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From Ray up at Espar of Michigan in Romulus. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Cheapskate van fleet owners that won't put Espar heaters in their vans, and then let the drivers pay for fuel to idle all winter, should be beaten about the head and shoulders with a wet noodle until they cry...

Never had a problem with a Michelin tire, never had a Firestone tire that I didn't have a problem with. YMMV

It's gotten a little colder now, about 6 degrees F. The wind is a booger. Flags are stiff, probably 20 or 30 MPH sustained. Don't know that the wind chill is, but it's not pleasant (if I were to get out in it, that is). When it gets really cold like this, single digits down to about -10 below...

I'm in Canada, again. "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in." Spent last weekend 150 miles north of Toronto, on Georgian Bay, waiting to pick up a pre-dispatched load on Monday. That was fun. Was in South Carolina just long enough to get some sleep, then right back up outside...

OVM = Ontario Van Man

You're right, you're wrong. hehe Sort of. The Delvac is the same exact oil as the Mobile 1 5W-40. But of course, all 5W-40 oils are not created equal. The Sprinter is European, so quit thinking American. In America, oil is oil, for the most part. For example, any 5W-40 oil is gonna work in...

On the oil, make absolutely sure that the oil you use in on the MB Approved Oils List. Always stick to the list! It's best to use the same oil that the initial fill was done with (Mobile 1 0W-40). Not good to change oils, but do as you wish. On the Espar, $1900 and change, installed, for the...

For anything unusual like that, dry run, detention, whatever, don't do a wait-and-see when the settlement comes out. That's too late. Get it taken care of right then, over the QC. If you incur detention, they have to pay it. If you don't get it confirmed at the time over the QC, they won't pay...

Like I said, I don't know how Ohio is doing things, but I have read the memo from the DOT that went out to all the states regarding testing and the medical certificate (and the proper ID for first time CDL applicants). It's posted on the wall in the County Clerk's office where I live. When I...

Just upload 'em. Well, click on the Insert Picture icon (when using the WYSIWYG editor) and give it the URL of a pic. If there's something I want to plop into a post, I just upload it to Photobucket (or some other relatively stable pic hosting site) and use the URL for it.

Greg, of course it's all right. Putting aside the fact that a truck has no expectation of privacy when it's parked out in the open in the middle of a truck stop parking lot, a commercial motor vehicle is by its very nature pretty much the opposite of a low profile vehicle, what with the DOT...

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subtitle B, Chapter III (FMCSA, DOT), Part 391, Subpart E, §391.41 Physical Qualifications For Drivers, states: "(a) A person shall not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless he/she is physically qualified to do so and, except as provided in §391.67, has on...

Phil Madsen - Stalkerazzi Extraordinaire If you can see there, you can photograph there. If you don't want to be photographed, don't go out in public.

21k, too big - 21k, too big - <-------- Lawrence 50k, immense, apparently - This one fits, tho. Just 18K -

19.5k limit for the avatar?

You have to present your medical card and/or completed long form, as well as an acceptable ID, to the testing clerk in order to take the test for a CDL.

You're still missing the point. It's the "you should be paid up" that's not happening. No one shot themselves in the foot. If anything, there's a hole in my foot that I didn't put there. Panther did. And while they will admit to owning the gun that fired the bullet that put the hole in my foot...

Like Highway Star said, it's kept secret. And what's more, it's a rule that they changed along the way. I don't mind playing by the rules, I just want to know what they are, and I don't want them changed on me while I'm playing the game. I don't need my POD money on a daily basis. I run on my...

Yes, it can be done safely, but the key is the type of battery you put under there. It has to be a sealed, maintenance-free battery. And because of the space limitations under the seat, most batteries will have to be placed on their side, which pretty much dictates an AGM battery, and an Optima...

Buuuut, it's very rare that a solo in a cargo van is gonna get enough miles in a week to actually work more than 70 hours in 8 days. While we can (and do) take less than 10 hour breaks, we also can (and do) take breaks of 50 hour or more. We sometimes drive more than 11 hours, but we also drive...