Glad To Be Back On The Road!

Good morning friends and neighbors, I hope all is well with you. We are now nearly to the end of the second week of 2012. How are your resolutions going so far? Most of mine for 2011 are long term, so I still have time to mess them up.
One of my resolutions was to work smarter and not harder, which meant getting off of my dedicated run. 3.5 months of making a 45 mile run 3 times a day was getting old. So I'm back to running the southern states, hauling just one or two loads a day over a much longer distance. It's less wear and tear on my body, but more on my truck. The truck can be replaced!
This week the freight is still moving a little slow, but I still managed to get a few good loads, although somewhat local. So far this week I've had two loads from Zwolle, La to Natchitoches, La. From there I picked up a load in Woodworth, La to Elberta, Al. Then I got a load in Fulton, Al to Lena, La. Yesterday I picked up one in Chopin, La to Newton, Ms and reloaded right in the same spot going straight back to Chopin.
Well, that's what's happening in my world today. As i stated in the blog title I'll be giving occasional stock suggestions to my trading friends, so here is my first suggestion. This morning I'm long on CHK. Do your own research before buying.
In the Forex I'm short AUD/CAD on the highs.

Have a great day folks!

Used Peanut Oil As Deck Watersealer

Okay, the holidays are over and if you deep fried turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas dinner, or both then you may have a lot of peanut oil that you need to dispose of. The reason that I say peanut oil is because that is what most people use for deep frying turkeys in outdoor fryers, and that is what I happen to use as well. If you use canola or vegetable oil you may have different results. I'm not actually sure what my results will be yet:)
I fried a couple of turkeys around the holidays this past season, and I had about 3.5 gallons of used peanut oil that I just didn't want to throw away, but after frying a turkey the oil is pretty much used up. Call me a cheapskate, but I just have a problem throwing something away that I've paid money for, so I strained it and I have had it sitting in a bucket ever since Christmas day trying to figure out a way that I could put it to use.
Well, today I decided that I was going to put that used peanut oil to use. This may sound crazy, and I may regret doing this, but I used it to waterseal my deck. It is a project that I have been needing to get done for sometime now, and today it was accomplished... I think:)
Typical watersealer is 100% mineral oil. This is why a deck that has waterseal on it will cause liquids such as water to bead-up on the surface. My concern is that peanut oil is a more organic oil than mineral oil, which means that it may have a tendancy to breakdown more rapidly leaving the deck unprotected from the elements. It is commonly reccomended to waterseal your deck at least every other year with typical watersealing products, but using the used peanut oil every year after the holidays may be just right considering the organic nature of the peanut oil.
I used a paint roller to apply the oil to my deck because the oil was too thick to be applied with a garden sprayer. After rolling the oil on the deck it took the remainder of the day absorb into the wood. Once absorbed, I poured water onto the wood to test the beading affect, and the results were good. The water beaded-up nicely.
One word of caution though, your deck will have the faint smell of a frying turkey, but I expect that will only last for a few days (I hope). Also, your deck will be darker than you may expect because of the darker color of the used peanut oil compared to the clear color of most watersealing products.
Understand this, I am posting this on the same day that I completed this project, and the long term results of this project are not in yet. Therefore if you attempt this before I post the long term results and your project turns into a disaster, don't come crying to me. If this is something that you consider doing, wait a few days, weeks, or months then send me an email asking me for my results before you move forward with this. Let me be your guinea pig.
Keep in mind that if my results are bad, I will post them here.

God bless!

This Blog Is Changing

Hello friends! It has been awhile since I've posted anything here, and for that I do apologize.
I will be posting here once again, but instead of the usual trucking content I will be posting on more of a variety of subjects. As the description says, 'anything goes'. Politics, religion, how to, stock trades, trips, recipes, tips, opinions, suggestions, projects, heck I'll even Baptize your babies;-)And I will try my best to keep it interesting if not provacative!
So please check back often or just hit the subscribe or rss buttons. LET ME ENTERTAIN, ENRICH AND ENLIGHTEN YOU!

God bless!

Welcome Aboard 3 New Team Members!

