Matthew Saskin

SMB Owner (East Coast Towing / Heavy Haul / Fleet Service)

Real Estate and SMB Investor

Durham, NC by way of Las Vegas and New York City.

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@mattrbowles @buccocapital It's a unifying factor amongst all of us

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Flying some trailers through the air today...

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@pinpulleddrmf Bagel, cream cheese + sichuan peppers, smoked salmon.

👨‍🍳

Thank me later.

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@RoryTyer Which one is it? Sharia law, or mandatory bisexual orgies. You don't get both.

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The propaganda continues... (posted to our internal chat by one of our operators)

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@EncodedInsight @RoryTyer

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@RoryTyer Now that I look, the MCP is just another abstraction layer. Same hassle/steps to get an API connection authorized behind the scenes. I'll be making some adjustments once I have some time!

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@RoryTyer Honestly, never occurred to me to go direct to an API.

I just knew the default MCP/native Claude connectivity was lacking.

This MCP just wraps the native API as far as I can tell, so probably ~same?

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@markbdelaney @CaryHawkins_

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@Ethantp @RoryTyer With all due respect, if you don't have company vehicles and employees driving them, you're not in a position to argue this one.

That may seem harsh, but the sheer risk and liability involved amplifies even the smallest transgressions involving company vehicles.

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@RoryTyer @Ethantp This is the only right answer.

I'm a firm believer in progressive discipline in almost all cases.

This is not one of those cases.

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@danthewolfe They don’t sell most of those here. Coffee crisp, aero bars, oh Henry, smarties, etc. Have to bring stockpiles with me whenever I go north or grossly overpay at specialty stores.

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@BrokerSteve412 Every. Year. 🤦‍♂️

We had one true shock loss in 2023 (statuatory maximum payout). Had a settlement each in 2024 and 2025 due to preexisting injuries where the attorneys more or less recommended settling vs. going to trial.

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Yes. Auto was down ~10% on an equivalent footprint (we added some assets so can't make a 1:1 comparison) and WC was similar (we grew/added payroll, so can't do 1:1).

We run ~5-10% loss ratio on auto and the past 3 years unfortunately...significantly higher...on WC due to what seems like at least one annual nuisance claim that ends up settling :(

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@BrokerSteve412 For sure. We're just starting to review plans for a Feb 1 enrollment. I hate it. My absolute least favorite time of the year as a business owner.

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@gmovestr PACCAR PX7 :(

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Anyone want to hazard a guess as to what these pieces of metal are from?

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@bonapartay Subtract a few e's, add an o.

Those would be chunks of a piston and a block from a PACCAR PX7. Light duty truck windowed a block yesterday for reasons unknown :(