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Cummins Engine and Service. I complained long ago about poor mpg. Glen suggested I take it in and start the process of complaining. Got in touch with a Gentleman in the Charlotte office. Ball began rolling, also contacted FWTC my selling dealer. The computers were now on and figuring...

Most of the time I find them to be Very Nice and Helpfull. But once in a while WOW. Yesterday GE what a pleasant person. Pulled to the stop sign, hmm nobody in there here let me pull up and see if there are any instructions on the building. Out she came, as a kid you ever discover a dog in...

Please list the two best $ Savings idea or though that you implimented in the past year that worked out. Please do not list (no longer eat out) thats a personal decision. But if you found a way to prepare better meals in the truck let me hear it. If you have any back up to prove your savings...

Took my truck in for another ground wire problem to the marker lights seems as they are all going one by one. To my surprise this is not a Utilimaster dealer boy did I look dumb. Anyway, they put me right in fixed the problem in 5 minutes than refused payment. I would like to thank this...

I purchased the Blue National Truck Stop Directory, I have since found the Red one pages are much clearer on the Red one than the Blue one. Also finding the accomidations such as showers is very difficult when your trying to drive (so dont do it) I have since given up. The Red one is much...

Fredricksburg VA Exit 133 I-95. This place was so awfull, I would rather stay in a Rest Area. Bathrooms Gross, no professional cleaning staff Food Expensive I am talking $12.00 for hamburger steak, and a salad water to drink. Parking lot has no trash cans so much for a clean back yard A...

Keep hearing this phrase Freight Zones, many of you know that I am lacking a ton of expierence. The one thing I have noticed or discovered trying to find these so called Freight Zones is they do not exist. Beyond Ohio, Michigan the fright moves into hot areas, one week South is booming, next...

I purchased the Delorme map finder. Do not care to follow inch by inch only to get the big picture or look exactly how a city is laid out. I use my Megellan for getting right to the location once in a city. I have been studying this thing for the last week, wanting to use it finially...

Anyone using the computer in the truck to keep track of the log books? If so please comment on the posotives/negatives, inconvient to hook up printer, how often do you print them everyday, everyother, three days,/ less often. How do you correct mistakes say you took an hour break but it kept...

Walking through the truck stops and looking at the dash boards of some of these trucks I wonder how do they not get pulled over for insepctions. Windshield that have not been cleaned in 100K miles or more. Enough clutter to kill a small army in the truck if it had a bad accident, are these not...

People ask me do I miss NASCAR cannot explaine to them how much more I enjoy doing Expediting. There are somethings though I would like to see if the rest of you have a problem with. This last Friday I laid over in Durham was just to pooped to drive 2 hours home and since I was the only truck...

To my suprise in MA the little town of Chicopee MA, need a layover spot restaurant makes all of its own food in other words they do not buy pre-made. I was pleasantly suprised and welcomed back for dinner, although I only had breakfest and was dispatched before dinner time. One of the cleanest...

Please can the expierenced tell me the best route from I95 in NH or MA down to say Raliegh and points further South. Or is that the best way, Friday, ice, construction and those three wonderfull cities NY, BLT & D.C..

Bavarian Style where everything but the main course is put in bowls and just keeps comming. Looks like it was once a Stuckeys but has been remodeled over and it was wonderfull (you know those little suprises you find). Menue Included Fried Chicken (my favorite) Baked Scrod (2nd) Lasagna Fried...

Says any criminal record, what if you have a record with no conviction (NOT GUILTY)??? just wondering.

Had a load of computers 60 boxes @ 20K a box. Shipped four high I wanted to go three as the load bars would have prevented any movement three high. They wanted them shipped 4 high. OK put straps accross the top row front and back. They still slid forward (my camera showed me) re positioned...

I am very light footed, I am the truck that is always getting passed, easy on the up hills unless loosing mph average 3-4 under the speed limit unless Ohio or IL. Truck is acting like an 18 wheeler when it comes to fuel mileage. 7.2 to 8.5 Cummins 285hp Allison 5spd rear end I believe is...

Gentleman, I know most of you personally have either had meals with you, long conversations taken and given advice. I personally think the world of all of you, now with that said some of us do not get along or take the postings with to much salt and vinagar. I to have learned the hard way...

Will be in Indy tommorow am if you you happen to be there also give me a call late, late, tonight after 11:00 704 534 4940 Kraig aka broompilot

Back up plan. Had to use my second set of keys for a back up, lost them up in NY fell off my belt loop in the snow back tracked spent about an hour no luck. Get comfortable with a set of keys and the back ups just do not feel the same, and that security of knowing theres a spare set is gone...