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  1. SHARP327

    Nextel?

    Thanks alot! I was told I'd have to start using them so now i'll need to figure out how to get around that problem without using Nextel! Thanks again! I have verizon and I'd like to keep them. Be carefull out there! SHARP327
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    HEY ARKY!!!

    Hey Arky! excuse me DD ! but I have Copilot truck and it seems that you have everything needed! there are a couple of things that need addressing though so here goes! which version is it? I don't know what the first version I have is but the newer one is Copilot 2003, the receivers have...
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    Nextel?

    Does anyone out ther use Nextel? how's the coverage ? need input! I may have to get one and would like to know the pros and cons before I sign up for a 2 year contract, going to be using the walkie talkie feature in the business. Thanks for your help! Be carefull out there...
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    Fact or Myth ?

    The other day I was talking to a cargo van driver that had recently signed on with CTX and he said that in orientation they said that CTX had lost their business with the big three auto makers, now this driver was new to expediting and didn't seem to know enough about the way things work to be...
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    Deer Whistles, Do They Work?

    Well I have them on all my cars an on my truck, they not only work on deer they also get the attention of other animals as well, one time I was going down a state hwy. with alot of truck traffic, there were alot of geese in someones front yard that paid no attention to the other trucks but as I...
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    SLEEPER BIRTH PERIODS?

    I NEED AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION THAT ALWAYS STRIKES UP A DEBATE BETWEEN THE WIFE AND I ABOUT THE AMOUNT AND LENGTH OF SLEEPER BIRTH PERIODS. I'M ALWAYS SAYING THAT YOU CAN ONLY BREAK UP DRIVING/ON DUTY TIME WITH ONE BREAK IN THE SLEEPER BIRTH AND IT HAS TO BE OF AT LEAST TWO HOURS LONG AND THAT...
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    Washing your Truck

    MCBRIDE WHAT BRAND OF WAX/POLISH DID YOU GET AND IS THERE AN ADDRESS WHERE I CAN ORDER SOME? I'D LIKE TO GET A COAT OF WAX ON THE TRUCK BEFORE YOU KNOW WHAT STARTS FLYING! I'M GETTING A POWER WASHER IN A DAY OR SO, DIDN'T WANT THAT EXPENSE BUT I FIGURE AFTER 10 WASHES IT'LL HAVE PAID FOR ITS...
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    jumper cables

    I'M NO ELECTRICIAN BUT I'VE HEARD THAT THE POWER WILL DISSIPATE OVER DISTANCE AND THE THICKNESS OF THE CONDUCTOR ALSO WILL CAUSE POWER TO DISSIPATE WHICH MAKES LONG WELDING CABLES IMPRACTICAL, I WAS A FITTER/WELDER FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS ALWAYS TEMPTED TO GET SOME KILLER 100 FT. JUMPER CABLES...
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    Generators

    HI BROOMPILOT! I AGREE THAT AN AUX. AXEL WILL HELP OUT WHEN NEEDED! BUT YOU NEED TO DO YOUR HOME WORK WHEN DECIDING ON WHICH AUX. AXEL TO PURCHASE, (SEE TOPIC #509 POSTED 7/11/04) I HAVE A PUSHER AXEL AND IT WORKS WELL FOR ME! AS FOR THE FEDERAL EXCISE........ I WAS TOLD BY THE COMPANY THAT I...
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    Surcharge

    I MAY HAVE THIS ALL WRONG BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE OIL COMPANYS KNOW WE'RE GETTING THIS SURCHARGE AND THAT'S WHY THEY ARE IN NO HURRY TO LOWER THE COST OF DIESEL FUEL, AND EVEN IF WE'RE GETTING THE FUEL CHEAPER THAN THE PUMP PRICE WE'RE STILL PAYING TAXES ON LET'S SAY $2.06 PER GALLON WHICH IS LOT...
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    Definitely better than expected

    HEY HAWK! I'VE GOT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY INTERNATIONAL 7400, THE EXHAUST KEEPS COMING LOOSE, ALUMIBUNK HAS TIGHTENED IT IN THE PAST WHEN IT WAS MAKING A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A COMPRESSER OR SOME OTHER GAS POWERED ENGINE RUNNING IN THE CARGO COMPARTMENT, I THINK I KNOW...
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    TIRE BALANCING

