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    Bolt Custom Trucks....Location?

    I'm told that they have moved since the last time we did business with them. Anyone have the address? We're dropping a truck off there, a little spur-of-the-moment. I have Maumee Road. Anyone know if that's right?
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    November Locations - What's your 20?

    Findlay, Ohio. Deliver near Toledo in 7 hours, then home for a week. Time to fire up the smoker!
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    Snow on Donner Pass. It's that time of the year. Are you ready?

    Our Onspot automatic snow chains were installed two weeks ago. Myrian's been pestering me about getting them since our first year of driving. In years past, we carried our chain bags, but I didn't have the first clue about how to install them. My theory was if the chain law was in effect...
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    36 Years Ago Today.......

    ......the Blizzard of '77 started. I was a fifth-grader, growing up in a small town in Western New York. Never saw so much snow before or since. Got the unique lake effects from both Erie and Ontario. School until late July that year, and neighbors pulling together doing what good neighbors...
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    So you are, or want to be an Owner-Operator.....Are You Prepared?

    My beautiful bride and I drive a 2006 Sterling with a Merecedes MBE 900/926 engine. Beginning in the middle of last year, we began having problems with oil leaks. Having spent loads of dough having head and valve cover gaskets replaced, the problem kept resurfacing. In early December, we also...
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    Tornadoes in Texas

    Just saw live images in Texas, and saw a Panther T/T get sucked up like it was a Kleenex. Image was blurry, and I couldn't make it out whether or not it was on the ground. There were several trucks lined up, almost like they were set on rail cars. Way too blurry to make out, but the Cat logo...
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    Jack and Gracie Berry

    If you some of you are not following the Berry's ALS journey on Facebook, I ask that you consider doing so. While Myrian nor I have ever met them, Jack was a solid presence here on EO that commanded my attention. Gracie's recent Facebook post suggests that they are going through significant...
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    Transportation Alliance Bank- Anyone Else Having Problems?

    For the last month, TAB Bank in Utah has been promising "big changes" on their website. Apparently, these changes were started last weekend. We have been unable to log on to our account online, and their customer no-service number has either dumped our calls, put us into a voicemail box that is...
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    I-75Northbound, Cincinnati/Covington

    Down to one lane northbound for bridge work. Four hours for four miles. Use one of the loops around. Posted with my Droid EO Forum App
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    November Locations

    At home, beautiful Whitehall, Michigan. Wood is put up, home winterized. Last night of sleep in my bed at home. Leaving in the morning for Mississippi to go pick up our repaired cow killer. Anxious to be back on the road Wednesday.
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    Wal-Mart, and Prescriptions on the Road

    I'm dying to know who everyone uses for a nationwide pharmacy. My darling bride takes a few regular prescriptions. For whatever reason, the dolts at Wally World cannot seem to get their pharmacies to work in concert with each other. Also a little tired of being treated like we live under a...
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    Decent diesel shop in the Fresno or Bay areas?

    We're on our way out to Cali, and the head gasket is going. Leaking oil, but no coolant. Called 3 different Detroit and Freightliner shops, and the time estimates I've gotten range from 8 to 24 hours, and from $95 to $112 per hour, with one guy repeatedly mentioning an EGR cooler. Instead of...
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    I-40 in Western Tennessee

    Avoid at all costs. We drove through the crap in Arkansas last night, then had to drive through fast-running water over the road at about the 58 MM this morning. No way cars are getting through. The westbound lanes are backed up about 8 miles, and there is no way to re-route or turn...
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    I'll be the first.....May Locations?

    We're at the TA East in Ontario, California. Like the area; despise the truckstop. Laid over en route to a crappy $500 run. I'm not holding out hope that we'll get another run to add to our $1100 we've brought to the truck this week. Worst week in the short time since we've been out. What...
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    Health Insurance

    Brand new to this world, so please bear with me. I haven't had health insurance in almost 8 years. I start with a contractor driving FedExCC Monday. I'd like to hear from any of you that purchase your own health insurance, approximately what you pay per month, and the source. A former...
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    I'm lost.

    I'm looking for a little advice. Please chime in if have some. My wife and I just graduated CDL school yesterday. A few weeks ago, we were offered a team expediting position for a contractor hauling for FedEx CC in a straight truck with a sweet sleeper. Owner was offering a 60/40 split, with...
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