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Whoa! Whoa! People what is wrong with you? "All this congratulations" "glad to here about the new truck", " now you can hit the road and make some long trips" What the H is wrong with you people ?????????????????????? Did all of you miss the part where he said he's Buying a Peeterbilt. Geeeesss!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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The duals versus singles debate will never end. Or I don't expect it to. Truckers will always have opinions on such things.

Every one has their idea of which is the best on fuel, etc.
I've run the singles. I actually like them. BUT I don't run my own trailer yet. If I had my own trl where I could also run singles then I wouldn't mind them on the truck as I could just carry one mounted spare.

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What'd I miss? I read he had his eye on one and was focusing on it, but not that it was a done deal??

Where's the rest of the story? There's gotta be some benefactors in the mix. I'm well advised by oldies rock that nothin from nothin leaves nothin!
I have the financing just had to come up with the downpayment and I have it now.

I just collected on one of my consulting fees.
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Consulting beats out man ho-in any day???????????????????

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Consulting beats out man ho-in any day???????????????????

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LMAO... I didn't say what I was consulting!

that's one productive parking lot
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LMAO... I didn't say what I was consulting!

that's one productive parking lot
Especially at $.50 a pop.. You must be pretty tired today..
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Especially at $.50 a pop.. You must be pretty tired today..
Damnit man!! I'm worth more then $.50


Why can I not ever get anyone to do their jobs? Landstar bounces me around to twenty places trying to figure out what I need to do. The truck salesman just started back this mornign from vacation and has his head up his butt, don't even know when the trucks will be in
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Medicine Man I see your over here and what 113 pages about you. lol. I think you beat O' Josh on that one about his truck. lol.

Glad things are looking up for ya.
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Medicine Man I see your over here and what 113 pages about you. lol. I think you beat O' Josh on that one about his truck. lol.

Glad things are looking up for ya.
shhh.... we can't have worlds colliding or they all blow up.

I saw you posting before just wasn't sure if it was the same big john.

this is my therapy. it's cheaper then a shrink but not as much fun as medication
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I am in agreement. Congrats on your new truck and if you ever down in my part of FL whenever I am home, i'd be happy to buy you a cup of joe.

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