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FYI the sprinters that have the auxillary heater are equipped with an espar unit from the factory. I have one. The espars are quite simple units and small so light weight and warm up the sprinter motor and cab well. Your choice, but the espars in the sprinters are mounted in the left front...

Well of all the things said some things do stand out that have been in place for years. first dispatchers do remember certain o/o out there for different things. But if you do shorties they will remember and try to give you more (usually). Some do remember you doing a favour but in the big...

A lot of canucks have thought of this idea and done it. I know a couple that worked for CTX out of Detroit. Finding a good fit is more the problem. Finding an honest recruiter, well good luck on that point. Most of the canadian companies that do well are usually the smaller ones. However...

You got that math right??? My calculator gives me a lower number and so does my head. Give $5 to each adult in the US and you have 1 billion dollars. therefore 85 billion divided by 200 million can not equal 425 thousand each. Maybe 425 dollars each and we know that won't help the economy or...

Around here most companies require a vehicle 5 years old or newer. Of course the main thought behind that is, it is more reliable than the 7-10 year old buggy. In fact a fella last year joined us and had bought an older van which he showed to the recruiter and showed his saftey cert etc. So...

Well I know I'm a contractor as I choose my own hours, pay my own insc (not only vehicle but all other), I pay my own income taxes (not much at that). Rob

I was wondering how the canuck boys are doing now??? My outfit has been on a steady increase in business for the last 4 months. Although not a large or fast increase it has steadily been improving. The last two months are definitely up from earlier in the year with less and less sitting...

Yeah I have to agree with the Espar heater as they don't weigh much and not only heat the van but keep the motor warm so if a call comes up your ready to go with a warm engine which in the winter is nice. They use about a 1/4 gal per hour or such so the cost per hour of operation is alright...

Hope you don't mind my two cents. Look into a local carrier who has hot shots or is a regional type carrier. Reason...., definitely more home time. I'm with a smaller carrier and it is nice for having more time at home than I used to have. It allowed me to meet the guy the daughter is...

This certainly isn't a new practice as many companies have found ways to skim some little extra off the top. A compnay I used to haul for on certain calls (they billed direct to customer) they charged one price but us brokers were told a lower price and paid based on the lower amount. Many...

Well to answer the question.. I'm making enough to pay the bills but not enough to keep or make a reserve for future repairs or major problems if they crop up. So yes making a profit but little to spare otherwise. House needs a new dvd player, new tv (current has color spotting) but these...

Hey Piper I heard the reports of fuel going up in Ont by 12 cents/lt at midnite last nite so I fuelled both trucks. Surprise today at dixie and the 401 diesel dropped 1 cent /litre. So diesel was 118.9/L and gasoline 135.0/L. Thats 16 plus cents per litre or 60 cents a US gal. I do expect...

Having been in management in courier companies I know that all charge more per month than the actual cost of the equipment per month. part of the overage is for air time, message charges and the rest is to cover replacement/repair (every year some breakdown) and of course to offset costs...

Well the Higbury Rd exit is open again so west bound has access to Highbury for the flying j. Wilton Grove is also reopened so accessing the business park south of the 401 is easier. Now the repaving on the 401 between Guelph and Milton is also almost finished (finally) so better traffic...

Look for oils having the spec listed for MB. Even Amsoil has one for the new Sprinter. Shop around for the oil. I just go by mileage for my changes. Oil weight (5w-40 or 5w-30) is not overly important as I've changed mine a couple of times and even tried 15w-40 dino oil. Found it thickened...

All diesel fuel in Ontario is ULSD. Even the regular stuff from Sunoco is as well the gold is their big additive type like shells ultra diesel. Some motors run better on gold and ultra. My old truck sounded better running gold but made no difference to mileage. Current truck it makes no...

Re CVOR the office for processing is in St Catherines and it usually takes a few weeks for them to put it thru and get it to you. So on line type in a search CVOR and then go to the mto web site thru links and download a cvor application and send it off. Since you're operating under your...

So we all reroute to the EXPRENSIVE TOLL ROAD otherwise known as the 407. Oh yeah we all need transpoders.... Oh well so much for that idea. Guess you go around the bottom and up the don valley parking lot. Rob

As they ramp up production you'll see a lot more in the cities. These are the newest ideas on saving fuel. Paccar is one of the first out the door with such an animal and is hopefully ideal for city p&d. have to wait and see the results of using them in the real world but since the technology...

Good points. Makes me sort of happier I'm canadian as we have the gov't coverage. It's not the best necessarily but cost is reasonable. This does not mean I don't need better coverage for my US trips so extra is purchased for those thru companies like Blue Cross etc. Up here and I'm sure...