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Small churches can't afford enormous lawsuits either. This idea was not well thought out....

Re: Who's decision is it to determin which loads the truck takes, Driver or Fleet Own Back to topic: I would think it's both the driver and owner's decision. Neither of you should be in this business to lose money, so if you're getting a "Do me a favor and run this off" type of load--- you know...

Fuel mileage drop is to be expected. That's because alcohol burns at a different air-fuel ratio than gasoline does. I used to run model engines in model power boats, and as a result of that I got an education from R/C engine guru Clarence Lee. He and his friends did some tests because it was...

Asj, I really don't want to get a religious war going here-- this is not the time or the place for that. I would note that your prejudice is showing though. It seems to me that the most hard-nosed, fundamentalist, hell-fire and brimstone Baptist preacher has all he can do to hold a candle to...

It's not even about whether it inconveniences churches. This goes to the level of people not wanting government interference in their business on any level. The fact is, and I speak here as a member of a seriously Christian church-- sometimes government interference is a good thing. Making sure...

Hey, I can't let Ragman have all the fun, now can I?

There must be something in the water. I was just reading some stuff the other day about a Georgia legislator that thinks driver's licenses should be done away with, on the basis that the requirement to have a license unduly restricts your freedom of movement in a free society. A number of...

I'm having to pull from memory on this one. I had a 2005 Sprinter, the temp gauge could climb pretty high if you were really pressing it but never more than maybe 220. In the winter--- that's when I had problems the other way. The ol' girl would idle at about 550/600 RPM, and at that rate the...

I would say it IS the same. But that's just my opinion. Being forced to cater a gay wedding and being forced to ship something that the carrier feels jeopardizes their -- oh, liability, maybe-- is in the same neighborhood if not exactly the same thing. Sure, gays and lesbians have rights. But...

If you really want vans to be required-- by law-- to have CDLs, to log, have to watch HOS and all the rest of it, it's easy. All you have to do is think that because your vehicle is unregulated, your human body is somehow immune to fatigue. Drive way too many hours without rest. If enough van...

Keep going until it sounds expensive.

I might drive their vans for that rate, but never mine. Actually, I have a major problem with the idea of 3,500 miles a week being cast out there like it's a guarantee. I'm not the sharpest tack in the box, but I've been around long enough to know there ain't no such thing as guaranteed mileage...

Golf balls inside the tire? Think of the noise! At least, that's the first thought that came to my mind. Glass beads in the tire makes me think of abrasive action, and a tire that wears out from the inside. Not sure how any of this works, so-- enlighten me.

I had that ride yesterday morning. Stiff winds out of the North-Northwest, and I-80 is open fields most of the way. Cedar Rapids to Naperville, got home here in VP along about 1430 yesterday. A struggle with the van, not sure how the big fellows manage it.

That name put me on alert. I don't know if it's still true, but there was a time when "Citroen" and "Quality" could hardly be mentioned in the same sentence.

Why are we surprised? Remember his "pastor" who he had to hide in the 2008 elections? A real piece of work, that one. How you could be a member of that congregation, listening to that preaching every Sunday and NOT hate America would be a wonder.

You're not going to like this. The answer is---- it's wildly variable. You can lose your shirt if you have a bad month, with vehicle breakdowns and not enough miles because your van is in the garage more than it's on the road that month. You can follow that with a month where you seem almost to...

Problem: Division in the union gives the company everything they could possibly ask for. A union divided against itself----. Been there, done that. I rode the Boilermaker/Blacksmith problems in 1987. Our union had a split because somebody didn't like the outcome of the vote for president of...

Quickie off-the-top-of-the-head thought: Even if I win the lottery and can buy a new vehicle outright, I doubt that I would put a NEW anything into this business. Used is the way to go. You're gonna put between 80K to 100K miles a year on this van, and the resale for high-mileage vehicles is an...

That actually makes sense. OK, space aliens: What did you do with the REAL fmcsa bureaucrats, where did you hide them?