Uhm, and a better place to park would be......?
Cargo vans/Sprinters not welcome at Flying J in Houston
- Thread starter rlodonnell
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There is a Walmart at the interchange of 26/20 first exit south Bush Rd...van friendly and store is open 24 hrs....
Actually Guido said last time down there they had towed all the cars and weren't allowing any commuters park....kinda cleaned it up...
I have all WalMart stores programed on my Garmin. I delivered in Downers Grove early Sunday morning and did a search for WalMarts in the area. Every nearby WalMart that was listed showed NOP. I had never seen that before. I googled "WalMart NOP" and found out it means NO OVERNIGHT PARKING. Learn something new every day. I moved on.
Dont know if anybody said it yet but its common knowlege that most rent a cops were weaklings in school are usless in the workforce, or they are schooled in Barney Fife wanabee crime stopper. When they get a position that pays minimum wage and has an illusion of authority thier insecurity show through.
Bob Wolf.
Bob Wolf.
Cheri, check out POI Factory | new & interesting places for your GPS You can download truck stops by brand name, WalMarts, rest areas, etc. to your GPS. It's kinda like a digital version of Next Exit. I'm not sure if Sven & Ole's is listed though.
littlejoe
Veteran Expediter
Don't get me going in this entire area.
Anytime you do not have lettering on your van, you are in clear violation of DOT regulations.
Also this does nothing for the professionalism of our industry.
I'm pretty sure that J Elliott or Lawrence can clarify this even more, if I am correct please let me know.
Joe
Working with a well marked sprinter
Tennesseahawk
Veteran Expediter
Moot: you can save the memory in the Garmin for important stuff [like BBQ restaurants & Swedish pizza joints], the search bar works for finding the nearest Wallyworld. When I touch search on mine, it suggests WM & Meijers & Pilot, automatically, lol.
Wow... never got high before having a joint with someone Swedish, while eating pizza. Did you listen to Pink Floyd while doing that, or Abba?
Any vehicle 10,000 lbs and under is not required to have any markings. As far as professionalism goes take a good look at some of the junk vans cruising the highways with 5 star carrier stickers plastered on them.
littlejoe
Veteran Expediter
No you can't but I can. It's an old Dodge window van that was cheap to buy, cheap to insure, very dependable and make me a lot of money. It doesn't have any markings on it and none of my customers care that there are no markings on it. There main concern is that their freight is hauled safely and delivered on time, something my old Dodge van and I do quite well. Can't say much for your sprinter thou.
I still have my old Dodge van sitting on the farm over 500K when I retired it...I start it once and awhile and it roars back to life...ole dependable is right!! JuJu and I made our first 1/2 $million$ dollars with that thang!!
I got two Dodge vans. The first one I bought was a 2000 and I liked it so much I bought a 2001 to replace it. The 2000 is now a backup just in case I need one.
Let us remember how to use the phone 1st b 4 we panic all the vanners..............
hey its life or death for some vanners....like they have no choice...DOH.....they don't really care but they love to b!tch....
littlejoe
Veteran Expediter
You go ahead and think that way.
Just ask the owner of any company (ie: Bolt Express,Load One, TST, Express 1 etc.) why on the sprinters with 8500 pounds (loaded) why they have to have the D.O.T. number on them.
why not ask Prestige and smaller carriers why they do not have them numbers on cargo vans?
Usually on a CV/sprinter cube under 10K if the carrier runs straights and tractors...it is purely for uniformity in the decaling....all trucks look the same...AND some vans might do Hazmat, then numbers are law......ask Joe the plumber where his numbers are?...hmmmmm
or Mike the plumber...LOL
AMonger
Veteran Expediter
Categorically false.
It's certainly not because the DOT requires it. The DOT only requires DOT numbers on Commercial Motor Vehicles, of which Sprinters are not.
Your statement of, "Anytime you do not have lettering on your van, you are in clear violation of DOT regulations," is simply not true at all. DOT regulations only apply to Commercial Motor Vehicles.