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    Protecting your Credit

    LBD just mentioned something about pulling credit scores. Than again in an earlier post I was listenting to NPR. People it is scary how good some are at stealing your identity. Now if anyone knows about this post more than I do, the Government has a web site on WWW.Gov your credit or in...
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    Fuel Costs and Surcharges

    After reading the Posts Fuel Costs and no Surcharges because of a contract with your carrier. Why would anyone haul such a discounted load. Right now my FSC is not a luxury is necessary. I am fortunate I have only had to take one discounted load out of S. FL and that put me into a week that...
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    Security Guards

    Most of the time I find them to be Very Nice and Helpfull. But once in a while WOW. Yesterday GE what a pleasant person. Pulled to the stop sign, hmm nobody in there here let me pull up and see if there are any instructions on the building. Out she came, as a kid you ever discover a dog in...
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    $ Savings Ideas

    Please list the two best $ Savings idea or though that you implimented in the past year that worked out. Please do not list (no longer eat out) thats a personal decision. But if you found a way to prepare better meals in the truck let me hear it. If you have any back up to prove your savings...
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    Freight Zones

    Keep hearing this phrase Freight Zones, many of you know that I am lacking a ton of expierence. The one thing I have noticed or discovered trying to find these so called Freight Zones is they do not exist. Beyond Ohio, Michigan the fright moves into hot areas, one week South is booming, next...
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    Computer Programs that actually work

    I purchased the Delorme map finder. Do not care to follow inch by inch only to get the big picture or look exactly how a city is laid out. I use my Megellan for getting right to the location once in a city. I have been studying this thing for the last week, wanting to use it finially...
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    drivers daily log

    Anyone using the computer in the truck to keep track of the log books? If so please comment on the posotives/negatives, inconvient to hook up printer, how often do you print them everyday, everyother, three days,/ less often. How do you correct mistakes say you took an hour break but it kept...
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    Inspections Weigh Stations

    Walking through the truck stops and looking at the dash boards of some of these trucks I wonder how do they not get pulled over for insepctions. Windshield that have not been cleaned in 100K miles or more. Enough clutter to kill a small army in the truck if it had a bad accident, are these not...
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    I am not a moderator

    Gentleman, I know most of you personally have either had meals with you, long conversations taken and given advice. I personally think the world of all of you, now with that said some of us do not get along or take the postings with to much salt and vinagar. I to have learned the hard way...
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    Keys

    Back up plan. Had to use my second set of keys for a back up, lost them up in NY fell off my belt loop in the snow back tracked spent about an hour no luck. Get comfortable with a set of keys and the back ups just do not feel the same, and that security of knowing theres a spare set is gone...
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    Layover Lounge

    Honest I am not Terrorist just wana be able to access the Lounge
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    Average % of empty miles in a week/month

    Not looking for long answers but would love to hear from a bunch of you if you do keep track of this what % not miles are empty. Please indicate if your a team or solo also.
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    Maps

    Actually I cannot take credit for this suggestion, my bride was watching me study a map and tossed over a box of (sign here) labels told me to put them at start and ending point, plus any exits or turns in between. When I am done with that trip keep using them over until the sticky no longer...
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    Canada Paps and Pars

    Why so many different ways to enter fright? Just finished my first crossing found Pars to be wonderfull. Why a A408 and all of the other forms when it was so easy? Did exactly as required faxed info to the broker, called to make sure they got it, called back in two hours to check on if it...
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    Solo Averages per week

    Just curious, what averages not the last few weeks but over the past year is the weekly average in revenue to the truck. Coordinator gave me a figure of 1,700.00 can anyone out there confirm this #, seems very low to me.
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    finalized

    This was my first week out they ran me over 1,600 miles loaded with just under 300 empty, I had an opportunity to DH home another 400 my choice (family wedding) looked good that I showed up and made the bride I call my wife that happy to. Was quite happy with the week and knew if I and should...
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    Pre Paid Lawyers Fees

    Through OOIDA $l9.00 a month, Your thoughts or ideas is this worth it seems like it would be a nightmare getting a undeserved ticket in Tim Buck Two only to have to return to dispute it or reduce it.
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    Second Question to Air Ride

    One of the post refered to Ice, I purchased a set up cables only 2, would it be a good idea backing into a swamp in the winter to put these on first. This was the only reason I purchased them unless on a back dirt road (have no plans of delivering out West). Salt, sand kitty litter nothing...
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    Toll Roads Bill in front of Congress

    OOIDA sent out an E-mail, please even if you are not a member contact your government rep. Google can take you to the correct web site to view your opinions. The bill is about to go to the floor to give all states the power to put Toll Roads up.
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    Gym's

    Since my truck is delayed AGAIN I keep thinking of more questions to ask. Does anyone with a D unit or smaller utilize gyms to work out and shower at? They are usually very slow during the day when we are also? I am going to look into this was curious if anyone belongs to a good chain. Is it...
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