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Open question for each company represented on EO. What is your company's definition of a B load? We hear on the road, and discuss in the forum, the various capacities of different van configurations. We hear stories of van operators carrying 3000+ pounds and/or 3 skids in a van. So, just...

LAP2: I, too, will confirm that truck D5406 was a drawing winner of the safety pays incentive award. Terry

DannyD's opinion and mine are in agreement. But...there's always a but...we don't know the company your acqaintance works for. Is he team or solo. Was he trying to encourage you to join his company to get a recruitment award. He may have a rare dedicated round-trip run every day. The...

EZ-Pass or other prepaid systems that have reciprocity agreements with EZ-Pass are a must have business tool for the expediter that chooses not to wait in the cash lines at toll plazas. I chose the Massachusetts' Fast Lane program because it is honored at all of the EZ-Pass locations and now...

Moot: In lay terms, the solenoid has two terminals, one for the pos. from the starter battery in and one for the pos. out. There are two smaller terminals, one to ground and the other to your pos. switch. You can use any circuit that is open only when ignition is on for the pos. switch; I use...

Thanks for the thanks. We enjoy sharing what little we know about this business and learning from the rest of you, that which we don't know. These fora are the collaborative effort of many folks that have supported Lawrence's dream of promoting expedited transportation, it's carriers, owner...

I use a continuous duty solenoid that the Carquest catalog lists as being preferable for use in isolating auxiliary batteries in an r/v. I don't rember the stock number but it cost $34. I use #6 welder cable from each of the pos and neg terminals of the starter battery. This cable is very...

I've had 2 Ford Diesel E-350 and 2 Chev gas, 1 1500 and 1 3500. My next one will be a Chev/GMC gas 3500. The Fords were great truck-like vehicles, but the maintenance costs far exceeded that of the gas Chevys. The Chevys drive more auto-like, but the comfort of the seats are about the same...

My next new van will have an Espar heater which is advertised elsewhere on EO. At about $1300 installed, it's a good value for the money and an efficient way to heat the van with a unit about the size of two cartons of cigarettes. I keep cool with a FanTastic fan at about $220, you install...

Hazmat test based on federal requirements so each States test should be comparable to the others. All the answers are somewhere in the study guide. They like questions with numbers. i.e. At what distance to a RR track must you stop? All the answers are multiple choice so with a little study...

Targard: You don't owe your carrier any reason for a refusal on a load offer. You needn't explain your motives any more than they need to explain their motives to you. However, If you have a reason for the refusal such as money, perhaps they will offer you a bit more if the run is important...

Yah, sux don't it; best I could do was a 5

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Gibster: Does NLM get a tariff discount on late arrivals? Perhaps they hold your carrier to the letter of a contract if a few minutes late iss such an issue. What's the penalty to you drivers for these tardy situations?

We just got a good link from our carrier discussing the States and other areas that prohibit cell phone use by a driver while driving. I pass it alond as pretty good info and justification for looking into Bluetooth or other hands free device as a necessary on the job tool...

We also relate to #5 and, as rookies, we often over extended ourselves and equipment to get the load thru snow, sleet and ice, often to find the consignee closed due to inclement weather. Under severe weather conditions, we have found the dispatchers to be respective of our circumstances and...

RE: Sheet-fed scanner OOPS. I didn't look at the document size. That model wouldn't be very useful for terryandcandice

RE: Sheet-fed scanner Leo: try again. It's model #50563910 at $148.99 (I rounded up) on the same page as the link. Lots of scanners at CompUSA but TandC wanted a sheet fed scanner not a full sheet flat one.

RE: Sheet-fed scanner compusa in nashville has'em; $150 http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?No=20&N=200045

Knife blade sharpening was a profitable pastime of an old timer Roberts Express Driver. A father/son team kept busy polishing tanks and wheels during layover. I've often thought windshield ding repair would be a great money making hobby as there are no shortage of dings. How 'bout pumpkin...