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Darrien

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Nov 11, 2003, 4:07:47 PM11/11/03
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If you have any tips on how to do it without rolling your truck,
I'm sure this guy would like to know.

http://www.heraldargus.com/content/story.php?storyid=3717

Michael Cash

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Nov 12, 2003, 7:16:09 AM11/12/03
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On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:07:47 GMT, "Darrien"
<Darrien...@NA.COM@hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on
going with:

>If you have any tips on how to do it without rolling your truck,
>I'm sure this guy would like to know.
>
>http://www.heraldargus.com/content/story.php?storyid=3717

I bet his next job will be with Darwin Transport, Inc.

I've never been in such a hurry that I couldn't STOP the truck long
enough to change clothes.

Speaking of being in a hurry, I recall being in the office of a
company I drove for in the US when the boss was blasting a driver for
being late on a run from Nashville to New Jersey. Or maybe it was
Connecticut. One of those God-forsaken Yankee states, anyway. The boss
was ripping him pretty good, asking him what time he left, how he ran,
and inquiring as to whether he dilly-dallied along the way. The
ass-chewing came to an abrupt halt and the boss just sat there with
nary a word to say when the driver indignantly blurted out in his
defense, "Doug, I ain't stopped but twice all the way up there. Once
to get fuel and once to jack off!"

What the hell could he possibly say to that?


Brett Robson

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Nov 12, 2003, 8:31:48 AM11/12/03
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:16:09 +0900, Michael Cash ...

Surely, he could have combined the two stops?


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Michael Cash

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Nov 13, 2003, 5:07:45 AM11/13/03
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On 12 Nov 2003 05:31:48 -0800, Brett Robson <jet...@deja.com> belched

the alphabet and kept on going with:

>On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:16:09 +0900, Michael Cash ...
>>
>>On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:07:47 GMT, "Darrien"
>><Darrien...@NA.COM@hotmail.com> belched the alphabet and kept on
>>going with:
>>
>>>If you have any tips on how to do it without rolling your truck,
>>>I'm sure this guy would like to know.
>>>
>>>http://www.heraldargus.com/content/story.php?storyid=3717
>>
>>I bet his next job will be with Darwin Transport, Inc.
>>
>>I've never been in such a hurry that I couldn't STOP the truck long
>>enough to change clothes.
>>
>>Speaking of being in a hurry, I recall being in the office of a
>>company I drove for in the US when the boss was blasting a driver for
>>being late on a run from Nashville to New Jersey. Or maybe it was
>>Connecticut. One of those God-forsaken Yankee states, anyway. The boss
>>was ripping him pretty good, asking him what time he left, how he ran,
>>and inquiring as to whether he dilly-dallied along the way. The
>>ass-chewing came to an abrupt halt and the boss just sat there with
>>nary a word to say when the driver indignantly blurted out in his
>>defense, "Doug, I ain't stopped but twice all the way up there. Once
>>to get fuel and once to jack off!"
>>
>>What the hell could he possibly say to that?
>>
>
>Surely, he could have combined the two stops?

I'm still trying to figure out why the second one necessitated a stop.


Brett Robson

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Nov 13, 2003, 9:06:57 AM11/13/03
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:07:45 +0900, Michael Cash ...

got wipers on the inside?

Drew Hamilton

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Nov 13, 2003, 12:08:30 PM11/13/03
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Michael Cash <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote:
>I'm still trying to figure out why the second one necessitated a stop.

Does each driver get his own truck that he always drives, or do you
switch trucks for each run?

If it's the latter, you may be glad that he actually stopped and (presumably)
got out of the truck.

- awh

Michael Cash

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Nov 13, 2003, 12:45:55 PM11/13/03
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:08:30 -0500, Drew Hamilton <a...@awh.org>

belched the alphabet and kept on going with:

>Michael Cash <mike...@sunfield.ne.jp> wrote:

In the US, that depends. LTL (Less-Than-truckLoad) carriers normally
get a different truck each time. These tend to be the small handful of
companies which still have unionized drivers. OTR (over-the-road)
drivers normally keep the same tractor.


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