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Old 12.06.2007
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ok so....the adventures of broncrider live on!!!!!!!!

can ya tell im happy to be back on the road?

anyhow...loaded in butte headed for pa on tuesday...made it to rapid city and had to stop...long story
made it to walcott tonight

heres the info

$1.12 per mile
1859 miles
44% FSC
$35 Tarp

that is of course before davis %...but im too tired to do the math....one of you could and post it if yer really bored...lol
Should be around $2615 ????? If I figured it out correctly
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WEEEEE .... the fools got me a load .... even though it is 500 miles DH .... glad I am still co driver .... otherwise be doing some bit%^&

Have head outta here in a bit to Marion, NC pickup lumber and then to Belgrade, MT .... then to the yard to sign away my life

Need to find someone as a side for loads after the first of the year .... to much sitting with Iowa
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So did you get the new truck yet bronc?
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Old 12.07.2007
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nope no new truck...and i dont think ill be getting one...really starting to wonder if the supposed buyer ever had the money

dont feel bad designors...me and anouther o/o have been sitting waitin all morning....and this is after telling them that we would be empty first thing this am since tuesday...sometimes i hafta wonder

anyway we delievered last nite...
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dang .... did ya even sleep on the way there .... loaded tuesday morning and empty thursday night .... thats running it hard
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Head back to Missoula and sign papers on a truck (yeah yeah I know) bank is dragging their feet and I dont have the time to wait .... but I am looking at a trailer will see what happens with that

Put a request in on Going Fer Its .... but based on if he doesnt go the L/O route .... if he does then told them to line me up with an 06 Condo at minimum .... anyways .... back to siting and waiting some more
Yikes it is you! That is alright though! My husband told Matt he was planning on running until the 21st of December but Matt mentioned they may bring him early in case the new driver of his truck will be in Missoula before then.

My husband told me this today about what Matt had said! Then my husband told me about another driver with Davis that he ran into in Texas that was already on the L/O plan that was scouting out his truck. He was looking to upgrade to a 2007. He even asked my husband if he could look inside his truck and asked him allot of questions about it. My husband also saw the same Davis driver in San Diego California. He thought he had been the one who already put in a request for the truck!

I told him I had posted it here also. Then I read your post and gave my husband a call and let him know that this may be his last week. He will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

I think you would be smart if want it to go for it now as you have done. As I have heard that the 10 people that are currently on the L/O will get first choice on the trucks. If you put this in now and get it soon and he does at the end of the month by then the truck is gone, it would be yours.

Kind of throws a little damper in our plans but who knows as long as Systems Transport will allow my husband to take Christmas off it may go better than we could have planned....everything will work out. I have a temporary office job starting Monday with the county office it will be for around two to three weeks. I have not been in an office setting for more than 19 years. So this should be interesting.

I have helped a few family members with BIG time legal hassles as I studied to be a paralegal. Before that around 12 years ago I closed down my business and made the determination that my children were number 1 in my life. I know I have to be nice again in an office setting even if I am dealing with nutcases!!! Darn!!! See one thing I did like about my business is I could tell people there is the door do not let in hit you where the sun does not shine!

Since my 16 year old is now driving it is a different story! It is like WOW mom is actually going to go to work?????

I am going to PM you with my husband's number call this weekend as we are out of our anytime minutes. We are Verizon Network. Our anytime minutes will change over on 13th of this month. Weekends are always free and Verizon to Verizon is always free also. He will be MORE than happy to answer any questions regarding miles or anything else you would like to know. Hey this is a big investment for you. He has driven this since I believe it was June after they had it in a truck show! He said your possible new baby is dirty and needs a bath BIG TIME!

Take Care and do not be silly use the number I pm you as this is a MAJOR investment in your life!

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Yikes it is you! That is alright though! My husband told Matt he was planning on running until the 21st of December but Matt mentioned they may bring him early in case the new driver of his truck will be in Missoula before then.

My husband told me this today about what Matt had said! Then my husband told me about another driver with Davis that he ran into in Texas that was already on the L/O plan that was scouting out his truck. He was looking to upgrade to a 2007. He even asked my husband if he could look inside his truck and asked him allot of questions about it. My husband also saw the same Davis driver in San Diego California. He thought he had been the one who already put in a request for the truck!

I told him I had posted it here also. Then I read your post and gave my husband a call and let him know that this may be his last week. He will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

I think you would be smart if want it to go for it now as you have done. As I have heard that the 10 people that are currently on the L/O will get first choice on the trucks. If you put this in now and get it soon and he does at the end of the month by then the truck is gone, it would be yours.

Kind of throws a little damper in our plans but who knows as long as Systems Transport will allow my husband to take Christmas off it may go better than we could have planned....everything will work out. I have a temporary office job starting Monday with the county office it will be for around two to three weeks. I have not been in an office setting for more than 19 years. So this should be interesting.

