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    Nickle and Dimed

    To everyone that owns a truck. I take maybee to much pride in keeping this truck in 100% working order. Is it just me or is this something that all truck owners go through. Almost every week it seems that something has to break. This week I killed the microwave and there is a little...
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    Forced Tourism

    It is great running out of 70, and to be at such a wonderfull city. But for those of you considering this, solo's its not nearly as much fun as A-Team puts it or does it. I envy them with there free life style but its not like that being a solo. Oh it could be more like that but when I am...
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    Rest area and straight trucks

    One can go into a parking area and see a truck using more space than necessary. Problem is you do not know what was there when he parked as the flow constantly changes. As for cars in the truck areas I cannot stand this either. Just happened last week in Kansas he probably felt safer around...
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    Dead Battery

    My truck can sit for about 5 days with NOTHING on and she is gona need a jump. Nature of the BEAST. I admit I do not have strong batteries, they are deep cycle so they can be run down and recharged without hurting the batteries. Thats the advantage the first is the disadvantage, while in...
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    The down side of expediting

    As a child I LOVED SUMMER CAMPS but Violin, wow poor kid. Was this his/her idea or someone else's?
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    Lessons learned

    Greg, Dont feel bad, I lost two entire sets of keys last year. I now wear a leather vest all of the time with front pockets, thats where the keys go, and I cannot lock keys inside of the truck lock is just like a Honda you must use a key. I put the key imm inside of that pocket. I did...
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    Convincing someone to get a GPS unit

    Here is the biggest reason INSURANCE DEDUCATABLE have an accident reading a map and bingo you just purcahsed two units. My new unit takes me to within 100 feet of the door step, it also will find Med Centers, YMCA, break down resturants into sections, bar grill (for Sundays race)...
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    Another HOS question

    Driver 5? hit it on the head exactly correct. Doggy Daddy, I was just in Miami, there is no where I mean absolutly no where to park and I have been told to leave Walmarts in S. Florida even after droping there. But if you ever deal with a patrolman ALWAYS get a badge number, they (police...
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    Thermostat Problem???

    Take it in, mine did this last year. Problem, poor reading from sensor, wire was not grounded all the way causing an incorrect reading. Took 6 attempts to discover cause, the bracket was cracked that the wire was grounded to so thats why the repairs were not working. Just my luck back to...
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    newbies beware...

    I am not looking for a Gold Medal here, but why does no one take my advice, check it out on the computer thru local county court house. Everyones got a reputation.... Protect youself, and for the person in question since is it is all public information POST IT I would love to read his...
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    Kwhoppers versus Volvo

    VanKampen, takes exceptional care of there equipment. Any Company out of West Michgian has an automatic tag attatched been taken care of by DUTCH. Thats great advice if I were ever looking for a Tractor West Michgian is the place to go, been there, know them pride in everything they do.
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    Finally made the decision

    Good Luck, I hope you can do some customizing in D-Units the interior in my truck could be so much user friendlier and I am WILLING TO PAY to have it done and look good. Have a wish list e mail me thru EO if you can help me out......
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    RESEARCH--TRUCK STOPS

    If you are serious, than go check out the Jabiz in Portland OR, and than work for QTs I might be wrong but the chain in GA, and MO,. Friendly clean toothed, educated happy to be there employees. Ones a quick fill up and go chain, but the JABIZ in Portland OR is the truck stops of truck stops...
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    Guys you need to lighten up

    Well I hope not to come accross as a jerk, but I will admitt unless your truck is a complete mess I will talk to just about anyone in Expediting. Heck I even meet T-Hawk in his 25 year old cab over, and thought it was OK so you know its gotta be real bad before I will say yuck. This is the...
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    Kwhoppers versus Volvo

    Friends of mine who pull Trailers that own KWs love them for these reasons. Selling one is easier than any other make. Repairing them is easier than any other make. They break down less than other makes. They cost more up front is the only negative. My one friend who visits this site sold...
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    What the???

    I love driving both I-80 and I-81 no cities, just cruise along and great views (day time) can always listen to some great CB conversations except near truck stops. Drivers always seem to be friendly on the CB on those routes. My two favorite routes, Boston-Chicago or MNP, or Boston - Atlanta...
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    Beware of Accidents you come up on.

    The other night in Atlanta, radio was warning stay off of 75 in Henry County. Heres what happened according to the news report.. A Fed Ex truck cought fire, vehicles behind it decided they were to important to wait it out. They crossed over the median causing multi car accidents in the other...
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    carbon monoxide in a diesel ????

    Brian I can tell you this. Last year my brand new truck a very tiny slight crack in the Exhaust Manifold no noise no nothing except for a very slight odor. Well at the same time my Pro-Heat went down one evening, was tired so cranked the engine up and went back to sleep. I do not know why but...
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    Logs and record keeping

    How do you all take care of keeping your monthly logs in order? I have been using the daily tear away logs if I screw it up to where I cannot read it I can than re-do it so its neat and legable. I have been using the JJ Keller Monthly Summary Sheets that stores the month in one envelope and...
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    Great Looking Trucks

    Please let me add Vans, I saw a Dark Blue Chevy 3,500 with a great set of rims, with nice trim package guy had it set up real nice inside, but nobody can beat Terry's interior.
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