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I talked to the Hino dealer in Ft. Worth today. He gave me a quote for a 25,950 lb truck with, air brakes, a 72" sleeper and a 22' box: 41,955 Basic truck price 13,000 72" sleeper by Weldon Sleepers in Ft. Worth 1,500 to stretch the frame 30" 7,000 for a 22' box with a roll-up door -------...

Hi Cherri, I was in New Orleans last week and things are about 80% functional. I have frieds in Slidell that get to move back into their house at the end of the month. Here in Dallas we still have several Katrina rescue kitty cats we are taking care of. They get to go home the 2nd week of March...

Thanks Terry I forgot about oak stair treads. I think Lowe's across the road sells those.

Well folks you have described both my problems. The floor in my truck was repaired with steel diamond plate before I got it. One area of the steel plate is now rolled back from a smiling forklift operator. The person that did the repair made all the classic mistakes that have been described...

Thanks for the actual dollar amounts for those repairs. That gives me something to bounce a quote off of.

I know I'm asking a lot is questions lately and for that I'm sorry. I would like to do some RV type conversions on my sleeper. Why is it no one uses the small propane tanks on their trucks like the RVs have. I know there are some tunnels where they are not allowed, but what about the rest of...

Greg, I have searched the web and came up with nothing on the ready-made carpet sets. If you find that link please post it.

Thanks, I will check it out!

I have a section of wood floor that needs to be replaced on my truck. Does anyone know where I could get it done? My home-base is Dallas so I would like to get the work done within a 100 miles of there (if possible). Dallas is a typical big city and it can be very difficult to find someone that...

I could get automotive carpet, do you think that would be better than home grade?

My FL70 has rubber floor mats (standard equipment). My feet get really cold in the winter and hot in the summer. The cab is so loud with standard road noise that I can't hear my cell phone when it rings. I would like to insulate and carpet the floor. I remember seeing a thread on the subject a...

I understand what you're saying! Everyone thinks we are loosing our jobs to China and that's true to a point. I have traveled to China on business in the past few years. Things have really improved there in the past 10 years however, I still would not want to live there no matter how cheap the...

Barney, I always use self-rising flour to make biscuits. The baking power is mixed in better than you can do it while blending and kneeding the dough. Also you don't have to remember to buy baking powder. The self-rising flour also browns and thickens better while making gravy. Just my opinion.

Thanks for posting this. I never knew what happened to Bill Mack the "Midnight Cowboy" to us Texans that knew him from his long career at WBAP the best country radio station that ever was:-)

Hi Danza, I just recently got into expediting also. I talked to several carriers before I bought my truck. They all pretty much agree that a Straight truck with a sleeper and a 22 to 24ft van body would give me the most flexibility. Most of them say they will not lease on a vehicle that is more...

Leo, I live in Dallas and that Love's your talking about is a really nice one. I got into town late on Thanksgiving and didn't feel like driving up to the north side where I live so I spent the night in that Love's parking lot. I was a little concerned about staying there cause of the area of...

I just want to say thanks to everyone for all the excellent information on the forums! I'm new to expediting and have been spending my spare time in the past 3 months learning everything I can. So far you have taught me where the main freight lanes are. The type of runs to stay away from. What...

I want someone to buy American to keep the expediters busy! For years I was a Ford owner. In 1997 Nissan was advertising their little King Cab PU for $10,200 Ford wanted $14,500 for a similar new Ranger. I was retiring my little 87 Ranger that I had 250k on. I bought the Nissan, now has 120k...

I do some real estate buying and selling on EBay. It is very easy to buy a cheap piece of property, hold it for two or three months, then resell it for a $1,000 or more than you paid for it. I was a website programmer for years so I have no shortage of work in my spare time. I do the...

You need to buy an aircard. We can buy one on EBAY or a sales person at the phone store will sell you an air card and a 2 yr contract.