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    May Flowers

    Hey folks, most likely you all probably sleeping by now. I'm in Los Angeles and waiting to pick up my third shorties today. There are hardly any parking spots around here where I'm at. So, I decided to circle around a few blocks. Went thru Beverly Hills and Bel-Air neighborhoods. I...
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    Cargo Van good places to be and where not to go

    I have been taking calls from home during the past few months. Since it has been slow, strategically it works out for me. I have been taking shorties and may be 1 or 2 regional runs 2-3 times a month. At current time, I'm not sure my chance would be better if I'm at the boondock parking lot...
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    Running flatbeds thru Canada to Alaska

    Try this link and may be you can post your questions there too...
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    Cargo Van New to EO,looking to get in the industry.

    Welcome to EO. Try to call some of the carriers list on the ad page on this site to see if they have the need for drivers. As Turtle mentioned above, it rough and tuff right now. So, even if you get the position, you may be sitting and waiting for load for days and won't make any money. If...
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    May Flowers

    Lol... I thought I heard a big thumping sound in the CEO's office. Folks, pls check to make sure that yours CEO didn't fall out of the chair after having read my post. :eek: Just a humour for the President and CEOs. You all have a great day. :)
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    May Flowers

    Picked up shorty in San Diego. If I can just get $200 a pop shorty, 2x a day, Monday to Friday. Home every night and off on the weekends. Oh wait! And the carrier perks...paid health and van insurances.... Awesome wishful thinking. Lol......
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    May Flowers

    Lol... Now we need to scan the brokers brain too. Lol.. Loaded and heading to Southern Calif.
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    May Flowers

    Near Denver, @Minds Research Center. Await loading. They got bunch of MRIs here. I asked if they need volunteers for the brain scans. We have plenty of qualified expeditors here. May be they can can tell us why we like to sleep in the parking lot. Ok..who's first? Lol....
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    going going GONE

    There should a lot of opening in your area. Had many friends who retired from OTR and went regional, intrastate and local. They are home 2-3 times a week and some daily. Check this link, its for Knoxville...
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    Load Problems

    Youngguns12, you have my blessings. I'm hoping for you to get the loads in the next few days. Good luck brother!
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    It's a Team's Life Waiting for a load or chasing freight?

    Good info. Some of the suggestions can be applied to Vanners too. Thanks!
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    HELP expedite

    Thank you Treadmill. Great to be back. :p
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    HELP expedite

    For some vanner owner operators, DH can be beneficial. Everyone's circumstance is different. Looking at a larger picture, in my circumstance, I need DH, the more the better. We're talking 50% and up here. If you are going to have a big gross at the end of the year, you will most likely...
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    Blackball?

    Man, that's a tough question. Hopefully it's just a slow month. For myself, I tend to look at thing a little deeper. If that word ever popped in my head. I'm going take it as my subconscious is trying help me work out something. Or, I could be having a crazy thought from sitting too long...
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    February 2016 locations

    Heading toward Coeur d'Alene ID. Plenty of time to get there. Stop and fueled in Las Vegas. Thought about checking out those fancy slot machines. But then I heard the voices my head asking, "Aren't ya have enough of the gambling?" "What cha talking about? I haven't done that in years." I...
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    February 2016 locations

    Typical west coast attire, Lol....
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    So how much does that load pay?

    I believed many of us felt the same way. Good post and thank you for sharing. From my experiences, being away from home and family have given me ample opportunities to reflect on my own relationships with my family. On the road, I had plenty of time to think and evaluate the situations...
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    February 2016 locations

    Los Angeles CA. 91 F. It's Summer here. Spring never show up. Lol...
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    How is your phone named?

    "liver/onions meal pls-table#3" That's the phone name I used when I walked in and sat down in one of the popular restuarant at a truck stops. Five minutes later a waitress approached. "Hello, would you like to try our Liver & Onions special meal? It will be ready in 2 minutes...guaranteed!"...
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    Q And A

    Keep it up Windsor! Oh, did I just say that again? Lol... Really, we need your thread after the big storm on EO during the last 24 hours. Lol....
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