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Hey Dave, Isee that you post often about being allowed to find your load to take you out of a bad area. Knowing that you have been around the block a time or two ( not an age coment ). Would you mind sharing how often you do this? Maybe a percentage for last year, I know this will vary based on...

Charlies Old fashion Truckwash, right beside the J in San Antonio. Washed, waxed, engine wash, towel dried, tire dressing for fifty one dollars and fifty cents. real good job even thou they are owned by the beacon. Truck never looked so good.

Math 1950-2005 Last week I purchased a sandwich for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her...

While home getting the truck repaired a friend of mine asked me to get back into sales (manufacture's rep.), So I put the truck up for sale and see what happens.

Okay, here we go. This is how not to run. Start the week with a pick up in Circleville, Ohio 80 miles away going to Al. Upon arrival we are told they always order two trucks just in case, and we are number two, so load cancelled $ 99.00. Drive up towards Columbus get load picking up in Lodi...

Talking to a guy at the J in San Antonio, He has a new sprinter, with dual tires on the thing and he was wondering how to rotate the six tires, all six are the same tread, and size now we need the answer QUICK because I was in bragging about this site was great for help, so come on give me your...

Okay now for my idea of MY dream truck. First we must start with a Volvo 780. It would come from the factory with a stretched frame and a wheel base that allowed for perfect balance , if I decided to put say, two skids of 3000 lbs. In the nose. For the drive train I would have a Cat or Cummins...

A little quick with the lock Leo. I don't think anyone was sugesting that everyone should use more than one log book or how to run two sets of books.

Man, yes that's what it takes now. Got my truck serviced same place as usual, and can barely get the gear down. I noticed more grease around the gear box than usual. Called the service department, and they said they used the same grease as they always. Same as for the rest of the truck. Any...

A blind man makes his way to a bar stool and orders a drink. After sitting there for awhile, he yells to the bartender, "Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?" The bar immediately falls absolutely quiet. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, before you tell that joke, sir, I...

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While laying in the bed this morning with a gift from my better half, not that, the flu bug silly. I was going to start my morning routine, no not that, reading the paper on the internet, checking e-m and then going to EOL and reading the current threads. But then I thought, why the place is...

FUNERAL PROCESSION Don't skip the prayer at the end! A woman was leaving a convenience store with her morning coffee when she noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind the...

Dayton, Ohio

There seems to be so many posts that are repetitive( I known because I post them also) , it seems that many of the questions are asked once or more per month, these are not asking for advice but how some people are doing in regards to miles per type of vehicle, weather or not it’s a single, or...

We will be trying for Friday or Saturday, maybe both. Would like to meet up with alot of our fellow EOL'ers. Any Ideas

What do you call two Mexicans playing basketball? Juan on Juan What is a Yankee? The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone. What is the difference between a Harley and a Hoover ? The position of the dirt bag Why is divorce so expensive? Because it's worth it. What do you see...

My son wants to see that video of the pick up and I can't find it. Can anyone help me? Jim & Karin 4886

Well we left out on Friday and picked up near Ft. Wayne for a Monday 1pm del. Here we sit waiting in Oklahoma City waiting for the next load. Not counting the first time when we were sent on an empty move to West Palm Beach this is the longest amount of time that we have spent without a load. If...

Well the wife and I leave the house Sunday evening and park at the TA to go to orientation on Monday morning. We arrive and get our heads full of a lot of good information. I was glad that I had been driving for awhile. I would hate to have to learn log books hazmat and border forms all at once...