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Thanks Moot that is what I was trying to say. Really I was not trying to be grouchy just do not like tempting the law! We really do run slowly and anyone that has run with us and has seen our fuel mileage can tell you our top speed is 57 mph.

Bed Bath & Beyond Product Does this look like what you bought? It looks very compact and easy to use and to clean. My undercounter coffee maker just does not make good tasting coffee and I know it has to be because it gets road dust inside of it. Pain to keep clean.

In California it does not matter really as anything over 55 mph kills your fuel mileage so why bother. On the loop around Atlanta the cops are so goofy we have never tempted them by trying those lanes. A cop that pulls you over, then you pull the SS tires on them seems like he or she would...

An aid that has saved us many miles, less headaches, and less stress. If the GPS breaks we can find our way across the country no problem but in the little towns in PA looking for a small factory we would sure miss "Lori" We take very good care of our GPS she is hard mounted with a vent...

Nightcreather which is more what you pay the government on a paid for truck or making those huge payments? With our truck paid off huge chunks of money go to the bank with only a small percentage going to the government. We earn the interest not Daimler/Chrysler which makes us happy. For a...

We saw one of these parked at a truck stop and yes they do ruin the spot next to them. I agree it is asking for trouble even though the room would be awesome!

What an awesome story thanks for posting this and I hope the idea spreads through out the United States.

While reading this thread it is beginning to sound as if a Class 7 truck might be the way to go. The initial cost is cheaper and you need to replace that truck sooner than you would a class 8. With all of the country going "Green" there are sure to be many states and the federal government...

We have an Interlift slider http://www.interlift.net/htm/pdf/ILUK.pdf We have had the lift gate three years and there is nothing about it we would change. The lift gate had three types of controls, feet controls which will leave your hands free to steady the freight, side controls and also...

Same as you Phil we are specing our truck to meet those standards and am still afraid that in a few years we will not be compliant.

If you run team are you going to run buy a truck or run for an owner? The area you live in is really good for White Glove team trucks with FedEx Custom Critical but you need to be a team and to start out I would suggest going to work for an owner to get into White Glove.

We have also been watching the California situation and we are specing our next truck to meet these standards. I wonder how many other states will follow the lead of California? We feel that many trucks are going to say no to California and these standards which will just raise the rates. We...

We had an interesting experience on Long Island this past year. We took a load out on Long Island going on I495 east and noticed that the road was closed going back west due to a hazmat spill. We had just delivered out on the island and we received a very nice load offer which of course was...

Layoutshooter I agree 100% we drive 58 mph all of the time by our choice not the governments and we want it to stay that way. With FedEx Custom Critical actively pursuing more Canada freight this huge glitch could make it interesting to see how much it is going to cost the companies to get...

Our daughter just moved from Little Rock AFB to Nellis AFB and wow was it hot at Nellis. She owns a 38' Camper and it was amazing how warm the camper was getting in the afternoon with only a palm tree for shade. When we are in that heat we try to get next to a big truck for shade and then...

I have not heard or seen anything of corn in a bottle! India glad you reminded us of this great idea.

India where in the world did you find your Wii fit? We looked clear across the United States trying to find a Wii which we finally located in Oklahoma City but no one seems to have the Wii fit. We are sure having fun with our Wii playing tennis and bowling. Amazing the effort you put into...

I believe there is a member of the forums that have done just this. They got out of expediting, bought a new truck and found a good experienced team to run the truck. They stay active with their carrier and keep current on changes within the industry. It seems as if it has worked very well...

No way will we spec a twin screw truck due to the rolling resistance of the extra axle. With fuel prices constantly going up and up we will continue to run a single axle and we will have a lift axle. We put shock absorbers on our lift axle and this made all the difference in the world with the...

I love the idea that a customer can check on where his freight is in the United States. We demand more money to carry rush freight the least we can do is let the customer see our progress and also see if we are experiencing any delays. We do not get calls from the dispatcher asking where we...