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Just like Terry said, we met a driver for Crete driving big truck when we were all at a Freightliner getting serviced, and if he hadn't joked with us and removed his prothesis we wouldn't of known he had one. Spry, funny and what a great attitude! I'm sure you have your reasons for...

Well "dukes-a", if you really want to know, Greg is right, that goofy sign is indeed a hard-lost tradition as is a lot of quirky stuff with State Police agencies. A LONG TIME AGO I was checking out the academy library for materials on pursuit and I found a 1940's circa instruction manual...

Butch, we hung an Idlebuster and am moderately satisfied. It's got a 9000 watt genhead on it, and we opted for the rooftop Carrier AC/heat unit. It'll freeze ya out but leaves a lot to be desired with the heating strip. They've only been out for a while so they still are working out some...

We too took the class in Dallas, and have since had occassion to call into the phone center to make report. They were very receptive, took down all the info and clarified where needed. Very professional and they obviously take this very seriously. It's a great way to proactively support our...

Dave, we run Yokohamas on the steers and Kumho Longmarks (insert your own joke here) on the drives, and have had fantastic wear and service from them. This is our second set of Yokohamas, put the first pair on around last year when the forum was full of discussions about the wierd tire cupping...

The simple answer BigDiesel is Center of Gravity; even though we have front tires on the ground and back tires on the ground and a hugh steel frame between them, where you place the weight between the wheels can make a BIG difference on axle weights. It's kinda like this: Used to own a 3/4 ton...

We had an interesting conversation with a scalemaster at the VA side on I-77, between the 2 hills with no possible way of dodging it. We were 400 lbs over on our drives with a hugh die stamping machine in the back that should of been a flatbed load. The scalemaster commented that had we been...

Tennesee, that's exactly what I thought, and questioned - the batteries are simply storage units, and the alternator takes over after running. You should be able to take the batteries out and literally run down the road. And when they quoted me the repair and the batteries' price I really...

We had a very similar problem 2 years ago, but with a ISB Cummins. It would run great for about 2 minutes, then had zero power, sounded like it was running on 2 cylinders for about 60 seconds, then quit. 10 minutes later it would start right back up, and then immediately repeat the senario...

And if you make one with a flared end you could be tootin' from the hiney horn!:7

Manna from Heaven Frisco! Did the motorist have his arms stretched out? Good advice about the back doors - speaking of back doors: Heh, Raceman, did you ever hang those quilted chrome doors you were spec'ing out? The Gibster

We got a reman ISB in Feb and within 2 months we had split a fuel line. Just like Dave says, the line was over torqued. Had all the little blue vibration dampeners, it was just 'a little bit' too short. Poor QC when it left the factory! I just want to emphasize one thing - after all the ISB...

Glen and his wife were one of the first couples we met when researching expediting. They left an indelible impression on us, and strongly affirmed our desire to enter the industry. Donna and I wish you both all the best. No matter what happens in your lives, you're winners and we're sure you'll...

Just as an aside we should all remember the info we are all getting from the media is largely how the media wants to paint the whole thing, indeed what the media wants us to hear and see. I can appreciate and agree with everyones' assessment and anger about the fuel costs, our profit being...

Hey Terry, Got any spec's on gross maximum payload of a full sized carrier pidgeon? (Yeah, that's it - carrier pidgeons, what an idea!);)

The other issue of course is those stations with fuel with no power to pump it. We came out of Baton Rouge LA, and turned north on I-55 from I-12 there was no electricity at any truck stop for fuel, food or services until Jackson MS. The truck stops that were serving sandwiches, were already...

I know of a fleet owner with a few used/old trucks still sittin' around - they may be willing to part with a set. I'll send you a PM with the name and number. The Gibster

Another little tip - when you patch it make sure you apply some sort of paint over it, not just primer. Bondo is porous, it will leak water slowly but surely. The new fiberglass gels they have I believe are less porous, but I'm not sure how much. A decent spray paint will give you that outer...

I agree with Dave completely on the cracks in the floor and expansion. Growing up on the Chesapeake Bay many a neighbor had built a flat bottom, heavy wood boat for pulling stripers from their nets. And there were always cracks, or seams showing when they went in the water for the first time in...

Just a little generic tid-bit we learned about turbo care from the late and great Ed Housworth - let 'er cool down before shutting 'er down. In other words after zooming down the highway don't pull into a parking spot and just shut it off. Give the turbo 5-10 minutes at idle to cool down before...