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  1. x06col

    The Game

    I don't know about you, but.......I have a full plate getting my things done in a respectable manner. Don't have time to worry about someon elses dispatcher. Actually, if we don't make suggestions......all the better for us. I've tried making suggestions and ended up with the handle...
  2. x06col

    The Game

    But Vince, these clowns don't care about a good. good paying, high volumn customer......all they want is......good paying freight on their equipment all the time.....an, they don't care where ya get it. Mazing ain't it???
  3. x06col

    FedEx Custom Critical Alumni Association

    Prolly. But only if you do the bashing. Actually, my time with the Fed was short. Many of my memorys were good. Not owning those memorys to the Fed......but, with their predecesor Roberts. Learned a lot with the two......like what to do, and what not to do. The what not to do IS...
  4. x06col

    Vice or Virtue

    Atta boy Moot! Way to go!!! The Fedup GAME got to me way sooner than the Panter GAME got to you. You must be a REAL trooper. Regardless, enjoy your Holiday weekend with your scruples intact.
  5. x06col

    How's it Going at Landstar?

    Actually as I recall from a few YEARS ago, the NYC run was an ltl that would fill the truck at $1.25 for 1600 miles or so and dh of bout 3 miles. The other run was an expedite run dh 150 miles and run 400 or so. Ya gotta understand, the fella was an "expediter", not an ltl dock bumper, an that...
  6. x06col

    Easy way to take off signs?

    Wow'd ya get the shadows off?
  7. x06col

    How's it Going at Landstar?

    Yabut, ALL the stars have to line up for me to FILL the truck, however, ten buks a mile IS way far from a stretch. An ya don't even have to "bottom feed" for a lot if it. Kinda funny, the cv folks whom choose to "screw the pooch", with low rent equipment, and very little restriction, and high...
  8. x06col

    Do you remember when

    I remember when B.C. Fry from Independence, Iowa was banned from the PA turnpike for running his Autocar with the front bumper moved forward about 3 feet to make room for the V-12 CAT, because he was moving about 50 over.
  9. x06col

    Watch Out!!

    Been in those dust storms in Saudi Arabia that were so bad that they actually left a sand drift on the living room floor after it blew thru a leaky old sliding door. Nasty stuff.
  10. x06col

    August locations...

    Knik, AK. Just shipped 47 lbs. of Halibut home. Be a bit more Salmon than that before i'm done. Did the 170 or so one way miles and back this week to Homer for the Halibut. Gasoline is $4.07 up here, temps range 50-70.
  11. x06col

    August locations...

    Well, back to Knik from Chicken. Sure wuz nice to see 60 degrees again steada 29 degree mornings. Found 1.7 oz, mostly flakes a few pickers, and one half fast nugget. Fun tho. Tomorrow, Salmon season starts on Fish Creek at zero six. So, be gonna tip over soon. I see on the Forum that ATeam...
  12. x06col

    Economy must be picking up

    Yepper, she be August. I always tried to be the most inactive in all of July and most of August, as well as Jan-Feb. You folks that "need" that down time may wanna target the (slowest) times on your books for your "need".
  13. x06col

    August locations...

    Ya Mon, I figgured that working with drivers, contractors, shippers and others was a learning curve, but, this has it's moments also.
  14. x06col

    August locations...

    He has a 4 inch. Might suck a ton, ton and half actual gravel on a good day. Got here about noon Mon and found a little color. Was 29 degrees here in Chicken this morn, a little much for August as far as i'm concerned. My job is picking the big rocks outa the sluce and carrying the beer. It...
  15. x06col

    Bad experience

    Nah, don't anna be bothered at 2. Maybe call Dave.
  16. x06col

    August locations...

    Ya mon. We use a dredge and the claim has been producing .482 oz per ton of gravel moved thru the sluce. Truly a working vacation
  17. x06col

    Bad experience

    Oh but my life is very unhappy. So.......what have YOU learned so far? Actually, your learning process is MY goal.....even tho it should'nt be today. BTW, there should'nt be a learning curve for a fleet owner for something as basic as this issue.
  18. x06col

    Bad experience

    Yep bad experience.
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