It's just June.....
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Oh I know mine is better than yours probably most of the time. LolYou might be right. But then I won't ask your rate nor tell you mine. So you'll never know for sure if your statement is correct.
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Finally got moving Tuesday. Bogalusa, LA to Fairfield, TX. Hung out for a few hours at the J in Dallas, then got a run from Garland to McCalla 'bama. Now at the Petro.
I stay far far away from that J.
I usually do also, but the Dallas market seems to be sensitive to how close a van is to a given pickup. The better truckstops are a ways out of town. Had I not gotten out, I would have gone to the Pilot in Fort Worth.
.... unless you mean the J in McCalla; THAT is the bunghole of the universe, IMHO.
You guys keep talking about Murray and CRE here like you are honeymoon lovebirds.
OK, we get it, you love him. Just gets boring hearing about your boss all the time.
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Oh...Oh....
Let me grab some Fresh Popcorn ....
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Well working for a company that doesn'tyou or charge you endlessly for a QC that you never own, or one that doesn't broker out freight you can haul and need and are near to, a guy who has strong motivation to get the freight on your truck and gets it there...wwll when you find it, you aren't afraid to tell him that he is appreciated. If you dislike it, don't read it please...feel free to scroll on by.
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I am just Lol thinking about the EO Cheerleader uniforms that were put away in the Closet around 2 years ago .... Pom Poms and all ... heck even OVM used to wear a set of those ....Getting excited aren't we?
I could say few things to argue with you, but I will choose to hold it out, to prevent older folks from getting their blood pressure up.
Wishing you good day!
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Unless you are running a straight...
Even then my last few loads are beating straight rates. And I am not talking 100-150 mile runs.
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I get that. It's an old guy thing from when you were committed to an employer. Kind of a 60's thing, like the Beach Boy's "Be True To Your School". When you do the song, replace the word school with "carrier" AND when it gets the the cheering part, close your eyes and imagine OVM jumping in the air with Pom PomsYou guys keep talking about Murray and CRE here like you are honeymoon lovebirds.
OK, we get it, you love him. Just gets boring hearing about your boss all the time.
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OVM .... back in the days as an EO Cheerleader ...I get that. It's an old guy thing from when you were committed to an employer. Kind of a 60's thing, like the Beach Boy's "Be True To Your School". When you do the song, replace the word school with "carrier" AND when it gets the the cheering part, close your eyes and imagine OVM jumping in the air with Pom Poms
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Ok we all like Murry and think he's an up front guy but let's have a little reality for those looking at new carriers. No you don't pay for a qc but a good number of you pay more for insurance than a qc and insurance combined at some other carriers. You don't end up owning insurance either. No Murry doesn't broker freight he is basically a small one man show and loading his vans takes all of his time. Most companies your size don't broker freight. You are a very small company with low overhead partially because some of those costs are passed to the driver allowing a different approach to bidding and resulting in a few more bids won. Having a good reputation with carriers you run for certainly helps but we all know for the most part price is king when it comes to bids won or lost.Well working for a company that doesn't
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Cheerleaders is an old thing on here and no one can fault a driver if they are proud of who they run for.
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BTW, I don't ever mention specific rates. Only refer to them as "a great rate", "above average rate", "a bigley rate", or even "a covfefe and a half".
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Anyway, arrived in Holden MA at 3AM, a few hours sleep and delivered at 8. Then to Dunkin and a power nap. Need to be home for the weekend so was planning on waiting out the day then DH home. Then BANG, those lousy dispatchers at the company I work for disturbed my second nap with a load going to Jersey, 75 miles from home. And I told them I would run for gas money just to get home BUT they insisted on twice that amount. Frickin' dispatch always telling me what to do. And that office gal, what's her name, oh Sylvia, paid me without being asked AND it was the correct amount. I can't continue being treated like this, I'm looking for another carrier
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I'm not laughing at you...... Wait, yes i am!I've never been one to shy away when I do something pretty stupid, but this one even surprised me
Since my van is in the shop with not much to do, I decided to try out the portable tv antenna I bought for the van TV to see if I could get any stations from home.
I have two old tv's I could test it out on. But both need a digital tuner box. I knew I had one box somewhere. So I spent the last couple of hours searching the house and the shed. I found the remote, but that's all. As I was finally about to give up, a unbelievable light bulb turned on.
Dude, you have a brand new HD TV sitting on the kitchen table!
Talk about feeling beyond stupid.
I guess in my mind, I thought it was in the van. But actually, I totally forgot I even had it
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Hey, you forgot to mention who you working for.
We have no idea who you are talking about.
Dang, that's $0.25 - great rate. When did rate jump so high?
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And, 300 miles over weight, seriously, this is a new record for having a small one
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You sure it's not weight over miles(WOM)?And, 300 miles over weight, seriously, this is a new record for having a small one
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Might be time to give it a rest.Hey, you forgot to mention who you working for.
We have no idea who you are talking about.
Dang, that's $0.25 - great rate. When did rate jump so high?
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Been getting a few 800 pounders these last couple weeks. I don't mind that weight, cos it makes the ole tin can ride like a Town Car 
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