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Oops. I noticed an error in my posting. A rail gate requires roll-up doors, not swing.

I'll pass on what little information I can about lift gates. I currently have a Maxom rail gate with 4,000 lbs. capacity. The rail gate requires swing doors as the rails are welded to the sides of the box. The unit I have is quickly removeable (with fork lift or crane) and stored until needed...

Hi Tony: Yes I did set it up to be insulated. I am having a local van conversion company spray the walls, doors and ceiling and then they will line it with luan (sp?) board (the same thing that is used under flooring in homes. I am then going to carpet it as well as do the carpentry for...

40,000 miles on the old tires before replacement surprises me. Keep the tires properly inflated and rotated about every other oil change and you should get better milage. You may want to check tread depth at each oil change and keep record. Hopefully you will get better milage out of the...

Here is another statistic that you may find interesting. You had mentioned that you were considering getting into expediting and driving a van. I just took a look at the classified section for vans for sale. Out of the first 10 vans listed, 7 of them were 2002 & 2003 model years. I am will...

Good Lord willing, I'll be there. Drive Safe

I just did a quick count and there were 17 or 18 postings in the classified ad section of this site, looking for drivers. Have you checked them out? There was also one posting in the General Forum looking for a driver. You are correct in assuming that you could have difficulty finding a...

The following is a posting I did a couple of months back. It seems to be appropriate almost every time a newbie comes along asking questions about this business. Here are a few questons a person may want to ask themselves before jumping head first into this business. To start with, a person...

This week I picked up a 2003 Chevy 3500 extended van with V8 for personal use (hunting, fishing and a little work). After one day in the hot sun and I realized I need to get that thing insulated immediately. I understand that there are kits available for paneling & insulating the walls and...

I have been using Pretrip in Toledo and have been pleased with their work. On one occassion they did not wait for the oil to settle in my cat 3126 and overfilled it by over one gallon. However, on another occassion, I paid my bill and went to the truck stop about 100 yards away. The young man...

Gentlemen (and ladies if any are foolish enough to jump into this): This is "much ado about nothing". This has nothing to do with expediting, shippers & receivers, trucks & vans or anything else that is truely worth this much effort. Let us redirect our focus and deal with the business at...

I just read the apology by Weave and was impressed with his honesty. It is very difficult for exprienced expeditors to quietly sit back and observe so many want-to-be drivers thinking about entering this profession. The truth is, most will probably fail. It is impossilbe to read these posts...

This is an excellant question. Let me take a shot at answering it. First, the "urgent need" part. Most of these companies have contract with major manufacturers/shippers. Companies such as Ford, GM, Chrysler etc. have certain requirements that the expediting companies have to meet. One of...

We installed a rebuilt turbo in my FL-70, Cat 3126 in May. The turbo was $585.00. In addition, there was a refundable $450.00 charge for the core. My backyard mechanic charged me $50.00 to install. Good Luck & Drive Safe.

Pork Chop: Welcome to a great website. If there is anything you need to know about expediting, you can find out here. And if you don't like what one person says, there will probably be a different point of view expressed later. The one thing that everyone with any experience will tell you...

Paragon: I didn't mean to suggest your question was not important (i.e. homebase). But rather I was referring to Tony's comment about 2000 postings and the redundancy of so many of the questions. In particular the questions from new or potential expeditors that do not take the time to read...

We need a site for FAQ's. And then list all of the questions with edited answers for newbies and others to see. In the past two years we have seen this questions one hundred times in one form or another: "I am thinking about getting into this business, what do I need to know.?" Rather than...

Hawk: The cargo trailer, with ramp is used to haul a 1000 lbs. Kabota 2000 4 wheel steering tractor to which I added an additional 800 lbs of hydrolic modifications to for a business I own. I don't have any problems loading or unloading; I just drive it up and down the ramp. Thanks, Drive Safe

The pick-up trailer combo is used only to haul for my company, not for others. Getting back to my questions. Chevy offers full time 4 wheel drive. How does this effect fuel economy?

This is a posting I did a short time back. Experienced o/o have emphasiized much of this to newbies. Hopefully some will take the advice and use it. Here are some of the questions a person should ask themselves before jumping into this business. To start with, a person needs to ask themselve...