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Thinking of moving to straight trucks. How's the market for those? Know of any fleet owners with good equipment?

Hate going to Virginia Beach, don't see how anyone can live down there. Odd thing, they must be Monty Python fans; I pass Witchduck road, and I start running through dialogue in my head, and I hear the guy say, "She turned me into a newt! ... I got better." Next exit was Newton Rd. So they...

Specifically, one of his. I told him I wanted to sign on a van, and I was going to ask him if he'll sign on a cube van, rates, policies, etc. Didn't get a chance to ask any of it. He sent me info on the several Sprinters he has sitting idle. Told him I'm planning on getting a Transit, and he's...

Any comments on this battery system?

...to haul more pallets (not weight) in a small vehicle. This is a shot from a review of of class A van-life like RV. I don't know if the weight could be kept around 6500 curb weight. But imagine ordering one that's essentially gutted. Everything behind the driver compartment is gutted. You put...

Coming down I-65 from Chicago, there are a few billboards of the sue-a-trucker variety, except they say "Delivery truck accident?" with a picture of a Sprinter. Lawyers ruin everything.

Conundrum, the product of driving for too many hours. You're a doctor, general practice. You're stranded on a desert island with somewhere between 10-100 people. You fortunately have for a med kit that Spicoli would call "a radical set of tools" and a bottle of whiskey. The med kit has...

I've had a few loads lately that meant I had to tear down my bed, move all my belongings up front, and sleep in the passenger seat. I'm trying to put an end to that while retaining capacity. So what about a Ford Transit cutaway like this, pallets 2-across, I'd guess a total of 4. I'd still...

With my current company, I haven't been west of Lenexa, KS. Well, technically, Fort Worth is a little farther west, but I mean west-west. Not sure if that's a company thing or if my owner has it set up that way. I'm thinking of going west when I get my own van on the road. I know things have...

Continuing talks with the guy I'm thinking of contracting to do the modifications. He says: Removing the front seat would void the warranty due to what it would do to the air bag and create liability for him so he won't do that. Anybody ever order a Transit with no front seat? Can it come from...

I'm resigned to getting a generator on a swing arm. I'm not crazy about the noise, the added weight, the maintenance, the possibility of theft, adding length to the van, etc. but maybe that's really the best solution, combined with a roof top AC. I see the Hondasare $1200+ and some knock offs...

What questions should I ask a carrier before signing on?

I spent all day yesterday at the Sprinter shop with the owner who has a personality like the Soup Nazi. I'm told I have an appointment so I go in first thing, and he rudely tells me I don't. In addition, he opens at 9, and I was there a little before, but he and his crew arrive a little after 9...

Somebody's telling me the 4 cylinder diesel Sprinter holds 25 gallons of diesel, insists that's the case. But when my fuel light comes on, I can only pump about 19 gallons in. Anybody have one that can confirm?

Somebody's telling me the 4 cylinder diesel Sprinter holds 25 gallons of diesel, insists that's the case. But when my fuel light comes on, I can only pump about 19 gallons in. Anybody have one that can confirm?

What's the general opinion?

I'm guessing he runs the the AC during the heat of the day then recharges.

So what's it cost to add all this stuff? The shelving over the wheel wells, wood floor, insulation, 4 rows of etrack, installing house batteries, etc? And how much time does it take?

To be honest, I didn't think there would be this many decisions to make regarding getting my own van, and these are only the ones I've come up with so far. I'm going to go through them, and hope for input from everybody. First, for the van itself, either a Sprinter, the longest one made, or the...

What if I order some 8" thick memory foam and use a sawz-all you but it to the size I want, then just throw a soft comforter over it to create a feel like a mattress cover, then make the bed like normal? Think that would work?