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I think that's fantastic. I haven't read the replies yet but if anyone thinks you're wasting your $$ it's your decision on how you run your business. W/ showers at $10- ya might as well spend a bit more & get the full room. As ya said, the difference in the AM if you've slept in your bed vs a...

I'm not sure what the right answer is. I'm not that familiar w/ logging. I'm aware that if you drive from your delivery to a truckstop 3 miles away you have to reset some sort of clock. That sort of thing seems unreal. There needs to be some common sense in these rules. What slays me...

Easy answer. Fuel gauge is optional on the vehicle he drives.

I'm over near Woodward & 11 Mile. So not to far from 13 & Coolidge. My cousin owns it. I'm renting from her. I absolutely love the location. A few pick ups/deliveries are in Troy, Madison Heights, etc. Those are really nice. The dwelling itself is a lil iffy. I'm not crazy about being on...

I appreciate all the help. A few other factors here are I'm delivering locally. I've moved to Royal Oak (just outside of Detroit) & things are going much better than in the past few years. I no longer live in Flint. With this very same company I made like $9,000 in 7 months (or 7K in 9...

Some great replies here & thanx. A few things I was wondering about were touched upon in some of the comments. The gear ratio was one. I'm not even sure what to ask, but they had choices on em on the site. Will one be drastically better for MPG & the other one better for torque? I guess...

Does anyone here drive a newer Chevy or GMC Cargo van? If so, can I ask what MPG you're getting please? I ask because I'm looking for a new van. I'm partial to Ford, but my dad can get me a GM discount. My current van gets in the 17MPG range (city/hwy combined) where as from a site I saw...

I think he means his dad gave him a blank check to Lowes. Therefore he can build up his sleeper in his (I'm assuming) van. He now wants suggestions as to what he should buy.

I love it. Now if they'd only do the same for 4 wheelers.

I remember this post. Brings back memories. If Hanoki ever asks a Q, after going back 6 years in posts, I hope no one tells him to check the archives. I think he's got that part covered. The Ford is still going. I hesitate to say still going strong, cuz I'm in the process of looking...

A pretty good list all in all. I'd give some leeway on eating/drinking (meaning a soda, not beer), talking to passengers & changing the radio station. I'm not saying that eating or talking to passengers can't distract someone. I'm saying I wouldn't be writing anyone a ticket over it...

Thanx for the responses. This guy is the father of one of my friends. She's also a smoker, as is her mom. None of them intend to quit, though the mom said she'd quit if the dad wanted too. He didn't.

My thinking on the unions is they served their purpose, but have outlived their usefulness. The primary "businesses" I'd like to see go under are government agencies. IRS, Dept of Education, & the list goes on. I'm not wanting people to be paid for doing nothing. I don't want people who do...

I have a Q. Asking because I don't know the A. Here's the scenario. An otherwise intelligent guy went to the hospital w/ a heart attack. Add to that while he was in the hospital it was found out that he's got emphasima (sp??) & also pnemonia (sp??). He's in the hospital for 3 days. When...

Hey Scott, ya got on w/ em eh? Congrats. Despite my disagreement (partial disagreement??) w/ OVM, I'm fine w/ the US bringing in Canadians to do other things than fill up our hockey rosters.

Bitter because I'm not happy people are losing thier trucks? I didn't realize a counterpoint made someone a union member. As you see fit though. I had a pretty decent day today. I'm not wishing anyone hardship. Not all days are great mind ya, but on those that aren't I'm not hoping my...

That's a different point. And a valid one. That's more about people cheating & taking runs from people who've went & played by the rules. The thing is, it's often those who played by the rules who got burned. I saw some of those trucks. They didn't look like junk. A lot of em looked...

I'm gonna disagree here. One person can only take so much freight. If you were the only driver in the country, you couldn't handle all the work. For that matter, if there was only 1 company, whether it be Load 1, Fed Ex, whoever, they couldn't handle all the freight. What I'm getting at...

Good??? Wow, you're happy that people are losing their vehicles & want it to happen to more? Wouldn't it be better if there was a better economy & more people had freight (and work in general) than more people losing their trucks/vans? Also, I thought the Load 1 guys & gals were doing...

MorningStar- I would call these guys in a heartbeat. Ya can trust em. Good people. Good dispatch if it's the same group that I worked w/. I'm not getting paid by em or anything. I haven't talked to John in 2 years or so. And that was socially, not work related. I've just worked for em...