Where are all the big hitters?

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Mr G Courier Service

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Original Poster

Where are the big forum contributors hiding? SPEED? COURIER EXPERT? CITY CONNECT? O21? MK?SEXI? NOTTS and DERBY? Reading the forum saves me buying a paper... At the moment nothing is happening here so i might have to invest in a tabloid instead

moray couriers

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Maybe they got fed up with someone who never stopped posting his superior opinions and the 'he' likes the sound of his own voice, or printed words in this case!

DMS NATIONWIDE COURIERS

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It has been quiet on the forums latly

RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD.

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Spot on Moray

Forum is useless now I am afraid

RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD.

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Hardly 'Big Hitters' though pmsl

Rolling Eyes

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moray couriers

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Sorry Rapid, I seem to have mislaid my reading glasses, did you type bulls hitters?

RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD.

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moray couriers said:


Sorry Rapid, I seem to have mislaid my reading glasses, did you type bulls hitters?

:)

LwsExpress transport solutions

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moray couriers said:


Sorry Rapid, I seem to have mislaid my reading glasses, did you type bulls hitters?

Pmsl

AJM sameday Couriers

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Geoff Boycott retired years ago.

Courier Expert

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I've been very busy with our new Retail Sameday project, which hasn't left much time at all to come on here. In any case, I usually end up on here to respond to something someone else has said, but as they usual suspects have gone quiet, there hasn't been any need :)

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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Its cos no ones saying anything to reply to and thankfully "he" has been too busy to wind anyone up

RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD.

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Oh yes I forgot 'The Expert' must see himself as a 'BIG Hitter'

RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD.

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Seriously though I am sick of the Cra* on here, hence why I choose not to bother with it anymore!

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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I concur...

moray couriers

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Really Speed, you can get tablets for that you know...

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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What a good idea, the 10 commandments for couriers

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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Did you know the patron saint of couriers is Saint Bona of Pisa?

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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No me neither

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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So being a Bona Fide Courier has more of a meaning than ever

Gas Motorcycle Couriers

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Speed Couriers Nationwide said:


I concur...

+1

RGM Courier Services

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+2..

moray couriers

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But as a mere subbie I find that some vendors take the Pisa!

Website Admin

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RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD. said:


Oh yes I forgot 'The Expert' must see himself as a 'BIG Hitter'

In the OP Mr G refers to Courier Expert as one of the 'Big Hitters'...

RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD.

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Website Admin (mtvan.com) said:


RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD. said:


Oh yes I forgot 'The Expert' must see himself as a 'BIG Hitter'

In the OP Mr G refers to Courier Expert as one of the 'Big Hitters'...

Yes And the downfall of what WAS a good forum!

Website Admin

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RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD. said:


Website Admin (mtvan.com) said:


RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD. said:


Oh yes I forgot 'The Expert' must see himself as a 'BIG Hitter'

In the OP Mr G refers to Courier Expert as one of the 'Big Hitters'...

Yes And the downfall of what WAS a good forum!

Still seems to be plenty of people participating, even if Courier Expert is busy.

PB Express

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The reason there are no big hitters on this site is because of the lack of response to jobs posted if drivers want this site to succeed then they need to start calling and quoting on jobs.

AJM sameday Couriers

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No comment.

Website Admin

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PB Express said:


The reason there are no big hitters on this site is because of the lack of response to jobs posted if drivers want this site to succeed then they need to start calling and quoting on jobs.

He's talking about forum 'big hitters', not anything about posting jobs. I agree with your point about calling and quoting though.

IWD Rapid Despatch

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I agree, im waiting for a call now, no takers yet.

RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD.

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IWD Rapid Despatch said:


I agree, im waiting for a call now, no takers yet.

Doubt there are many Luton Van owners sitting around twiddling their thumbs!

IWD Rapid Despatch

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Just my luck then Rapid

Dash Despatch

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Not signed in for a few weeks - got fed up with the self promoting antics of you know who - nothing much has changed I see :-(

Manchester SameDay Ltd

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moray couriers said:


Maybe they got fed up with someone who never stopped posting his superior opinions and the 'he' likes the sound of his own voice, or printed words in this case!