    CHECKING ON TIRE PRICES TODAY AND IN THE QUOTE WAS TOLD THAT THE PRICE INCLUDED BALANCING BAGS OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT THAT ARE PUT INTO THE TIRE WHEN THEY ARE MOUNTED ON THE RIM, HE SAID THEY'VE HAD REAL GOOD FEEDBACK FROM DRIVERS IN THE PAST. BUT ANYONE CAN TELL YOU ANYTHING THEY...
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    laptop and gps

    WELL IT SEEMS THAT MY EXPERIENCE WITH BEST BUY AND A LAPTOP IS TOTALY DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE ELSES, THEY DON'T/WON'T TOUCH ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO A LAPTOP IT ALWAYS HAS TO BE SENT OUT AND IF YOU HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE AGREEMENT THAT SAYS IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED MORE THAN...
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    tri states new driver lounge

    HEY DD&DD! DIDN'T YOU SEE THE PRESSURE WASHER IN THE BACK GROUND? JUST KIDDIN! I THINK THAT'S A REAL NICE SET UP. WISH WE HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN WE GET IN THE DETROIT AREA! BUT THEN AGAIN WHEN WE GET NEAR THE HOME OFFICE WE GET A RUN WELL BEFORE WE DELIVER THE LOAD THAT WE'RE ON...
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    laptop and gps

    I USE COPILOT TRUCK WHICH I LIKE ALOT! I'VE GOT A LOW DOLLAR GATEWAY LAPTOP WHICH WORKS FINE FOR US, WOW! WHEN DID $1100.00 BECOME LOW DOLLAR? ANY WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS FINE, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT BUT THAT WOULD TAKE ALL NIGHT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT IT TAKES IN CONSIDERATION THAT...
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    choices

    I'M NO EXPERT ON THIS BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THE COMPANY I DRIVE FOR WANTS AS FAR AS A DRIVERS LICENSE, FOR A CARGO VAN THEY REQUIRE A CHAUFFEURS LICENSE AND A STRIAGHT TRUCK DRIVER HAS TO HAVE A CDL WITH HAZMAT ENDORSMENT. NOT MUCH HELP I KNOW! I'D GO ON ASK THE RECRUITER FORUM AND ASK...
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    ARE YOU SAFE IN FLORIDA?

    JUST A NOTE TO WISH EVERYONE CAUGHT UP IN THIS NASTY WEATHER THE BEST! AND TO SAY THAT THE WIFE AND I ARE SAYING PRAYER ON YOUR BEHALF AND WISHING YOU A SPEEDY RECOVERY AND TO EVERYONE THAT MAY BE HAVING A ROUGH TIME OUT THERE NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU TOO...
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    John Kerry - Another Good Read.....

    I AGREE WITH ROAD HOOLIGAN! IT REALLY GETS TO ME THAT THE PRESIDENT WHO WENT AWOL FOR 12 MONTHS DURING HIS TIME IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE VICE PRESIDENT MANAGED TO GET 5 DEFIRMAS TO KEEP HIS BUTT OUT OF HARMS WAY! COULD THEN CONDEM SOMEONE THAT DID SERVE, OH! JOHN BROUGHT UP THE MILITARY...
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    John Kerry - Another Good Read.....

    WELL IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTIONS/RESPONSES I MUST SAY THAT ALL THIS BICKERING BACK AND FOURTH ABOUT KERRYS MILITARY RECORDS IS A BUNCH OF CRAP! AS FOR BUSH'S MILITARY RECORD JUST READ THE RESUME DISCUSSION AND THE POST BY MCBRIDE. I'D REALLY LIKE TO FIND OUT HOW MANY KERRY BASHERS OUT...
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    TIRE WEAR

    OK IF YOU HAVE A CLASS 7 TRUCK, BUT I HAVE A CLASS 8 TRUCK WHICH WAS HAILED AS FINALLY A TRUE CLASS 8 EXPEDITER, SO WHAT NOW? IS IT OK TO LET THE HAMMER FLY?, OR SHOULD WE SUCK IN OUR LOWER LIP AND POUT ABOUT IT? I DON'T WANT TO BE A JERK ABOUT THIS BUT SOMEDAY I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO...
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