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  1. ebsprintin

    Favorite Smartphone Apps....

    I wouldn't call it my favorite, but I like my Dock Nothingness app. When I set my phone into the droid x dock it automatically breaks my bluetooth headset connection and switches the phone to speaker phone, I want to keep my headset connection. Dock Nothingness allows the phone to ignore the...
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    All Things Android...

    Anyone use Tasker? I'm thinking it might be helpful to automate some tasks like when the company calls my load spreadsheet automatically opens. eb
  3. ebsprintin

    Family and friends tracking you?

    Maybe they can come up with a truck finder too, so the company doesn't have to call and ask where I am. eb
  4. ebsprintin

    Family and friends tracking you?

    I would be interested in seeing company policies on this. Both carriers and customers. I can't carry a camera into a facility, but I can broadcast a map of anywhere I go with my ever-smarter phone....please check your phone at the gate eb
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    Family and friends tracking you?

    Google has an app called Latitude that does this. Works on a connected computer too. eb
  6. ebsprintin

    Home time?

    You are welcome. I try to give advice that helps people improve their search for good information on this forum. Try and consider this. Someone asks the question: What does the name urbsk8er mean? It is a topic near and dear to you, so you jump in and give a well thought out, thorough...
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    SmartPhone Survey

    Droid X, android 2.2. Mostly the standard apps Maps, Latitude, Talk. Documents-To-Go for spreadsheets, can't get pdanet to work. The phone replaces my computer's aircard. The mobile hotspot is surprisingly large, phone on the second floor and computer in basement on the far side of the house...
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    Home time?

    Occasionally when someone asks a frequently asked question something in the thread spurs a decent discussion. More often than not the question will get a couple responses and then die out from disinterest, because people have already invested time and energy on the very same topic in a previous...
  9. ebsprintin

    Chevy Express weight

    http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/truck-talk/44013-sprinter-curb-weights-payloads.html This is the thread from a few days ago. eb
  10. ebsprintin

    Sprinter Water Pump Replacement

    How was it failing? Water pump is about the only original part I have left. eb
  11. ebsprintin

    best load straps

    My long ones are just over 20 feet for the same reason. It's especially good for the long straps to be sturdy, so they aren't too stretchy over that distance. Looks like they have a decent price on etrack too. eb
  12. ebsprintin

    Has anybody seen this van?

    Bet I could bring it down to 1000 lbs of cargo with an air conditioner and generator. eb
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    NEW sleeper pictures?

    I have pictures in my profile. eb
  14. ebsprintin

    Looking to try cargo vans

    See my signature line for a few pointers on starting your research. eb
  15. ebsprintin

    October 2010 Locations

    I've got 51 miles for the week so far. eb
  16. ebsprintin

    the cargo van expediter

    That is a deal you want to run past a recruiter. There are a couple students that sort of do something like that. But after a couple cycles of that some companies will classify you as someone with an unstable work history. eb
  17. ebsprintin

    eb's FAQ

    Some topics never change. http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/general-expediter-forum/30167-2000-miles-week-van.html eb
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    eb's FAQ

    This thread is my personal list of must read topics. I've modeled it after greg's suggestion for a current faq list. I will link to threads and specific posts that I think are of benefit to the general membership, but biased towards vans...
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    sprinter search criteria

    For those too lazy to meander to the top of the page for the search tab, I've included a direct link to Advanced Search here: Expedite Trucking Forums - Search Forums The purpose of this thread is to suggest search criteria for common sprinter related topics. Please verify that search...
  20. ebsprintin

    St Louis (Fenton)Chrysler plants

    Another way to look at it is CUT THE DEAD WEIGHT. What comes back will probably be better. The newer places do tend to have better dock facilities. eb
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