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Re: ltimate Toy Hauler Hey your spellin is as good as most high school graduats... Rob

Well the language of the communication should matter as the health care plan was a public one which anyone could join and it is government supported but not government run. Meaning it is a separate entity from the government but utilizes public monies from both individual and taxation...

Definitely many US companies are benefiting from the Canadian sales. Right now it's not helping get production lines rolling as much as clearing out stock. Our vehicle factories are at least working part time and car sales are up a little. I still believe that the expedite business will...

Society is changing. No I don't mean the govt and Obama but society. The US as Canada has done are following other democracies along the path to socialism. Not necessarily a full socialist state system but along the path to more govt coddling and hand outs and taking care of the people...

Boy you guys really give Obama a hard time. While I agree that he does have a lack of experience in command and has relatively little political background, he is different. But over the last 8 years everyone complained, no one really wanted another Clinton either. So what were you left with...

Originally the thread was about Sharia law. Well hopefully the US will take a stand against it. The Ontario govt almost passed an allowance for Sharia councils to handle domestic problems in the Muslim communities here but got a lot of opposition, not only from Christian and legal groups but...

See America is the place to be. You can be a convicted criminal and still run for elected office. Most people here running for council are academics, lawyers and professional politicians. Every now and then we get a businessman or someone different but not enough to make changes in councils...

The Bank of Canada has announced that the recession here should be over by the end of September with a slow steady growth going forward. They base this on the fact that our banking system is very strong and cash rich, increased consumer spending and the reduction in layoffs and claims for...

While the US is trying to wipe out the terrorists it has the problem of having taken out the governments of 2 countries. This means that the US is basically obligated to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding the government structure in the area. There are a lot of problems in doing so in that...

I think OVM should have included the large bureaucratic system and the slowness to respond to drivers concerns. A lot of drivers have left due to the slow down in business. I have seen more of their buggies around Toronto lately, more so in the last 2 months than earlier in the year. Rob

The Ontario Govt has passed the law with regards to banning use of cell phones, texting and other handheld electronic devices while driving. Utilization of handsfree technologies with such devices is fine. GPS units must be mounted! This goes into effect Oct 1/09 and there should be...

This can work provided the dispatch at both companies understand your position of first to call gets your services. Normally this does not work out super good as you'll lose out on some nice calls now and then the obvious problem of being busy when you're needed at one company causes them to...

Had a load 4 weeks ago that included a bicycle along with the boxes. I strapped the bike to the roof of the box. Out of the way, nothing sticking in the wheels. Usually never have a load that takes the entire box upto the roof line so this works for me. If a motorcycle then you can also...

I think we'll see the 15% level. All the mfrs have moved at least 20-25% better economy over their older designed trucks. Kenworth/Pete saw the 20+% with the new slope hood design. Now mfrs are dealing with tighter emission standards and maintaining ability to haul the loads as more...

I'll have to agree with piper as to the differences in tires etc. One of my buggies the speedo is out 3mph but the odo is about bang on. So if I recalibrate for the speedo then my miles travelled will be lower (that's good isn't it?). I tried a different brand and deep tread design and it...

I have both vehicles. I don't get many van or other small calls with the s/t as I usually only have it sent on appropriate calls. This means better money per mile and less of the lower priced calls. The an for me has been the main vehicle of choice for the last 15 years. I've made money with...

These vans have the 6 bolt wheels and utilize the lower level transmission (the 8 bolt have a heavy duty). If you're over loading, running them hard in city deliveries then look to installing a secondary transmission cooler and check the transmission dipstick every month for colour change as...

I'll wait to see the saftey record for hydrogen powered buggies before I commit to one. Hydrogen goes BANG a lot faster than gasoline or other fuels. Rob

I don't know about Einstein. Maybe Sigmund would like a crack at it. You seem to have issues with either the BOLT, VAN or the very knowledgeable personage contained therein. Rob Always picking on them thar van drivers who've gain immense knowledge on how to fix just about anything (except...

The limiter is built into your truck (if newer than 2000 model year). It is in the electronic setup program in the onboard computer (ecm) and can be changed by any dealer who has the correct plug in and program to alter your trucks computer settings. it just takes a few minutes to do and some...