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  1. TeamCaffee

    Axle weight

    Do you have a belly mount or roof mount reefer?
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    Axle weight

    You have several problems working against you if you add a third axle your fuel mileage will get worse. Do you have a pusher or a tag axle?
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    Kraig, Check your darn friends requests! Also where is the post of Phil naming his truck? I...

    Kraig, Check your darn friends requests! Also where is the post of Phil naming his truck? I still have not found it. Why would alumibunk be looking at your profile odd
  4. TeamCaffee

    Axle weight

    Bob's first thought also was you are going to need to move the fuel tanks. Wow what a problem. Good luck and keep us updated.
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    Cheap Tires true cost

    Rolling resistance seems to be the new buzz word for fuel mileage. Your tires can make a big difference to your bottom line, can be more up front but will cost less in the long run. Right now the tires with the least rolling resistance in the Michelin XZA2 Energy which can be used for steer...
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    Sun Visor versus Fuel Consumption

    Well not having a visor has to help the Cascadia in the bottom picture live up to its fuel mileage figures. Both trucks look just fine.
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    i'm home

    Good Luck!! Sure sounds like you will be having a lot of fun.
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    New Study...Hazards of Nighttime Driving

    Why would a dispatcher give a rats *** they are not driving a truck they took a job as a night dispatcher. We are the ones that said we can handle driving a truck, being a business owner, and hauling expedited freight so we are the ones that said yep we can handle it and we can do a good job...
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    Layover pay

    You got it on your sig line! Well we are not a B Unit and not familiar with Try Hours but this is how it works with FedEx Custom Critical in D unit. When we enter our arrival at consignee we are given layover choices. With each layover choice is how many miles from where you sit to the city...
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    Ways you are cutting back to save $$$

    Cheri you really came up with a good list. We are eating more often in the truck and that really saves us a bundle. We are also more aware of out dead heading to go shopping, see things, dead head home, and also to dead head to a different express center. Our largest expense is our fuel and...
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    Ways you are cutting back to save $$$

    Steve tell Art he needs to just eat free crackers and drink water and that would also help you out and he would not have to make so much.
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    ATA Truck Driving Championships

    Bob and I went to the skills challenge last year to have fun which we did! The exciting part was how well we placed. It was nice taking the test in our own truck as we know what to look for in the mirrors. A skills challenge would be a lot of fun to have at the Expo as long as it was looked...
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    Important Ruling on In Cab Laptops pending

    We found just the opposite of Phil and Diane on why we enjoy our GPS so much. We first tried just the map and writing the route on a piece of paper. Works great till you have a detour. I am more timid then Bob while going through large cities and when we first started the fear I felt was very...
  14. TeamCaffee

    Book Reviews

    Atlas Shrugged by Ann Rand Everytime I see someone post that something has to be done about the fuel prices, the hours of service, or our way of life I think of that book and my blood runs cold. Anyone that thinks we need more government control needs to listen to that book
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    In need of some guidance

    Send a message to Cheri she is a solo driver that participates in the forums. Not many companies do well with solos and most owner operators want teams. Do not give up though if this is something you really want to do. Keep asking questions, learning and preparing for this new way of living...
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    Woman Rowing across the Pacific

    Wow I cannot even imagine thinking I could do something like that much less trying it. I hope she makes it.
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    Important Ruling on In Cab Laptops pending

    I was listening to this arguement on the radio and this ruling could sure affect a lot of people using their computer for a GPS system. We have seen people and know of people who watch movies going down the road really a bad practice, listen to a book while driving!
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    Another Freightliner horror story

    Yes we are serious about the 14 mpg very serious. The DD13 is not in production yet but Bob spent some time with the Detroit Diesel fuel engineer while attending MATS this year. He was very impressed with what he have been able to get out of this CAT motor and the effort we are willing to put...
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    Another Freightliner horror story

    Well in defense of the M2 and their owners you buy what you can afford and make due the best you can. We are lucky that Bob is a mechanic and can work on most things him but that air conditioner has driven us nuts. We did our homework and we talked to many dealers before we bought our truck...
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    Book Reviews

    I have also noticed redytrk that ITUNES books cost more than audible.com books. I share an account with my daughter which is a great cost savings. We subscribe at a higher level to get more free books. She pays one month and I pay the next and we can share whatever books the other orders. I...
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