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We had the same problem a couple of times, and it ended up being the airbrake paddle valve above the airbag switch. Like PackMule said, the little o-ring compression fittings wear after a while. Contributing to that is their close proximity to the heater ducting. Our plastic lines at the ends...

Man! Puttin' on a tophat really hides that nose!

We also use Lucas and have had occassion to see it's benefits first hand, with a major oil leak . . .our dipstick tube split right at the engine inlet point and spewed oil all over. I noticed a drop in oil pressure pretty quickly but had enough to get safely off the road before we lost complete...

A great out-of-town service can be found at the Salvation Army centers. They are strict bible based services, yet non-denominational and everyone is welcome. A little research or a couple of phone calls can give you their service times. And most of the places have loading dock areas! Good Luck...

Regarding the showers Bob, there are some . . .but they're like campground showers and only cleaned after close. Bring your own stuff and towels. They're along side the main building, up from the pride and polish area. When we drove into the truck parking areas last time you're basically...

Randy, we run as a team for Epes Express and with their business model and low overhead we usually do very well. But this month has been a ball-buster. I'm not trying to promote Epes, I'm just telling you that even these little niche companies that seem like a golden opportunity most of the time...

We're starting to see a pattern where it's not the company and it's dispatchers creating the hardship, it's actually NLM giving out service failures at the drop of a hat. We had a trip to Norfolk FORD, and east of Richmond a gravel hauler rolled scattering gravel all over the interstate. VSP...

Just as a little financial sidebar to Sirius - I invest in stocks and options and a buddy bought a bunch of options when Sirius first announced Stern coming over. The price skyrocketed, and he sold the options for a nice profit. When I asked how come he didn't hang onto the options longer, he...

Cool site Terry! Keep 'em coming. Thanks.

OK Leo, I'll bite . . what's the APU weight exemption all about? I've got a pretty good grasp of all the pro's/con's of our generator, and our's is heavy - about 450 (+-) pounds. We can still haul over 10,000 (all I want to), but a little more wiggle room would put our mind at ease. The Gibster

Even with our carrier, we've been sitting and getting 2-3 runs (albeit big ones) a week this month. We run with Epes Express and their business model and smaller overhead usually works well to our advantage. But today we're in Detroit and sitting, and dispatch is dropping the gross bids by...

Hey Frisco, Do any of the stories give a possible timeline for the return of FOX News? Last Thursday Sirius wrote me back and said that FOX had 'left' Sirius, but in response to asking about the supposed negotiations with them Sirius said they were still in conversations with FOX in an attempt...

Hey Kraig, I manufactured one out of the post style QC stand and a steering wheel desk topper. Cut the desk topper so I saved the 90 degree bend at the bottom and mounted it to the flattop of the QC mounting plate with small nuts and bolts. Glued on non-slip and it holds the computer in place...

Leo, if you got one with a pop-up for HotAmishBabes.com and the Enquirer story about the 3 legged antelope found glowing in the dark in the desert around Roswell, New Mexico; it wasn't mine. Juz in case you were wunderin' . . . The Gibster

Well done Teace, you're a gentleman. EO is such a great site and forum, let's all work at keeping it on top. The Gibster .

We can certainly understand that individual dealerships can differ greatly, and each of us can have a different experience with that dealership if you walked in right behind my service request. What really disturbed me was the lack of a call back from Freighliner Corporate in Portland OR, it's...

Well, we found someone to finally fix The Problem - Peterbilt of Tampa! They indeed found the bracket to be defective and replaced it with the new, stouter bracket. Freightliner has always said "I think there's a new bracket available", but could not or would not produce one after discussing...

OK everyone, not just a gripe post - I need some collective suggestions on how to handle this one: We're in Tampa, Fla trying to get an A/C compressor repaired at the Freightliner dealer and they are completely balking, and refusing to honor the part warranty. The problem is classically...

Left our first carrier after 2 major problems - the then president of the company told us to run illegal and accept a load to keep the customer happy; and then was on a Sacramento run and got left out west for 4 days. Finally called enough that we got relocated to Salt Lake. After being left for...

We watched for about a year and a half as Freightliner went from having a couple of parts available and would get a part for you the next day, to stocking no parts and forcing you to pay the airfreight bill or wait till Tuesday of next week's parts run for the now Merceded Benz marked boxes. We...