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I was heading West from Belleville, MI on I-94 a while back and noticed a couple of Canadian drivers jawing on the CB as they went by. Nothing was coming over 19, so I started flipping channels.....found them on 29 and they were speaking French. Although I didn't understand anything they were...

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!! I wonder if he/she has a color preference?? Rex

> >The best truck in all honesty, is a paid for one....... > I couldn't agree more! Rex

I'd like to wish everyone a VERY Happy and Prosperous 2007!! Rex

>Well yes CEO's are WAY overpaid! BUT there shouldn't be >someone mopping the floor making $40/hour - but the union >allows for that to happen and then payroll cost jump and >then along with the high-ups salary that they won't budge >with the company goes BOOM! You are totally...

RE: Check Engine/ Engine Protection warning on das Don't mess around, get it back to the dealer, especially since they said they would stand behind it! The cause for the "Check Engine" light may be something minor, but have it checked out. If you bought it from a franchised dealer, ask if they...

You might want to consider something in the '00 or '01 model years as they won't have the "emissions" engines with those pesky EGR systems. Rex

>>> Or is there a way of telling what the >trucks GVW is by the type pusher axle that is mounted on the >truck? Need some help here. There should be a yellow "Body Builder's" tag somewhere in the driver's side door jamb that indicates which Company modified the truck and gives the GVWR...

RE: IdleAire is everywhere!!! No room left to par I will occasionally park in IdleAir spots,and no one has given me any flack. If I'm going to run my APU, I look for a "free" space. Rex

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I recently replaced all 4 of my batteries. My friendly neighborhood International dealer had 925CCA batts for $74.95, (IIRC) They are their top of the line. I looked at Optima, but for the price, I couldn't justify the $$$$ Rex

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna take a week off to chill out! If times were any better I wouldn't be able to stand it!! Rex

Set your cruise at the speed you want to run. Let the passes fall where they may. DON'T BE STOOPID AND GET INTO TESTOSTERONE RACES!!!!!!!!!!!! Sheeesh, 78MPH?!?! What were you thinking???????????? Yeah, it's tough driving a "little" truck sometimes, but I get over it when the settlement hits...

RE: My week in dispatch. Favoritism? Definitely no >The week I spent there was last Friday from 08:03 to 13:47. >I called it a week based on the work load and the very fast >pace and the pressure level. > I spent a year in Texas one week. [:P] Rex

RE: American Trucking Associations pushed HOS regs > >Instead of requiring truck companies and owner-operators to >install such devices why do we not simply require the >government to pass laws which would increase the penalties >to those that violate the posted laws of the highway. >...

RE: American Trucking Associations pushed HOS regs > >What next? > > That would likely be EOBRs (black boxes). The ATA will not be happy until their member companies are the ONLY way to ship freight by truck. The ATA is no friend of the Owner Operator! Rex

>..... the question for me is >why does a chain like Pilot have such a wide range of prices >within the same state? > As I'm not privy to how Pilot, or the other chains, determine their prices, I really can't answer that. It's not just diesel. Gasoline prices vary quite a bit, not just...

There is more to buying fuel than checking out the pump price. If you are going to be running interstate freight you have to be aware of the fuel tax rates in the various states as well for IFTA purposes. It is possible to see the same price per gallon in two adjoining states but the one with...

The Co. I'm leased to supplies a combo PrePass/EZPass transponder. I get a RED at the scales about 10% of the time. There doesn't seem to be any pattern to the red lights, they just happen whenever. Rex

>I got a loan, cosigner, truck and company picked out, etc. >Payments for said loan is $2,600/month, now that includes >$20,000 cash to cover cost. $20,000 residual payment after 5....... > DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DANGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rex