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hold on while i pretend to be surprised at hearing that the former foreman was "runnoft". i didnt figure his tantrums would get him very far there, nor his lack of truck driving knowledge...dont get me wrong hes a nice guy but...and its a big but....show me you know what yer doing instead of telling me about it for hours on end, ya know?





I guess he was hired to be a forman. Year around, salary and a pickup to drive home. First day on the job he tried to fire some body. That went over well and he was informed THAT WAS NOT his job. Recently he got demoted from forman to equipment op... to fired. Fired is the word on the street. I dunno yet if its true.
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im not surprised, i think the only reason he survived at DS so long is ole double D does not fire anyone, ever. i personally think ole BJ braidon got to big for his britchs and it all went to his head. hes a nice enuff guy but as a boss he was horrible. i was on a job with him a few years ago up canyon ferry when he threw a screamin fit becuase HE could not get a skid steer to do what he wanted, and then a few months later, he threw anouther of his hissy fits and flung his hard hat into a mud puddle at the hospital.....yeah they were impressed with "our" foreman.
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all i ask for.....

all i ask for is a day where NOTHING goes wrong
heres a recap for you....yesterday afternoon
tryin to get on the net,..not working so i call verizion, 2 and a half hours later they tell me the problem is in my computer software...ok ill upgrade my vista experiance i say
complete the upgrade and now the darn thing wont even boot up.
so i hafta d/h to wasington pa anyway, ill take it to staples and they can either fix it or replace it....they replaced it with anouther new laptop...so i bobtail over to verizion and spend 2 more hours just tryin to install my pc card...finally its up and runnin again...so here i am relating this to all of you becuase why you ask....well...mainly becuase it does me no good to vent my frustration on my wife...i think she just tones me out now

so anyway i load (in two pahases 60 miles apart no less) tommorrow and then head for sunny CA..yippie
pay is as follows
1.38 per mile for 2517 miles
FSC of $.32 a mile
$100 extra stop fee

totals are as follows
$3473.46 for miles.....my cut? well its a whoppin $$2778.77
$805.44 for fsc
and $100 stop fee

why no tarp fee being its flat steel??? well i guess they are a union shop who does the tarping for you....sweet i say

with any luck they will let me deliever late friday nite or early saterday....i hate sittin with a load on

good note is my d/h miles are decreasing it seems, pay well thats kinda stagneant
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all i ask for is a day where NOTHING goes wrong

Well; I would say do your restart in the sleeper and never leave the bunk. Well that probably won't work either. Swifty might back into you!
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Well; I would say do your restart in the sleeper and never leave the bunk. Well that probably won't work either. Swifty might back into you!




Roehl already tore the drivers front corner off a couple years ago.
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Trying to get out there again.

Do you guys know anything about Gmc Buses, the right front Kneeler is stuck in the down position. Had a mechanic look at this evening and he said he thinks it is a relay valve. He is giving the report to the buyer from california, now if he comes It will be off my hands. and I also spoke to my recruiter from landstar about going and getting this truck after looking into how much of an inspection they do. I wanted to know about them fender mirrors on the hood. She said, if you dont have them they will get you set up for them. Just one more thing hmmm
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Do you guys know anything about Gmc Buses, the right front Kneeler is stuck in the down position. Had a mechanic look at this evening and he said he thinks it is a relay valve. He is giving the report to the buyer from california, now if he comes It will be off my hands. and I also spoke to my recruiter from landstar about going and getting this truck after looking into how much of an inspection they do. I wanted to know about them fender mirrors on the hood. She said, if you dont have them they will get you set up for them. Just one more thing hmmm



Blind spot mirrors are required. If your truck doesn't have them Landstar will give them to you. Its up to you to put them on.

I was not used to having them and did not think I needed them. But after I had them a while and trained myself to use them I can see the value and like them.
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blind spot mirrors,

Oh, I am not against having blind spot mirrors, just that i am already looking at 5 different kW 900l's, and wanted to make sure I have the right equipment. Now if I am going to buy one, I am even thinking of putting that side cam on it that was a nice safety feature.
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Oh, I am not against having blind spot mirrors, just that i am already looking at 5 different kW 900l's, and wanted to make sure I have the right equipment. Now if I am going to buy one, I am even thinking of putting that side cam on it that was a nice safety feature.




I love the W9 but a T6 will get you much better MPGs and you'll still have the KW interior and a decent looking truck over all. With today's fuel prices its all about the MPGs.
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