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Don't you think that pretty much every CDL holder knows about HoS? That fact pretty much ruled out your comment which came across as highly condesending which is why people jumped all over it.

Also, it would be impossible for it to fall sideways without something pushing it from one side while breaking a point below. Falling straight down is the only way it could fall given the factors in play.

Very simple, money. Bad owners realize its more profitable to rip off drivers and find a new person to rip off instead of playing fair and find good drivers. Also finding enough good drivers is expensive and hard to do. You have to go through 3 bad drivers to find 1 good one. So the bad...

I'm a little cold hearted but I don't think the cost of 10 years of war was worth 3000 lives. Especially when you have an even larger number of domestic terrorists killing more Americans every year (drunk drivers). In 2001, I think 15 000 people were killed by drunk drivers. But a war...

If I was Obama, I'd offer to let the Republicans make a plan and base my re-election based on their inability to reach their goals / targets. The reality is the economy is in the ****ter and there is way too much debt. You can't spend your way out of a recession when you have such a high debt...

Yea I was thinking he should buy one so he can sue them. I think most intelligent people who buy one realize its not 120". Who is also to say that they used his definition, I'm pretty sure they used their definition which they could back up.

I agree, if a business wants to limit their customer base to satisfy a different portion of it, then that is their right imo. Its no different a theatre blocking cell phone signals, banning children under 6 at certain shows makes for a better environment. However these business need to be...

So all the jobs have moved to Mexico because of too many regulations? It doesn't have anything to do with the rate that they are willing to work for? Instead of losing jobs to Mexico, why not just let as many Mexicans as wanted come in and work here and pay taxes here?

One thing I don't understand is why people keep working after 3 weeks if they don't get paid, or after whatever period you were told you would be paid. Ok but if that carrier has other "business partners" that are willing to haul freight for cheap and they offer you cheap freight out of...

If you thought about it, you'd realize that he doesn't have a CDL, so he isn't concerned about HoS rules. He's asking about van drivers. Thats pretty obvious if you think about it. Too bad you didn't think about it.

I don't think there is a stock answer. There are too many variables with engine sizes, van length, weight, etc.... Hopefully we get a wide variety of responses though.

This is incorrect because your creating an extra long line that isn't needed and not utilzing that 2nd lane. Then if you happen to be in a city and there is a stop light, your having half the people not be able to get ahead of the light and that causes even more traffic problems because...

If he is looking with his ears, that's probably why he can't find it.

Did you have any symptoms or problems when you were driving other than the light being on?

Unfortunately fueling for me is a major hasslef in every state is a hassle, takes 10-15 minutes. I need to go inside, wait in line, give my Fleet One card so they can turn on the pump (because out front you can't punch in your data), go back outside and hope the clerk remembers to turn it on...

oh really, lets take a look at what you said earlier From what I read, you were specifically complaining that sports athletes get away with bad behaviour but "entertainers" get IMMEDIATE negative feedback. I gave a bunch of examples of entertainers who don't get negative feedback.

When I fuel up in front at Pilot's, they have an cement island in front of the pump that you can stand on, if you plan ahead and park properly, you can stand on that and get good access to the drivers side.

Would you turn down a 2 skid load if it didn't pay more than a 1 skid load? Doesn't increased revenue = increased money in your pocket? My company pays extra for Sprinter loads but even they didn't, taking a 3 skid load at the same price as a 1 skid load is better than sitting and not...

I'm somewhere in this range as well, probably more in the 1.5 range. Without my spreadsheet, I'm guestimating 12-15% of my loads are 3-4 skids and they've generally been long runs. Losing those runs would be devasting unless you knew you were going to win an even better 2 skid load...

Thanks for this matlack, I'd much rather purchase one in person. Also thanks turtle for sharing so much info. I'm probably going to go with a $29.99 400w continuous / 800w peak Chicago Electric. I'll upgrade down the road if I ever add a fridge or microwave.