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    new sprinter van coming out

    new sprinter van coming out sometime next year, from HDT E news letter there coming out with a gas powered sprinter van. no more info than that right now .
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    end of year is near

    keep a eye on the end of year expense's buy or replace anything so you have it for taxes. get that last oil change end, tires, battery's etc. order before the end of year so you will be able to write it off for 2017. also good time to buy a new unit take advantage of tax savings. when buying...
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    being semiretired

    being semiretired is hard work, first thing had to relearn is you no longer need to get up at 0500 every day and be on road at 0700, and in Richmond or other places by 0800 or so second thing was learning how to sleep in later like 0900, up and on road by 1000 if I was doing out side sales and...
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    from heavy duty trucking september 2017

    has a piece on using the sun to keep thing's powered up in your unit and how to use solar pane, when stopped and not running, down the road. when you idle a truck, you burn 1.5 gal's hour, where a genset only burn's about 2 or 3 gal's in 8 hour's. where solar power burn's none. solar panels...
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    fuel prices in newport news va right now

    fuel prices in Newport news , from a low of 2.399 for gas to 2.899 diesel fuel price from 2.449 up to 2.899 do to storm
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    for all those wanting to know and haven't asked

    In 4 week's out of retirement have been stopped at red light's and stop sign, 1,000 min's year to date before this 1,000 min's, 6 month's of working and not making del's . total of 2,000 min's so far
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    video games

    some one ask me do you play video games , said not really , until I though I do at 60 to 65 mph, when driving with my gps is like playing a video. goal is to get to destination in one piece and make delivery on time a bad joke here , what did think bug as he hit the windshield of eo driver...
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    looking back

    If I was starting out again with Fedex cc, I would get a western star with 70" sleeper, gen set, tandem axle, lift gate, air ride 24' box, able to carried 20,000 lbs If starting out with Ceva would get a tractor with tandem axle, 48" sleeper and 28' trailer, with lift gate, also would be able...
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    Being a company driver

    being a company driver has it good points and bad points one of good point's is don't have to pay for fuel and tolls and maintenance etc bad point can't say no pay is not paid bad if you get what you want good point for o/o they can't tell you what to do, they have to ask also all extra...
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    sold my sprinter van

    thanks eo for helping me sell my van, 2nd time use eo to sale a unit
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    Hampton roads info

    tomorrow in Hampton Roads VA, there having a lot of roads that are going to be shut and close for 4th of July any time const on 64 E and W until 2022 also if coming into Hampton Road take route 460 avoid 64, as const is backing up traffic from mile marker E from 242 to 256, W from 256 to...
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    coming out of retirement

    coming out of retirement to help ceva richmond out, as a driver quit, decide this was not for him, so helping out until they find a driver, going to be a company driver for 4 to 6 weeks if you like to know more send me a pm best thing is they are paying for fuel
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    first-link

    new mobile diagnostic app for your smart phone nexiq blue-link mini web site www.nexiq.com/Product /Detail126015 check out codes on your engine computer
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    just clean my sprinter out

    Just clean up my sprinter van, inside and out , amazing how much you have in there until you take everything out, cause you may need it and how it never, came back out once it went in, or you lost something in there couldn't remember where you put it figure, clean out now, as have a chance to...
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    google maps

    planning and looking to see where i'm working and making cold calls , checking to see where address are local ,looked up my address to see how up to date google maps are of house. Find it has been updated, shows me pulling in to drive way and no ceva no signs on van so they do update's...
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    for vet's

    Lowes , has a new program for vet's you can go online to Lowes to sign up for that discount
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    new app for phone

    saw on face book app for smart phone where you can plug you phone in to car or truck computer, and read what computer say about codes that come up though that was neat
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    monthly expense

    monthly expense for April total of $50.00 filled fuel once fill up of 8.00 gal's 13.00, Kroger points made fuel at $1.599 total of 186 miles, making cold sales call on business total of 15 min's at stop signs, left turns, red lights working from home is great save miles and expense being...
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    breaking news

    you are now able to get 2017 sprinter van's 6 cylinder only, just got word on them
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    when buying new unit

    when buying new unit under warranty, keep track of miles, if something you think is wrong with unit have it check out right away, first 30 or 60 day's is important to get things fixed by dealer if you wait to long you will bit the bullet on
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