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Pel: I too am a submariner -- 1961-71. Maybe we should compare notes sometime. Cheers! Doc.

Nothing in the law requires that each month must get its own logbook -- just as nothing in the law requires that we use the recap. The one-month "rule" is a general practice -- largely because most of the time in most cases that's a handy way to do it. The recap is a potentially useful tool --...

Marda and I too try to avoid nailing whenever possible. When nails are unavoidable, and when we do the nailing, we use duplex nails -- double-headed nails -- used for building temporary framework and other temporary stuff. One head holds the cleat in place -- and tells when to quit hammering --...

Amen on thorough securement! Further tips: Double-strapping and triple-strapping give extra security. Insert strap ends into E-track right-side-up. (If inserted upside down, an end will more likely fail to remain in place.) New Haven (Moving-equipment Company) offers a nifty item...

They may well not be in financial trouble. But they certainly have announced that they intend to enhance their profit -- by imposing a pay cut on the drivers who use the advances. By what amount will they cut the pay of the senior executives? Best wishes to all, Doc.

R: Thanks for sharing your views, and thanks for doing so in a calm and cordial way, not an abrasive or confrontational way. A few of the other posters at the EO website would do well to emulate your good example. Funding the advance system should not be an undue burden to a solvent, successful...

Pam, our CC, has done an extremely good job. Vicky has done likewise several times when she has acted in the absence of Pam. They're both very OK. We appreciate their good work. Doc.

The central questions here are the size of the "admin fee" and the response of the drivers to it -- not whether advances should be taken, or whether the advance system should exist at all. The advance system (for owner-operators and their drivers) has been a part -- a useful part -- of the...

The freelancer asked his opening question last November. So this will not likely help him much. Still, though, others may feel some curiosity about automated transmissions. May I please suggest two alternatives? Marda and I specified Eaton-Fuller AutoShift transmissions in our two Volvo...

JW: In 2005 my lovely bride Marda and I ran a D truck at FedEx CC for a couple who live in Bristol. Our experience with them was extremely good. They're absolutely honest. If you wish, please send me a private message (PM) through this website -- or, if you prefer, contact me directly at...

On each of our two Volvo tractors, then again on our present Columbia D truck, when I wrote the specs, I included a master isolation switch (a factory option) for the batteries (four heavy-duty batteries). I've conditioned myself -- trained myself -- much like one of Pavlov's dogs -- in such a...

It took me quite a while to find a place where I could get an oil change and a filter change on an APU. One Thermo-king dealer (a Rigmaster dealer) said that he was not willing to bother with nothing more than that. Another Thermo-king dealer (also a Rigmaster dealer) did the work but charged an...

These are real questions, not an attempt at comedy: In the case when a team truck runs with Qualcomm paperless logs, how does the QC know -- how does the team tell the QC -- which driver -- which of the two -- starts a trip or a day's work -- or when the two drivers swap seats -- or swap...

Here's a note which I posted in a similar thread in another forum: The federal labor laws may have changed since I last looked into this topic. I'm not current in that area. However, it's been my understanding that the federal laws -- from the very beginning of the labor movement -- have...

In 1998, when Marda and I wrote the specs for a new Volvo tractor with a Detroit 60 engine, I specified synthetic oil everywhere except the engine. After the first 15,000 miles -- that is, at the proper time for the first oil change -- after the internal parts of the engine had pretty well worn...

Does that apply to "rest areas" along I roads in general in Ohio? Or just to "service centers" along the Ohio Turnpike? Thanks. Doc.

How many people -- or how many vendors -- have you "fired" during your project?

The federal labor laws may have changed since I last looked into this topic. I'm not current in that area. However, it's been my understanding that the federal laws -- from the very beginning of the labor movement -- have forbidden owner-operators (and other independent contractors) from taking...

As we all know, wasps, hornets, bumblebees, and other assorted forms of wildlife occasionally try to invade a truck or otherwise annoy or endanger the occupants. Consequently, Marda and I have armed ourselves with a can of insect killer with a horn-type sprayer which can reach as far as 15 feet...

Dan: The past three months Marda and I have used a Lowrance iWay 500C. We feel extremely well pleased with it. The large screen is very nice. It's very user-friendly. It does not know about low clearances, so we still check the tables in the front of the Rand-McNoodle. It also does not know...