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Your confusion could stem from the introduction of Westy's Transit into a Munchiemobile thread concerning logging. These are two different vehicle types built for different operations. Westy's Transit is built for over the road expediting and the Munchiemobile is for route deliveries where...

Looks like you out witted the wittier people unless someone else coined that name.

Go to the Dodge website and look for the GVWR of both the 3500 and 2500, in the length and height you are interested in. The difference between the two weights will give you a ballpark payload difference. Add a few options like a diesel engine and the payload will be reduced.

Could you share a little about the new driver app?

TST is involved with the sales. I don't know if they sell these without signing on with TST. I believe they also do the converting at their facility in Woodhaven. What better place to hack up a truck than the old Alumabunk building.

Recently I used some JB Weld on the heat shields on my Transit exhaust system. I lost one of the small ones and two of the larger ones were showing long cracks. Slobbered on some JB Weld and all is good. I'm thinking about replacing some of the old dental amalgam fillings in my teeth with JB...

After the deer hit with my 98 Chevy I bought a set of deer whistles. Since then I have always had deer whistles on my vans. The deer I clipped with the 04 Chevy, I was probably going too slow for the whistles to be effective. I can't endorse these deer whistles. All I can say is since...

I've got over 1.5 million miles on three vans and only two deer strikes. The first, mentioned in this thread. The second was with my 2004 Chevy. Barely clipped a deer on a curved ramp, in the snow. I was probably doing about 25 mph. Mostly damaged the grille and passenger side headlight...

My first van, a 1998 Chevy, hit a deer. Took out the driver's side headlight, steer tire, bumper, grille, radiator and a bunch of plastic stuff. Got it over to the shoulder but that was it.

I heard Trump can get you a good deal on Planar heaters. He's tight with the Ruskies. Or is it the Clintons that are in with the Ruskies? I'm so confused. I'm sure Bernie can get you a deal to save the planet and have the government pay for it.

I suppose a turbo would work harder at higher altitudes to supply the same amount of air to the engine that is required at lower elevations. Constant high altitude driving could lead to premature turbo failure.

The cargo boxes might get lighter in the future but the GVWR of the chassis probably won't get below 10,000 lbs. If the GVWR dropped below 10,000 you would be lucky to legally haul 1500 lbs. of freight, unless you painted the whole thing yellow.

Yeah, but you drove it like you owned it.;)

Maybe he could alleviate that headache by educating his drivers about turbo engines.

Engines with turbos require some extra thought and effort. Let the engine warm up before driving. Drive slow for the first few miles and go easy with the accelerator. This allows warn oil to flow to the turbo bearings. Before shutting down, idle for a minute or two to let the turbo spool...

There are many good lease/purchase options for cargo vans and trucks. Good for the lessor, not so good for the lessee. Start saving money and get your credit repaired, then buy a van.

UPS is ordering 125 Tesla tractors: www.reuters.com/article/us-ups-tesla-orders/ups-reserves-125-tesla-semi-trucks-largest-public-pre-order-yet-idUSKBN1ED1QM

I have yet to see a maximum payload capacity or empty weight for the Tesla. For comparison, Cummins says the AEOS will offer a 100-mile range that can be optioned up to 300 miles with additional battery packs. It hasn’t said anything about price, but we do know the maximum payload will be about...