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Looking for used?? I would go with a older 13 letter poo spreader 9600 cabover with a Cummins Big Cam III. Okay really, I would look for a newer Freightliner cabover class 8 and stretch the frame and drop a 28' box on it. Keep the tandem drives and add a pusher axle so you can gross 58k with...

That's allot of limitations, I don't know if you will be able to find a owner with really nice equipment to put you in. I would only put those that can make a high revenue in my nicest equipment, if I owned any equipment that is. Those nice units take big money to run and I would want them...

Yep me thinks air ride is no better than a van, but there is a perceived notion about air ride trailers in the trucking business. I have a contract with a customer that ships a round trip load and they thought air ride was all-that and a bag of tater chips until there part came back broken...

Have you seen this personally happen?? I have not. I personally know someone that is a member on this site that failed her road test twice with Swift and they sent her back to school, this was after she was out on the road with 2 mentors. I have also read stories from other students on...

In 1999 when I went to USA Truck school it was 3800.00 with a one year commitment. Now for the real reason I am posting, Some may have a opinion that Swift is the worst, my opinion is that they are not. C.R England's training system is even worst, they still do dumb & dumb which as last I...

Yea, it gets lonely when you are at the top!! LOL

You said it is not in your oil, did you have it sampled?? it takes alot of water/coolant to change dirty diesel oil. I would have it sampled ASAP!! If it is not on the ground and not in the oil the only other places it could be is the cab (leaking heater core or lines for it) or going out of...

Oh my .90 a mile after fuel in a D-unit?? Before truck expenses and health insurance. NO-NO!! Those that are on the flat rate are selling them self short..what a shame. People the rates have really not gone down that much and some of them have risen in the last quarter. I have seen the...

Didn't they build the 407 to reduce traffic in the GTA!! We already pay enough to use that roadway. Some people are just crazy!! eh??

Aren't you at the J in Ashtabula right now?? If that's not you then there is a dead ringer for your truck in the front lot leased to Zipp Express out of TN.

Why even back track to a truckstop there has to be places closer to your drop or pick up. It is just wasted miles going to a truckstop. And as for the Detroiter that place is a dump I have only sat there 4 or 5 times in 8 years of van expediting. I find shopping center parking lots with the...

Because as you know Blizzard they do not always list the load as food grade. You find out when you get there that it is food grade.

mountain top, pa. to wytheville, va. for Gatorade/coke

I carry all that too but it is hidden. I have lost two loads because they saw the generator then complained about the smell. As OVM said there noses must of went into overdrive. Funny thing was 1 of the loads was Gatorade flavoring. I have hauled it before and after 500 miles it smells...

I have a honda 2000i also I run a coleman polar cub 9000 btu unit with no problem. I would like to know what you guys do about the gas smell. I can't take any food grade loads because I store the gen in the back of the van and even with the vent closed it still puts off a smell. So how do you...

Atleast they are paying you for your downtime right?? since it was there mistake.

1 or both of the thermos might of been bad "stuck open" now that they replaced them they are doing there job. 180-190 is perfect for highway cruising. As Greg stated 210 is when I start to worry also.

No overnight, everyone parks at the TA in Seville not to far out.

Good one!!

They may not allow them for NY. plated vans but I doubt they have a rule about out of state plated vans and magnetic signs. Technically I am in a van and do not require any signs any how. I do not carry any placarded haz-mat or passengers. If you are plated out of state and have no signs on...