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Another point to consider: On the back of the hornet spray it says its a violation of federal law to use the spray in any other manner but what it was intended for(something like that). In this post 911 world you could be branded a terrorist. Pepper spray is probably your best defense. You may...

Thanks X1, The one that you missed is the primary liability. Would I be correct in assuming that the carrier pays this one?

I kind of like the look of this SRW. http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/forsale/detail.asp?OHID=895999&guid=0412134210B34038B082986947CEC46A Seems like the DRW widebody might be on the heavy side. Can you attach etrac or anything else to the sides of that aerocell?

I have always heard that a gun in a commercial vehicle traveling across state lines was a no no. I would love to see that law in print as I have never found it. I believe that Canada and NYC would be a problem at the very least. Here are a couple of links to aid in your research...

What insurance does your company require? What insurance does the carrier pay for vs. what the contractor pays for?

Looks like I was wrong about the price of propane. I was just up to Walmart and a 2pack was $4.47. I dont remember it being that high but I guess its to be expected nowadays.

One downside to putting a sleeper in the box is you dont have an escape route if the cab caught fire. Even if you built in a back door on the sleeper, the back of the box will lock from the outside. When I was driving a "big truck", my Volvo had no escape door so I used to keep a fire...

There are 3000btu heaters that are suppose to last 8 hours on one 16oz tank. I really wouldnt mind waking up after 6 hours to save thousands of dollars. After 6 hours on a zero degree night I would want to start the truck and run it for 5 minutes anyway. Does anyone know how many btu would be...

Is there any reg. that says you cant have propane tanks in the truck? Could it be a customs nightmare? I am talking about the 16oz tanks used for camping. 4 for about $3. at wallyworld. For the guy who doesnt need a lot of luxury, a portable heater could keep you warm for about 75cents/8hours...

Now that I think about it, it would be a fuel hog. I'm sure it is over 10000GVW. I guess if your going to exceed 10,000 you might as well go up to 26,000.

Would this work in the van division with a home made sleeper in the box? I realize it would be prohibited from hazmat but thats not necessarily a bad thing.:) The price seems pretty good...

Last night I paid $2.29 in cambridge to fill my 4wheeler. Diesel was at $2.95. Remember theres an election coming up. Most truck drivers dont vote but people driving cars do and those voters dont care about trucking companies.

UPS drivers are union and the expedited drivers wont be. I wonder if that will be a problem. Didnt they hire O/O's once before to pull doubles from terminal to terminal and it didnt work out?

I found this link in the archives but I would rather find a hard top to build storage units. http://www.sportsmobile.com

I gave this thread a bump because i'm interested in this myself.