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Neither Ken or mine have a bulkhead - just the sleeper bunk base running crossways in the vehicle - the vehicle is open from front to rear. I'm 73" tall and my mattress is 66" - generally I sleep with my legs slightly bent at the knees ..... I don't find this to be particularly uncomfortable...

Basically what Ken said. We actually purchased the Sprinter for a different business initially, not expediting. We we decided not to pursue that opportunity, expediting wound up being the next choice on the short list. Our initial reasons for purchasing the Sprinter were cargo capacity...

What Jack said.

Shawn, That hot rice is killer isn't it ? And the chicken is very unique - like none other. Several of my friends bused tables there while we in highschool. There used to be two - Hopkins Gardens and Belgrade Gardens - could be that the owners were related. I think Hopkins closed down at...

Well, all I can offer is my own actual experience - when I was with my previous carrier I was averaging 750 miles per week - at a rate of $1.19 per loaded mile, including FSC (in a Sprinter) While the paid mile rate was nice, every load involved 50% deadhead - so it was ultimately a loser - and...

Well I managed to come down with it (the flu) yesterday ..... that's what I get for hanging around my recovering wife. :D I was supposed to go back in service tomorrow morning at 09:00 ..... ain't gonna happen. Hopefully I'll blow thru the worst of it in a few days ...... :confused:

Ken, What's this oil separator and what does it do ?

hondaking, Thanks for posting the info for your specific situation - and thanks for your service. Personally I'd say you have "a tough row to hoe" so to speak.

Simple - talk to more companies ? Try giving Mark or Anne (AnneM here on EO) a call - they may be able to hook you up with an owner looking for a driver. Of course it goes almost without saying, spend some time here reading back a year or two in the General forum so that you understand what...

Paul, Is that right across the the river from Ottawa ? I've been to Quebec three times in the last 5 weeks (Knowlton/Lac Brom, Ste Therese, Bedford, Magog, and Boucherville) ...... I actually love going up there - gives me a chance to knock a little of the rust off those 2 years of French I...

If you are ever at the J in Olive Branch, MS head north (or northeast) on the road that the J is on for about a mile or so. Eventually you will see on your left a sorta hole-in-the-wall kinda place called the "Olive Branch Catfish House" - the lot is big enough that you should be able to park a...

Glad to hear you are feeling better Steve. My wife is much better as well (the fact that she is after me to get off the couch is a sure sign ...) True .... and more ironic than you can ever imagine .....

Yes .... by the way, have you seen it ?

I've heard they will confiscate any copies of "Nekid Cooters" they find .....

Jason, Yeah .... do that for a few days .... or a week ...... and it probably makes ya question whether $40 per hour would be worth it. Unless one has worked doing this type of fast-paced production line work, one really has no idea of how hard and demanding it can be. It can be pretty...

Rev, Great post.

Steve, Hope ya are feeling better soon. My wife can down with the flu this past weekend .... seems like she's mostly over it .... but there's still a bit hanging around that she hasn't been able to shake. I'm sure it's no fun. :(

From January 4th to February 11th (with 2 days OOS in the middle of January), totalling 37 days in service: 9082 total paid miles, 1717 average per week, 2053 total deadhead miles (unpaid and paid + paid empty moves), 22.6% of paid miles, 18.4% of total miles. Deadhead could have been...

Yeah Suds - your reply is exactly what I was talking about with the confusion about definitions. I drive a Sprinter with a GVW of 8550 lbs. - it is not a CMV (commercial motor vehicle) at least from a federal perspective - by virtue of the fact that it is under 10,001. It is however a...

Greg, Great - that was exactly the clarification I was seeking. Thanks much.