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East Coast West Coast (Short Run) (Texas Run)
Up to $3 per mile in gross revenue
Fleet fuel discounts
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VARIETY OF SCHEDULES TO FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE
MINIMUM 2 YEAR VERIFIABLE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS
East Coast (Short Run)
West Coast (Texas Run)
Steady miles
Voice of the owner-operator
The good old days?
Why does life so often look better in the rear-view mirror? I must admit, I like the look of, say, the Louisville Fairgrounds in my rear-view mirror come Saturday. At any trade show, after a flood of press events and miles of glitzy trade show booths, it feels good to leave it all behind. But many of us are inclined to look back through the metaphoric rear- view mirror of time and pine for the good old days.
As Gladys Knight says in her ver- sion of Try to Remember, “The win- ters were warmer, the grass was greener, the skies were bluer, and smiles were bright.”
At a recent truck show I met a 60-ish fellow whose good old days would have been the late 1970s and 80s. He’s unhappy with the nature of the job today and how there seems to be less camaraderie among drivers. Specifically, he bemoaned the fact that few drivers will stop and help another driver anymore, whether he or she is broken down, or maybe hav- ing trouble backing in somewhere.
As we talked, it became clear that what he really missed were the days when drivers had more discretion in their routes and deciding when to stop, maybe to spend some time
over lunch with an old buddy. “Those days are long gone,” he said. “When we’re stopped too long, we get a call from dispatch wanting
to know why we aren’t moving.” He was also on about today’s equipment and how unreliable it is, how the electronic invasion has made it all but impossible to fix any- thing short of changing a fuse or a windshield wiper blade. He definitely isn’t a fan of the advanced safety sys- tems designed to prevent rollovers or rear-end collisions, but he grudg- ingly admits that he likes his auto-
mated manual transmission. Playing devil’s advocate, I pointed out that those old 70s- and 80s-vin- tage engines did well if they made it 250,000 miles before needing an in-frame or an overhaul compared to today’s engines (when they aren’t sidelined by a funky sensor) that will easily run a million miles before you
have to open one up.
“At least you could fix those
engines on the side of the road with- out a laptop,” he reminded me.
The threat of automation has my friend worried, too. He wonders if the occupation of truck driver could become obsolete once automated driverless trucks take to the high-
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DISPATCHER position is available (English is a must)
CITY DRIVER position is available
SERVING THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
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($50 Load/Unload)
– Border Crossing
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– Waiting Time and Layovers
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SIGN ON BONUS TO NEW BROKERS
ALL MILES PAID AT LOADED RATE PRO MILE PRACTICAL FUEL CAPPED AT $ .50/L
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Requires
OWNER/OPERATORS
(2) Single O/O Drivers (based out of Toronto) (1) Single O/O Driver (based out of Halifax) (1) Team O/O Drivers (based out of Toronto)
Fleet average/mile $1.85 (Single driver O/O) (includes fuel surcharge + auxillary charges)
WE SUPPLY
Paid base plate
Paid heavy use taxes
Paid insurance
Practical paid miles loaded
or empty
Paid tolls + bridge crossings Floating fuel surcharge weekly Weekly pay
Well maintained trailers
Paid layovers
Paid on/offs for vehicles
Paid surcharge for paint
Paid company apparel Coveralls + cleaning
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Contact:
O/O SUPPLIES
Late model tractor w/PTO Proof of Disability Insurance Buy down insurance cost
Fast card or application capable Clean abstract & criminal search Min. 5 years driving exp.
Min. 3 years border crossing exp. Car hauling experience preferred Pleasant attitude & good
work ethics
Andy Thorndyke, Vice-President 318 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario 416-742-0854
Tank Truck Transport is growing again.
OWNER/OPERATORS
O/O’s based out of Sarnia,Toronto, Cornwall and Sudbury Ontario, REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY
• Paid empty and loaded PC miles
• Paid plates
• Paid loading and unloading
• Paid tolls and customs
transponder
• Paint code bonus
• Fuel Surcharge
• Company fuel accounts
• Direct deposit bi-weekley
• Safety Bonus paid monthly • No Charge satellite
• Stable environment
• Year round work
U.S. OWNER OPERATORS REQUIRED ASAP
NO DEDUCTIONS, NO GIMMICKS
Contact:
David 905-893-3447 ext. 238
Come Join the TEAM!!
46 Truck News • June 2017
