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RE: What companys pay the most per mile, and inclu Terry, I don't know that you were referring to me or my statement, but in any event just to be clear I wasn't criticizing FECC - just stating what was my understanding. BTW, that's a pretty good deal as far as getting paid FSC on the DH to...

It's the abnormal wham! that does it. Yeah ...... yesterday I hit one in the MC ..... just after where I94 dumps you out on I75 SB .... musta been a good 2' across and 10" deep at least ........ thought all the fillings in my teeth were gonna drop out. The last one I hit before that was just...

RE: What companys pay the most per mile, and inclu Fedex doesn't pay 100% FSC as I understand it - I think that changed last September IIRC - I believe they pay around 58% of FSC ? Hopefully someone with them will chime in.

Charene, I'm not team (at least for awhile yet), I'm not with FXCC, and I've only been doing this for a couple of months but I've often gotten loads late on a Friday for delivery on Saturday .... in fact about 50% of the time it seems to happen. The first load I ever ran picked up at 11 PM...

RE: Phase II Ken, We had a similar problem on my wifes 2000 VW Passat - it has a little plastic handle under the hood that you are supposed to pull out on to accomplish the final release (after you do the inital release with the lever inside the car) I would pull and pull on the little...

Good one Jim ...... ;)

RLENT = RL Enterprises Read my profile and it will make sense.

I've looked into mods for the Sprinter - there are several companies out there (Diesel Power is one) that offer a box that plugs into the fuel rail pressure sensor wiring. It works by varying the fuel injector pulse width and it has a knob on it so that it is adjustable - so you can dial in...

I run for a small carrier and I am the only Sprinter on with them at the moment. Where I'm at, senority plays a part in dispatching - and in the cargo van fleet I'm the low guy on the totem pole. Although senority plays a part, it isn't everything - being available, being in the right place...

The correct terminology is "wet stacking" (or "over-fueling" in laymans terms) - this is when the temperatures in a diesel engine's combustion chamber are not high enough to completely burn all the fuel that is being injected, or when there is an excess of fuel for a given load. It typically...

Thanks for the heads up. I've always heard the old saw that one ought to avoid buying a new model vehicle in the first year after it's introduction ....... so they have a chance to discover and work out the bugs. Given the new engines in the '07's I'd say that they qualify. We've been...

Do not let anybody tell you FedEx/Panther, or other major company's are doing good right now that is a crock of S--T There was just a post on here in the last couple of weeks stating that Panther was looking to sign on another 30 or 40 vans within the next 30 days ...... doesn't exactly sound...

The last three weeks have been slower than the previous three for me by about half - which definitely ain't ideal - but then I am at home and not out on the road somewhere which I imagine would be far worse. Part of it was my fault this last week ...... I lost a 600 mile run ...... by...

But don't let that keep you from upgrading that suck-y Freightliner Radio and Speakers. Yeah ..... the stock speakers aren't exactly the greatest are they ? I have had a pair of 4" JL Audio drop-in replacements on order for the last two plus weeks ..... they were supposed to arrive the Friday...

Your Sprinter likely has a Becker radio in it - our 2006 2500 long and tall has a Becker Sound 30 model. I'd guess that the service CD from DC likely may have the wiring diagrams and possibly the pinouts for the radio. Also Becker USA might have them available online. The third option is the...

RE: Phase II Well after running two loads - 300 miles/3skids/700lbs and 150 miles/1skid/1400lbs - I'm very happy with the air springs. Loaded I ran with around 20 to 30 psi - the Sprinter's tendency to roll and wallow is pretty much entirely gone at this point - it is kinda like driving a...

Well ...... there's expediting - and then there's expediting. Leo described one scenario - probably the more common one - especially at the larger companies. However I expedite as well but for a small regional company. I run a van (Sprinter, and I know that there is at least one Savanna...

I buy Speedway (http://www.speedway.com/) prepaid fuel cards at Marc's (a local discount store chain): (http://www.marcs.com/fuelcards.cfm) The cards must be paid for in cash at Marc's but offer a 10 cent per gallon discount off the posted pump price at all Speedway (and affilated co.'s)...

RE: Phase II Here's a photo of the left driver's side air spring installed. I went ahead and installed valve stems (you can see the black rubber cap on the right side of the image about 3/4 of the way up) even though I have the compressor system - I figured that it was good insurance if the...

RE: Phase II A photo of the compressor and solenoid valve installed in the pedestal base under the passenger seat. I hadn't neatened up the wiring yet and reinstalled the mat on the floor ....... so it's still a bit messy. If I ever stick an auxilary battery under the passenger seat I may...