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  1. miker

    life expectency of a cargo van

    Just curious as to what others have expierienced as far as the average life span of thier vans. The reason that I am asking is I have a 2008 chvy 2500 with the smaller v8, have had it about a month and a half and have put about 14,000 miles on it so far. if I kept up this pace I will be at over...
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    how much power using a laptop

    any idea how much power a laptop would drain from my regular battery if I got a small inverter ( 400 watts) and used the cig lighter application. I would not be trying to charge when sitting without running the van and would only use it if needed to keep the laptop going, mostly would try to...
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    any info on bolt express

    does anyone have any info on bolt express, good or bad. i have an ext. cv willing to run anywhere. just trying to get an idea if it is honest there, how many miles one can get per week and how often the cpm is closer to .80 rather than 1.00
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    sleeper in a chevy CV 2500 extended

    anyone have any advise on putting a sleeper in a 2500 ext. chevy express. any info on dimensions, materials used, where matress was purchased,any pics, etc. has putting a sleeper kept you from accepting any loads, has the sleeper paid off more than the load?
  5. miker

    companies charging fees to haul for them?

    I recently read in a thread that I think was from about a year ago. the thread was from a discruntled driver who was obviously not that bright. One thing that was interesting in all of it was the mention that the expediting company that he was driving for was charging him a fee of about 1500.00...
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    what is a good inverter

    can anyone give some advice on what a decent inverter cost's and what type to recommend, also what is the best way to hook one up, I'm assuming that you need to install a second battery? I dont plan on running a microwave and a clothes dryer at the same time, haha. but would like to have the...
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    finding your own loads

    I'm wandering what others are doing if anything to fill in on downtime, and keep rolling in a cargo van. is there one site that is better than another to look at, I dont mind paying the fees to usue these sites, but I dont want to get ripped either. Also I spoke with a recruiter yesterday at...
  8. miker

    floor in cargo van

    wondering if I should plywood the floor of my cargo van for ease of loading and off loading versuses just leaving the way it is with the rubber mat? any ideas?
  9. miker

    please help new to the biz

    I am set to pick up a 2008 chevy express 2500 series extended tomorrow , and with reading all of the forums in here , I am getting really nervous. I am 38 yrs old married with an 8 yr old child, I'm ok with with working a lot, but do not wish to be gone for 2 weeks or more at a time, but am not...
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