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    Windows 8 and photos

    This might help How To Change the Default Windows 8 Email Client jimmy
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    Why men should not write advice columns

    Dear Johns advice to check the simple stuff first, before moving on to complicated issues like relationships, seems reasonable to me. jimmy
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    Replacing Mercedes MB900 Engine in M2-106

    Not at all sure if this would apply to your Mercedes engine, but on some Cummins engines the air compressor is the culprit , in coolant loss. jimmy
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    Keeping Salad Greens Fresh

    This link might be helpful Keeping food fresh with Green Bags The green bags you bring your produce home in from the grocery store, can be reused as well. I saw that in one of magazines at the doctors office. jimmy
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    Cell Phones And Intelligence Agencies

    You may not have to call the NSA, they probably already know when you are off route and lost, and call you. jimmy
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    HOS Restart Chart

    New link Chart shows just how long a 34-hour restart actually takes | Overdrive - Owner Operators Trucking Magazine This article makes the statement, that a driver starting their 34 break at 2 a.m. could have to sit up to 51 hours, before resuming driving duties. Also if you started a 34...
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    Cell Phones And Intelligence Agencies

    Yes I too am glad that the NSA is watching over us, I just wish when our phones are left unpatched and our information and Identities are stolen by hackers , that the NSA, or CIA, would send a few drones after the thieves. jimmy
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    HOS Restart Chart

    The home weekends job ads sound good, until you find out exactly what that means. jimmy
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    HOS Restart Chart

    Interactive: How Many Hours in a '34-Hour' Restart? | JOC This might be helpful. Frankly I never realized just how much potential time loss there is with the new 34 hour restart. jimmy
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    Cell Phones And Intelligence Agencies

    https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130723/12395923907/even-powering-down-cell-phone-cant-keep-nsa-tracking-its-location.shtml This is what caught my eye. leaving security flaws in place so they can be exploited by security agencies. i would be inclined to think that rouge hackers could...
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    Replacing Mercedes MB900 Engine in M2-106

    Just throwing this idea out for folks to think about, on an N14 Cummins engine the air compressor will cause coolant losses. jimmy
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    Replacing Mercedes MB900 Engine in M2-106

    This might be worth looking into Mercedes MBE900 Engine Assembly on HeavyTruckParts.Net If you could find a reliable shop down south , you might save a few dollars on labor. jimmy
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    DOT violation

    I like the cargo rings as well, I have seen more cargo rings used in the decks of straight truck and trailers than E track. I would think there would be less danger of a forklift damaging the rings, than would be the case with E track . jimmy
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    Garmin Heads Up Display

    This should be interesting. Connects your smartphone to heads up display. Garmin's head-up display connects smartphone navigation to any vehicle windshield - Computerworld Garmin Puts Directions On Car Windshield - Mobility - Smartphones - jimmy
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    34 Hour Restart ?

    This is the part of the new regulations (1) Must include two periods from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., .. That is going to earn drivers the most tickets, in my opinion. jimmy
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    NTSB Study on Straight Trucks

    http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2013/single_unit/2013_Abstract_Single_unit_trucks_6-5-2013.pdf Interesting study, I wonder how many of the trucks involved in these crashes, were rental units? NTSB wants stricter safety standards for straight trucks | Commercial Carrier Journal jimmy
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    Straight Truck Sleeper

    Do a search for the term (texas sleeper). Here is one link that might be useful. http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/newbies-paradise-forum/47183-texas-style-sleeper.html?highlight=texas+sleeper jimmy
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    UPS to Offer New Service

    If Fed Ex and Panther are hauling UPS loads, I wonder how many ways the paycheck is split, before it reaches The owner-operator hauling the load? jimmy
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    UPS to Offer New Service

    The information that both Fed Ex and Panther, haul these loads for UPS , got me wondering, who else might haul these loads? I am going to assume that both Fed Ex and Panther, can offer proof/certification, that their equipment and drivers meets certain standards. jimmy
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    UPS to Offer New Service

    UPS Launches Service for High-Value, Temperature-Sensitive Shipments | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News More competition For Fed Ex and Panther ? jimmy
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