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I'm not sure what a difference another forklift driver will do for the situation. I've turned down several loads because of weight and a few because of poor packaging or damage. I'd like to hear the rest of the story but Paul Harvey is dead.

Would that be the post about selling part of the freight at a truck stop before delivering to the consignee?

If you like a Chevy better than a Sprinter then your only comparable choice is a cutaway Chevy with a cube box.

The following are updated maintenance costs for a 2015 Ford Transit T-350, 3.5 Ecoboost, long and tall. These costs are for maintaining this Transit as it came from the factory and do not include extras like Espar, house batteries etc. Minor repairs and oil changes done by myself. Major repairs...

Here's a link to my maintenance cost for a 2015 Transit. 2015 Ford Transit Maintenance Costs I just dropped $3200 at a Ford dealership to have all 6 fuel injectors replaced. Number 6 was causing a misfire and needed to be replaced. I opted to have all replaced at 451,000 miles figuring if...

Free charging and no state or federal taxes to pay for road building and repair. How long will that last?

My fuel surcharge is based on the national average of diesel. I have gas van so when the price of diesel rises much higher and faster than the price of gas, I make a little extra money. Currently I average 17 mpg and get a .39/mile fsc. Gas at $4.25/gallon, it costs me .25/mile to run, giving...

Monday night I stopped at the Pilot in Walcott, Iowa for gas. The one on the south side of I-80. All the diesel pumps on the car island were bagged. The truck islands were all roped off with yellow tape. Apparently they ran out of diesel fuel. I didn't check the Pilot on the north side of...

Reading this, I realized I've been hauling a lot of 1 pallet/ piece loads. My last 13 loads were all 1 piece. 1 casket which was over 6 feet so that would not fit a one pallet space. 2 crates, each would fit a pallet slot. The heaviest weighed 1620 pounds. Could be a problem for a Promaster...

Today is the feast day of St. Expeditus; the patron saint of expediters and all that is expeditious. Have a safe and prosperous day. Please celebrate in moderation. Unlike the Irish.

When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars

The following are updated maintenance costs for a 2015 Ford Transit T-350, 3.5 Ecoboost, long and tall. These costs are for maintaining this Transit as it came from the factory and do not include extras like Espar, house batteries etc. Minor repairs and oil changes done by myself. Major repairs...

I started doing this van expedite thing in 1997. I got my first Espar when I bought my Transit in 2015. Why I didn't do this years ago...I ain't too smart.

True trailer brake shoes can freeze to drums but being parked for extended periods of time doesn't come into play. Setting brakes, trailer or power unit while warm or hot, immediately after driving through snow, will cause shoes to freeze to drums depending on air temperature. I used to do a...

420K miles.

My accountant encouraged me to apply for a PPP Loan. I hadn't paid much attention to these loans believing I wasn't eligible. In May, with his help I applied and got a loan of $7299.75 at 1% interest. My bank was in the process of being bought-out by Huntington at the time and I had great...

The following are maintenance costs for a 2015 Ford Transit T-350, 3.5 Ecoboost, long and tall. These costs are for maintaining this Transit as it came from the factory and do not include extras like Espar, house batteries etc. Oil Changes: 59 oil/filter changes, synthetic blend oil. $1,670...

Panther is offering drivers a $25 reimbursement on the purchase of PPE. I bought a pack of masks, two bottles of hand sanitizer and a small jug of bleach. The only requirement was to e-mail a copy of the receipt. I had to send in two receipts because there was a limit on the hand sanitizer...

Last night I stopped at the J south of the Beloit. I got fuel and went inside for coffee. There were two cashiers working. In order to get coffee or a fountain drink you had to stand in line, pay and then the cashier walked over to the coffee/fountain drink area and fill your request. What a...