Good luckBig fish on the line.
Now just have to reel it in, and salvage this week
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Lets Remember September Locatoons & More
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And that's rush hour...Nope.....
Downtown Bison...
Loaded ... Arden , NC... to Waterloo , Iowa ...Give me Joplin area anyday for freight .. 100 mile radius ...
Meanwhile DH 50 mile to pickup load..
Also 64° and Sunny here...
my Poking sticks are donated by OVM Mfg. of Bison , SD.
my Poking sticks are donated by OVM Mfg. of Bison , SD.
How do you manage to get a run home every weekend (it seems)? Do you have a Yellow/Green magnet in your truck? Jus' Sayin'
Lol .... Who says i am going home ...
it helps when your Dispatch realizes you also have a Personal life outside of the Van... When you run well for them Monday till Friday ..they also like family time on weekend .. so why not the drivers ...
my Poking sticks are donated by OVM Mfg. of Bison , SD.
Mark, how come you never said that about your/our last carrier?
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The amount of JD freight here was a calling card for me ... here i get my (whale) loads during the week ... at old carrier , like other carriers you need the Weekend Whale loads just to get decent miles for the week ... thus less Home time ...Mark, how come you never said that about your/our last carrier?
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my Poking sticks are donated by OVM Mfg. of Bison , SD.
The van was pleased with Emporia, but the wallet wasn't. Slow roll towards home will continue tomorrow afternoon, after I try to shake something off the trees in St Louis. Goodnight from the J in Warrenton, Mo 
At the J in Laredo.
I can't remember ever seeing this many vans here. Packed like sardines. Glad my load is already planned, just hoping it stays as planned
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I can't remember ever seeing this many vans here. Packed like sardines. Glad my load is already planned, just hoping it stays as planned
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Crap crap crippity crap the $70 fill up returns !!!!
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After running over Labor Day weekend, delivered in Rodeo, CA Tues morning...wed afternoon loaded in Richmond, CA and delivered direct thurs afternoon, 1,250 miles to Aurora, CO.
Now, after 68 days out and only 28 hours at home during that time (as we passed by) we are heading home...not expecting a load. Currently passing thru Topeka, KS. 725 miles left to the house.
Approximately 28,000 miles since July 18, and only about 10% sight seeing miles. Damn good avg on dispatched miles (loaded and D/h). But DEFINITELY ready for some time off.
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Now, after 68 days out and only 28 hours at home during that time (as we passed by) we are heading home...not expecting a load. Currently passing thru Topeka, KS. 725 miles left to the house.
Approximately 28,000 miles since July 18, and only about 10% sight seeing miles. Damn good avg on dispatched miles (loaded and D/h). But DEFINITELY ready for some time off.
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jujubeans
OVM Project Manager
looks like you made a great decision to go with Crossroads...?....
looks like you made a great decision to go with Crossroads...?....
shhh, OVM, people have enough crossroads in life.This business needs a clear straight forward vision.
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IMO some operators are NOT true and complete INDEPENDENT operators when they expect thier respective carriers to hold thier hand....like the pay issue...they expect to get paid in a week....BUT thats not the way this business goes....1 example the local grocery operator...he gets paid when people buy the product whenever that should be...another the local gas operator gets paid when fuel is sold....he does not get a check from the gas company a week later....employees get paid next week for work done today...looks like you made a great decision to go with Crossroads...?....shhh, OVM, people have enough crossroads in life.
This business needs a clear straight forward vision.
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IF some carriers would give people the OPTION to carry forward their own invoices and say bump the pay up maybe 2-3% points for doing so would help increase take home pay.....the cost of carrying a line of credit comes right out of our pocket...its an unseen expense...
in addition I see some carriers advertising pay in 2 days.....don't people think there is a cost in doing this...and where and who do you think is really paying for this service?...smarten up people...
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BTW, OVM, rolled through your state. If it wasn't in the middle of nowhere (read too close to Canada 
), and not so cold in the winter... Otherwise good state.
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true...but most of us pay for a brokers service/carrier..paying giving them a % of the load value...hence they work for us...
a whole lot of nothing..and after 50 yrs living east of the Mississippi....I love this...BTW, OVM, rolled through your state. If it wasn't in the middle of nowhere (read too close to Canada
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Too bad most don't think the way you do.
Too afraid to say anything, or feel like they are drivers.
The only way to do this is to have mutual respect between an owner and a person finding a load. Once that is lost, you are a meat driving for 70c, like some of the illegal operators out there.
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well of course...we need the loads they have access to...and they need us to run them...neither party would make money...we select their services we deem that bests suits OUR business needs and we have expectations they will up hold their end...and we agree to the fee they charge...you'll notice no one really negotiates a contract....we agree to lease our equipment to them at their terms.