I want to take a moment to welcome 3 new folks to the Peotected Cargo family. First I want to welcome Robert McManus from Pineville, LA. Robert joined us last week before thanksgiving.
Second to join us was James Griffin from Vidor, Tx. James started yesterday and seems to be doing well.
Third is Paul Clark from Leesville, LA. Paul texted me just a few minutes ago to tell me that he was hired today!
So, what are you waiting for? We still have openings. OTR and regional freight available. Send me an email to find out more, or just call the number at the end of this blog for more info.

This blog is an attempt to give real information about my experiences at Protected Cargo. This blog was started on day one of my employment at Tango Transport and I have continued to keep it going with my new contract with Protected Cargo Transport. Go back and read over the past few months. If you decide to come to work for my current carrier then please put my name down as the one who referred you. Feel free to call me with questions. My number is 337-789-7925. Come join the team!

OOIDA Call To Action

Thank you for making your voices heard last week.  With your help, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 405-16 to pass H.R. 674 (http://www.ooida.com/Documents/HR674-112th.pdf)  - legislation that permanently prevents a 3% “preemptive tax” on payments made by local, state, and federal governments to anyone providing them services. You can find out how your representative voted here - http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll815.xml.  Please feel free to call and thank them for their support of small businesses.

Despite this strong vote in the House and support from President Obama, the Senate is considering changing the House legislation, meaning that the process would have to start all over again and getting this important legislation into law would be put at significant risk.  This legislation needs to pass now!

Please call both of your Senators TODAY!   Please tell both of your Senators to support H.R.674 without any changes so it can become law.

To contact your lawmaker in the U.S. Senate, simply call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and provide the operator with your home zip code. The operator will connect you to your lawmaker’s office.

You are also welcome to call OOIDA at (800) 444-5791. Association staff will be happy to provide you contact information for your Senators.


This blog is an attempt to give real information about my experiences at Protected Cargo. This blog was started on day one of my employment at Tango Transport and I have continued to keep it going with my new contract with Protected Cargo Transport. Go back and read over the past few months. If you decide to come to work for my current carrier then please put my name down as the one who referred you. Feel free to call me with questions. My number is 337-789-7925. Come join the team!

Welcome Aboard Joda Duncan!

Protected Cargo Transports newest team member is Joda Duncan Jr. Joda is coming on board with us as a company driver this morning, so welcome aboard Joda.

Let me take this opportunity to tell you that Protected Cargo Transport starts their company drivers out at as much as 25% depending on past experience. If you are tired of pulling tarps, and want to give curtainsides a try, call Dee Dee Bass and get started with us today!

This blog is an attempt to give real information about my experiences at Protected Cargo. This blog was started on day one of my employment at Tango Transport and I have continued to keep it going with my new contract. Go back and read over the past few months. If you decide to come to work for my current carrier then please put my name down as the one who referred you. Feel free to call me with questions. My number is 337-789-7925. Come join the team!

Week 7 Settlement

Week 7 went like this:
1. Columbus, Oh to Alexandria, LA
152 empty miles
976 Loaded Miles
1128 Total Miles
$1222.56 + 527.04 FSC(Fuel Surcharge)
Total $1749.60 or 1.55 per mile

2. Cloutierville, LA to Simpsonville, SC
38 Empty Miles
759 Loaded Miles
797 Total Miles
$1234.74 + 409.86 FSC
Total $1644.86 or $2.06 per mile

3. Simpsonville, SC to Ringgold, LA
0 Empty Miles
736 Loaded Miles
$872.82 + $397.44 FSC
Total $1270.26 or $1.72 per mile

4. Dodson, LA to New Waverly, TX
49 Empty Miles
270 Loaded Miles
319 Total Miles
$499.12 + $127.98 FSC
Total $627.10 or $1.96 per mile

5. Houston, TX to Ville Platte, LA
57 Empty Miles
232 Loaded Miles
$283.27 + 125.28 FSC
Total $408.55 or $1.76 per mile

Give Protected Cargo a call!



This blog is an attempt to give real information about my experiences at Protected Cargo. This blog was started on day one of my employment at Tango Transport and I have continued to keep it going with my new contract. Go back and read over the past few months. If you decide to come to work for my current carrier then please put my name down as the one who referred you. Feel free to call me with questions. My number is 337-789-7925. Come join the team!