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I can assure all the board members that my expenses are indeed "legit",i will forward the corperate minutes from my first staff meeting (photo 1) and i have the upmost confidence in my newly hired construction supervisor,she is already hard at work in the gulf, extracting the seawater/oil mix for transport to our refinery (photo 2) and as for the accusation of me "moonlighting" in the furniture industry, rhasler has his macks mixed up! does this look like a vision to you?(photo 3) was'nt me did'nt do that! anyway how were you going to "bug" a non-existant sleeper berth? all my business dealings have been with the good of the company first! you should be ashamed of yourselves thinking i was only looking out for myself and just looking to make money!.....Corperate hired gun Mark

Money? me? nahhhhh! i assure all the board members that my intentions are pure as the driven snow!......Minister of propoganda Mark

Well then Rob, let me be the second to randy in that dept. seems every since i have become a member on this site, you are usually always the 1st to offer good, knowledgeable advise to those in need! and one of the first people to reply to my early posts, i for one am always interested in the technical advise you offer to people, and not to sound "big headed" but you sound a lot like me, jack of all trades, master of none! i would'nt want to deal with the "tragic accident" that would occur should you ever try and part with your A-40!.....LOL!......Mark

Seems everyone (including me) has forgotten about the legal ramifications of starting a new enterprise of this magnitude, therefore, i have gone ahead and retained legal counsel.....................the law firm of "DEWEY, CHEATEM & HOWE".................Minister of ground transportation Mark

Damn! looks like that will end up being about 2-300 loads of furniture for me!..............Mark

Oh thats a good one! one of my "motto's" is "Age and expierience overcome youth and enthusiasm everytime!" especially when talking "old" trucks vs new ones, would've loved to see the look on that guys' face when he spit out his driveine! makes perfect sense to me to use a truck for its designed purpose, i am glad to see so many people working classic macks! does my heart some good!.........Mark

Well, no manbag was present in the picture,i can only assume that it clashed with your outfit! i did note the bandanna necktie, however! very HE-MAN! but white socks with work attire? thats a no-no! and just for future reference, if you're gonna wear "shorty-shorts" to work in public, please have the courtesy to tuck your shirt in!.........Trucking fashion consultant esquire Mark

I have put my notable brainpower on this idea,and come up with the following use for the "tarballs" my proposal is this,properly mixed with other "organic" material re: dairy lagoon waste, the aforementioned "tarballs" can then be sold to the USDOT to be used as patches for interstate 40 nationwide,eliminating the high cost of re-paving,and finding suitable government contractors! i am willing to invest the contents of my super secret criso can (contents in excess of $40.00) towards getting this project off the ground. My only request is to have the board meet, and vote on an un-limited expense account for me (trucking and logistics will not be cheap!) plus i will need a "staff" i am currently interviewing busty young women for this opening,then there is the matter of rolling stock, i have already put in an order for 30 new tractors,25 flatbeds with side kits,25 walking floor trailers,6 new end dumps (just in case) 1 vaccuum trailer,plus numerous "incidentals" to be billed F.O.B to randyp enterprises inc. Texas,USA......Grand exaulted dictator of trucking/transportation and logistics Mark

I have'nt forgot about ya' there jay (trailers) just been a pretty busy weekend, but i'll let you know what i find out.....Mark

Manbag huh? i knew from the get-go you was about half a bubble off plumb! LOL! really like to see someone "work" a B-model,thats what they were made for! that is a good looking truck! i agree with you though, about the heat and no muffler! i sweated my A** off many summer on our farm, was "deef" by the end of the day! but i would'nt trade it for anything! cept' maybe a good riker muffler! LOL! anyway,hope you make a ton of $$$$$$$ out there,and as always don't work too hard!............executive fashion consultant Mark

Gotta agree with ya' the winter! i drove an MB (straight-truck) for APA in new jersey when i was younger,it was a real good truck in the city turning, handling etc. but it was COLD in the winter! i froze my A** off!................Mark

And lets not forget where the lucky winners will spend an ENTIRE week in luxury,including the fabulous swimming!

Now lets not forget all the "edgemuh-cation" that made all these great things possible!..........Mark

Man oh man! that takes me back! been a LONG,LONG time since i heard a screamin' detroit! other than a truck show, was'nt sure if i'd ever hear that sound again1 thanks!......Mark

I replied to you with some info on that, but the guy you want to talk to is ernie, BULLHUSK on here, maybe PM him,and he should be able to give you some more specific info, (where/who/how etc.)....talk to a speed shop if theres one around you also, this is a pretty common upgrade, and relatively simple to do as well,hope this is some help to you....Mark

Thats a new one on me! never saw a dodge like that one,guess it would make sense to have a butterfly hood on a car carrier though,especially with the overhead rack, need all the room you can get!........Mark

Some great pictures there! i remember those days too! my uncle buddy retired from Mclean with 40 years (he's gone now) my uncle cecil retired from ESTES with 35 years service, my uncle morris put in 20+ years at PILOT, then went on and ran a lowboy at J.H.Martin const. in richmond for another 20 years. I never knew roadway ran crackerboxes, never saw one! my uncle buddy always liked the crakerbox for some reason! last truck he ran for them was a GMC brigadier,8V-92 detroit, he worked a short time for food lion after he "officially" retired, ran a daycab road commode for them. Used to love to hear them trucks roll by all hours of the night, have some real good memories spending time at my grandparents house....Mark

Mike, my wife says its GUNS -N- ROSES.....i dont know myself, little too "new" for me LOL!........Mark

I'm gonna try and make that one myself, but with the way the furniture plants are closing down here left and right, i kinda' gotta make my hay while the sun is shining! ya' know what i mean? LOL! but i'll get with you later on,see if i cant work it out, cause i'd sure like to go, i been runnin hard as i can, have'nt done much of anything but work since we moved! needing a break! i remember when i was a kid ALL the big freight outfits ran down 360, used to love and sit with my grandad and watch em' go by! PILOT,McLEAN,BRANCH,OVERNITE,THURSTON etc........Mark

Gettin' tougher to make a living in the states everyday! i for one will be glad to see "obama bin laden" go! especially after reading this quote credited to him. "My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world,i hope you will all join with me as we try to change it" --Barack obama--

Not a problem! i'm glad you sent me that link, i sure have enjoyed reading some of those stories! i gotta' few myself, but nothing really as interesting as some of bill's!..............Mark

I've been meaning to take a ride up that way sometime,i heard tell theres a trucking outfit around there with a bunch of old macks sitting around, maguire trucking??? my grandparents lived up that way for a good number of years, right off 360 at wylliesburg. spent some summers there when i was a kid, but don't really know much about the area, i sure do like to run 288/ then 360 outta' richmond when coming home from the north, lot less traffic/stress/ BS...can get right with it too! never had any "bear trouble" runnin' the woods!......Mark

LOL! aint no need to worry about offending me tom! i gotta' thick hide! love to joke, kid around, hell if i could'nt take any abuse, i sure would'nt be on this site!......Mark

Yeah you are right my friend! kids grow up WAY too fast now-adays, not like when we were kids! i try to do all i can for/with my boy, just with the hopes he turns out more like his mama then me!..............grand potentate supreme Mark

Yep, our local high school does the same thing, $20.00 for a truck, $50.00 if ya' wanna "watch" is it wrong to look at teenage girls in bikinis' washing a truck? LOL! i know im an old man, but not dead yet! the girls do a TERRIBLE job, but what the hell! its worth the money, goes to a good cause as well!......Mark