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When I was a kid I thought bologna was swell. Later I grew to regard it as pink lard in a package. Happily, I recently discovered a brand in Michigan called Kogel's that is great but it is hard to find away from MI. Are there any other hidden food treasures across the USA? Obviously IN & Out in...

Due to necessity and location I installed two Firestone tires on the rear of my Ford van 69,000 miles ago, 700 miles later I replaced the two front tires with Michelins. I did not rotate the tires so the they remained put for the whole time. Last week I replaced the ball joints which required a...

I want to build an extended run fuel tank for a Honda generator. I had previously tried to tap a plastic Honda cap but could not overcome pressure leaks around the 1/4" fitting. Just ordered a machined aluminum Honda gas cap with a threaded top hole for connecting a hose fitting from Amazon...

My 2003 Ford E350 w/ 7.3 engine has always ran cool (not hot) up until Monday last. I sweated (literally) over loose belt or water pump going out or hose leak, etc. Then I pulled into a car wash and spent $1.00 on the hand held sprayer to clean the radiator. Since then the temp hand shows a...

We stopped at a convenince store this afternoon in Hopkinsville, Ky when a portly old lady in a portly old Oldsmobile stopped her car, rolled down the window, peered at the Qualcom bubble atop our van and said "Are you'll storm chasers?" I replied "Yes we are and we're tracking a big one!" She...

FAA warns of ongoing GPS issues in southeastern US due to Defense Department 'tests' By Donald Melanson posted in engadget.com, Jan 20th 2011 2:53PM Don't panic, but anyone planning on using GPS in the southeastern US for the next month or so will likely want to make sure they have a...

Just got the following email which was purportedly from an EO member, so beware. Someone has ripped of a member's email contacts. Date: Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 5:58 AM Subject: Terrible Experience!!! To: I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,I'm sorry i didn't inform you about my trip,i had a...

Workers comp ins. is required by the cat because of Ohio law. It does not pay for lost wages because we are not employees but rather independent contractors. My question is this: Is the premium paid for my ins. less than would be paid by an employer for a regular employee, given the reduced...

Been thinking about making an XL spreadsheet for keeping various records in one place, i.e. pro#,miles, rate, fsc, p.u. and del locations, tolls, fuel $ and gals, rotation, oil change, etc, etc. It would be great to have all this info readily available for taxes and quarterly maint. reports...

Recently was handed two copies of the BOL which included on a separate page a bill to the customer. I looked at it and was surprised by the amount for freight. I was just shy of 2k and my total share amounted to 49%. I had always assumed that the companies marked up their charges by 20-30%. This...

Took a load of 2200 well known business magazines, with address labels already applied to each, to the Post Office in Billings , MT. The load originated in Jonesboro, AR. and swapped to us in Omaha. I can't figure out why they weren't just mailed in Jonesboro. Anyone got a clue?

The Blue Ridge Parkway, the Natchez Trace, the Skyline Drive and many other roads are posted "No Commercial Vehicles". Many weigh stations post signs stating "All CMV's Must Stop". Is a van weighing under 10,000 pounds but with DOT numbers and signage on the side a "Commercial Vehicle"?

Have been driving nearly blind for a year now in a 2003 Ford e350. The lights are terrible. Tried replacing the bulbs and refocusing, nothing helped. Two weeks ago I ordered and installed the following conversion lights 2 pcs "Hella 003427011 190 x 132mm Series H4 Type Single High/Low...

Anyone know where I can find an online copy of Panther's Tripak Scan Cover sheet. I am currently making copies of a copy of a copy and they are not too legible. Thanks :D

A lawyer and an old trucker are sitting next to each other at a very crowded TA during an Iowa whiteout. The lawyer is thinking that truckers are so dumb that he could get one over on them easy. So the lawyer asks if the trucker would like to play a fun game. The trucker is tired and just...

Two week ago we took a van load to an open pit gold mine in Nevada that was just overwhelming in their requirements , not for security but for safety. It was located in the mountains 14 miles off the highway via rough gravel. When we finally reached the security office I was instructed that the...

I just found out the hard way that the Honda E2000i generator that sells for $1240 at Honda dealers can be bought for $999 at Gander Mtn and Camping World. Just thought I would pass that along.

Assuming the GVWR on a CV is 9400 and you weigh a total of 10100. Is the stopping distance increased by 7.5% (700/9400) or is it something greater owing to some exponential factor I don't understand? Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.

Drive for the Cat and last week had a dry run after waiting several hours to pickup Load A . Was sent a QC message that they were paying detention and I would have a first out upon delivery. On my next run,Load B, I asked about the first out after I had delivered and was told there was none...

This might be of use to someone....just seemed like something one should share! ............................................................................................................... Even if you have a gun, here's a more humane way to wreck someone's evil plans for you....and you...