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  1. jaminjim

    Hours Of Service & driver retention dilemmas

    If you really want to shame yourself save up some extra money and buy the memory foam mattress from SAMS it has the foam base then custom cut it to the size you want. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4569413 There is another link that I can't get posted for some reason, but...
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    Hours Of Service & driver retention dilemmas

    >jamminjim,is that folded in half mattress topper placed on >top of the existing mattress, or in place of the >mattress?DD. On top of a regular mattress. The memory foam from Walmart was 3" thick and then folded in half for a total of six inches. When home we take it out and put it on our...
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    How many of us are hauling at reduced rates and if

    RE: How many of us are hauling at reduced rates an Well the old saying of if the wheels aint turnin ya aint earnin, comes in to play. It can be a tough act to ballance. Money can be made at $1.20 total pay. Just harder to make the ends meet. If you get $2.00 a mile but only run 800 miles a week...
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    Hours Of Service & driver retention dilemmas

    Hate to admit it but if we get some back to back loads we are more rested with the 10 10 rest break. I just don't like the fact that sometimes you will need to switch for saftey b-4 your ten is up. On a side note the best thing we did for better rest was to buy a memory foam topper for the...
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    How many of us are hauling at reduced rates and if

    RE: How many of us are hauling at reduced rates an Well looks like you might want to contact your company and talk to them about your concerns. On the surface it seems they not be your best choice. But as most will say you should first talk to your company and see if your rate can somehow be...
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    How many of us are hauling at reduced rates and if

    RE: How many of us are hauling at reduced rates an We are with PII and hardly ever run a reduced rate. FSC is more than double what you are getting. So it seems you are running for near 20 cents less per mile.
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    What do you like most about expediting??

    Ummm what I like about this. MONEY It's all about the money, everything eles is secondary.
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    Perfect time to ask this question

    We have a spread sheet set up for each month. It includes: Date Pro # Miles Rate per mile Fuel sur charge Extra charges Advance pay Ballance due Pick up location Del. location Skid count Weight Fuel costs Miles per gallon Distance to Shipper Type of Freight It is set up to give me a running...
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    Perfect time to ask this question

    Was that short enough?
  10. jaminjim

    TD

    Ye haw.... I was hoping Corry Dillon would have fumbled to cause the loss.
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    TD

    Touchdown Colts!!!!
  12. jaminjim

    Get the DOT number!

    I would call them and let them decide weather or not they will show up. then if they won't just get there name and number so that you can respond with "yes we called and spoke with ----- "and they said they won't come out.
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    Get the DOT number!

    It just depends, I have seen several times where the police have showed up in truck stops and done paper work.
  14. jaminjim

    How to be a successfull expediter?

    A Team is not even here for awhile and you guys still have to dump on him. Some times you guys are a bigger PITA then he can sometimes be. Just give it a rest will you. Some of you that dump on him every time that you can don't make half what he does. Grow up.
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    WHAT ARE OUR HOURLY WAGE(s) ??

    So that car salesman when responding to his wifes question about the hours he will work that day, says to his wife "well honey funny you should ask that. You see Leo said that I should count the hours from the time I walk out the door at home untill I return to the house. But when my boss at...
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    WHAT ARE OUR HOURLY WAGE(s) ??

    As of today (and not counting the last couple days of air freight debacle thanks to US customs) my effective rate is around $8.25 an hour with the cr unit. What was the "deacle"? And why would you not count it? $8.25 per hour is real, real good. I was closer to $2.50. But counted all hours...
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    WHAT ARE OUR HOURLY WAGE(s) ??

    NO, nope, wrong. (in my opinon) Does the car saleman then only use the 45 minutes that he writes up the contract. I can see your point Leo, but it would be better to deduct just the sleeper birth time that is required by the DOT. We can not say "Waiting is part of the job" and then say you can't...
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    WHAT ARE OUR HOURLY WAGE(s) ??

    I di that a few months ago, it is not very much.
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    HOW DID YOU DISCOVER EXPEDITING ???

    And I mean it! ( I have slept 2 hours out of the last 31 hours and now with 4 beers after 96 oz's of coffee I am ready to Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.:9
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