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We have to read long threads to see where someone is located on a given day! Let’s start dating the thread. So today we are sitting in Raleigh NC at Petro if anyone is close but we will not be here long.

We do not turn ours on unless we are doing as escort load. That is the only reason it is still in here. When someone drives by and waves the Mic at us we will turn it on and say Hi! but that is about the extent of it.

That is a good idea if you are under warranty to make sure you comply. Warranty does not affect us as the truck has been paid of several years and out of warranty several years. This is a good thing as we can maintain the truck as it should be maintained and not as the warranty dictates to...

I would talk to a recruiter also as even though you are wanting to buy a reefer you are not going to get into WG right now. So you would be lugging around the weight of a reefer for Express Loads? I would do a lot of reading and I would look at my financial situation and can you handle the...

I am including the last 6 samples. We had an injector go bad and were getting fuel in the oil at 131,202 so changed the oil for that reason.

A safe haven is a term generally applied to government loads and you are not in a safe haven from all perils you are only is safe area that you can sleep and the military will patrol and keep the load safe from an outside person. The term safe haven does not mean we are safe from any peril only...

Layout you bring up a lot of interesting thoughts. What happens when in a safe haven for a DoD load and a storm comes through and you sustain damage? My first thoughts are this is an act of god and as such we are the ones responsible to repair our truck. The base is not at fault as they...

Keep in contact with your CC and make sure you are not sitting in an area that does not have freight. If you sit 24 hours ask to be moved or if you have to move on your own. Talk to other drivers that have the same type of truck as you do and start trying to find out where good areas are...

We have also been without health insurance often and it was a HUGE problem and took many years to recover from. We were lucky as when I had my girls we did not have insurance and luckily there were no complications. It took many years to pay off the hospital and at time I worried that the...

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You are right Mental Giant in some states it is an act of god and in other states they are trying to make this a felony.

We very seldom go to SpeedCo anymore since we have added the OPS1 to our truck. The savings have been tremendous to us and since we can now afford to use synthetic oil that has helped our fuel mileage.

Good Housekeeping Tip from Maxine! Always keep several "Get Well" cards on the mantel, so if unexpected guests arrive, They will think you've been sick and unable to clean the house. Do you think this might work in the truck?

I wish that I had one product that would do every thing! We have limited storage and I hate using it up like this!

Pelicn I agree with you on a safe following distance but I have seen sheets of ice come off a trailer even at a slow speed that amaze me at how long it hangs in the air. Right now though the truck is an easy target and many people are figuring this out and can get a new windshield very easy...

You are right about the buck!! I am hoping that we start to see more and more reasonable solutions to this problem as the buck stops here when we have to pay for a windshield or even worse?

There are drivers that have been affected by this in the past year. They are being chased down and told the ice off of their truck has broken a windshield. It is happening more and more often. If they do not stop the truck they are getting the truck number and calling into the company. Right...

We also will not have a problem with the speed of the speed limiter it is just the principle. Fuel is our highest cost and something we work hard to control and we have not needed any extra to pass. If we cannot pass at a slower speed then it is not a safe place to pass even though it is very...

I sent you a PM on the link to the insurance we were sent information on through FCC. We like what we have all ready with the high deductable and MSA.

Our last DoD load to Quebec paid very well. If all the DoD loads are going to pay like that money talks and we will have our ECM changed. Right now we are also in a wait and see phase as we are not going to consider the speed limiter unless the money is there to make it worthwhile. With so...