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It's a good idea as the shocks get a workout even on the highway. Yeah in a hybrid this would make sense and probably something KW and others that have fielded hybrid local delivery units (class 5-7 trucks) could utilize. Power when braking and power while rolling. Rob

Well cheap rates are here and are going to be around for the rest of the year by the looks of things. The run to Que I did went for about 2.1/mile. The rate I should have got was 2.32/mile so not too bad a discount. But the best rate the customer got quoted and has been charged only paid...

One thing the MTO guys did say was there can not be a device (meaning a handheld scanner/programmer device) for changing the ecm speed settings available. Now since this is open to interpretation take this to mean not in the cab or out handy. It is not illegal to own one of these devices so...

Well the June deadline for having speed limitation in place for large trucks is almost upon us. The Ont govt has issued the ecm readers to the scale houses and it appears they have started to practice with them. Yesterday as I traveled on the 407 I saw the scale was open (in van) and they were...

Yeah I'm not a fan of the lack of info from dispatchers. Not like they don;t have it which sometimes they do have a gross lack of info but usually not who we're doing the load for. Had one yesterday, went in and asked for the load going to the destination town. Nope no one knew anything...

Quebec has had theirs out for awhile (2-3 months now). So far they seem to be relatively popular. I still have the old style ohip card so no photo on it. Like it better as no renewal required. Rob

It's a voltmeter, measures voltage output. Should read 13.5-14.2 area for most units. The old ammeters went out of style as someone decided we didn't need to know the amperage going to the batteries or whether they were charging or discharging (best info for a short etc). Yup that voltmeter...

Truck stops are great for fuel, sleeping in and all the other normal stuff we do there. But one thing I loved about the van was I could take it anywhere a car went and there were quite a few times I took advantage of that fact. All over Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba there are lots of lakes. In...

How about Windsor as you cross down there almost weekly and with all the unemployed in Windsor the lines should be short. Toronto will have huge lines as everyone did not apply for a passport. If you want a passport the Kitchener office is way faster to deal with than Toronto. Yup the new...

Business has slowed down so much that drag is no longer a factor and gravity has taken over! Freefall is next stage if I remember parachute training correctly (no drag chute for the truck). Doing fewer calls, good pay per mile jobs but few miles per job. So some nice $8/mile jobs but only...

Went to Quebec over a week ago and had the fun of watching two governed trucks doing the side by side shuffle for a few miles as one tried to pass the other. Neither one lost much on the small hills so it was a tight race but finally one won out (not the day & ross guy). Limiters today...

So Piper that means you travel with the wind and open the rear doors to increase sail size! Use rear doors on angles to tack going into the wind. ROb

Yeah Sprinters require a lot of tlc. Unfortunately mine has taken some what of a beating filling in for a customers route drivers. This definitely is hard on the tranny and other components. The buggy has around 270,000 miles on it and due for another tranny change, ball joints, belt and...

I like the plywood or even 2x4s (used a few of those). Not all forklift drivers can stack skids one on top of another perfectly lined up. The wood gives a better area for sitting on. Now I utilize 4x4 pieces in the s/t but that's because of the type of product and I need the room between for...

Hey is fatboy a member of the Old Fart Assoc?? Us old farts have been around so long we no longer sugar coat things. We tell it like it is. That's the beauty of being an Old Fart no more being totally politically correct! They write it off to becoming senile. On the side of are things...

OVM how does california classify a fleet? Do they look at the broker as the fleet owner or the name on the side of the buggy such as Fedex or Express 1? They look at the name on the side then the fleet rules and not fleet of one apply. Is this ruling open to interpretation by some yahoo with...

I agree that most of the trailers for pickups are not dock height although on my trip to Quebec last week I saw two that were. Both had raised framing above the trailer frame for the suspension etc and looked a little too top heavy for my liking. I also would like thicker tires on the trailer...

Due to the lack of shrinks available to help these persons a lot of them reoffend. There is just not enough money in the system to get the proper help to these sickos. There are in the worst cases where castration and other such things are done and do help some but of course we have (you guys...

The canuck govt just releases them with few restrictions on where they can live. Usually there are conditions for the duration of the parole period but after that they can live anywhere they want and no reporting and the cops don't track them. If they served their entire sentence with no early...

Quite right that universal healthcare costs a lot. The cdn govt and the provinces spend billions on healthcare every year. It is over 25% of the provincial budget alone. While I like some of the benefits of having a health plan that everyone pays into (well most everyone) there are of course...