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To be honest it sounds like you are getting close to as good as you are going to get. You can of course try to drive a bit more conservatively and such but I'd be shocked if you ever consistantly got 18 MPG in a gas E250. Are you sure you aren't confusing the mileage rating with a Diesel van...

I'll ditto Terry on this one. EZ Pass is a must if you are going to work in the east. Works on nearly every toll road from VA to Mass. And yes SandQueen, tolls into/out of NYC are silly. Cost me nearly $30 to go to Long Island and back from DC last week in a van. -- Mike N Faster than a...

Aw geez Tom, now don't go gettin' all mushy on us! :D -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

I run a little box truck. I call it 'Big B' It has a step type bumper. http://www2.twmaster.com/truck/DSCN9406.JPG Perhaps a rubber strip/bumper would be good? -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

Spitfire, RichM. Good advice. Thanks. Methinks I'll keep one of those disposable cameras in the glove box. -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

I see a lot of those HotShot rigs all the time here in the east. Saw at least three this evening on my way north out of Richmond, VA on I95. One was loaded with plastic tanks, the other had a small bucket truck and the third had some sort of large boxy item tarped over. Same setup Preacher...

I'll also pitch in my congratulations to both Tom and Steve. As I told Tom in private email it must be very hard for him to relinquish the reins of a business he and his wife had built from their sweat and hard work over 20 years. Steve must be a special kinda guy for Tom to trust in him the...

Oh yea I know I would have little recourse if I tried to go back. That was not exactly my question. My question really was what if a forklift boogered your truck. And lets say you called them on it right there. Ignore the episode of what happed to me today. So I guess the short of it is as Terry...

I took a skid to Richmond, VA today. The forklift operator was very rough in getting the skid out of my truck and for lack of a better word 'rammed' my bumper hard at least three times before he got the darn skid off me. Any how I looked and didn't see any damage other than a scuff on the paint...

Why is it that so many expedite/courier/trucking firms feel the need to gouge their contractors at every turn? I am not saying all companies are bad but there are plenty out there that need to be clubbed with a stout stick. Msinger, it sounds like your company needs to get right by you or you...

The husband comes into the bedroom and puts a glass of water and two asprin on the nightstand at his wife's side of the bed. What's this? She asks. I don't have a headache. A big smile slowly spreads across his face..... -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

RichM is correct. As a sole proprietor filing under your own name you can use your SSN or EIN. I use my SSN for my tax filings. If filing as a coproration (Regular, S, LLC etc.) you would need an EIN as the corporation would be treated as it's own entity. -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

RE: GM Van owners: What fuel mileage are you getti >>Oh, I waved at you two (Terry and Rene) on the PA turnpike >>Wednesday. ;) >>Mike N > >Mike, Thanx for the wave but wasn't me. Rene' was at the >house while I took a solo from St Louis to Augusta, GA. Well foo! Somebody else is running...

Ford's current Diesel is still made by Navistar (International) Hino is Made by Toyota. -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

Terry you have sunk to new, er, um. Lows. And I thought Tom and Louixo were bad... :+ -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

Best of luck to you Hugo. The choice you make is one you will need to hang with for a while so please-please-please for the sake of your family be sure. -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

>I'm only guessing, but it could very well be that Dynamex in >Baltimore has no contacts for freight sources outside their >area. This is typically so. >Is Dynamex locally run with most of their business being >local? So far it seems that way. >Is each station more like an agency than a...

And on the subject of CB's. I despise them and refuse to have one in my truck. -- Mike N Faster than a speeding poulet.

Hey 6, I too would like to see the answer to your question. I personally dislike any sort of intervention from mods unless it's truely needed. I am not a fan of censorship in any way. Now having said this I also understand the need to maintain order. These sort of fur balls always sort...

>What I'm getting >to is this about backhauls... dispatchers are worried about >a one-way trip, pure and simple. After that, they've done >their job, you've done your job, and the rest is up to the >driver to get back while there's still a couple of days left >in the week to run at all...