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I don't build trucks but I have a pretty good instinct. When I see a cutaway based on an E-350 with a box that size, and especially dual rear wheels, I know good and well that thing isn't an under-10K machine. You can't haul anything legally like that. To have meaningful weight capacity, that...

I fear silicon a little less than you do, Wandering. The reason is that sooner rather than later, a driverless truck is going to get into a preventable accident, worse the driverless truck is going to be "at fault". This will not play out in court very well, I'm thinking, and the company that...

Many of these Penske drivers are Russian, from what I gather here. I've just been looking at some dash-cam video on You-Tube, and if what I see there is any indication it explains a lot. The crashes are almost to be expected. I noticed a number of trucks, and some cars too, that had wheels come...

I won't be buying one any time soon. I just went to the Nissan dealer today to have a look-see, they've been sending me literature to get me to come in and buy something. Guess what I didn't see. So, I have a suspicion that these machines are just as hard, if not harder, to get parts and service...

Yes, it is profiling. You have a baby-box truck with dual rear wheels trying to sell you that he's under 10K, but he has four skids on that thing with a payload of 4,500 pounds. Hmmmmm..... I have a heavy-2500, door plate says 8,600 and I've never been close to that, probably won't be either...

Special note: If you're gonna put that big box on an E-350 frame, you're going to have to do the job right, with beefed up springs, tires and the rest of the package. That means you're going to have a heavier truck to start with, and by the time you're finished you're going to be over 10K...

The DOT officers want to fill the revenue coffers with tickets, this is the place to start. Pull over a Penske, bet the rent it's over and that the sticker has been altered, and that the driver has no concept of the law because he hasn't been taught it. Or if he has, he's been taught that his...

The real deal: If you're "under 10K" in one of these things, you should be running single tires on your rear axle and with that heavy box you won't be able to carry any useful weight. If you're running dual wheels, that is a giveaway that your real gross weight in that "Tonka Truck" is really...

It's a pity that we can't kit-bash the way we could in the old days. The Sprinter body is great for this job, it's the mechanicals that are found wanting-- or, more to the point, the parts and repair costs. Slip a suitably-sized Cummins power-train into that van and you've got something. Today...

Even at 12,500 GVW, these trucks have only marginal legal payload. Great for moving from one house to another, not so much for any kind of work. At 9,900, I don't even think it would be worth starting the engine for what this thing could LEGALLY haul. I had one of these rentals when I was doing...

I can only imagine making more work for myself than it would be worth. The trailer has to be uncoupled/coupled every time you want to load or unload the van through the rear doors, and since this is a heavy trailer you've got trailer brakes and at least a 7-pole wiring harness to deal with...

It would seem that Zimmerman isn't the only one making questionable decisions. I wonder if there's a virus going around and if you can catch it from forum posts? (Goes to fetch Lysol to spray the keyboard.)

Which side fears government seems to depend on which party holds the White House. I've seen more than one post from a Liberal fearing that he/she would be imprisoned when Republicans had the White House, now it's the Democrats in power and we have Conservatives wondering when we'll all be put in...

Yes, traffic is checked. So is "U-turns"-- and you don't want to know how many times it has instructed me to make a U-turn in wildly inappropriate places. Sometimes this can be a real hoot. I fear for some of you youngsters who have never done it the old-fashioned way, with paper maps and...

I have a Garmin 465 LMT. If it has one glaring fault, it would have to be that it is incapable of re-routing around traffic jams. It's addicted to the notion that the only acceptable route is the Interstate, even when two semis and three cars have got into an accident that completely closes the...

I'll make the best time I can. There ARE limits though. When I know I'm getting too tired, I'll find a place to shut down for a bit. That load won't get there faster if I'm in the ditch upside down, after all.

Tried that when I got the card I have now. No good, since I don't buy diesel they don't want to put out the Pro card. I have a Speedway card. They, at least, understand what "Loyalty cards" are all about.

Maybe the governor looked out the window??? Very few people have been doing 65, in fact 70 might be a bit slow. You've mentioned Missouri, I know Indiana is at 70, Kentucky also. I think Wisconsin is 65 still. Iowa I'm not sure about, been awhile, but I think they may be at 70. That takes care...

If the only thing I have to worry about is a card, I'll be all set. I have the "Preferred Customer" card, which is barely good for the 10th cup of coffee. Forget anything else. If I want a shower, I'll just have to pay for it-- like usual, because that perk isn't on the Preferred Customer card...

My paperwork is real simple, but then I'm paid by the mile so there's not a lot of complication. I get a bill of lading showing where I picked up, where it's going, number of pieces and weight, and what type of freight it is. If it's a third-party type then I'll know who the charge customer is...