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All of the calls I'm making, are to the Commerical Vehicle Enforcement Division, at the state level, for each state. I wanted to avoid asking personnel working in a scale house, since, I guessing, they "are the last ones to hear anything". As far as the signs posted prior to the scale, each...

> >Port-a-Potty: Neither Rene' nor I want one 'cause there are >too many public toilets and we're not incontinent. Why not >wear Depends? you'll only have to get out of van once a day >to change them. > Now I'll be able to sleep better at night, knowing that the two of you are not...

>I've got a question you can ask while calling around. When >it says "All trucks over 7000 Pounds" do they mean actual or >gross? I never know. So I just pull in. I'd rather be told >"stay off my scale" than "you should have pulled in, here is >your ticket please follow me to the scale"...

>One thing you have to be carefull of. If your van has a >passangers side air bag there is probably a pre-tensioner on >the seat for the seatbelt. Unplug that thing and the air bag >light will likely come on. Of course, remove it from the >seat, plug it back in and stuff it under your bunk...

If you're not calling Dispatch or Driver Relations, every 12 hours, to find out what's going on, or to find out if you should be moving where the freight is, then the only person you can blame, is yourself. Good luck! :)

I'm glad you asked... The seat was removed, and I'm happy to report, that I haven't fallen out of my bunk yet, but that brings up a serious issue. With merkurfan's post, stating he fell from his bunk, I've been thinking, and I feel that this is a serious problem. I'd like to suggest that we...

RE: Safety Sups and "manditory sleep" in a cargo v Trust me, it's going to happen more and more, I think. I heard that hours cargo vans are running, is going to be looked at with a little harder. Your right, we all have our own limits, but the Safety Sups are just looking out for everyone, us...

Just a side note Raceman ... if you add anything else to your tag, EO is going top start charging you for hard drive space on their server! :D :D :D P.S. - you have nothing listed about pets or your favorite food? Have a great one!

Just a note ... I was at the Ford Truck plant in Wayne, MI last week, and the guard I spoke with, told me that they (Ford) where switching to a private security company. Some of the current guards may be hired by the new company, but they wheren't sure. If you go in there in the coming months...

I've been making some phone calls, trying to put together a list, state by state, as to this very issue. So far, I haven't gotten a straight answer from anyone! As stated in the other replies, watch the signs. Some states are starting to change the wording on the signs at the weigh stations. I...

>Didn't I read somewhere that UPS closed the old EMERY AIR >FREIGHT hub in Dayton O? That's correct. After they purchased it, they determined it was too close to Louisville to do them any good.

That cause we know how to treat people right, here in Ohio! Wait until we start the free gasoline program on the turnpike ... but don't tell anyone who you heard it from. :+ :+ :+

I'm in a cargo van, and I'm moving right along. Had four loads last week, three into Canada. I'd be making some phone calls to dispatch or start looking for another company to contract with.

I'm not a "team", although my wife might say I'm big enough to be two people , and I run with Panther II in a cargo van. I've had great luck with them.

At least we don't "really" know who you are. Might want to keep this to yourself, if speaking about removal of you front seat, in person to someone. :+ :+ :+ Funny stuff! By the way, I'm putting this one in my book of crazy things that happen to all of us on the road!

Thanks! Mine was 1194, so I guess I'll be getting mine soon ... I hope.

>Earning $1000 differs greatly from carrier to carrier. >PantherII, for example, pays a flat rate of 77 cpm so, a >PantherII van... I don't know if I'm not reading this correctly or not, but Panther does pay their drivers a fuel surcharge. I've been paid everything from .06/mile to .19/mile...

Will you be running as an O/O, or will you have someone drive for you? If you'll be driving, you should do well, as long as you stay available. I've been with Panther for about a month, and i'm very pleased. Without going into details, I feel I'm doing pretty well. As time goes, I should do...

Last week, I decided to work on this "problem". Over the next few weeks, I'm going to contact every state, and get the "official" answer to this question. As stated, some states post signs stating "commerical vehicles must scale", or "vehicles over 6000lbs must scale", etc... My van's empty...