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Old 06-12-2007, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by silvan
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your next preplan is nothing but a slap in the face.
Shoot, that's nothing. A friend of mine got a pre-plan to pull a load from a factory to a warehouse and back. The total trip would have been about 60 miles, from the far suburban outskirts of town on one end to the far suburban outskirts of town on the other, and the load paid 1 mile. 1.

The head of Operations was baffled that he turned down this choice morsel rather rudely.

Let me guess, HHG miles? aww heck, even hub or practical would've still sucked.
 
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Old 06-12-2007, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
If Blaine gives you worries...go in and out thru Sumas. Quite a bit faster...because it is a little out of the way.
Lynden is a little better, but it can be bad as well. I go to Vancouver twice a week. From Portland to Vancouver and back. The only good time is in the evening or the week-end for a truck. fortunately, I get paid by the load, so waiting isn't an issue, but road rage from portland to BC can be..... :lol: :lol:
 
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Old 06-13-2007, 06:13 AM
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I'm in the minority here I'm sure...

But I enjoy going to Canada with my present company. My "normal" round trip in and out of there usually gives me an extra $90 minimum, and that's before any possible delays at shippers, receivers, or the border.
 
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Old 06-13-2007, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by jnk2001
Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
If Blaine gives you worries...go in and out thru Sumas. Quite a bit faster...because it is a little out of the way.
Lynden is a little better, but it can be bad as well. I go to Vancouver twice a week. From Portland to Vancouver and back. The only good time is in the evening or the week-end for a truck. fortunately, I get paid by the load, so waiting isn't an issue, but road rage from portland to BC can be..... :lol: :lol:
Do you ever do any Alaska runs with Lynden?
 
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Old 06-13-2007, 01:17 PM
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I dont go to Canada only because (and I use it) its against FEDERAL law to force someone to leave one country for another.
Havent been yet, dont plan to go in future.
 
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Old 06-13-2007, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by yoopr
Originally Posted by jnk2001
Originally Posted by Orangetxguy
If Blaine gives you worries...go in and out thru Sumas. Quite a bit faster...because it is a little out of the way.
Lynden is a little better, but it can be bad as well. I go to Vancouver twice a week. From Portland to Vancouver and back. The only good time is in the evening or the week-end for a truck. fortunately, I get paid by the load, so waiting isn't an issue, but road rage from portland to BC can be..... :lol: :lol:
Do you ever do any Alaska runs with Lynden?
Lynden trucking? not with them, but I have. The road across the Yukon can do a number on the kidneys.... :lol: :lol:
 
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Old 06-14-2007, 01:44 AM
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The only times I went into Canada, was to deliver gas to a Chevron station in Point Roberts WA. You get to Point Roberts by going into Vancouver, then dropping south into "The Point".

http://www.google.com/maps?q=Point+R...i=map&ct=image
 
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Old 06-14-2007, 03:17 AM
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I dont go to Canada only because (and I use it) its against FEDERAL law to force someone to leave one country for another.
Havent been yet, dont plan to go in future.
Inmate,

Where is the Federal statue about not forcing you to leave one country for another? And how does this stand when Schneider state in its hiring that it runs the 48 states and Canada?

Of course this Federal law is going to be very interesting if/when Mexico is opening for US trucks. I can't see many trucks going that way or drivers wanting to to go!
 
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