:)

Michael Lucani

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Ive been snowed under with it.. No time for idle chit chat when theres money to be earned

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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Mr G Courier service- I take it personally said:


Where are the big forum contributors hiding? SPEED? COURIER EXPERT? CITY CONNECT? O21? MK?SEXI? NOTTS and DERBY? Reading the forum saves me buying a paper... At the moment nothing is happening here so i might have to invest in a tabloid instead

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For anyone left in any doubt as to why the forums have been unusually quiet recently?!

LwsExpress transport solutions

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RAPID LIGHT TRANSPORT LTD. said:


IWD Rapid Despatch said:


I agree, im waiting for a call now, no takers yet.

Doubt there are many Luton Van owners sitting around twiddling their thumbs!

Beer drinking in the garden day today for this one Alan, far too hot to work.

Parcel Delivery Network

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For anyone left in any doubt as to why the forums have been unusually quiet recently?!

I agree :/

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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Odd how some topics don't appear on the news feed don't you think? lol

HSP Couriers LTD

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Haven't logged in to read the forums for quite a while now, (or it seems anyway) - same thing usually on here so stopped following the forums for this very reason stated above.

Courier Exchange chat pages full of problems, mtvan chat pages - self promotion!

Now what is left to read in spare time, without getting annoyed!

LwsExpress transport solutions

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Michael Lucani said:


Ive been snowed under with it.. No time for idle chit chat when theres money to be earned

City Connect Couriers Ltd said:


moray couriers said:


Maybe they got fed up with someone who never stopped posting his superior opinions and the 'he' likes the sound of his own voice, or printed words in this case!

:)

moray couriers said:


Maybe they got fed up with someone who never stopped posting his superior opinions and the 'he' likes the sound of his own voice, or printed words in this case!

Isn't that what some of the named big hitters on here also do?

moray couriers

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PB Express said:


The reason there are no big hitters on this site is because of the lack of response to jobs posted if drivers want this site to succeed then they need to start calling and quoting on jobs.

What's the point?

Yesterday I had to drive from Elgin to Colchester to rejoin my wee boaty that works the Thames Estuary and usually take the car but I decided to take the van instead and blow the cobwebs out. I received notification of a job from Glasgow (abt 70 mile away) to an NN postcode so I thought it's not far off route so quoted a rather low price for it as I was already getting paid for the run, I never got the job so whoever did must have been prepared to pay the vendor if his price was much lower than mine. To cap it all there was another en route from Manchester to Colchester posted later which would have mated up nicely. But I might as well whistle in the wind in the hope of getting any decent paying jobs, (other than me wee boaty one).

Manchester SameDay Ltd

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Posted 2 jobs today as a trial, one covered at the rate he quoted... Thanks to Quickshift :)

Manchester SameDay Ltd

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Apologies Quickstep

MK BIKES

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moray couriers said:


PB Express said:


The reason there are no big hitters on this site is because of the lack of response to jobs posted if drivers want this site to succeed then they need to start calling and quoting on jobs.

What's the point?

Yesterday I had to drive from Elgin to Colchester to rejoin my wee boaty that works the Thames Estuary and usually take the car but I decided to take the van instead and blow the cobwebs out. I received notification of a job from Glasgow (abt 70 mile away) to an NN postcode so I thought it's not far off route so quoted a rather low price for it as I was already getting paid for the run, I never got the job so whoever did must have been prepared to pay the vendor if his price was much lower than mine. To cap it all there was another en route from Manchester to Colchester posted later which would have mated up nicely. But I might as well whistle in the wind in the hope of getting any decent paying jobs, (other than me wee boaty one).

I have a suspicion some jobs just don't exsist, I was heading up to Glasgow with a days leeway, saw a job which would have fitted in nicely, I gave a quote that reflected this, heard not a sausage back.

