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I'd add crimp connectors, a small wire variety and the crimpers. I've had a number of wires get rubbed through on a couple trucks and being able to fix it roadside quickly helps. Also, a can of ether.

That's common practice in HHG. Put a picnic table or a bunch of patio furniture on the gate and strap it up! I'm not so sure drums are a good idea or legal though. I remember hearing a story of a guy with food-barrels (the blue ones) who had too many hand had chained is doors partially shut...

A have a friend who is a mechanic at Toyota. The floor mats are the problem, and there is a 2 part fix from the factory: throw out any floor mats that are in the car, and replace them with a toyota one, and also they hacksaw the gas pedal so it's shorter. that's it. That's also a recall, so it...

These trucks are illegal. If the manufacturer labels these things at over 10K, then that's their GVW regardless of what stickers you put on the door. You can hypothetically register it at a lower GVW in some states by filling in a different number on the RMV-1 form, but according to the FMCSA...

We use Optilube summer (in the summer) and Optilube XPD in the winter. One of our trucks (GMC T6500 w/ Cat 3126) doesn't like to start on some days (when it's cool, but too warm for the intake heater to come on). The additives have helped with that. I bought it used, and it was real hard...

I've had a number of custom straps made for our company at strapworks.com they're a small shop and you can get someone pretty sharp on the phone usually who can get what you need fabbed up and shipped. I'm not affiliated with them but have used them many times over the past decade. Prices are...

We're out of state so I always assumed fighting the ticked would be a wicked pain in the A. Can this really be done all online? or can you hire some sort of local agent to fight it for you?

I own a moving company in boston and we do NYC runs a couple times a month. usually we use the 16 hour rule and round trip it in a day, but otherwise we spend the night in jersey and take the tunnel over. Watch the heights as I've seen cops just standing at the entrances and exits of tunnels and...

I've cleaned up a lot of used trucks. Here's my procedure. heatgun & PLASTIC scraper, get all the vinyl off, this will leave lots of glue use one rag soaked in acetone to soften and loosen the glue, use a different rag with mineral spirits to clean it this also makes sure the box is very clean...

I saw a truck for sale on craigslist not long ago, someone had converted half of the back of a 24' box truck ( it was aGMC T6500 cab over, with liftgate, FRP box and side-door) so it was quarters for 4, and a motorcycle repair bay at the back. Apparently a bunch of guys went in on it and used it...

you mean south america?

I bought one from a local truck body dealer/installer, wasn't cheap but it was new and they did a good job installing it (lacey truck and equipment, salisbury, ma). maybe $400-$550 installed, can't remember exactly. Another other one I found for $50 used on craigslist, after fabbing up some...

That's funny. In 2002 I went on tour with a band in Germany. We rented our van from Highway tiger. EXACTLY like that one, we towed a trailer. This was before the sprinters where available over here. Van was great, I was totally blown away. Brings back memories.

I just installed airtabs on my truck. my 12'6 clearance 26' truck took 25 tabs per side, but has a fiberglass roof and that would require different tabs which I didn't order because of the texture. I also used another 6 tabs on the truck elsewhere (back of cab below box, and on the under-bed...

Also, the federal HHG authority does NOT allow you to move things within a state, only between states. You'll need local HHG authority for any intrastate work as well (granted by the state). The instate rules here in MA are also totally different from the federal ones.

I've owned cut-vans, isuzus and larger trucks as well. I've looked into swapping the box on a cutvan and it looked like a bad idea. Lots of unintended consequences of the switch made it a poor economic choice.I wouldn't agree they're a poor excuse for a straight truck, but you are right they are...

get a used fleet vehicle, in particular a penske. you can search penske's inventory right on their website. as for what truck to buy, I don't recommend cut-vans (trucks with a box and a van cab). Get a cab-over isuzu. they're built for much heavier duty, longer maintenance cycles, and much...

For household goods you'll need a number of things: a DOT #, which means atleast 3/4 of a million coverage for auto you'll need inland marine coverage (cargo) You'll need to get HHG endorsement when you fill out your DOT application You'll need a tariff (I use a guy named Stan Levy in CA who...

I think doing a drive-line swap is going to be more trouble than it's worth. If you're going to a different Engine, you'll need a different tranny. if you get a different tranny, you'll need your drive-shaft modified most likely. You also run into all of the different computer-controlled...

I've never had one, but I do know the wait times for getting my '02 International repaired are getting really long at the local dealer because there are so many new trucks back for hard-to-diagnose engine problems. I'm glad my truck is old.