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If it weren't for the Sprinter's charging system being dictated by a Bosch alternator that refuses to put out the required voltage for an AGM, I'd probably have an AGM starter battery on this thing. AGM batteries are the batteries of choice in places like McMurdo Station, South Pole. Do take a...

After reading Greg's response for the 7th time, and finally getting all my brain pieces picked up put back in place, it makes sense. :+ The answer to the question of is the additional cost of "E" worth it or not is mostly a subjective one, rather than an objective one. A sleeper of some kind is...

RE: how to make inputs Phil, no, the 300% figure was not meant to be any kind of an accurate figure, it was meant to be an absurd, sarcastic exaggeration. The sad thing is, it's not all that absurd. The annual figures published by the ATA show the turnover rates for the industry at large, and...

RE: Panther's Macro#8 should be given a humane dea Picking up the phone and calling dispatch to find out where to go only works if the person on the other end of the phone also knows where all the other drivers who have called in and talked to other dispatchers are headed. It'll work for a...

RE: how to make inputs First, I want to apologize for using the phrase, "self-reposition itself". My 8th grade English teacher called from her grave to chew me out about that one. Second, I really wish the Cracker Jack staff in the Panther IT department would realize that Microsoft Internet...

Actually, be very careful calling it a windmill around most alternative energy geeks. They will quickly correct you by explaining that no wind is milled and that it is a wind turbine, not a wind mill. Picky little snots, aren't they? Optima batteries are AGM's constructed with lead grid...

There are pros and cons of both the Slingbox and of a dish. With a dish, there are certainly other options beyond that of either a portable dish with a tripod ($100 or so) that you have to get out into the weather and setup, and that of a rather expensive automatic track-in-motion dome ($1200...

The truck settings routes you on the most generally used routes that trucks use. Not the same thing as Truck Routes, though. One difference, if you have it set to route for cars, it might direct you through the tunnel to get from Detroit to Canada, but it will route you for trucks if you have it...

RE: U.S. Economy to "Slow Noticeably" in Fourth Qu If you expect the worst of times, then the worst is exactly what you're gonna get. The sky is falling. Well, it always is. Get over it. Adapt, overcome, improvise, maintain. It's called life. You have to do that in both good times and bad...

Cliff Notes: Learn the difference between starting batteries, marine deep cycle batteries, and true deep cycle batteries. Each type is designed for a specific application, and all will perform equally badly when used in an application for which they are not designed. Don't discharge your...

RE: Saving Money By Extending Your Oil Change Inte I think he may be questioning the (common) notion that heat is what breaks down oil. It's the oxidation process that breaks down the oil, not the heat. While heat can speed up the process (oil in a working engine will break down faster than oil...

I've gotten a few calls after 9 or 10 at night for a load picking up at 6AM or something. Maybe 3 or 4 times a year I'll get a call in the wee hours for a load picking up ASAP and delivering ASAP, usually a replacement part for something that's broken down at a factory, emergency inventory, or...

My only suggestion would be to implement the things that are still on a very long list of Action Items that were supposed to have been implemented nearly a year ago. Some progress has been made in a few areas, but progress in other, arguably more important areas, hasn't been touched. I do feel...

Restrict posts to a limited word count? Moi? Puhleeze. I might as well be wearing potholder mittens. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

"They are on same board that Panther/Tri State/others used for auto industry. 95% of our loads are for top 3 auto makers" It's that 95% of your loads being mostly NLMI freight that's the problem, especially in Detroit. It's not just Panther/Tri State or the other large-ish carriers that are the...

RE: and borders too No, they won't stand behind you, unless it's to give you a swift kick. Thing is, if enough drivers get enough tickets, the Safety Rating of the carrier goes down. Eventually, they'll lower the routing speed accordingly. But in the meantime, there will be countless drivers...

RE: Front Seat Zombies Photo Contest - WIN A $100 I don't know if it's the case at EO, but many mail servers are "misconfigured" on purpose (allowed rcpthosts) to block the tons of SPAM from origins like Hotmail, gmail, Yahoo, etc. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

Panther's is a 47 MPH, and that's really on the edge of safety, as well as any kind of decent fuel mileage at all. Sure, if it's all Interstate, even 50 MPH isn't a problem on most runs, but all too often it means running at, or just above, the legal speed limit, which is not good any time, and...

I dunno. Define pickle. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

Too funny. :D People witting in the driver's seat, nearly motionless, and staring out the windshield all day long is kinda creepy. On the other hand, I might creep someone out. I'll arrive at a truck stop, put up the window covers and close it up tight, and do what it is I do in here. Play...