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At Carrier dealerships, some service departments post a sign saying the useful life of a reefer is seven years, and that repairs made to reefers older than that may not be worth the money. While that may be a good guideline, reefers vary in application from the ones that run most of the time...

The product literature puts our Leyman LHLP 4500 lift gate at 1,000 - 1,150 lbs. The amount of weight the weight of the lift gate will take off the front end of the truck will depend on where the rear axle is placed between the front axle and the gate. Think of a teeter-totter fulcrum, and how...

I had the same thought. A careful look at his numbers provided raises more questions than answers. It may be true in the good reverend's case but I rather doubt that if we quit using GPS in our truck we would see our fuel expenses grow by $2,000 for that reason alone. Some of us can still use a...

GPS is not the answer. It is an aid.

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Yep! That too.

If you found what you are looking for and it is working for you, that's what matters most. Thank you for sharing. It is always nice to hear from a happy driver. :) I was looking at your company's web site. Very interesting. Straight Shot Express seems to meet the traditional definition of...

That is incorrect. With the first truck build, we RELIED on the advice of people we believed to be expert vendors, but in the end, the truck they put together was unacceptable for a number of reasons, including that it was illegal to drive. The problem was not that we rejected expert and...

We have a Leyman LHLP-4500 Hide-A-Way™ with optional cart stops (flaps). Capacity is 4,500 lbs. Cart stops are a must-have on any liftgate, we believe. The Leyman is a good gate. We have used the Interlift gate on fleet owner trucks. It is a better gate, but we did not have room for it on our...

We delivered in Delaware late yesterday afternoon. On our way now to an RV park to pass the weekend, dispatched to pick up a short run Monday morning. On this Independence Day, I'm mindful of a line shared by a truck driver in the Big Rig movie. Driving on the open road, this immigrant from...

In our case, Dave, your suggestion was not ignored. It was considered and rejected. Your priorities are not our priorities. Your way is not our way. As with all suggestions offered in the Open Forum, whether they are good or not depend on each expediter's circumatances, capabilities and...

There is enough going on to justify an Expedite NOW article, on which I have now begun work. Two quick points: Per vendors: the cost of upgrading an existing generator to new CARB standards is $2,000 to $2,500. Price increases on new CARB-compliant generators are unknown. Per vendor: Onan is...

Spec'ing a truck to current emission standards is exactly what we did in 2006. Now, the rules seem to be changing in a way that undermines that decision. If we spec'ed a new truck today to meet new standards, there is no assurance that the rules will not change again. Some other states take...

The California Air Resources Board is at it again, and for the first time, in a way that may affect Diane and I, and owners of perhaps as many as 1.5 million other trucks. From Land Line Magazine article: "The proposed rule would essentially require 1.5 million trucks to meet 2007 emission...

Researching this question further, I have learned that enforcement of the above-mentioned reg varies from state to state. Officials in some states allow drivers without brake inspector credentials to work on their own brakes, others do not. Let the reader beware. The best thing, of course, is to...

We did not look at other APUs before purchasing an Onan. When we chose ARI as our sleeper manufacturer, the Onan choice was made by default. ARI uses Onan generators to power their sleepers. We were shopping for a sleeper, not a generator. The ARI package included Onan so we went with it. It...

We will remain in service, available to haul freight.

pelicn is correct. I was joking. Ahhh the limitations of print. :(

Come on over! For large groups, we can fire up the reefer and party in back. :D

All sleeper manufacturers will tell you how well their units are insulated. I don't know of one that will say theirs is poorly insulated. One thing to look at is the floor. ARI puts three inches of insulation in the floor, which is thicker than some. The manufacturing process is different than...