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ups has 2 next day services it depends on what the shipper requested they have next day air any time or next day air early am which gets it to you before 10am i assume the shipper didn't want to pay the xtra
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My invoices go to BFE, and I have 3 next day options. By 10:30am for $26, just "tommorrow" for $23, and by 8:30am for a billion gajillion dollars.
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and think.... we harass skid bout HIS BROWN SHORTS

NO,...We harass Skid about the brown IN his shorts,.....Big difference,...
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so, I took a load to Findlay OH from Shrevesport LA. Not great money $1.03 to the truck. not runnign for free but close to it. Hopefully I find something decent now that i'm out of TX but I doubt it. The board is miserable. TIme to start ringing some phones I think.

on a side note. This is the second time I have loaded at Husquavarna, different states though. Both of them have been a pain in the rear. today I loaded my measly 2k lbs and left. a half hour later Landstar is calling me telling me I have to go back because they need to varify that I sealed the trailer.
When I signed my bills the lady told me to pull in front of the building, seal the doors and let the security guard see it. I did as told and waited for the security guard to come out, she didn't so I went back in to get her at which time she was sitting on her lazy ###### on her cell phone and when I asked her if she needed to varify my seal she waved her had at me and told me I was good to go.
So seeing as I did everythign I was supposed to I told them I'd gladly go back but I wanted 60 miles added to my trip miles. they didn't much care for that but oh well, I didn't go back.

and it turns out this was suposed to be a swift load. It was supposed to be picked up on the 14th and after 7 days passed in which no swift trucks apparently went by I20!!! they finally decided to call us to take it
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so, I took a load to Findlay OH from Shrevesport LA. Not great money $1.03 to the truck. not runnign for free but close to it. Hopefully I find something decent now that i'm out of TX but I doubt it. The board is miserable. TIme to start ringing some phones I think.

on a side note. This is the second time I have loaded at Husquavarna, different states though. Both of them have been a pain in the rear. today I loaded my measly 2k lbs and left. a half hour later Landstar is calling me telling me I have to go back because they need to varify that I sealed the trailer.
When I signed my bills the lady told me to pull in front of the building, seal the doors and let the security guard see it. I did as told and waited for the security guard to come out, she didn't so I went back in to get her at which time she was sitting on her lazy ###### on her cell phone and when I asked her if she needed to varify my seal she waved her had at me and told me I was good to go.
So seeing as I did everythign I was supposed to I told them I'd gladly go back but I wanted 60 miles added to my trip miles. they didn't much care for that but oh well, I didn't go back.

and it turns out this was suposed to be a swift load. It was supposed to be picked up on the 14th and after 7 days passed in which no swift trucks apparently went by I20!!! they finally decided to call us to take it
how did the truck feel? did it do ok with a load on? i bet it rode good huh?? let us know when you get the milage figured out on avrage

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how did the truck feel? did it do ok with a load on? i bet it rode good hun?? let us know when you get the milage figured out on avrage
Please tell me that was a typo and you weren't calling MM, Hun..
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Please tell me that was a typo and you weren't calling MM, Hun..
jealousy will get you nowhere!! lol
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lmao...


this load is only 2100 lbs. I coulda left the trailer home and stacked it on the deck.

truck runs good, EGR sucks ######, rides nice, seats still suck

found out I can't slide my 5th wheel. the plate is cocked and the locking pins on the slider are jamed. that's going to take some heat and a BFH to straighten out when I get home.
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