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-in the Aviation world airtabs called VG which stand for Vortex Generators. VG are a bit smaller then AirTabs because of the speed, at some point the drag produced by an add on, diminish the lift created by the VG. unlike AirTabs, VG performance can be easily observed. the better lift created by...

a new service now offered by the Petro/TA repair shops will help drivers better manage their times. if you get to a location for a repair, but the truck cannot be worked on right away, you can order a 'service ETA'. lets say that you wish to first take a mandatory break, you can scheduled your...

had coffee @ the Stuckman's today & found this hot of a deal. it's a well spec't 2007 Hino expediter with only 32,651mil.! the sleeper is well equipped ICT, shower/toilt room, Generator and an upper bunk. the box looks like the top quality ABC. you can expect some seal leaking and such as the...

Delivered as promise, well almost. this winter i went to visit Israel, and with the well anticipated arriving of new van options to the expedite community, i wanted to come back from Israel with some advanced look on models others then what we had here for the past few years. i wanted to get...

Here we go again, a state violate truckers rights under the free commerce act. federal law allow spread axles trailers equipped with SS tire to weigh in @ 40,000 pound. however if your heavy load takes you into South Dakota, then you can only weigh 35,800. or 17,900 per axle. the S.D law allow...

If the Airplane is pressurized for us passengers during the Flight, why is it that our ears pups during Take off & Landing ? Can't they fix it ?

Maybe i need to patent my Moose

if you have a lift axle on your truck then it is unlawful for you to travel into the providence of British Columbia. as of Aug. 2010 British Columbia required an Automatic lift axle. the axle is lifted when weigh is less the 1,500 K.g a permanent unique logo sticker must be attached to the...

recently i noticed 4 expediters mini sprinters. those are the flat top low roof, and shot box. the first 2 was leased to 3states , another one leased to Bolt and parked at a house in minster, OH (gee i hope we did not just ended a marriage here!), then this week one lease to try hours. *is...

agency out of control ! , Yu'p once a Gov. get it's foot in the door. this is what happens when the sleeping public allow Gov. to harass the trucking industry, with the warm fuzzy feeling of the 'it won't effect me'. only a matter of time before old Van's will not be allowed into CARB state...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZtvE8uo07c&feature=related (the O/Poster is a Paraglider)

iontheroad is a cool new FREE app. for all smart phones. help drivers avoid distraction, and well, keep their eyes on the road. you will have to mount the phone on the windshield, then it'll: * alert you of "lane departure" * following to close. * collision alert. *if you are...

Now available @ your Cat dealership the all new CT660. i had one of those pass me by the other day in St Louis. but then i have to ask, what about emission control ?, how'they get away with that ? all that CAT motor have is an EGR valve . they say it's meet 2010 emission ... yet no SCR what am i...

back in late 2007 OOIDA Vp Tod Spencer called on the DoE and the EPA to stop phasing in ever new emissions control timelines, and mandate the building of a national LNG distribution network, so OTR truck can be power by LNG rather then diesel. the Gov. did not listen to OOIDA, which resulted in...

the new Meritor 6X2 driveline concept, showcased last MATS, in now available to be installed on your new 2012 truck of choice. and may i add it's about ***** time ! the new driveline goes along way to catch up with technology, but we are still light years behind the EU market. it is amassing...

One good thing about the whole Daimler/Mercedes ownership cooperation, is that there's always a hope some of this will make it into Freightliner's future trucks. for all of you truck lovers, let us know what fixtures you'd like to see here. afterall, a Mercedes is a Mercedes, size don't...

here we go again. a new political mandate is now in effect, and we are all being kindly asked to pick up the bill. but if you are planing of buying a new truck, manufactured after Aug. 1st, it will cost you big time. the logic behind the new mandated shorter breaking is simple. truck...

Finely ,technology catches up with the expediters needs to save spaces in the truck. no more flat screens TV's ,large screen laptops small smart phones or hard to read Ebooks. looked at one of those in the store lately, and the Picture was crystal clear . just around the 300$ mark. WowWee...

loaded up a full trailer of fresh beans in Washington D'other day. loaded up to gross, only 2000p to play with . was kind of scared to leave the shipper,but ... well just look what they got for a scale !

got a bad oil sample from the Hino a few days ago . and the hysteric phone call from the lab. traces of antifreeze in the oil. describing the emergency ,the tech uses the frieze:'a water drop in a room' got the team drivers to the shop ASAP ,and happened to meet them while checking in at the...