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#3631
05-02-2008, 02:18 PM
Originally Posted by WorldPax
Big shout out to Terry. Thanks for the MPG tips, they're working. Running around 6.40 MPG up from 5.5-5.75. Set the cruise on 62, changed up my shift pattern on the low side, and going easy on the go pedal. We'll see if it adds any boost to my paycheck. Seems they already sneaked an extra percent in on me a couple weeks back, I'm at 28% now.
 I'm glad to hear they are working out, it's money in the pocket.
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#3632
05-02-2008, 03:10 PM
made to to CA and back, 5,500 miles in 5 days, glad to be home. will be even more glad to get my own truck. all in all training is not that bad, but if there is any worse riding truck than a Pete 387 I have yet to see it, just cannot sleep in that thing one way or the other.
#3633
05-03-2008, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by carterbeauford
made to to CA and back, 5,500 miles in 5 days, glad to be home. will be even more glad to get my own truck. all in all training is not that bad, but if there is any worse riding truck than a Pete 387 I have yet to see it, just cannot sleep in that thing one way or the other.
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#3634
05-03-2008, 03:26 PM
Originally Posted by vonSeggern
As an extremely light sleeper myself, it took me a few weeks to get used to the noise and din. After a while the noise become a lullaby. Try Tylenol PM. can't wait to get in a lower mileage 379.
#3635
05-03-2008, 04:10 PM
Originally Posted by vonSeggern
As an extremely light sleeper myself, it took me a few weeks to get used to the noise and din. After a while the noise become a lullaby. Try Tylenol PM.
BTW...yes, I'm still around. Just staying busy on the weekends with kids and family. I finally got to tote my 17 year old around with me for a few weeks and show him why he doesn't want to follow in his old man's foot steps. Now we just have to decide what he's gonna study in college.
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#3636
05-03-2008, 04:41 PM
Originally Posted by shadowsknight
BTW...yes, I'm still around. Just staying busy on the weekends with kids and family. I finally got to tote my 17 year old around with me for a few weeks and show him why he doesn't want to follow in his old man's foot steps. Now we just have to decide what he's gonna study in college.
Did you get caught by the Field Apperance Inspections this week at Sweetwater? That was a suprise. I passed becaise I keep my truck fairly clean and the inspector was a former truck driver turned office puke who understands about hard running trucks. I wouldn't dare try to go through a termainal with it in that shape. For those occaisions it gets the white glove treatment. Who says the Marine Corps didn't pay off.
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#3637
05-04-2008, 08:36 AM
I got inspested a couple weeks ago in Rotan guys name was Tony seemed pretty cool he said he would take the environment into concideration gave me 10 points
#3638
05-04-2008, 02:42 PM
Originally Posted by vonSeggern
Try Tylenol PM.
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#3639
05-05-2008, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Rawlco
Originally Posted by vonSeggern
Try Tylenol PM.
If it is illegal, then I sinned. It was either that or getting 3 hours sleep per night. How is Home Depot going? I heard that they are closing stores. Say hi to Wayne, another TMC/Home Despot guy.
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#3640
05-07-2008, 04:02 AM
Originally Posted by vonSeggern
If it is illegal, then I sinned. It was either that or getting 3 hours sleep per night. How is Home Depot going? I heard that they are closing stores. Say hi to Wayne, another TMC/Home Despot guy.
Home Depot is going great. I left the house Monday at 2pm and got home again this morning at 6am. I don't have to leave again until around 8pm. Of course the nocturnal thing is sometimes hard to get used to, but at least I got my wife to not call me in the morning and interrupt my sleep. I haven't actually caught up with your trainee Wayne yet. We are all in and out of there so fast doing only the drop and hook that I haven't met a lot of the guys yet. As for the stores that are closing. Home Depot operates 2258 stores, so closing 15 isn't a big deal in my opinion. The stores that are planned to close are as follows: - #2015 East Fort Wayne, Indiana -- #2032 Marion, Indiana -- #2310 Frankfort, Kentucky -- #379 Opelousas, Louisiana -- #2819 Cottage Grove, Minnesota -- #6901 East Brunswick, New Jersey -- #6904 Saddle Brook, New Jersey -- #6171 Rome, New York -- #3702 Bismarck, North Dakota -- #3874 Findlay, Ohio -- #3865 Lima, Ohio -- #4552 Brattleboro, Vermont -- #4932 Beaver Dam, Wisconsin -- #4933 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin -- #4913 NW Milwaukee, Wisconsin Only the Brattleboro VT store is served by our division. I will bet that there is a Lowe's right accross the street. :wink: Some of the midwest locations I will bet that there is a Lowe's accross the street and a Menards around the corner. :wink:
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