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Turtle sample set up probably is best as long as the curtains are opened while the vehicle is moving.

Just a thought...... Covering up rear windows could be illegal:) Vehicle & Traffic Law - Vehicle Equipment ".......(b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road or street: (4) the rear window of which is composed of, covered by or treated with any material...

I clocked about 150000 miles last year, DH included. About 300 days driving and 65 days non driving. That translates into about 500 miles/day of driving. On the driving day, @60 mph average speed, I would have spent 8.5 hrs on duty and 15.5 hrs for rest and sleep. Expediting is hard work:)

Trannsit diesel mpg. Here it is, I think. New Ford Transit Van Pushes MPG and Torque Boundaries - PickupTrucks.com News

Congrats ATeam, finally you got it going:)

Hey Guys, I'm researching for the next used cargo van. Used price for Hi Roof NV 2500 v6 looks pretty good right now. Promaster or Transit, costwise, is out of the picture. How about the updates on MPG, maintenance and repairs issues. Thanks:):)

As Steady Eddie says....wait. Agreed. Nice video. Over 160000 miles tested, very impressive :). Only thing missing are the repetition of time and environmental exposures. When these are factored in, the real maintenance and cost problems will begin to surface. As expeditors, we need the...

Great post ATeam! This is the kind of info that newcomers can certainly use to help with the decision makings. I wish that we can find more articles, like yours, from experiences drivers/owner operators and make the thread out of it. Thanks for sharing.

This one? http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/trucking-fit-fit-live/63502-expo-workshop.html

If you both can attend the Expedite Expo on July 25-26th, that would be worth it. At the expo you'll meet with lot of folks in the trucking industry and have all your questions answered. Good luck.

How to: Business money management Tax requirements and deductions Emergency savings Disability, health, life, work comp insurances Retirements savings Deal with home emergencies while OTR Deal with stress and loneliness while away from home Do preventive maintenance on the vehicle and find...

The blue elephant?

He's going to come up with something, lol.

Lol, my stealthy teacher is asking me a stealthy question. I'm stealthily caught off guard :):)

Lol, that's what I thought. No one wants to touch the subject and all responses are stealthy. Ok, let me figure it out what are these stealthy words means. GrassHopperr: "box spring, bed frame" = Retirement foundation is set up but want to contribute more. Right? xmudman: "Dust and cat...

This is a taboo subject.....savings, that is. What will you have at the end of the day after all those years of driving and expediting. We spent countless days, months and years busting our rears to put foods on the table for our family and pay bills. Along the way, many of us failed to...

That sounds about right. Hostile takeover by Google, GM Will become Google Motors(GM). Buy your Google shares now, you'll be filthy rich.

Sale figures, so far Promaster GOOD CAR BAD CAR: Ram ProMaster Sales Figures Transit GOOD CAR BAD CAR: Ford Transit Sales Figures

Certainly is. My deepest condolences to the family.

Was heading to Beaumont TX for AM delivery, saw this bad wreck being clean up at about midnight. The accident happened about 6 hours earlier. Update: Two killed following interstate accident | KATC.com | Acadiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Rest in peace my brothers.