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  1. ATeam

    team pay- poor mileage compensation

    Diane and I once changed fleet owners and found ourselves in a truck that was nearly new but got only 6 mpg. We found a new fleet owner and were out of that truck in short order. I don't care how sweet the details of a contract may be. If a driver is paying for fuel and getting poor mpg, the...
  2. ATeam

    lift gate loads w/o wg

    An owner who has a driver in a non-lift gate truck may not agree that these reasons justify the expense but as owner-operators, Diane enjoy our lift gate for: - Picnic table as already mentioned - Great place to put lawn chairs when laid over in a camp ground - Great platform on which to set...
  3. ATeam

    Pig Roast on Sept 11

    Three for me. ;)
  4. ATeam

    Onan APU Overheating

    There are thousands of Onan Quiet Diesel generators in use on RVs. Do a Google search on "Onan Quiet Diesel Overheating" and other such phrases to find dozens of posts by RV people who have similar issues. It might help you think of something you have missed so far.
  5. ATeam

    who's moderating the forum?

    That is 100% correct. More than once, you have defended my right to participate in the Open Forum or say what I want to say, and have done so in the face of intense criticism that you could have easily avoid had you taken a less courageous stance. I remember those deeds, appreciate them, and...
  6. ATeam

    who's moderating the forum?

    Dreamer would be the one to confirm this but I don't believe FedEx had anything to do with locking the thread in question. FedEx has plenty of other ways to silence me if they chose to do so (all of which, except one, would have the reverse effect and only turn up the volume.) Note that the...
  7. ATeam

    Pig Roast on Sept 11

    Food I understand. What about drink?
  8. ATeam

    One shirt for life

    Former Federal Reserve Bank charman Allan Greenspan would answer yes to this question. He wore the same suit every day, having a dozen identical ones in his closet. I think the last time same-shirts were tried on a national scale was in China's Chairman Mao days. In today's U.S., it would be a...
  9. ATeam

    Onan APU Overheating

    You are half way there with your diagnosis. If the unit worked well for three years with the cover on and now does not, you can eliminate the cover as the cause and rule out the need to modify the cover. The cover did not change. Something else did. Coolant is the first thing that comes to...
  10. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    I updated my value of O'Connell post to add two items. One was that O'Connell has gone to school to learn how to inspect trucks. It was an early criticism that a van driver was not qualified to inspect trucks. He does not do DOT inspections on big trucks but if he had to, he now could.
  11. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    We are capable but not willing.
  12. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    OK. I have pretty much vented about our O'Connell encounter. In the interests of fairness I am compelled to detail the good he did for us as well. First of all, he was cordial and professional. If he holds any animosity against us for past deeds unrelated to his present position, it did not...
  13. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    I don't find it ironic but sad and disturbing. Not because the company seeks to protect its image but by how it now goes about it. We don't have a dog in our truck. Never have. Our truck is just 4 years old, well under the company age limit beyond which company inspections (different than DOT...
  14. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    You make an excellent point about many companies getting goofy, and one that I had not fully considered until you mentioned it. How many times have we had to sign a new piece of paper, give up our fingerprints, go through another background check and be subjected to more scrutiny in ways we did...
  15. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    Perhaps there is no privacy issue in this particular case, but there is the distrust, proactive spy aspect and presumption of guilt that Diane and I find to be very unsettling. While we have nothing to fear from a truck inspection, inside or out, and while our near-zero CSA points make us a...
  16. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    Actually, he seemes to find great satisfaction in the work. He told us the story of how he came to get the job in the first place. As a contractor and driver's council member, he has promoted the idea for a long time.
  17. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    I suggest that you reconsider that thinking. I used to think the same way but changed my mind after I saw this post by Tennesseahawk. The video he linked to was an eye opener. If you have not seen it, please play it to learn more.
  18. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    Exactly right!
  19. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    It goes to customer service and the image the company seeks to present.
  20. ATeam

    Fair Warning to White Glove Dog Owners

    Full grown bears (uniformed state troopers in marked cars) sometimes hide in the bushes and sometimes sit in full view. The full view approach has a deterrent effect.
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