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I thought I needed new hinges on the Large Norcold in the RV. Swung by a trusted refrigerator repair guy in Shipshewanna In. He quickly showed me why I needed a door. Said I can give you a take-off for $50.00., This was for the large door. They switched it out in about 20 minutes and...

My friend with the Transit Connect is running around town doing errands. Pulls into a place, shuts it off, comes out 5 minutes later and it’s dead. No lights, accessories, nothing. She grabs another vehicle and leaves. A few hours later her brother in law goes out, puts the key in and it...

Being retired I don’t follow the Michigan Road Delay threads. I find myself taking a class A motorhome up near Cadillac in the morning. Typically would get to 23 north off the turnpike.Coming from the Cleveland area. How much is going on ? Will be there mid to late morning. Thanks

I posted in another thread about a great meal I remember 30 years later. It wasn’t a special event, or with a special person. It’s just a meal that I’ll always remember. Do you have a meal you’ll always remember ? And why ?

Zorry just called me. He just posted an ad in accessories for a 7 month old 4500 # Electric Pallet Jack. He has no trouble posting ads but is having an issue getting on the forum. He’s always been kind of backwards.

TA has a Father’s Day Special. A Porter House Steak and all you can eat shrimp for only $24.95 ! Roundup Granny and the youngins . You’all don’t want to miss this !

Fresh in the Classifieds tonight is a listing for a very nice DR unit that looks like a great starter truck. Zorry’s Truck.

Looking back over your career, what were your most interesting hauls ? I did two I’ll always remember. Herbie Hancock’s Equipment to his 70th birthday celebration in LA. He performed at a zoo in Seattle either Saturday or Sunday. We got in early, spent the day at the zoo, then the outdoor...

There’s controversy about Flying J/Pilot not Flying the American Flag at some locations. As you guys drive around our fine country, report what you see if so inclined. Location, pole/no pole, Flag/No Flag. If the poles disappear, the lack of Flags will be less obvious.

not sure if there’ll be more than one. GOAT- Jordon, LeBron,or ....?

Saw a guy with a high performance Transit that just did a Ky-Fl-Va and got 29.7 mpg. About 400 lb payload.

I spoke with a cargo van driver that hauls a fair amount of HazMat. He told me he uses paper logs. If he were to go over 8 days in any calendar month he would be required to switch to an ELD. He tries to not leave home placarded, in case he needs to placard to get home.

Reds , Paducah Ky Chucks, Calumet Ave, Valparaiso, In And the one across from the Pilot, Caustaic Ca

What’s your favorite and why ? Pilot coffee is my second choice. I am disappointed that Dunkin seldom has my two favorite choices, Chocolate Frosted Cake and Vanilla Long Johns.

...in Indianapolis at least. The Canadian donut chain opened one location earlier this year and promised four more by early summer. The first one never took off so for now they’re giving up on Indy. They have 8 or 10 more in Indiana. Mostly around Fort Wayne.

A distinguished member mentioned losing his watch. How many people still wear wristwatches ? And why or why not. I stopped wearing one when I started turning wrenches.

I’ve never been to the Expo. Got a line on some good freight. 2 pallets, 2,000 lbs or less. 36 inches max height. Thinking of coming out of retirement with a midroof Transit. Team freight. I want to see some store bought sleepers. Anybody exhibiting these anymore ?

Looking to replace four Odessy pc2150 AGM Batteries. Class 8 Semi, custom sleeper. Friend can’t find Odessy but keeps coming across Northstar. I never heard of them. Neither has he. He previously had Optima but was not impressed. His Onan may not have been setup for AGM when he had the Optimas...

I just looked at specs for the new Hino XL 7/8. GCWR up to 66,000 lbs. GM I believe is re-entering the medium duty market with a truck built by Navistar.

I stopped in the service dept at Westfall GMC to have a friends Yukon serviced. Light Duty $139 per hour Med Duty. $150 per hour Motor homes $179 per hour Is this common ? With all the proprietary stuff on a vehicle, I used OEM dealers a lot. Glad I retired when I did.