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I don't understand it. What do they have that show trucks don't? :confused:

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I remember it having something to do with "Lightening Fast Chicken ...." Thanks for posting the image. I have not recollected that patch in a long, long time. It brings back memories. Diane and I have delivered freight a few times to what used to be Fort Devens, MA. It is an office park now. It...

Thank you for the photos. Even with fewer exhibitors and attendees, it still looks like the show would be a great time. Last year, it did not bother me a bit to miss the show. This year it does. You spoke of less attendees meaning more quality time with the exhibitors. That got me to...

I own a pair of pliers but feel no urge to crawl down behind truck stop toilets to put them to use. I wonder sometimes, would life on the road be better if every trucker was required to work for one day as a truck stop janitor?

Very nice. Makes it more difficult to not be there.

Great post! Illustrative and informative.

OK. The two distinct programs are noted. Has anyone here used the new backhaul program? How did it go?

Start a new thread and work it as you please. Putting your issue 51 replies deep in an unrelated thread about a different situation gets less notice.

Clarifications: It is not so much about picking and choosing as it is simply declining the loads that cannot be profitably run. We will haul most any load that pays well. We generally will not move the truck to haul money-losing freight. There are exceptions but they are few. We have become...

Thanks for the reminder, India. As they say on that disaster preparedness radio commercial, "It's never too late until it is." I do full backups at home where the hard drive backup is. Between trips home, we use two flash drives (drives about the size of your thumb that plug into your computer...

Very, very interesting! Thanks for the link. We quickly came to like our Garmin Nuvi 750 after buying it. This 456T for truckers looks good. The price is a bit steep and will keep us from rushing into it. While the 456T could probably save us a turn or two, we will stick with the 750 for a...

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That's right. You are.

Thank you, guido for your kind words but I want everyone to know that this man came up with his own solution and found his own way out (such as it is, and at least for now). We met him by passing by his truck in a truck stop. At that moment, he had been waiting for freight for a long time, he...

No He did not ask for help here. I asked for ideas. Actionable ideas were passed on to him and I thank again the people who provided helpful ideas.

Pay attention, Greg. The man did find a way out. He secured a loan from a relative and got free of a lease that restricted him before. After running a truck for two years (and being in the business longer than that, but I do not know that part of his story), he now has a paid-for house and clear...

You do not know the terms of his lease, which, as I said was not a friendly one. The loan he received from a relative frees him from the lease and allows him to either keep running or sell the truck when he receives clear title. The loan gives him options he did not have before.

Another thing to keep in mind is that you cannot be in two places at once. If you take a trucking job because it is better than welfare, the job will take you away from home where you could otherwise be looking for work or developing other opportunities. For those who may be considering it, if...

A friend of mine arrived last night and is buddies with a couple of exhibitors. His buddies have been told by show officials to feel free to expand their booths to take up more space. Many of the outside exhibits have been moved inside to take up space. The report received from my friend who...