Nice surprise today
#1
02-06-2009, 01:42 PM
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Nice surprise today
Nearly a year ago I bid on four gov. loads, 4 M1A1's going to Herlong Ca. Two from Fl. and two from Ga. Back then rates were still good and I bid them as such (with my usual formula, what I hauled the last load for plus 15%). Never heard anything and forgot it. Today I got contracts back to sign
 Guess the gov. haven't heard rates went way down. I beat the mailman back to the P.O. and mailed them back overnight, priority, before 6am delivery
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Wondering about my crop of chickens, don't seem to be growing. Think maybe I planted them to deep.
#3
02-06-2009, 02:32 PM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my own little world, that rides right behind the cab.
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Yep
Was going the "Retire, not retire" route now I have to wait at least 3 months . Went out today and plugged truck in as I haven't moved it in two months so thought the batteries might be low, will try starting it tomorrow.
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Wondering about my crop of chickens, don't seem to be growing. Think maybe I planted them to deep.
#5
02-06-2009, 11:55 PM
Very nice. I am still trying to figure out the correct codes that apply to my operation. I'll figure it out one day.
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I can use power tools, and I'll think about doing your dry cleaning if the rates are good.
#6
02-07-2009, 01:07 AM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my own little world, that rides right behind the cab.
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32 feet long, 12.6 wide 140,000 lbs.
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Wondering about my crop of chickens, don't seem to be growing. Think maybe I planted them to deep.
#7
02-07-2009, 09:02 AM
Nearly a year ago I bid on four gov. loads, 4 M1A1's going to Herlong Ca. Two from Fl. and two from Ga. Back then rates were still good and I bid them as such (with my usual formula, what I hauled the last load for plus 15%). Never heard anything and forgot it. Today I got contracts back to sign
Guess the gov. haven't heard rates went way down. I beat the mailman back to the P.O. and mailed them back overnight, priority, before 6am delivery Looks like your getting your piece of the government bailout!!! Of course..your bid was probably a lot cheaper last year, than the current bids they are seeing from brokers like Cardinal Freight, Blackhawk Trucking...or even Landstar. Are you going to make all 4 moves?
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#8
02-07-2009, 10:06 AM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my own little world, that rides right behind the cab.
Posts: 615
:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Looks like your getting your piece of the government bailout!!! Of course..your bid was probably a lot cheaper last year, than the current bids they are seeing from brokers like Cardinal Freight, Blackhawk Trucking...or even Landstar. Are you going to make all 4 moves? Yep, I will move all 4. There is no rush on them as they already have about 2000 of them sitting in rows out there. They are just collecting up all the old models and sticking them in storage.
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Wondering about my crop of chickens, don't seem to be growing. Think maybe I planted them to deep.
#9
02-07-2009, 02:14 PM
Some of these brokers are making a killing, Walking Eagle. I was offered $1.70 a couple of weeks ago for an over sized load. It was legal weight and only wide. I have no doubt some poor sap took the load. The broker was probably getting at least twice that amount if not more.
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