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    insurance, are you covered as well as you think

    in the last week , after a terrible accident injured fellow expediters we have come to a conclusion that when not under a load some of us may not be insured. sure we all have non-trucking liability if we hit someone else but are you covered if you put it in the ditch or whatever that does not...
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    Mercedes Engine

    we have a 2005 m2 112 with the big 12.8 mercedes @410/1450. it has 95,000 on it now and has been trouble free w/the exception of a faulty engine brake sensor when it had 10,000 on it. other than this it has ran great, has more power and torque than you could ask for and gets 9.3 to 10 mpg all...
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    Hours of Service Concerns

    is it really affecting most people that adversely? i do realize that if you have not previously been doing 10 hr. shifts that it is hard to just jump rite in, but we all heard the rumors that it would be going this way. we have some friends that did the split thingy and took several weeks b-4...
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    Who Locked The Panther Thread?

    spell check this spell check that use punctuation i thuoght we were all able to do as we see fit. we are all adults and yes i am sure that most everyone can form a sentance and at least use a period if they choose to , but if they choose not , keep your fingers off the keyboard and just let it...
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    lost poster

    just wondering after months of absence what happened to the gibster. anyone know ?
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    LDB

    seems to me that all posts short of being vulgur should be left alone we all know the problems it causes when they get locked or deleted in lieu of safety or issues called negative we are all adults here and should be able to take creative criticism. i know that the owner and mods have fear of...
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    Differences Between FL70 and FL80

    just my two cents worth but from my information the difference is in the frame, the fl80 has a little thicker [ which makes it more rigid ] frame that was the only difference i could find when i researched before i bought my fl70
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    Con-Way Truckload

    con-way truckload is about a 4-5 month old venture started to haul freight for the ccx, cse, cwx, terminals. really not involved with the expediting side at all it is used for larger shipments going to the same area and to cut ltl transit times they are company owned and operated by company...
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    Freightliner finally doing a factory expediter?

    RE: Freightliner finally doing a factory expediter what you are seeing there are just advertisements, none of the trucks in the pics. are factory just for show to inform of all the ways the m-2 can be configured but it would be nice it they would offer a sleeper on the m-2 or even make the...
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    Looking for opinions on trk purchase/financing

    try calling old republic financial acceptance corp they are a sister company to greatwest insurance they take a little different approach to lending based on your credit not nec. experience and the rates are very good , www.oldrepublicfinance.com or call greatwest and they can give you a ph.#...
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    Straight Truck MPG Poll

    1. 05, m2/112 - 12.8 mercedes/435hp@1450tq - 3.42 rear - 6 spd. allison auto - 1275rpm@65 - 9.7/10.2 mileage is somewhat better than that but i figure it over all . i set the trip and drive and idle till i need to fuel then i fuel take the gallons it takes to fill and the mi. on the trip and do...
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    d-truck empty weight

    you said your truck weighed 18,900 and that does sound lgt. for a 106 with a 96 aa slpr [ is it a fyda trk or a mgf trk ] manual or auto. anyway , you have a 33,000 gross but legal in most states is the std. 12000 front and 21000 rear they really dont care what the door sticker says its the...
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    PANTHER II

    started expediting w/p2 and just didnt work out my biggest problem is they allow employees to own trks/fleet and that is a huge conflict of interest that should not be allowed at any company that has o/o. make your choice either all o/o w/out emp. ownership or be all company owned vehicles you...
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    Quick, Blast the Boogers!

    I got 0.1976 going down the road with the laptop in my lap almost as quick as some people disappear:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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    You Might Be a Redneck Expediter . . .

    glad to see you on here new you probably still were but had not kept up to well lately we just thought you fell of the face of the earth or quit expediting or something still have not figured that one out yet , you know where to get in touch any way you might be a redneck if you hall the lye...
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    *** Class 8's - Fuel Economy ***

    Ok i can throw my 2c worth in here, i am like all the rest class 8 all the way had a fl/70-3126/250 cat-eaton 6spd autoshift trk ran great but we were constantly working it to death. Our new m-2/112 class 8 trk is 435 horse 12.7L mercedes-6spd allison auto 4000 series mated to 3.42 rears truck...
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