LwsExpress transport solutions

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MK Bikes said:


moray couriers said:


PB Express said:


The reason there are no big hitters on this site is because of the lack of response to jobs posted if drivers want this site to succeed then they need to start calling and quoting on jobs.

What's the point?

Yesterday I had to drive from Elgin to Colchester to rejoin my wee boaty that works the Thames Estuary and usually take the car but I decided to take the van instead and blow the cobwebs out. I received notification of a job from Glasgow (abt 70 mile away) to an NN postcode so I thought it's not far off route so quoted a rather low price for it as I was already getting paid for the run, I never got the job so whoever did must have been prepared to pay the vendor if his price was much lower than mine. To cap it all there was another en route from Manchester to Colchester posted later which would have mated up nicely. But I might as well whistle in the wind in the hope of getting any decent paying jobs, (other than me wee boaty one).

I have a suspicion some jobs just don't exsist, I was heading up to Glasgow with a days leeway, saw a job which would have fitted in nicely, I gave a quote that reflected this, heard not a sausage back.

More likely they wait for the cheapest quote often accepting others then saying the job is cancelled, been stitched up myself a few times with one of Scotland's finest (could be said he partners the Lone Ranger )

Manchester SameDay Ltd

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The jobs we post are booked jobs... Not quotes... We pay.... within reason, whatever the cost is to get the job done.

Courier Expert

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City Connect Couriers Ltd said:


The jobs we post are booked jobs... Not quotes... We pay.... within reason, whatever the cost is to get the job done.

Same here, jobs posted on mtvan are already booked and paid for. We don't tend to use mtvan to gather quotations for a customer.

MK BIKES

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I quote I actually gave was almost a test as I didn't need the co load (I'd already charged appropriately on the way up) I was interested to see if it was taken up upon, frankly I couldn't see how you'd refuse that price for a 350 mile job.

Courier Expert

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MK Bikes said:


I quote I actually gave was almost a test as I didn't need the co load (I'd already charged appropriately on the way up) I was interested to see if it was taken up upon, frankly I couldn't see how you'd refuse that price for a 350 mile job.

I would refuse offers from certain people, no matter how low the price :)

LwsExpress transport solutions

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Courier Expert said:


MK Bikes said:


I quote I actually gave was almost a test as I didn't need the co load (I'd already charged appropriately on the way up) I was interested to see if it was taken up upon, frankly I couldn't see how you'd refuse that price for a 350 mile job.

I would refuse offers from certain people, no matter how low the price :)

Touche! Take that Tony :-)

LwsExpress transport solutions

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Courier Expert said:


City Connect Couriers Ltd said:


The jobs we post are booked jobs... Not quotes... We pay.... within reason, whatever the cost is to get the job done.

Same here, jobs posted on mtvan are already booked and paid for. We don't tend to use mtvan to gather quotations for a customer.

We don't tend? So that says to me on some occasions you do!

Courier Expert

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LwsExpress transport solutions said:


Courier Expert said:


City Connect Couriers Ltd said:


The jobs we post are booked jobs... Not quotes... We pay.... within reason, whatever the cost is to get the job done.

Same here, jobs posted on mtvan are already booked and paid for. We don't tend to use mtvan to gather quotations for a customer.

We don't tend? So that says to me on some occasions you do!

It's an option but I cannot remember when we last did it.

MK BIKES

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Courier Expert said:


MK Bikes said:


I quote I actually gave was almost a test as I didn't need the co load (I'd already charged appropriately on the way up) I was interested to see if it was taken up upon, frankly I couldn't see how you'd refuse that price for a 350 mile job.

I would refuse offers from certain people, no matter how low the price :)

It wasn't your job however the last time I quoted on one of your jobs it was in the thousands at about £126.80 per loaded mile the minimum at which I'd work for someone like you

Courier Expert

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MK Bikes said:


Courier Expert said:


MK Bikes said:


I quote I actually gave was almost a test as I didn't need the co load (I'd already charged appropriately on the way up) I was interested to see if it was taken up upon, frankly I couldn't see how you'd refuse that price for a 350 mile job.

