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I've seen plenty of forklift drivers that were bad enough they could make it fit. eb

If don't know if you tried this. Carry a couple extra pieces of 2x4 or 4x4. Place them in front of or behind the inside tires, and roll up onto the blocks. This will jack up the outer tires and make it easier to install the chains evenly. Obviously this isn't a necessity, but it makes the...

I was in St Louis yesterday but brought a load to Evansville, IN where I currently sit. eb

An approach to take is to sell your personal vehicle and buy a van with the proceeds. If you start expediting in a van, you may as well not have a parked vehicle. And you really don't want vehicle payments when starting out in the vanning business, especially when you hit a major repair job...

Above minimum wage? No, it factors out to be well below minimum wage. The problem with the numbers you are working with from many recruiters is that they are best case averages. If last month was a strong month, those are the numbers you're going to get. If freight has fallen off you might...

One of the "systems" I figured out was if I set my gps to shortest route, I would get my miles to match and then I set the gps to fastest route and the time would match. eb

I've already run an audit on my vast one month of data. Yes, there is an occassional zip code difference, but it hasn't impacted the address to address that dispatch gives me for pickup to delivery. I watch each load and record the miles dispatch gives me over the qc and compare it to my...

I found a good price on fuel additives today. $13.99 for the large bottle of Power Service, and 12.99 for Howe's Meaner Power Cleaner at Theisen's in Coralville, IA. Theisen's is a farm and fleet type place just west of the Walmart. eb

This is great. Can we stick this thread to the top of our forum? Anyone figure out whether we can attach our personal scanner to the qc system? eb

Phil, Phil, Phil.....you sound so defensive. As a disinterested observer, who doesn't really have a horse in this race, I don't see where Linda was ever addressing you. It looks more like you projected yourself into the comments that Linda made about their decision that they made for...

I've used it today to go out of service and back into service and it worked without a hitch. It seemed to work at the end of last week, but I didn't know it was the new improved, automated version. Thanks. eb

A search for "deer guard" furthers the discussion. --eb

You're talking about a huge balancing act with all sorts of variables. Weekend loads and stuff like that are very much location, seasonal, carrier and luck related. The type of vehicle you drive also matters. Some rules to try and tweek. 200-250 miles from home, stay out. Don't start...

McMaster-Carr These guys will have $26 dollar gauges, but you will be getting 26 dollars worth of gauge. eb

vans without windows.

I third the motion on arctic coveralls. While everyone else is standing around deciding whether they're going to do what they are going to have to do, I'm getting dressed. You can work a whole lot quicker when it's comfortable lying on the ground. Remember chains are for getting through the...

I know you aren't really complaining, but any time I start getting the grumbles from getting bumped a position or two, I think back to when I was in a system that allowed me to keep my dwell time in a specific area. Problem with that system was any move was then a terrible gamble. Just a move...

I'll settle for quality. It's why I'm here. eb

That is the same impression I got. If anything gets fixed, it will be something they will fix in future models, not what's out here now. eb

No need to wait until morning. Post #18 in this thread has the instructions. And Cheri, this fix is for making the new ones stick to eastern time. http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/tech-shop/42836-garmin-nuvi-speed-limit-review.html eb