[tracer]

Originally Posted by Bigmon

Not much action on your twitter. What is LS policy on starting your blog again? BTW...did you notice the accent from the people in Fargo?

I don't think they have a policy, but they did say I wasn't allowed to use the corporate name on my business cards. I probably should ask them about blogging... Speaking of Fargo, I just had a great lunch at a Chinese Buffet restaurant on Main St. and I only heard the usual type of accent you notice at Chinese stores

[Steel Horse Cowboy]

Originally Posted by tracer

I don't think they have a policy, but they did say I wasn't allowed to use the corporate name on my business cards. I probably should ask them about blogging... Speaking of Fargo, I just had a great lunch at a Chinese Buffet restaurant on Main St. and I only heard the usual type of accent you notice at Chinese stores

Fah Rah Rah Rah Rah......

[allan5oh]

Ah you were in my neck of the woods! Delivered to Letellier? I was just in Fargo last night on a flight from Vegas. We made it from Fargo to Winnipeg in 3 hours.

There's not much coming out of Winnipeg. You're already too far to load here anyways.

[robertt]

Originally Posted by Steel Horse Cowboy

Fah Rah Rah Rah Rah......

That.........was one of the funniest parts of that movie. That was one of those out of breath laughs. GOOD ONE!:thumbsup:

[tracer]

Originally Posted by allan5oh

There's not much coming out of Winnipeg.

That's why as soon as I dropped that steel in St.Joseph, MB I headed right back into US. The poor US border guy blinked a couple of times when I told him I had no plates on the truck but after a truck search and X-ray they did let me in, having found no weeapons or illegal aliens in the sleeper. I deadheaded to Fargo, ND and on Friday I'm picking up a load in Iowa that goes right next to my home in Ontario. 10,000 lbs of machinery, $2.41/mi gross. This will be my Load #3 with Landstar. BTW, I got this one from Internet - again. The Internet method didn't work so hot in Laredo, TX so this time I called all major freight brokers ("agents") working for Landstar in North Dakota, MN, and WI and ... nothing! Almost booked a load going to SK, Canada ($3/mi) but couldn't do it because my truck right now has no transmission Looked at the lOad board again this morning and - bingo! - some guy posted an IA load for Canada. It can be picked up as late as Friday afternoon. The gear that was supposed to be trucked in from Minniapolis, MN this afternoon failed to show up because the shipper chose "2-day delivery" instead of "overnight". The Fargo's International here says I should be ready to lock-n-load by Friday morning at the latest. It's 5 hr drive from here to my pickup in IA ... I hope to make it. Have to... because I already got the cash advance from the trip to help me cover the costly transmission repair This is the thing I like most in working for LS so far: as soon as you book a load, you can get up to 30% of the line haul imeediately on your Comdata. Great when you know you're going to be needing money, let's say for some urgent bills or repairs. It also helps to keep the motivation and morale in high gear.

[GMAN]

I am glad to see that you got a good load. One thing to remember about Landstar is that their agents have freight all over the country. An agent may be in California and have freight in Massachusetts. Or he could be based in any other state and have freight in Canada. You may already know that, but I thought that I would mention it anyway.

[tracer]

Originally Posted by GMAN

I am glad to see that you got a good load. One thing to remember about Landstar is that their agents have freight all over the country. An agent may be in California and have freight in Massachusetts. Or he could be based in any other state and have freight in Canada. You may already know that, but I thought that I would mention it anyway.

Thanks, Gman, that's a good point but it only makes finding good loads harder. Now next time I'm stuck somewhere I won't know who to call But actually - no, I know: I'll use their "Lane Match" tool: it'll show what agents have had most loads out of the area in the past 1 to 6 months. And you're right: it doesn't matter where they're physically. What matters is the area of the country they're ACTIVE in.

[Steel Horse Cowboy]

Originally Posted by tracer

Thanks, Gman, that's a good point but it only makes finding good loads harder. Now next time I'm stuck somewhere I won't know who to call But actually - no, I know: I'll use their "Lane Match" tool: it'll show what agents have had most loads out of the area in the past 1 to 6 months. And you're right: it doesn't matter where they're physically. What matters is the area of the country they're ACTIVE in.

He is correct, I always booked loads with agents in completely different states. Just look at the board and get the agent codes with loads coming out of the area, not just agents IN that area. Also, the freight lane match works well too

[Bigmon]

Originally Posted by tracer

It also helps to keep the motivation and morale in high gear.

Is this the same gear in your tranny.

[tracer]

Originally Posted by Bigmon

Is this the same gear in your tranny.

No, this is a different transmisison all together, has more gears and lasts around 85-100 years without overhauling.