I would refuse offers from certain people, no matter how low the price :)

It wasn't your job however the last time I quoted on one of your jobs it was in the thousands at about £126.80 per loaded mile the minimum at which I'd work for someone like you

It just shows everyone has their price, even you :)

moray couriers

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MK Bikes said:


I quote I actually gave was almost a test as I didn't need the co load (I'd already charged appropriately on the way up) I was interested to see if it was taken up upon, frankly I couldn't see how you'd refuse that price for a 350 mile job.

The job (allegedly) I quoted on 352 miles, price £150!(equates to 42.6pplm) No response, so anyone who did that job for less was ripped off by an 'expert' IMHO.

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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"I'd drive a million miles for one of your smiles"

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moray couriers

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''my mammie''. Hal Jolson circa 1746, same as the rates offered plus 0.000036% inflation rate!

Courier Expert

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moray couriers said:


MK Bikes said:


I quote I actually gave was almost a test as I didn't need the co load (I'd already charged appropriately on the way up) I was interested to see if it was taken up upon, frankly I couldn't see how you'd refuse that price for a 350 mile job.

The job (allegedly) I quoted on 352 miles, price £150!(equates to 42.6pplm) No response, so anyone who did that job for less was ripped off by an 'expert' IMHO.

Is this the same job that MK quoted on or was it one of mine?

moray couriers

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They were both yours, and I thought I was doing you a favour by quoting (but would have suited me just fine as well) but it's about time I came back to earth and realised I'm banging my head against a brick wall if I expect ever to break even or ever hope to earn a living out of my wee van and should stay at driving boats an ships which I've done for long enough. At least here the job is regulated by a competent body and the remuneration is in keeping with your qualifications and hands on experience.

moray couriers

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I would have thought the ' an ' would have given you a clue but ...

S.E.X.I.

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Sorry Mr. G. Seem like the Starzy who run this site cant take the critisim. Or dont even like you posting stories of human interest on here.

What a sad bunch...

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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If this is pert

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Then why would i want an expert?

Courier Expert

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moray couriers said:


They were both yours, and I thought I was doing you a favour by quoting (but would have suited me just fine as well) but it's about time I came back to earth and realised I'm banging my head against a brick wall if I expect ever to break even or ever hope to earn a living out of my wee van and should stay at driving boats an ships which I've done for long enough. At least here the job is regulated by a competent body and the remuneration is in keeping with your qualifications and hands on experience.

G1 1YU to NN14 3DG went for £172, if that's any help.

moray couriers

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In that case by not offering it to me you lost £22, shrewd move was it not?

moray couriers

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Speed Couriers Nationwide said:


If this is pert

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Then why would i want an expert?

And where may I ask did you get my wifes picture?

Courier Expert

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moray couriers said:


In that case by not offering it to me you lost £22, shrewd move was it not?

One of the controllers made a decision on that one and I do not know why the cheapest option wasn't chosen, however I'm not that surprised, as there is not a huge difference and price is not the only consideration. I would say that some one else was probably closer to the pick up point.

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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That is the politest "finger" i have ever seen... lol

Courier Expert

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I'm now under scrutiny for paying too much for a job :)

MK BIKES

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Thats the biggest spin I've ever heard

Phax

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Pert? thems some fat knees and calves. Depends how you view it

Fresh Dispatch ltd

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Those pert above look as though they've walked more than 1 or 2 miles...

moray couriers

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Speed Couriers Nationwide said:


That is the politest "finger" i have ever seen... Lol

Haha. I think you may well be correct Rob

Ps. Instead of going back to Scotland when I get off the boat this weekend coming I might try my hand at earning a crust running out of Ipswich for the following three weeks, can be contacted on my mobile but not on the landline or freefone number (if anyone want any goods job covered)

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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I have to say it makes a change to find a thread today that hasn't been closed

This website is gettin just a lil bit silly

I really hope your decisions will be vindicated cos fro where i'm sittin the jury is out

Speed Couriers Nationwide Ltd

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*from

moray couriers

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Doh. (typing in the dark) 'Good jobs covered' I meant !

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