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Unfortunately there are those who will continue to harass a person who has served time for such crimes and has been released. They have to live somewhere and not all are repeat offenders. I know that many parents would not want a sex abuse ex-con living around the corner and I really don't...

It is quite common from from what I've seen for not only expediters but regular deliver guys to not be equipped properly. I've seen loads of drivers without proper straps or other restraints. I've given guys straps to at least provide some sort of holding for skids so they don't fall over or...

Every mfr has a line, model that has some extra problems. Although this is probably not the case in your experience. One of our competitors up here has a fleet of 15 ST and a fair split between Int'l and FL. Most of the Int'l owners have complaints about their trucks and a few have converted...

This could easily get out of hand in some areas and cities and completely swamp medical services. With todays capabilities to travel it could show up in so many different places almost instantly. They have a couple in Montreal in quarantine who just returned from Mexico and were displaying...

Don't get too many loads with a return. All on one bill or sometimes split as two separate loads. Sometimes dispatch says one or two and sometimes it's the customer as they want signatures. Lately several of my return loads have been partial load refusals (usually takes several phone calls)...

I used to do hazmat removal from buildings years ago and I still have a couple of the suits and masks. Guess I could wear one while at the truckstop doing my business. Think it would impact their business with me wandering around with a mask and sealed suit with HAZMAT on the back? Rob

I don't run team all that often (especially lately) but in the van my normal team ops is I take the first shift. What I like to do is run for 7-8 hrs to the first fuel stop. Stop, fuel, eat, hit the john, switch drivers until the next fuel stop. I try to plan those every 7-8 hrs regardless of...

The desktop could be used in a truck and even utilized while the truck is in motion although that is not really recommended. There are some industrial designed shock reduction cradles for the computers that are used in industrial applications that work rather well or design your own with foam...

The selling with the job along with it sounds just like a lot of the taxis who sell the vehicle and the license to operate. Personally I don't think fecc should allow that. If a driver/truck/unit leaves wg service then it should open up to next unit that fits requirements. Glad I work for a...

A news cast here stated that GM was going to shutdown 11 plants but not all at the same time. This was to do inventory adjustment (clear out non selling vehicles). Of greater interest was the mention that Chrysler may go into bankruptcy as soon as next week. Also mentioned was a possible...

My flatdeck would be OOS a lot then as it goes to construction sites and mines for over half of its deliveries. How few of those are not covered in mud? Not only that but some of the straps taken off during a rain will go on the passenger side floor to dry out. SO it looks like a mess over...

Spudhead while the law states you're not supposed to have anything handy to change the ecm settings, in reality you can have such things. No law against having them it's just the point of since they made a point in this law about having the ability available. We otherwise have no regs covering...

For most of it I utilize spreadsheets for tracking the loads. I save info every month so I can pull any month independently. I track fuel and mileage in a separate spreadsheet and of course an expenses spreadsheet for all my spending. Quicken would be a good program to use to track expenses...

While you're right that you do not really control your income that does not mean you do have any options with regards to your income. I've actually done very well in the past three downturns in the economy. I made myself the reliable guy that dispatch could utilize and did the job well...

On the older Sprinters the transmissions heat up too much. It is better to install a secondary cooler to aid in keeping transmission temps within norms. I'm assuming the newer sprinters have the same transmission so this should still apply. Fram also makes filters for the oil and can be had...

Thanks OVM I know, but thought I'd put it in anyways. Just to keep it in their minds, maybe it'll sink a wee bit. Yeah right! Rob

You sure that wasn't just last week in Erie? Rob

Many cdn truckers were asking similar questions re the reader and the ecm causing problems or alterations. The ministry reps at the truck show were quite explicit in their explanation that the reader output was not there it only read the ecm settings for the speed (I'm assuming it can read...

I think the idea is that not quite that many will lose their jobs and the 5 million new will offset the 6-7 million lost. Thereby really having only a net loss of 2-3 million of which many will be able to gain part time employment as the demand from these new high paying jobs will create demand...

Today as has happened before another soldier returned from the Afghan conflict in a box. The family was probably on the tarmac to meet the casket and travel along the highway to Toronto to the coroners office. It is a sight and thought provoking to see the numbers of citizens holding...