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  1. redytrk

    Vacations /When?/ How often?/

    I look at the months when revenue is lowest. IE.#12Dec#...#11Feb...#10Jul...#9May...#8Jan...#7Apr...#6Nov...#5Mar...#4Jun...#3Sept...#2 Oct...#1Aug. These are of course from my own figures.Yours may vary.
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    cdl

    A CDL is not needed to drive a van EXCEPT when hauling Hazmat.Therefore most expedite carriers require van drivers to have them.You also must log any run that involves haxmat.I belive Lawrence said Try Hours and Express 1 are the only outfits not running Hazmat.
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    Warning.

    > FedEx Custom Critical, administers the program for >us and charges us only the cost of the exam which is >reimbursed through our settlements. The cost is rightfully >borne by the O/O because the government mandates the test, >not the carriers. Terry..."Reinbursed" is not the correct...
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    uneven parking, would this hurt the truck?

    I picked up a couple of levels from Camping World.One of these I attached to the windshield.I can tell at a glance if I need to turn around or relocate.My co-driver is especially sensitive to as level a spot as possible.
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    Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to you?

    RE: Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to yo >Insensitive yup. I turned down a load several times because >of black ice predicted for that night. Whenever a dispatcher ask me to run in unsafe conditions,I ask them to put it on the Qualcom that they are asking me to run on "Black...
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    EO Comics

    Just discovered the EO Comic`s...They are a real hoot.Bet the poor fellow who Had the "Inpending sense of doom" was charged with a "Preventable"He shouldnt have been there.
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    Pallet Grabber

    You can buy these pallete grabbers from Grainger. about 65 bucks. when I was a young buck they were called "Ice Tongs" The ice man came around once or twice a week ond filled your "Ice Box".Anybody remember?(There I go giving my away my age). http://www.grainger.com/production/info/ww-granger.htm
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    Escrow Deposits

    Assuming you are dealing with a honest company,someone there is in charge of handeling Escrow.You need to get in touch with this person. They can tell you exactly why funds are being held up.There can be a lot of reasons. If you cannot get this information through these channels they are in...
  9. redytrk

    Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to you?

    RE: Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to yo This is a very interesting topic,but just like many others people tend to go off in another direction. I belive the original question was "Has a dispatcher ever said anything rude to you on the phone?"In 16 years with FECC/Roberts I cant ever...
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    FECC "CONTEST"

    RE: FECC >I quess I am a skeptic when it comes to this kind of thing. >I know of several people going broke with them in addition >to one that did. >I was with Roberts before they became Fedex. Those were >certainly the glory days, not what it appears is there now. >$1.13 for all miles...
  11. redytrk

    DIS-Orientation

    Coming from one who never attended an orientation(I am not sure there was such a thing in 1988)I would have gladly given 2 days of my time to have avoided the scene at customs on my first trip to Canada.To start with I lined my van up with the cars.Then it all went downhill from there.I didnt...
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    Canada Someone should write a book(let)

    FECC wrote such a book for our use.Parts were out of date before we even recieved it.I dont know how any one could keep up.
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    Curiosity about A Units

    >I have seen about 3 A units in my travels.One was a Ford >Ranger Pick up with a cap on it Guy was from Chicago and >said it was one of the best kept secrets going as he was >always doing 40-50 mile trips,sometimes 2-3 a day. I think this is the same guy I ran into at PJ`s a few years...
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    Items along the road

    Recent sightings.A nice looking gas grill standing upright on its wheels in the median.A new looking Lazy Boy rocker.Had to move onto the shoulder to get around.1/4 mi down the road a four wheeler was backing his trailer up the shoulder to pick it up.The ottaman was still on the flat trailer.No...
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    FECC "CONTEST"

    RE: FECC We decided that during the fall contest our safety was more inportant than any prospect of winning the prize.Offers come into a team operation even before the present all nighter is completed.Rough roads, weigh stations,C-Link interuptions,all take a toll on the ability to rest...
  16. redytrk

    How well do you sleep going down the road.

    >Well short of going out and buying another truck, why don't >you invest in the best mattress you can buy. My wife and I >have had a sleep comfort mattress like you buy at the mall >and have had no troble getting the much needed rest a team >needs. It's a little pricey, but well worth the...
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    FECC "CONTEST"

    Ok... Question for you FECC contractors.Are you still n the running?Have you givin up? If so why? Do you feel the money they have put into this program could have been put to better use?
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    Canada Truck Stops - Canada

    If you deliver east of Toronto the Fifth Wheel On P401x431 is great.Good food. An amusing note about this TS. Every time we have been there,we notice it is a favorite stop for tour busses.Mostly Japaneese tourist,running around taking pictures of the "Big Rigs".They breese right by my little six...
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    Expediter Rated Truck Service for Freightliner-KW

    RE: Expediter Rated Truck Service for Freightliner This is great information.Wish I had been with them last winter.I let the local Sheriff call a wrecker for us.We were stuck in snow that collapsed into a hidden hole.This Bandit charged $1700.00 to pull us out.It would be intresting to find out...
  20. redytrk

    Proper use of brakes

    The controversity over "Stab vs Constant" braking is prob due to the old school of driver training.In 1988 when I trained with Schnieder National,stab braking was forbidden.It was explained that keeping the brake shoes in constant contact prevented oxygen fron entering the space therfore a fire...
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