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OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
guido4475 said:
Ya know how they have the canopy set up in the store with the patio furniture underneath it? Well, you'd be surprised at what you can observe by sitting quietly in a chair there and watch what goes on....pretty interesting....the things I do while waiting for a load...lol...

On a different note, got the aluminum polished on the rear door frame this evening, post-poned by a rain delay...will finish up with waxing the rear door and frame and then the sides tomorrow..met a guy today that hauled a load for .65 cents a mile......
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That could have been me.....I'd do .65 rather then sit for 5 days.....:p

speaking of which...breakfast and time to hit the road again....
 
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jelliott

jelliott

Veteran Expediter
Motor Carrier Executive
US Army
Wash bay is down for a bit. Have a gun leaking that keeps running the pump. Should be up in an hour or two.
 
ohiomike08

ohiomike08

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Well, that was a waste of 2 hrs. Got to my pickup, and the machine was 11" to tall for my truck. It's all about asking the right questions.
 
RoadTime

RoadTime

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
jelliott said:
Or the customer giving the right info....
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Yup, just last week. had no dimensions, customer told dispatch it would fit on a cargo van. I get there and it's on 4 standard non-stacking skids that would not even fit on my sprinter let alone a cargo van. They had to transfer everything to 4 smaller skids just to squeeze it all in. Must have been for one of those new stretch cargo vans :rolleyes:
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
RoadTime said:
Yup, just last week. had no dimensions, customer told dispatch it would fit on a cargo van. I get there and it's on 4 standard non-stacking skids that would not even fit on my sprinter let alone a cargo van. They had to transfer everything to 4 smaller skids just to squeeze it all in. Must have been for one of those new stretch cargo vans :rolleyes:
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Or a cube.:(
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
OntarioVanMan said:
That could have been me.....I'd do .65 rather then sit for 5 days.....:p

speaking of which...breakfast and time to hit the road again....
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I'm absolutely positive you would go that low. Not me. You may just be adding to the problem that already plagues the industry. Low rates. Go low again, and you will be expected to do it again.......and again....and again....Next thing ya know, you're painting you're Sprinter yellow.
 
xxiv24

xxiv24

Expert Expediter
guido4475 said:
I'm absolutely positive you would go that low. Not me. You may just be adding to the problem that already plagues the industry. Low rates. Go low again, and you will be expected to do it again.......and again....and again....Next thing ya know, you're painting you're Sprinter yellow.
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Ahhh, but it would be painted. :p

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TheOGExpediterGuy

TheOGExpediterGuy

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Ill run consistantly for $.85-$.90 all day if I could stay busy!!! Way better than bein stacked up all over the country... We need a revision of our bid team in my opinion!!! Give me Mike Bayko Specials all Day Please!!! An the occasional Mike Bayko Special w Chesse please...

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tenntrucker

tenntrucker

Expert Expediter
tjpohio44 said:
Ill run consistantly for $.85-$.90 all day if I could stay busy!!! Way better than bein stacked up all over the country... We need a revision of our bid team in my opinion!!! Give me Mike Bayko Specials all Day Please!!! An the occasional Mike Bayko Special w Chesse please...

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There are plenty of other companies that run that cheap if thats the rate you want.

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xxiv24

xxiv24

Expert Expediter
tenntrucker said:
There are plenty of other companies that run that cheap if thats the rate you want.

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Agreed. I would rather gargle broken glass than pimp myself out like a cheap ho.

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xiggi

xiggi

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
I would run for 90 cents once in a while but don't want a constant diet of it. Many people out here who say they would no already are by dead heading looking for better locations. Done plenty of it myself.

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xxiv24

xxiv24

Expert Expediter
tenntrucker said:
Seems to be a pattern of late getting loads without any unit or weight count. Dispatch needs to slow down and get this important info to us.

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Nothing new there.

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xxiv24

xxiv24

Expert Expediter
xiggi said:
I would run for 90 cents once in a while but don't want a constant diet of it. Many people out here who say they would no already are by dead heading looking for better locations. Done plenty of it myself.

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I'll run cheaper when I learn to speak slavic...and write in Cyrillic. :rolleyes:

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xxiv24

xxiv24

Expert Expediter
xiggi said:
How's that working out for you. :p

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Dunno yet. After the last 4 months of collosal crap I have decided to be more stern. So, while I may sit more, at least it will be worth my time when I do move.
That is the way of it...hurry up and wait. So be it.

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