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    Arkansas is OUT!

    Another Sleeper.... Ohio and any California Team. This will PROVE just how bad this college championship really is. Last year just might be the only great match up. Rematch Mich and Ohio for the most entertaining game yet.
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    It's Not Your Carrier's Fault

    13 days back home DH from how far? I can assure you when I was with my last carrier the CLOSEST I ever saw home on or near a Friday was well over 300 miles. There fault No but when one gets near the house and time is up I am there for what the rest of the world considers a weekend. My weekend...
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    Truck Washes

    I wash mine myself more than having it done. As for Acid, if used correctly it is safe for the paint. Now alum screws and nuts, it will rust them over time anything else it will not harm the finish on these trucks. Dillute 1 part acid to 8-10 parts water. Everything from bugs to smoke build...
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    Looking for a spreadsheet application

    In having a spread sheet what are you most intrested in getting out of it? What do you want it to tell you? I do mine by hand, basically the envelope system and I am trying to figure out what more I should have at hand. Any help would be appriciated.
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    Truck Ownership

    I agree with Dave regarding tires, my expierence so far has been $3,500 over two years with some change left for front end alignment and tire balancing thus in two years my costs are going to be almost to the penny the $3,500. As for the two thousand a month in finance, payments, lease etc...
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    An Attitude of Gratitude

    How is this for Gratitude. How many times has this happened to you? Pull up to find out what dock I need to go into and announce "Your load is here" to only get that ##### off look with a bunch of passing the buck as you stand behind the window. Does one think to themselves "Did I really...
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    Unofficial loads

    Your truck is leased to a carrier unless you obtain your own authority. In otherwords all loads must be insured, and if you even for donating your truck to a orginization it is not allowed. Bobtail insurance is for an empty truck, thus you would have no insurance if something happened.
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    Credit Security or Credit Card

    How much do you value your credit and credit score? How much more do you think a thief would value the same info? I am enrolling into a program I though some of us might be intrested in thru Dave Ramsey and Zander Insurance The phone # is 800 356 4282 www.zanderinsurance.com. USA TODAY H&R...
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    OOIDA BASHING

    As some stated here with there feelings that OOIDA does not look out for us take this..... Third Quarter Update 2006 The Prayor-Talent amendmendment was signed by the President on Oct 13 after WE ALL CALLED that were asked to. This was the only bill left regarding Ports-Transportation...
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    Charlies Angels

    I did not know this till this morning. Farah has cancer, real bad. I always admired her such a pretty lady. I wish her the very best She did a movie once about a killing her abusive husband, that was a true story I believe the city was Eaton Rapids, MI. WOW what a movie that was. Never...
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    Mail Order Bride

    This is no lie. This guys name came up last week. I had a friend and an employee about 5 years. He came into a couple of hundred thousand dollars before I meet him. When I did he had only been back in the US with a new kinda cute bride in tow with a big tummy. Well as time went by, she...
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    So whats the industry to do?

    I do believe you did the right thing now. A year ago I would have felt different. Watch for a miss or engine shaking at stops, indicator that an injector is failing. Might smooth out for 10-20K than it might really just die in there. I now have all new or newer injectors in the truck, but I...
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    One Helluva game

    PLESE PLEASE please REMATCH... What an exciting Rose Bowl match up. Just cause they are in the same Confrence should not keep #1 and #2 from meeting a second time. Just think of those ratings on TV, think the 105 in the crowd was huge?
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    Think You Know Everything? (Funy)

    The cow thing reminded me of the movie Animal House..... Thanks for the PHD.....
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