The dog days of summer: AUGUST!

xmudman · Aug 7, 2014

KickStarter6 said:
I've used the big ones in the truck lanes before back when I had that luxurious sprinter before buying this dumb ford

Small diesels usually don't like the high-speed nozzles because of the size of the filler necks. Semi truck tanks just have caps; the fuel doesn't foam up as much, so the nozzles don't kick off as quickly.

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Therion · Aug 7, 2014

f4ftrucker said:
Glendale Heights IL to Houston TX. Hell yeah.

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Are you driving a cargo van?

KickStarter6 · Aug 7, 2014

Sitting at the Fly J in carnesville Georgia waiting on a load

akkshole · Aug 8, 2014

Well yesterday started out pretty ok...villa park, il to oconomowoc, wi, pre-planned oak creek, WI to winterset, ia. Got to shipper in Oak Creek, and tote was 54" high...have 52" door height. Dry Run. Sitting at Pilot near Oak Creek, WI hoping for a good one today

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guido4475 · Aug 8, 2014

KickStarter6 said:
I've used the big ones in the truck lanes before back when I had that luxurious sprinter before buying this dumb ford

How can a Ford be dumb?.....

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Steady Eddie · Aug 8, 2014

OntarioVanMan said:
you have to cut them in half to be a professional......LOL

You are getting the two mixed up.

He is a professional Driver.

You are a professional cheap A$$.

layoutshooter · Aug 8, 2014

At home, going back in service on Monday. (unless we hit the lottery before then)

Therion · Aug 8, 2014

akkshole said:
Well yesterday started out pretty ok...villa park, il to oconomowoc, wi, pre-planned oak creek, WI to winterset, ia. Got to shipper in Oak Creek, and tote was 54" high...have 52" door height. Dry Run. Sitting at Pilot near Oak Creek, WI hoping for a good one today

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What does something like that pay?

OntarioVanMan · Aug 8, 2014

Steady Eddie said:
You are getting the two mixed up.

He is a professional Driver.

You are a professional cheap A$$.

Proudly too......

f4ftrucker · Aug 8, 2014

akkshole said:
Well yesterday started out pretty ok...villa park, il to oconomowoc, wi, pre-planned oak creek, WI to winterset, ia. Got to shipper in Oak Creek, and tote was 54" high...have 52" door height. Dry Run. Sitting at Pilot near Oak Creek, WI hoping for a good one today

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My office is right there in Oak Creek. Just left yesterday.

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coalminer · Aug 8, 2014

At the I93 welcome center in NH, delivered to Lawrence MA this morning, lets see if they can get me something today, I really don't want to spend the weekend here....

xmudman · Aug 8, 2014

Therion said:
What does something like that pay?

Typically, about $20-25, unless the deadhead to pickup was a long way. Then you get more. Doesn't pay at the same rate as a run, but you should be able to cover your fuel, etc.

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akkshole · Aug 8, 2014

xmudman said:
Typically, about $20-25, unless the deadhead to pickup was a long way. Then you get more. Doesn't pay at the same rate as a run, but you should be able to cover your fuel, etc.

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This dry run paid about $100...it's shipper error not cancelled run. I dead headed 46 miles

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akkshole · Aug 8, 2014

I passed on a Chicago to Holt, MI run hoping for better out of here especially since I'm first out and 67 miles from chicago near Racine, WI...not looking for another weekend in Lansing, MI

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xmudman · Aug 8, 2014

akkshole said:
This dry run paid about $100...it's shipper error not cancelled run. I dead headed 46 miles

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Depends on the circumstances; I've had two TONU's in the last three weeks. One was a cancelation; I got $20 for having driven 15 miles. The other was shipper error (4410' on a van? Hell no); I got $50 for a trip of 28 miles.

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fastman_1 · Aug 8, 2014

I had a TONU on Tuesday drove 8 miles total for 75.00

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KickStarter6 · Aug 8, 2014

guido4475 said:
How can a Ford be dumb?.....

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Old crappy technology that should have updated or replaced 5-10 years ago

Treadmill · Aug 8, 2014

xmudman said:
Dang you, OVM, ya made me laugh!

Question: will a Sprinter tolerate the high-speed pumps out back? I remember having problems with them during my years in construction; the F350's we used would only tolerate the slower, car-side diesel pumps used by Vdubs & such...

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I fill up at the truck pumps all the time with no problem. I pull up handle just far enough so the fuel doesn't kick off the nozzle.