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This principle is very useful in loading a truck: If the driver loads the cargo in such a way that the center of mass (center of gravity) is directly above the drive axle (or halfway between the tandem drive axles), then the entire weight of the cargo bears directly onto the drive axle(s). If...

J+K: Roger on the engine. Apart from the occasional burping, has the engine otherwise done well? Would you buy another MBE-900? Thanks. Again, best wishes, Doc.

Is that an MBE-900 or a -4000? What make is your truck? Good luck to you on the fix. I hope it continues to do well. Doc.

Yes, Ned did say "preferably" to the Southeast. I too saw that the first time. Middle Tennessee is undeniably in the Southeast. "Preferably" implies that Ned did not exclude an area other than the Southeast. After suggesting Middle Tennessee, I also mentioned another attractive area -- although...

RE: Anyone have a good recommendation for reefer i From Shreveport to Palmdale is 1,634 miles. From Palmdale to Orlando is 2,530 miles. That's a total of 4,164 miles -- for $6,000. Almost a buck and a half ($1.44) per mile was not bad in 1997 with a dry box. Special K made a very valid point...

Middle Tennessee -- near Nashville -- in a surrounding county -- because real estate in Nashville is very expensive. Or many parts of Ohio or Indiana -- outside the major cities. Or southern or central Michigan -- outside Detroit. There are many very desirable towns in all those areas, and all...

As in every other business relationship, social relationship, marriage relationship -- as in EVERY relationship of ANY type -- basic common courtesy and good manners provide the starting point for any request or suggestion -- or indeed any order or direction or instruction. If a dispatcher needs...

Have you ever driven for two women in Foley, Alabama, while their trucks ran under a lease to a major carrier based in Michigan? If you have driven for them, did they fail to pay you some or all of your money for your work for them? If they do still owe you, you may yet have an opportunity to...

Broomer: Best wishes from both Marda and me during your special week! We look forward to meeting you and Teresa in person -- and seeing your new machine. Blessings and other happy thoughts, Doc.

Generally speaking, how much tolerance (if any) do the state inspectors allow on the 40-foot limit on the overall length of a D truck? If an inspector issues a ticket because a truck is a few inches -- only a few inches -- over the 40-foot limit, how expensive is such a ticket? In the past my...

RE: New Tomcat and Birdie: The two of you have much in common with my wife and me -- even in our CB handles (Garfield and Miss Kitty). We're former long-time owner-operators of 18-wheel rigs -- with a Volvo 770 tractor pulling electronics, other high-value products, and climate-control stuff...

Let's see now .... Do we understand this right? Clinton awards Halliburton a no-bid contract in Yugoslavia - good... Bush awards Halliburton a no-bid contract in Iraq - bad... Clinton spends $77 billion on war in Serbia - good... Bush spends $87 billion in Iraq - bad... Clinton imposes...

It seems to me that Tom did a good job of defending himself and his company against the wild ravings of his accuser. I do not necessarily agree with all of Tom's policies. But those are points of differences in style. Tom made a calm, rational, businesslike response to a very immature diatribe...

LDB: I've begun making plans to place an order for a new Sterling Acterra. So I cannot avoid asking this: Exactly what caused that damage? Poor design? Poor assembly? Poor material? Something else? Otherwise, do you now feel pleased with your truck? Maybe I should reconsider my decision. Good...

I understand the IFTA program, and I understand how it works. But I wonder -- still -- about Glen's acquaintances who bought fuel "long" in Georgia, Indiana, and Virginia, then bought fuel "short" in other states, then owed large *net* amounts for the additional fuel taxes. If the carrier(s)...

Glen: Did those other truckers not also get credits (through their carriers) from Georgia, Indiana, and Virginia, for the taxes paid (at the pump) on their large purchases in those states? It's supposed to happen that way. That's one of the purposes of the IFTA. Each state gets its share of...

Dear OldProf: You and I may have much in common. I'm a professor of business. My wife and I also have done much trucking -- in expediting and in electronics and other high-value products. We'll probably return to expediting next June -- on a D truck of our own -- at the end of this school year...

All Types personal experience Dear OldProf: Are you indeed a former or retired professor? If so, what did you teach? I'm a former prof -- of business. This year I teach again as an adjunct prof at the local community college. My wife is an RN. She and I have also done much trucking together --...