I have helped a few family members with BIG time legal hassles as I studied to be a paralegal. Before that around 12 years ago I closed down my business and made the determination that my children were number 1 in my life. I know I have to be nice again in an office setting even if I am dealing with nutcases!!! Darn!!! See one thing I did like about my business is I could tell people there is the door do not let in hit you where the sun does not shine!

Since my 16 year old is now driving it is a different story! It is like WOW mom is actually going to go to work?????

I am going to PM you with my husband's number call this weekend as we are out of our anytime minutes. We are Verizon Network. Our anytime minutes will change over on 13th of this month. Weekends are always free and Verizon to Verizon is always free also. He will be MORE than happy to answer any questions regarding miles or anything else you would like to know. Hey this is a big investment for you. He has driven this since I believe it was June after they had it in a truck show! He said your possible new baby is dirty and needs a bath BIG TIME!

Take Care and do not be silly use the number I pm you as this is a MAJOR investment in your life!
Yeah it be me .... I talked to Jim McKinney last week or so and put the request in on that one .... said that if he decided to do L/O then at minimum an 06 .... he was going to put my name on it .... but until I get to the yard and all that not sure if I am the one to get it or not

I am one that doesnt count on anything till it happens .... I know when I was talking to Jim .... he said that they still had 4 '06 condos available .... so not sure if everyone was looking at getting the '07 first .... that is the reason that I snuck in for his .... if I am going to pay the money like this I want something that is pretty newer .... less chance of failures on the truck

Sorry about the damper on plans .... I am scheduled to be in Missoula the 14th or 15th .... but like I said ... I am not sure if that is the truck they are going to hand over to me or not .... I told them I was looking at getting a condo mostly because they have more room in the sleeper area

I will send ya a PM with my cell .... I use AT&T .... if he calls I can call him back to save his time .... not sure if your incoming is free or not .... I have to empty in Belgrade Wed .... was hoping for tuesday but wed will be the earliest and that depends on the weather coming thru Iowa .... running in from NC

Anyways .... have a good one and talk to you later
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Yeah it be me .... I talked to Jim McKinney last week or so and put the request in on that one .... said that if he decided to do L/O then at minimum an 06 .... he was going to put my name on it .... but until I get to the yard and all that not sure if I am the one to get it or not

Sorry about the damper on plans .... I am scheduled to be in Missoula the 14th or 15th .... but like I said ... I am not sure if that is the truck they are going to hand over to me or not .... I told them I was looking at getting a condo mostly because they have more room in the sleeper area

I will send ya a PM with my cell .... I use AT&T .... if he calls I can call him back to save his time .... not sure if your incoming is free or not .... I have to empty in Belgrade Wed .... was hoping for tuesday but wed will be the earliest and that depends on the weather coming thru Iowa .... running in from NC

Anyways .... have a good one and talk to you later
I finally spoke to my husband this evening! He said he had to driver 500 miles before his drop today. I got your PM and the area code was funny it is not what I had typed in. The area code is 208 maybe the brackets kicked in a smiley code! LOL Pretty funny!

Anyway my husband was driving so I am going to call and leave your number later for him. He said tomorrow would be a good time to chat. Verizon on the weekends is free incoming or out going.

How many 2007 Condo's do they have? I just know that this one they had used in some truck show before my husband received it and Matt did ask my husband if he was a smoker which he is not so this truck has never been smoked in. (I do have that nasty habit though)

My husband said he cannot fit his refrigerator behind the seat (I believe) but there is allot more room in the sleeper. Allot more compartments to put stuff in and he was happy that in the morning he did not have to stoop while getting dressed.....he said that took some getting use to as he would start to dress and think oh yeah I do not have to worry about smacking my head if I stand up all the way

Actually next weekend will work out well for us as I will not be working on Saturday and will be able to pick him up in Missoula.

Take Care
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well just to bring everyone up to speed on the happenings in my life here goes............

im sitting in wheeling wv still....empty as they couldnt find a load...i almost d/h to my buddys house in michigan but at the last minute didnt

supposedly the gal that is gonna buy my truck withdrew her cash from the bank today...with my payment back in her account...and is now gonna send me a cashiers check ...overnight mail of course, with signiture required...so if that happens i will no longer own this beuatiful truck that i have come to love

which puts me in anouther quandry...i like kw's...but dont want the fuel mileage of a w9 but want the looks...so now i am loking into the IH 9900i...my buddy has one with a 475 cat getting 6.5 or better to the gallon..its a nice truck..the roof bubble looks goofy from the outside but inside it works great..and i have found a few in my price range with alot less miles than the kw....so i guess what im asking for is your opionons.....varied as they may be

times like these are why i wonder why people think i know what im doin...........
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The internationals are a great value when you buy them and I personally like them. unfortunatly you need to keep them a long time as the resale on them is so low. Good deal if you buy used, not so great if you buy new. Don't se where the fuel milage will be any better than a W9 though unless ou go with a 9200 with full lower fairings, and for that I'd stick with the T6. I'm in the same boat as you my friend. I love the classics but my head constantly tells me it's a stupid move with fuel prices like they are. Just remember, it's only gone go up, it will ever go back down
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