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  1. Dynamite 1

    How often do you eat out?

    on a good week, not at all. on a bad week maybe three times and usually breakfast. just so much cheaper and healthier to eat in the truck. all food in the truck is home cooked, no freezer meals or prepared items. salt in all those are outta site. we can carry a months worth of food and being a...
  2. Dynamite 1

    Fuel Discounts

    with the discussion in the ge forum over flyinpilot or t/a petro fuel it brought back to mind the discount programs. since i to have noticed a difference in the way the truck runs on flyinpilot fuel versus t/a fuel i thought i would ask or plead, say pretty please buy lunch @isis, whatever. john...
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    September Banter & Location

    Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr your bear is showing. whats up ? everything ok ?
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    Deadhead?

    jjoerger, do you mean that each load you did last month was 1866 mi on average, if so that is a pretty good average length of haul per load. even at two loads a week that is a 3700 mile average per week and i would like to think you all did more than two loads a week. guess the flat rate deal is...
  5. Dynamite 1

    Deadhead?

    my dh numbers for the first 26 days @ load 1 are 11%, fsc is covering 77 to 79% of all fuel purchases.
  6. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    that was the one family name we will have to see if we can get the other name associated with it also there is a museum in clarenda, ia. with an exhibit dedicated to the lee family and traces the family back to the mayflower. tinas sister in law has the lineage to this . i will have to get the...
  7. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    tina's family was on the mayflower also. the lee's and no it is not a coincident. so that makes three.
  8. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    its only another year, you cant put it off,. well i guess you can one more day. all us older folks are just makin sure we dont miss it, or is that forget it. i dont know, i forgot what i was tryin not to miss. just glad i didnt miss what i forgot.
  9. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    those are two things to look forward to. starting an IRA is important for you two, just make sure you get someone who will truly watch and manage it. everything else OK !!!!!!
  10. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    isnt it a shame that from 30 on there isnt much happenin, and with their age group retirement age may even be older. i know we just made the 65 or 67 retirement age. that is if its still around when we get there. thank god for IRA's
  11. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! first milestone, teenager second, drivers license third, 21 and able to legally drink 4th, turning 30 after that about 35 or 40 yrs to retirement. hang in there, you almost got it made...
  12. Dynamite 1

    Hello Expediters!

    welcome jen, good to see more of the co. here. you will learn fast. welcome again from trk #3060 tnt
  13. Dynamite 1

    Team not asking for much

    you are all right. this add was up and running in april of 2010. not the exact add but similar and the same team. the restrictions they place are not a problem for all owners at all companies as several dont do hazmat or dod. but what is troubling is owner pay for fuel but we dont want to be...
  14. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    just tryin to fulfill my end of the bargain w/guido to get him to clean my truck as good as he did his. hows things w/the new truck ? get everything straightened out and workin good ?
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    September Banter & Location

    www.truckerlove.com lol
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    September Banter & Location

    well got brisket smoked yesterday along with some pork and chickens cut up that i smoked the day before. smokin a turkey today then all the cookin for the road will be done. got the street patched in friday so i can now park on my new driveway. with any luck and the weather holds up the house...
  17. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    so did they get ya loaded ? myself, enjoyed the day off. had a few on the rocks and put a couple of chickens in the smoker. today gonna smoke a brisket two more chickens and a pork shoulder. might even have a few more on the rocks. kids coming for supper. they turn 28 today. anyone up this...
  18. Dynamite 1

    September Banter & Location

    we got home monday. first month with load one was pretty darn steady and all my averages were ok. not bad for a newbie !!!!!!!!!! got some work to do on the house so we will be here till probably the 12th, then back at it.
  19. Dynamite 1

    Load 1 ST staying busy?

    for the sprinter guys the flyin pilot is the best for them as far as showers go and maybe even the discount. as far as straight trucks go the other discount program fleet one offers is much more lucrative. the other program that is through fleet one / petro, t/a and some other private fuel stops...
  20. Dynamite 1

    August location

    welcome turtle, as stated, you will be happy here. we just finished our first month and we are very pleased. as with any new carrier there is the figuring it out phase but all in all they make it pretty easy. the learning curve isnt very sharp and pretty easy to navigate. everyone has been fair...
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