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  1. jw-bama

    Possible Solution For Cargo Van A/C

    i had a Nite system with 4 amg batteries in my kenworth that would run 10 hrs on low,which would freeze you.its not a very good system for expedite because u have to charge the batteries after 10 hrs so your sitting in laredo the first day is great but u have to idle 5 hrs to recharge for...
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    Irreponsible Pet Owners!!!

    this very thing happened to me at the wilco in latta,sc. it was early morning maybe 10 trucks in the whole parking lot. i was walking my pit bull dog on a leash,even though he is a perfect gentlemen,i raised pits for 40 years and do know that even the calmest dog (any breed) can get out of...
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    How not to operate your business

    sorry to hear about your troubles. regarding volvos i bought a volvo 770 in 1999 with the auto shift drove it for 990,000 miles put one injector in the cummins redtop and had no electrical problems at all. sold it in it for 25,000 in 2005 to a local guy and he is still driving the truck. talked...
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    Last time Diesel chased $5.00, did it impact the number of loads you delivered?

    i was still pulling a flatbed back then and we also had a fuel surcharge , was a very good year for me.i think it will be a little different this go round as the economy is what moves us in transportation.
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    name a city town or village with a funny name you have been too

    chigger ridge,al - jakin,ga _ climax,ga,-opp,al,-slick lizard,al
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    Posted for comment: False arrest?

    the difference in the way alcohol is metabolized in the individual, is the reason some people handle a beer better than others . 1 beer might make u drunk and if it does your blood alcohol content will be higher than .03 if you use listerine you would blow a .03. and it really has nothing to do...
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    Expedited load boards

    wow just when i had lost all hope , someone gave out info on load boards that is useful. thanks jd. not that i havent learned a lot from this site, its just most seem to get very protective about load boards. to the newbies anyway.
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    transporter Diet aug 15

    juju i did plant it in the ground but i planted it in a sandy very well drained soil with lots of compost watered it once a week really good as we dont get a lot of rain in the summer here..
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    transporter Diet aug 15

    hello guys i started a low carb diet last week lost 11 lbs the first week . stevia is amazingly easy to grow here in alabama. got the plants @ walmart . 1 leaf will sweeten a cup of tea. havent tryed dried leaves yet but will have to soon as it was 45 here this morning 40 in the morning. btw i...
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    Sirius XM Weather Channel Cut

    by the way it was the weather channel that would not renew the contract with sirius/xm.not the other way around.
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    Flying J no Showers in future

    there are a couple of ways to get showers at TA the one mentioned before and the other is to buy 50 gallons and get a free shower. and yes it does count for gas but you have to take your reciept to the deisel fuel desk along with your card and they put the purchase on your card. im a van driver...
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    Install satellite radio

    i totally agree my first radio i had for 6 years and never had problems with reception got a new one and went hunting for something that would work. the module i have doesnt put out any wattage. it just switches back and forth from fm to sat. basiclly shutting off the fm signal. it really works...
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    Install satellite radio

    i bought the fm module from radio shack,sirius brand and it works great. its automatic turn on the sirius radio and all other stations are blocked,turn it off and and your fm tunes back in. it was the best thing i ever bought for my sirius. not one time has another station over power my...
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    At least 10 dead in Ky. highway truck-van crash

    nobody knows yet, they are doing the medical work on his body to see if something did happen to him b-4. he was a veteran truckdriver with a wife and 3 kids of his own,good christian man that loved his family. his wife works with my niece at a mental health center and they are having a rough...
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    Battery Powered HVAC

    i have ran one of the nite systems for the last 2 years and loved it. it takes about 4 hours of charging to get it to about 80% and it will run about 8 hours. thats with the 4 battery system. if i was layed over somewhere i would chillout in the truck stop during the hottest part of the day and...
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    2008 Ford E250 MPG

    not to mention wind drag.at 67 mph its much more that at 62
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    Ford E350 Unicell Sleeper

    sound shops are your best bet on cruise control almost all these guys install them. i just had my van done yesterday.
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    Cold weather 2003 sprinter running poorly

    sounds like the fuel filter.
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    Possible Dumb Question - Overweight Van?

    it must have been a young trooper that didnt know what he was doing. more that likely he was calling his sargent to find out what expediting was a lot of the dot guy just dont know.mostly the under 10/m lbs rule
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    Possible Dumb Question - Overweight Van?

    the only in motion scales still in operation are the ones at the 100 by the petro and there closed 90% of the time. those on 65 have been shut for a long time. if the safety man says log in alabama i guess you better log.
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