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At home, beautiful Whitehall, Michigan. Wood is put up, home winterized. Last night of sleep in my bed at home. Leaving in the morning for Mississippi to go pick up our repaired cow killer. Anxious to be back on the road Wednesday.

I'm dying to know who everyone uses for a nationwide pharmacy. My darling bride takes a few regular prescriptions. For whatever reason, the dolts at Wally World cannot seem to get their pharmacies to work in concert with each other. Also a little tired of being treated like we live under a...

This may have been brought up before, but I have a few questions: My kid has an I-phone. He can surf the web while talking. He has AT & T as a carrier. I have Verizon. Here is why I ask: I'd like to be able to tether and surf, and still be able to receive calls. I currently pay for 2...

Anyone using Googledocs, or any other free spreadsheet software on their droid-based smartphone? I'd like to be able to get the wife to log all of our business info on one of them, and then move what we do on Quickbooks after the fact. Any guidance appreciated.

We're on our way out to Cali, and the head gasket is going. Leaking oil, but no coolant. Called 3 different Detroit and Freightliner shops, and the time estimates I've gotten range from 8 to 24 hours, and from $95 to $112 per hour, with one guy repeatedly mentioning an EGR cooler. Instead of...

Avoid at all costs. We drove through the crap in Arkansas last night, then had to drive through fast-running water over the road at about the 58 MM this morning. No way cars are getting through. The westbound lanes are backed up about 8 miles, and there is no way to re-route or turn...

Bear with me, I am fighting a nasty cold, so what I am trying to ask may not be clear. Here's to hoping it is: I have an '05 M2 106 with 4 squirrels.........an MBE 900 rated at 250 hp. As Leo has stated in previous posts, I should be thankful for any mileage past 400k on this engine. I'm...

Just finished paying off our first truck, and going to start saving to buy our next. While we absolutely adored driving our previous owner's Sterling, I am looking real hard at engines and fuel economy. While sitting this weekend, I talked to an owner of a 06 or 07 Freightliner with the 300...

I have a 48x21x24 diamond plate, two-latch toolbox, and am looking to find at least one more. Don't know if these were something that Bentz affixed when they attached their sleepers to trucks or not, but I am frustrated at not being able to find them. Anyone have any ideas where I might find...

Okay.....Sunday is my 'scheming' day. A lot of crazy crap works it's way through my brain on Sundays. Don't know why, but please bear with me. We have a 72" Bentz sleeper now. It is not the kind that goes over the cab of the truck, but rather, you walk (or crouch) into the sleeper, where you...

I have been toiling with this idea, and need some advice. Our truck has no APU, and no a/c while idling. The fella that sold us the truck had a portable generator for electricity while sitting. Idling while it is roasting outside is killing us in fuel costs. I thought of this: Roof air...

'New' Owner of a 2005 M2 106 with MBE 900 engine. Can someone please advise me what filters need changed every 10,000 with the oil? Obviously, the primary oil and fuel filters, but what about the centrifugal filter and fuel/water seperator filter? First time I had them changed, I erred...

My frugal self cannot come to grips with paying what I think will be high prices for batteries through Freightliner. Anyone have reasonably-priced chain store recommendations for 2 batteries?

We're at the TA East in Ontario, California. Like the area; despise the truckstop. Laid over en route to a crappy $500 run. I'm not holding out hope that we'll get another run to add to our $1100 we've brought to the truck this week. Worst week in the short time since we've been out. What...

Brand new to this world, so please bear with me. I haven't had health insurance in almost 8 years. I start with a contractor driving FedExCC Monday. I'd like to hear from any of you that purchase your own health insurance, approximately what you pay per month, and the source. A former...

I'm looking for a little advice. Please chime in if have some. My wife and I just graduated CDL school yesterday. A few weeks ago, we were offered a team expediting position for a contractor hauling for FedEx CC in a straight truck with a sweet sleeper. Owner was offering a 60/40 split, with...