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McBride, the most a 10 wheeler can gross is 46,000. You can be 34 on the tandems and 12 on the front. This what I've always thought was the case from back in my tractor/trailer days. Also, a 6 wheeler would be 32,000. 20 rear, 12 front. If I'm wrong, please let me know in case I decide move up...

Whiterabbit, I guess you couldn't see my message in part 2. I'm also a Thompson van. 30104. Would be glad to answer any questions you may have about working at TEMF. In particular, you should know about the new rotation system for dispatching trucks. You can e-mail me. [email protected]...

Hi White Rabbit. I work for Thompson too. 30104. I've only had 2 weeks that would qualify as good this year, and they were'nt any kind of a record. Have you heard about the new system for rotation and dispatch? Send me an e-mail and I'll tell you about it. [email protected] I only...

In reply to Aviator, I could afford the Sprinter, even the totally tricked out one from Knoxville. Saw it at the show and I really liked it a lot. I asked the salesman how much weight I could haul with it set up like that and he didn't know. That seemed like the kind basic info he should have...

Thanks for the defence DD. As neat as it would have been to bust that guy and embarass the heck out of him, 28 years on the road has taught me to stay to myself in many situations. You can't allways be sure what manner of worms will come out of the can.

I'm in Canada a lot and something I've noticed with DRLs is people forgetting to turn on the lights. No tail lights can be very dangerous in limited visabilty situations.

Your critisism is noted and even agreed with. At the time I considered getting into it with management. But sometimes you just don't want to open a can of worms, I guess. While I am a person with opinions, I'm not all that confrontational.

Just as sad as the bottle issue is people who just step out of their trucks and go on the pavement. The stench can be absolutly gross walking across some parking lots on a hot summer day. This week I stayed at the J in Walton, Ky. I was in the auto spaces by the RV parking area. I watched a guy...

The only thing I would add to Teacels answer is that I don't like what I've heard about the Sprinter. I like the versatility with the height. But rumor has it there are engines puking at 100k and bad weather handling is terrible. If I did it tommorow it would be another E350 Powerstroke.

I will preface my post by saying I am a van O/O, but I've been in trucking since the 70's and I know enough people in this business to have an idea how you might do with a "D" unit. To make it in this you have to make it your life, pretty much. As someone who is willing to work, I wouldn't be...

Teacel,My E350 came with Goodyear Wrangler HTs and I've stuck with them as I'm getting 200k out of them. I rotate every 40k and rebalance at about 80k. I do run them until there's pretty much nothing left.

I'm a big George Carlin fan. I saw him in '74. When he came out the crowd threw joints at him which he picked up and gave to stagehands. He mentioned praying in your post. The last I heard he was praying to Joe Pesci. He said his prayers to Joe did as well as those to the invisable man in the sky.

That 30 minute morning delivery won't be a big deal because everyone will just log it like they delivered when they got there. Creative logging will continue as it always has. The talk of vans having to log someday has been going on since I've been in this business and now that the feds are...

A single axle straight truck can only be 32,000 total. 12,000 on the steer, 20,000 on the drive.

I had a cargo van with them from 12/98 to 9/99. Run as fast as you can in some other direction. I know people who are there with cargo vans currently. They have good weeks from time to time but overall it's not a good situation.

The problem with HOS rules is that no rule will be good for the way everone works. But in my humble opinion I think 14 hours to be used any way you want, 8 consecutive off, with 2 off during the 14 would be reasonable. We could work a little more with mandated rest time.

Did you hear about the two antennas that fell in love and got married? The ceramony was kind of a drag but the reception was great. A guy goes to see his doctor. He takes off his hat and says "Doctor, I've got a strawberry growing out of my head!" The doctor says "I'll give you some cream...

Gypsy,I started my expediting career 12/98 with TST. I left them 9/99 for the reason you did. As an example, they once left me sitting south of Nashville for 2 days, no load offers, and refused to give me a deadhead T.O. Friday night because I was "in a good spot". I went to Thompson with my B...

Hey Vanish, you should post the company you work for and your unit number so all these friends you've been making can shake your hand and buy you a coffee. A big, controversial, macho guy like you should'nt have any problem with that, right?

This guy must have chosen "Vanish" because that's what happened to his personality and sense of humor. Our business is about service. The things he whined about have nothing to do with getting the frieght there on time. After you deliver your time crital load on time, the reciever will probably...