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Exactly, as so referenced by Mr. Madsen, there exists a plethora of factors that will direct your path. I have friends that are leased to both and others who are contract carriers for both. Panther II and Express 1 are both fine carriers. Both carriers conduct their business in a...

Oh, wow! Sorry I missed you. Usually, I am inside. Just look for a guy with a ton of junk on the table in the Driver's Area or the Restaurant. PS. I'll polish the cones for you. :D Uh, while I am waiting for the QC to beep!

Thanks for the tip on the overhead. So far the cut out roof hasn't seemed too hot yet. It looks like it will hit 90 today here at Rock Hill, SC. I'll jump in later and feel the roof. I went with a 6.0L. The Duramax is a great engine, but it adds 700lbs more to the GVW. I traded extra living...

Too funny! We refer to that chunk of concrete as the same. What a waste of money! Act 19:26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands...

Cargo Box length can be any distance in "one foot" increments so I trimmed the length to reduce GVW. Solid "Set Back" wall to separate me from the freight. Over the years I have hauled some "stinky" machined parts. The smell gave me a headache. I wanted a sealed cargo area. Additionally, some...

Dave, Amen! Amen! and Amen! That is one of the best posts I have read in a very long time. The truth of a matter always separates the wheat from the chaff. Economics are cyclic. Trends are our friends, because they allow us to plan for the next cycle. I like the 5 P's: Proper Planning...

Thanks! My thoughts exactly. I sent an email to Alcoa asking them the weight difference between the aluminum wheels and the OEM steel wheels. Hopefully, they read their email and are willing to be proactive.

I looked around in search engines, but the results were not many. Anybody have a good source for alloy wheels? The truck is a Chevrolet Express 3500 Cutaway Chassis with Dual Rear Wheels. There are plenty of sources for single rear wheel trucks, but for the dual wheels the sources were...

Arrived in Bedford, PA last Wednesday at 2:30am. Parked in front of the gate, crawled into the bunk and slept until 7:00am. Unloaded, pulled back through the gate and parked in open area out of everyone's way. Sat there until the next load offer came. Many companies that have extra...

Can your life be marred by one failure after another and still be successful? It's a question just about everyone asks at one point in their life or another. We all go through stretches where we can't seem to get anything right. For some people, those stretches can last a lifetime. The answer...

Last October I visited a church in Locust Grove, Georgia. After the services a gentleman introduced himself; he was a D.O.T. officer. He saw that I was driving a truck that was not over 10,000 lbs GVWR. We talked about the scale and log issue. In his opinion, the current system is so...

Iowa 80 Truck store has them too. I ordered my online and picked it up went I was going by the house. I think mine came from: AIRHAWK Truck Seat Cushion System w/Cover - by ROHO - The ROHO Store

Don't take my word for it. Look up the ROJO trade name. I worked in the medical community for a number of years and some of my "Private Duty" clients were paraplegic folks who were students at Wright State University. I would assist them with their personal care. Once they were in their...

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One aspect of reducing perspiration is to decrease the contact area between your buttocks and seat. Roho cushions are a standard in the medical industry. For those folks who must sit in a wheelchair or lie in a bed for extended periods of time, Roho cushions greatly reduce the frequency of...

Personally, I could care less about who supports NAFTA. I am so regulated now that I feel like a thermostat. I just deal with it, press on and try to find new avenues of income. If the man prays and likes guns...he gets a closer look from me. :D PS. You can always move to a country that...

Every carrier that I have spoken with has required a CDL-C. Some of the top tier carriers also require "X" number of months experience OTR...even for a cargo van. My belief is that their insurance companies are pushing them into more stringent guidelines. Of course, considering what I have...

The very first run I ever made took me to Florida. I was standing in the "J" trying to figure out how to use the shower terminal. A Panther O/O should me how to use the terminal to get a Frequent Fueler Card and explained how to use the shower credits. Over the weekend he took time to...

Most carriers already have a cap on the number of trucks in their fleets. There have been folks who purchased a truck only to discover that they could not find a carrier who would put it into their fleet. Ouch! Moreover, when I have been asked the question, "Do you like what you do?", I...

“For more than two decades, I’ve opposed efforts to ban guns, ban ammunition, ban magazines, and dismiss gun owners as some kind of fringe group unwelcome in ‘modern’ America. The Second Amendment isn’t some archaic custom that matters only to rural Americans, who find solace in firearms out of...