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We had Centramatics installed on our steers about 15000 miles ago. One of them has leaked all of the oil out of it on our run from SC to NY this weekend. I talked to the manufacturer and was told it would be best to go back to Speedco where we bought them, even though any shop that sells them...

Greg is up to14983 posts. 17 more and he will reach that magic goal of 15,000. Will he make it tonight?

Occasionally our great new Quallcom has decided to shut down and then start itself up again. It takes forever and is a real pain when you are available on CLINK as load opps don't come through. Is anyone else experiencing this? Is there a way to update your logs while you are still doing an...

It's the first day of the year. What are you plans for today? I plan to watch a few bowl games, start loading the truck to go back in service on Monday, maybe a trip to Wally World to get some supplies and meat to grill tonight. And update my spread sheets for this year.

I just got done running all our numbers for 2010. We received almost $2000 in discounts buying fuel at T/A's with our T Chek card last year. Next year we are going to leave it on our card and spend it on Christmas. Kind of like a Christmas club account.

We are starting our New Year with $200 on our T Chek card and $300 in our checking account. All bills for January have been paid and everything else we have has been moved to our other accounts. Our goal is to make it through the entire year without having to loan ourselves any money from...

At what outside air temperature would you idle your truck to keep it from freezing up? No generator, no shore power for the block heater and no one in the truck. But you might have to leave soon. I read an article recently that said anything below 22 F.

Tim Tebow, the quarterback who everyone says wouldn't be able to play in the NFL got his first win last night in only his second start. Prove them wrong Tebow. Read the story here: Former Gator Tim Tebow gets first win as NFL starter for Denver Broncos | Gainesville.com

Air leaks drive me crazy. I have probably washed the underside of our truck with a spray bottle of soapy water looking for air leaks this last year. The last one I found was the fitting on the air line to one of the air gauges. I heard it while changing a dash bulb. Since I am at home and the...

The Giants vs Vikings game has been moved to Detroit's Ford Field on Monday night at 7:20PM ET. Admission is free for anyone wanting to attend. Source: Yahoo Sports

We just had the new QC installed and go back in service tomorrow. When you are dispatched on a run does the delivery address automatically go to the GPS for routing or do you have to enter the address manually? And, how often do you have to edit and approve your logs and send them in? Thanks

I have been reading in other threads about fees that carriers are charging their O/O's. I was not aware of these types of fees as I have only contracted with FedEx CC and I am only familiar with there charges. The only deductions FedEx CC has taken from my settlement are a QC fee, work...

We are in the process of replacing all the reflective tape on the rear of our straight truck. Peeled all the old stuff off, sanded the rear bumper and repainted. Getting ready to apply the new tape. The location for this tape is covered under FMCSA 393.11. There is a nice drawing of a straight...

Each week we get a sizeable deduction for Work Accident Insurance. (Several thousand dollars so far this year) I know it is required and that it is similar to, but different then Workers Compensation. My question is does anyone know what this actually covers or where I can find out? I assume...

We usually get our truck washed at one of the big name places, but have been unhappy with the quality we have been getting lately. Since we are at home in sunny Florida we decided to buy a long pole and brush and do it ourselves this time. Does anyone have any advice on a detergent that will...

We are looking at replacing our seats and want to get something really nice and comfortable as we spend so much time sitting in them. We are currently looking at the Atlas Elite 80. Anyone have an opinion or recommendation? Also anyone know a good place to get them? Thanks.

We really like doing the west coast runs, especially driving across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona and then coming into California. Or coming down I 15 from Utah. Nice long runs and beautiful scenery. But, we never seem to be able to get a load back out. We delivered on Thursday in St George...

Does anyone know of a place we can park in Las Vegas near the strip? It looks like we will be here all weekend and we want to go and walk around the area.

I want to install a 10 amp battery charger under my bunk to keep the batteries up while I am at home. It will be plugged in to shore power. Can I connect the 12 volt wires coming from the charger to the 12 volt posts on my inverter? Or do I need to run them to the batteries themselves. It would...

I started using Howes Meaner Cleaner every time I fuel and checking my mileage to see if this stuff works. I went from 9.25 to 10.75 MPG. I sure hope these numbers hold. When winter gets here should I keep using the Meaner Cleaner or switch to the other product? I wouldn't think it necessary...