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I am afraid it will be a while before it all gets written. Ongoing projects tend to get bumped to the back burner. Thank you for your interest, maybe I can bump the project up a bit. We put the truck on the road almost three years ago and the spec sheets you mention are not done yet. :(

If you click the truck specs link in my signature below, you can read all about our truck. Things like tank capacities and weight distribution are discussed. See the ARI web site for interior sleeper pictures and more infomation.

Yes, our truck has a blackwater tank, and no we do not find it difficult to empty it, even in the winter when many dump stations are closed. The tank is not what you see on large RVs where a hose us used to connect to a dump station. It is removable from the truck and has a spout on it. You...

This does not directly answer trucker54's question, but you courrier types may be interested to read about a courrier company I stumbled into last week. For those of us who do not yet have a good idea of what the future of logistics will look like, this company provides a peek. When Diane and...

You had your say. I had mine. Time to move on.

I normally don't read posts in the Loading Dock forum but the title of this one caught my eye. Thank you for the post, luxio; very informative. I am mindful of the extended downturn Japan once suffered. It lasted ten years. Economists refer to it as the lost decade. I am not looking for an...

There is a true story about a Flying J general manager who was called into the store late at night by an assistant manager. The general manager was mortified when he entered the building and saw Jay Call, the founder of Flying J, scrubbing the floor. The floor was in unacceptable condition in...

Diane and I once threw a BIG party in our large back yard, complete with a celebrity appearance and a rock band. It was great. We had a circus tent, a row of rented outhouses and everything! (You know you are moving up in the world when you have a multiple-outhouse back yard.) What of the...

You betchya!

Ours has been working fine. No signal acquisition issues here.

With a garage like that, you would give Mr. Monk a run for his money. Fine looking canoe, by the way, gets one to dreaming.

It seems you have found a new myth-on in life. ;)

"Nomenclature Nazi," it has a certain ring to it. Might you be connected with the Spelling SS and Grammar Gestapo?

OOIDA is the Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, a professional organization for truck drivers. See the OOIDA web site for details. I wouldn't get too worked up about that single skid of freight that needs to be moved. If there is no rush to get it there and no exclusive-use need...

These are some of the most profound, self-responsible and self-aware words I have ever seen posted in the Open Forum! Bravo! :)

Being one to avoid truck stops more than stay at them, I am not the best-informed on this, but being pleasantly surprised by what I recently saw at a Flying J, I am wondering, is customer service improving as truck stops try harder to serve truckers and win business? The new pasta bar at the...

Or, it may prove nothing at all. When we got into White Glove, there was no waiting list that anyone told us about. We had to do a personal interview and drive a fleet owner's WG-equipped truck, but that was it. At that time, we were not the only ones to get in without a wait. The market later...

In an open forum, Greg, you don't get to post and then direct other peoples' replies. You disappeared from the open forum with no notice or explanation. I don't know why and do not need to know. I do know that you have not changed a bit since returning. You have something to say about almost...

Old habits die hard. You are right. Our truck has three axles. I am accustomed to saying two axles from before. Adding that third axle in the front made a dramatic difference in our fuel economy. The truck rides quieter too. :D

5.5 years driving straight trucks