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Yeah, in a cargo van, you're talking about a 4' 2x4, and as long as the skid is close to 48", the wood will be sturdy enough to handle most loads. But an 8-foot 2x4, well, there's a lot of even light loads that would snap through that pretty easily. If the skid wasn't secured at floor level...

Among other factors, one of the quickest and easiest ways to get an accurate accounting of a trucking company's worth is to set a flat rate FSC. Just ask Con-Way about that. Con-Way NOW was in the process of a name and logo change, to the point of installing a new logo sign on the building in...

Oh, I dunno. In a cargo van, one skid weighing in at 300 pounds, and being up to three feet high, one set of brackets and a 2x4 at floor level is more than enough to keep the skid right where it is. On the other hand, a 1500 pound skid, placed like two feet behind a single 2x4 load bar, giving...

You can clear $4000 a month in a Sprinter as a solo driver, but only if you are willing to go out and stay out. If you feel the need to be home every weekend, that's going to severely limit the runs you accept, and will end up having you average, on the high end, of 1500 miles a week. I can't...

>And it's with comments like that,that some people will >ALWAYS have trouble with the customs/border agents. And yet, I've never really had any trouble at the border. I've never even been treated like a terrorist when coming back in from Canada, which is apparently the norm for a lot of...

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Most everyone probably knows this, but it's still worth mentioning. US Customs officials have no sense of humor. None. :) Same with the US Border Patrol at the check points in Texas. Once I was coming up out of Laredo and was diverted into that check point. With a typical Cheech Marin accent, a...

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>Turtle, are you insinuating that they're trying to fatten us >up for the kill??????? I gotta call Art Bell about >this!!!!!!!!!! ;) > No, I'm just suggesting that the USDA has a vested interest in keeping people hooked on cheap, easily renewable agricultural products like corn and other...

I have to wonder about the $110 for a month's supply of food, as well. I'm guessing that it can be done, but that most of the food is what I call invented food. As in, highly processed (and very cheap) carbs, the stuff in plastic wrappers, the 5-for-$5 frozen pseudo-food packages, the stuff...

Yeah, it's designed for college dorms, old apartment buildings, anyplace where an overload would be a problem. So, it's very energy efficient, and extra safe, which makes it perfect for the road.

I've got a Microfridge in here, one with a separate freezer compartment, so it keeps stuff frozen. It's a frost-free freezer, too. Large enough of a freezer and fridge to hold enough food for a week, and it's got a microwave on top. Uses one plug. The fridge plugs into the microwave, which plugs...

I've never really quite understood the need for someone to post "I'm never going to post here again" unless it's a backhanded way to solicit pleas from others to not leave. But, it works every time. :D And, they always post again, even if it's just one more time. Always. Post, don't post...

> >Please remember tho, that address is attached to every email >you send, and every post you make in a forum. Most forums >have the option to display that IP address with every post. > >Therefore, it is not illegal to have that information >displayed, it is an option. Therefore? Wow...

>Boy, seems you've really researched this! Naaaa. Not really. I'm just a computer geek who's been around for a long, long time. I have read the Pricavy Policy, though, as I usually do at most sites, especially one that I would register my personal information with. :) >Our privacy >policy...

>It would also be funny if some of these people tried to defend their behavior. While I've never felt the need to do so, at least not in this forum, I can certanly defend it. For whatever reasons, all of them being valid (even the stupid, immature ones) there are times when one wants to voice...

>IP addresses are not a secret, and no one can >really do anything with an IP address anyway. Don't kid yerself. If you know what you are doing, not only can you wreck havoc on someone (and their computer) if you have their IP address, but you can also gather a ton of information on them. An...

My point being, if less-than 1000 pounds of sealed drums of paint can go in a cargo van, so can 3000 pounds of it. There is no more, nor no less, of an inhalation hazard once you hit the magical placarded 1001 pound mark with paint drums. So the reasoning behind not hauling van-haulable...

Exactly. It hurts absolutely nothing to tell others where the good places to sit might be. I'm not familiar with where to sit and wait in Canada. With Con-Way, we usually went in, dropped off, and came right back out. So, no experience as to where to layover to wait for a load. I recently...

I'm still on the Con-Way contract, but I'll be switching over to the Panther contract this week, probably. The main reason is, Panther seems to be picking and choosing which parts of the Con-Way contract to honor. (of course, that might be due to them trying to get the kinks worked out of the...