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"What they can’t tell you is how to drive, routes you take (unless it is a customer requirement or Hazmat), and really can’t hold it against you for hanging up on them after you refused to cross dock because you are able to take the load all the way through – amazing no one has caught on...

RE: Sleeping while truck is moving and you are not Overstock.com has Serta memory foam toppers on the cheap. Doesn't matter what size you buy, it's the same price. I got the King size, 3" thick, and was able to cut it down to two bunk size mattresses. Most any upholsterer (look in the yellow...

"QC,GPS tracking, that you pay for, is that being independent?" Independent? By definition, no, it's not. But, then again, being an Independent Contractor is not the same as being autonomous. Having your own authority, that's independent. "Can't a cell phone or nextel phone be used." Yes, a...

RE: I can - stupid people Greg, considering that truckers aren't "a group" to begin with, it's hard to expect them to pull together as one. Its hard to expect disjointed individuals to come together as an organized group, because there is simply no method for bringing them together. Grass...

Cheri is right. She may not be the brightest bulb on the string of lights... http://www.webdeveloper.com/animations/bnifiles//light.gif She's the third from the left. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

Meanwhile, the Reds still suck. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

If you go back and take a look, the initial groundwork for this started with Jimmy Carter, actually. In any event, do not look for much in the way of enforcement. This thing is being rammed down the throats of the American People, against the will of Congress, even, and with little or no...

I'm glad someone picked up on the dark streaks from the redirected air. The day before I had driven through a lot of rain and wet roads, so the van picked up a lot of dirt. But all that dirty water lets ya really see how the Airtabs focus the air. The Sprinter is already pretty good at keeping...

There's something both exciting, and surreal, about driving through west Texas and listening to what traffic is like through the Cut of the Hill. <someone will get that> For me, it's all about the MLB. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

Yes, it's a recommend. Again, because of that curve at the back of the Sprinter, it won't be an "Oh, Wow!" kind of a difference, but somewhere between 4% and 8% better fuel mileage makes it a recommend. Figuring conservatively at the low end of 4% and of only $200 a week in fuel, that's $8 a...

RE: RE%3A US Customs Raises Rates Even when empty, I always cross in the commercial truck lanes. I may be empty, but from the outside I definitely look like a commercial vehicle. If I were to cross in the passenger car lanes, and stick out like a sore thumb.... you get the idea. I've always...

My Sprinter gets its best fuel mileage at 63 MPH. It's generally right around 24.4 MPG at that speed, but of course heavy headwinds and crosswinds will have a pronounced effect on that. So do tailwinds. Depending on traffic, routing, scheduled delivery times, etc., I'll usually drive at or near...

Hauling HAZMAT in a cargo van, in and of itself, isn't enough to make you have to enter the scales. It must be a placardable amount, which, generally means, anything that is placardable only in amounts of 1001 pound or more. This includes paint, solvents, batteries, most all Class 9 cargo, etc...

RE: RE%3A US Customs Raises Rates Being in a van, whenever I cross back into the US unladen ( :) ) I am rarely asked for the Customs fee. When empty, a cargo van isn't even a commercial vehicle, though I've never argued that point with a Customs Booth officer. Figured the five bucks was well...

I haven't seen any difference in the handling, but I'm sure that's because I already had the Koni shocks and struts, and the heavy duty sway bar installed. Because the rear-most panel on the Sprinter is already curving, instead of being a right angle like on a box truck, the air flow is already...

They'll make seats from scratch, or redo the ones you have now, http://www.oregonaero.com/p8485_2001.html#Truckseats or you can just use the portable seat cushions. http://www.oregonaero.com/p24_2001.htm I have the portable SoftSeat cushion and the full back. Hands down, not even close, the...

I use Howes, every tank, every time. If I only put it in every other time, it doesn't work, every other time. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

I used Loctite® Exterior Power Grab™ because it's a near-instant grab adhesive that dries much faster than the other caulk-type adhesives, and the Exterior version because moisture (any condensate that may get in there) will not break it down over time. I also used some 3M spray adhesive. A...

Leo covered it. The "Estimated Terms" apply to those terms that are estimates, such as the FSC and the paid DH miles. The FSC presented to us at the time of the load offer always has been subject to the final billing with the customer, and it's almost always slightly different from that which...

> >I think there's a difference between my using the words some >and few and you using every. I agree. It's irrelevant to my post, but I agree. >Maybe you should read the post >again. If all you got out of my post was pee, then perhaps you should do the same. Read it again. Never mind...