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  1. TeamCaffee

    Food in the truck

    I am not a huge hard boiled egg fan!! What I would do though was peel them and then as I was driving I would eat them for breakfast. That seemed to work well and they last what seems like indefinitely. How colorful and cheerful would a bunch of colored eggs be!! Fun The chicken worked out...
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    I'm Bored

    McBride's I have sometimes felt that a mailbox and also a nice potted plant would be a good thing to carry in the truck for these situations. Wouldn't that be a nice picture? Sometimes you just have to laugh and start another day!
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    I'm Bored

    Yep still sitting here sent you a PM.
  4. TeamCaffee

    About

    First you must acquire the correct license for the vehicle you are planning on driving. With FedEx you will then have to take a drive test with an approved instructor.
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    I'm Bored

    JIM you are always in Texas! Great state and if we could get a load out of here going that way we stop by and see you.
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    I'm Bored

    Bored in Orlando Fl and it is hot!!
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    Who do we call?

    Greg you have that one right. How many times have you talked to new drivers that have no experience but are White Glove? How many times have you talked to Owner Operators trying to get into White Glove after being here a year or more and they have to jump through hoops and wait for an opening...
  8. TeamCaffee

    Free dinners

    My first thoughts where why not go dutch treat and talk as fellow truck drivers. One thing that is great about this profession is we are all equals and we all receive the same pay. We have learned many many things by sharing a meal with a fellow expediter or even with the big truck drivers.
  9. TeamCaffee

    Who do we call?

    Thanks for the great info I now have that number on Speed Dial. Dave will solve all problems.
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    Who do we call?

    Phil, in Express where the freight is and where the express center is are two different things. Once again you have to be within the Express Center to be looked at for dispatch, if you are sitting on the freight you still can and most often will be over looked at you are in a dead head status...
  11. TeamCaffee

    Who do we call?

    My previous post was as an Express truck which I believe McBride's are and this had nothing to do with a White Glove truck. When you in Express you need to remember that White Glove and Express have totally separate dispatchers and separate ways of doing business.
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    Who do we call?

    This will also throw another kink into this situation and you cannot get a straight answer on where the line is between east and west for sitting near an express center. This is from a contract coordinator on being within the Express Center boundaries. Points, if you are outside the 50 miles...
  13. TeamCaffee

    More Things to Learn in Your First 90 Days

    We use Streets and Trips software to chart where we pickup and also deliver loads. This is a quick over view of the country and all loads are dated. I have a spread sheet that we use to track all loads including dead head, dispatcher, load weights, and all miles and pay. We also use the cards...
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    Things to learn in your first 90 days

    Bugsy Siegel if a little computer generated message about running late can set you off you might need to look at a different profession. You are going to be in a state of always mad if you are not careful. Everyday can be a challenge from waiting in line to get fuel, to a long slow line for...
  15. TeamCaffee

    Trick'd Out Expediter Tour

    The cab is really cool looking done of course in the yellow and blue theme. The shifter has an awesome knob and the seats have a 4-point seat belt. I am wondering after Rich has drove the truck for awhile what he thinks of the racing seats? The truck does not have a lift gate on it. The...
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    Who do we call?

    Call in and talk to your Contract Coordinator and if you don't get any satisfaction there talk to Contractor Relations and on and on up the line. I do not believe there are any hard and fast rules though as there are way to many variables in any area of the country. Each dispatcher has some...
  17. TeamCaffee

    Objects in Road

    Unexpected objects in the road sure get the heart racing! I have had a pallet fall of a truck in front of me and some how straddled the thing and made it safely past the object. The other day while driving in my normal granny lane a car passed with two bikes on a bike rack on the back of the...
  18. TeamCaffee

    Greatest Rock Song of all time?

    Good one of AC/DC but I think my favorite of theirs is Hells Bells and Bob likes Thunder Struck.
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    Greatest Rock Song of all time?

    I like: God Smack - Voodoo Metallica - Enter Sand Man Gorden Lightfoot - Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald Bob likes: Gun and Roses - November Rain
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    Women In Trucking

    Great News! I just received an email for WIT Chairwomen Ellen Voie and this great group will have an booth at the Expo. Please plan on stopping by the booth while attending the Expo in July. This Expo is really shaping up to be a great event!
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