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  1. Jack_Berry

    this might rub someone the wrong way

    WAY TO GO BEARS!!! they shut out brett favre for the first time in his career!. BEARS 26 PACK ZIP, ZERO, NADA, ZILCH, NOTHIN' Jack Berry
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    the expeditor franchise

    thecompany i am at right now hasused an expeditor half a dozen times from chgo/milw to grand island neb. last year. i looked up these folks after finding no info here and found out they offer franchise opportunities. http://www.straightshotexpress.com/ opinions? Jack Berry
  3. Jack_Berry

    anyone ever maxed out?

    just wondering if a load has ever cubed or weighed you out of a run. maybe this is more for vans than c and d trucks. Jack Berry
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    ulsd down side

    transportation topics is back in the office. from the latest issue, there will be lower energy per gallon of fuel with the sulpher stripped out. volvo says they have seen a 3% decrease in energy from ulsd. celadon says they see a 2% decrease. tony geizler of volvo says a 2% power loss is a...
  5. Jack_Berry

    flatbed question

    sorry i know this is a van and straight truck forum but i don't know where else to ask this question. i am aware of both 9 and 10 ft stepdecks. is there an 11 ft stepdeck? all of the truck comp. brochures we have indicate 9 and 10 as std. is 11 spec equip? once again sorry to post t/t stuff...
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    dock high

    i keep seeing this on threads. it is obvious to me that a van, ford, gmc or sprinter is not dock high unless you use an off road lift kit. i'm guesing that dock high is only a ref to straight trucks or do some of you carry ramps to load down to your level? most of the warehouses i have worked...
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    company markings?

    aren't these trucks required to have the name on the door or the box? i am thinking like p2 and fecc markings. last friday driving to indy from chgo i saw a half dozen d and one c with no markings of any kind. the big red e on the d was easily visible as was the fecc on another. the only vans...
  8. Jack_Berry

    c unit-need help identifying

    i know the b class vans, sprints, chev and ford, the d class trucks of fl, keno, hino and sterling and e truck tractors but what is a c unit? i see references to them but i can't find a good pic or a mental image to figure these out. i know the weight limit is 10-26k# would this be like a...
  9. Jack_Berry

    can you help this woman?

    dated june 17th from another website Message: I am trying to find out if anyone has seen my husband at an truck stop in California. The last time I heard from him was over 48 hours ago and he said he was in Ontario California trying to find away home to me. I am six months pregnant and have...
  10. Jack_Berry

    calling dieseldoctor

    i read your srw conversion a couple times and notice it is a couple years old. the aerocell 17 on a 4500 chassis appeals to me for the sleeper conversion. how about an update? any new stuff added? how is the handling empty? what kind of mileage does it make? would you do it again? Jack Berry
  11. Jack_Berry

    gmc unicell

    i saw a classified ad for a truck here that intrigued me. a gme/chev kodiak unicell. looks like a tweener van and d unit. payload of 7000 lbs. anyone else beside the sellor have any info on them? mileage? ride? reliability? Jack Berry
  12. Jack_Berry

    stupid dispatched deadhead runs

    here is one from my friend. he sat in phoenix for 2 days then was told to go to memphis. he asked twice and they said go. he called his dm and was told yeah do it take your time. then dispatched was upset when he took his time. as i have read here dispatch makes a lot of difference. his d's...
  13. Jack_Berry

    how is this good??

    on their website here, and for pam and maybe usa truck also, expedite solutions offers after training beginner rate of .28 cpm. now if i take a 700 mile run that pays me 196 bucks. if the truck gets 8 mpg that is 87.5 gal. multiply that by three bucks a gal and you get 262.50. um, i am a little...
  14. Jack_Berry

    memorial day poll

    so like me there area a lotta noobies out here reading, lurking and asking questions. as many have said, "if you aren't driving you aren't making money". okay here's the deal.....memorial day weekend, time for family, chilling and grilling. here is the question was it your choice to work...
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    memorial day poll

    please humor me and visit the noobie forum to take part in this poll. thanks Jack Berry
  16. Jack_Berry

    more noob questions

    Jack Berry hi folks. i fell on this site accidently and have been looking at it closely especially the helpful people on the forum.(is my check in the mail yet?) anyway here are my noob questions 1. i have seen different classes of trucks from A0E. My guess is they are broken down by weight...
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