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I had to look at that link a couple of times. Partly because I have a job today picking up in Bolingbrook, Illinois and heading to Battle Creek, Michigan. Exit #92 on the I-94. So, it's really important which Sunday they're talking about. Might need to re-route a bit.

Got an air pump? They sell them at auto-parts stores, if comfortable ride is important you might want to invest in one. Having the tires at the rated pressure is important when you're loaded. You'll find that out the hard way the first time an under-inflated tire gives up while under load...

"The road is slicker than an oiled mirror and I can barely see my hood ornament! Tell those half-brained 4-wheelers to get outa my way, I got a hot shipment and a time-commitment to meet!" Still want to know when these idiots are gonna learn? If "professional drivers" think like that, what...

That section of I-94 is pretty fast, normally. I never have encountered heavy traffic there except during an accident situation, so--- it can catch you by surprise. Add the "Hero Driver" who believes that his driving and vehicle are a match for any condition so he rarely slows down---.use your...

I don't know if a class-action will help much. Worth a try I guess. One problem with the Sprinter is typical German over-engineering coupled-- in later model years-- with EPA tinkering, which produced an expensive machine that is notoriously hard to get the right part for. Doesn't help that...

I don't get out as much as some of you do, apparently. I've been mostly Eastern half of the US, no Canada. Can I name them? Well, let's see h'yar. ND, SD, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, TX, MN, IA, MO, AR, Wisconsin, IL, MI, IN, KY, TN, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, W-VA, OH, Pennsylvania, NY, Massachusetts.

When I see "Courier work" I'm thinking vans, Sprinters (count Sprinters as vans) and maybe lightweight straights. Does experience in courier work count? As long as you're in the same type vehicle (should be, courier and expedited both tend to be owner-operator situations) then it shouldn't be a...

I'm sitting at home tonight, seems like a good place to be. Tonight is amateur hour on the roads, so not being on the road is a good plan. 2014 hasn't been too bad--- not great but not too bad-- let's hope for a good 2015.

If you're gonna do a cargo van, do it as an owner-operator. Driving for somebody else in the vans splits an already small pie.

True, the government CAN do these things and probably has. Most people don't do anything of interest where the camera can see them though-- my laptop is in my "home office" so nobody would see much worth writing home about. What are you doing that would make somebody want to spy on you on an...

Our government-- I've heard it's possible, but not probable. The North Koreans-- maybe. Not likely though. A "friend" that is angry with you and who happens to possess hacking skills-- maybe. Random hackers-- could happen, but doubtful. Your ex-SO--- if he/she can get in, it's been done before...

I have I-Pass, which is on the same system that EZ-Pass is on. I've had these devices for several years. I have yet to get a speeding ticket mailed to my house through the I-Pass system. It's certainly not because I don't speed on I-294 here in the Western and Southern 'Burbs of Chicago-- I'm...

Once upon a time, I did.

Quickie answer: No. A bit longer answer: There isn't an electric space-heater type unit made that will heat the van to acceptable (by which we mean you won't freeze every part that can be frozen) levels unless you sit right in front of the thing. If the van in your avatar is any indication...

Moot, one thing I considered about your load of lumber-- but then discarded the notion because there must be places nearby to get decent lumber-- was the difficulty you might have getting good, straight lumber. Home Depot is probably the last place I'd look because the two-by-fours are crooked...

I sleep in my van on occasion. How does that work? Well-- how do you want to do this? I run pretty spartan myself, often I'll just recline the seat , put my neck-pillow to good use and nod off (parked of course). If I want to get fancy about it I have a cot and an air-mattress that work...

I wonder. Always questions but no answers. Where do all these displaced people go? Some will be absorbed into the "new economy" but others won't. Who buys all the products that the robots make and move around? Certainly, I doubt "Iron Mike" is going to the Ford dealership to buy a new car, and...

Wild guess here, but if the government failed so miserably to provide proper care for a tiny fraction-- it's a reasonably safe bet they're not going to be either interested or able to provide care for everybody. Intelligence is knowing NOT to give a huge job to a person-- or organization-- or...

I can handle 2950 legally-- after considering me, my personal stuff and a full tank in my Chevy. 4000 payload is pushing it in any vehicle you are trying to stay under 10K in. Figure the vehicles that can actually handle that kind of weight are already getting close to 6,500 to begin with--...