home? Canada or USA? Am I the only one who remembers this Ncountry person a few weeks ago claiming to be a Canadian from Manitoba? He seems to have had a miracle happen to his citizenship. Read his words above, and see if this is not so. Guess the truth has come...
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    Fuel Prices

    Hi Rich. sounds like you had a good run. Two weeks ago there was a pipeline break near Jackson Michigan. So of course the price for regular unleaded in eastern Mich took off like a saturn rocket. This week in Detroit the price was between $2.05 and $2.10 a gallon U.S. It was actually cheaper for...
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    LIVE CHAT

    Hey Bluethunder, are you sure it's not pnv.com ???? Hill billy..
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    Bi-Fuel Conversions???

    Propane is the answer. Lawrence is correct about the use of propane and natural gas vehicles in Canada. I have had 3 different vans that were either dual fuel,(gasoline and propane) or propane only. These were not conversions. They were ordered from Ford, GM, and Dodge, and made at the factory...
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    Thompson

    Not to put too fine a point on the last posting, but Thompson is a good company. Their Canadian based o/o's are UNION members. That's right, they are members of the Canadian Auto Workers Union, and they have one of the most comprehensive benefit packages that you will ever see. BUT, that only...
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    Detroit/Windsor Protest

    RE: A few dangerous young rioters amongst the rest of the protesters. Having read the above message, which by the way was a "canned" press release, not written by Blaine, I will say this. The majority of the protestors will be from the labour movement, read "unionist", and they will be...
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    Canada CANADA.....for the last time?

    ncountry: Educational prowess??? Jim Bunting..
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    Canada CANADA.....for the last time?

    Wabbit: I am the infamous Jim Bunting, and here is my reply to you. Mustang has had a real turn around since he travelled "deep" into Canada, and he is, I believe, a changed man. A man who has seen the wild coast of Newfoundland, and travelled on the ocean, on a ferry, to get there. As for your...
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    Canada Canada

    RE: that guy with inferiority complex in Canada... roadgirl: A few points in rebuttal of your mis-guided last missive. Point one: You use the term socialist, as if it were some how a bad thing. Go ahead and tell me the difference between socialism, and communisim. There is an old joke that...
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    Canada Canada

    Wild Bill: Thanks for that. As you probably know, that commercial has caused a fire storm of controversy up here, and has divided opinion on the editorial pages like nothing else in recent memory. As is the case in all situations that bring out strong emotions, there are solidly held views on...
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