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This is brought to you by the American Trucking Assn. They have some very convoluted thinking going on the topic, but they are pushing the proposal. The OOIDA has come out VERY STRONGLY against speed limiting rules as well as Electronic On Board Recorders (EBORs), which the ATA also favors. If...

RE: Is owning a truck the same as owning a buisnes >It seems to me that the promotion of the idea of providing >equipment is the same as "owning a buisness" seems a bit >shaky at best. In the broad scope of things, you could look at an O/O in the same light as a sub-contractor to an...

RE: Eaton-Fuller Super 10 Lightning Series for tra Check out: www.roadranger.com Under the "Service & Sales Literature" you can get to the downloadable video called "Driving the Lightning" Rex

IBM ThinkPad T-20............$265.00 on Ebay CoPilot9 Laptop Truck........$400.00 from Diesel Boss Not getting jammed up under a low bridge...........Priceless!!!!! ThinkPad has a 15" screen, also runs bookkeeping software, Verizon air card, plays DVD movies. What's not to like? Rex

chuckster, Glad to see that you signed up with OOIDA! The Association is THE voice of the independents and your joining has increased the volume level of OUR voice in the ear of the policy makers!! Rex

I have a '93 E150 that gets a liberal dose of WD40 on the hinge pins twice a year...once just before the snow flys and once again in the spring. All of the cargo doors swing nicely. Rex

I use, and highly recommend, CoPilot Truck Laptop 9 from ALK Technologies. Truck specific routing is the way to go. Check out:www.alk.com Rex

Have you considered looking at Class 8 based trucks instead of Class 7? Rex

Over the years as a truck tech, I worked on too many lift gates that were almost impossible to operate due to rust and corrosion at the various pivot points. The lift gate on my rig is an Interlift model ILFS. This unit has almost as many grease zerks on it as the truck itself!!! Check out...

I have an EGT readout on my methanol burning gokart...it's a must for proper jetting of the Briggs&Stratton "Animal" racing engine's carburetor. Nothing on the truck. Rex

In another post that started about wiper blades and got off track onto headlight bulbs, Leo mentioned that Sterling trucks cannot be upgraded to H4 bulbs. A lot of the newer models from Sterling, Freightliner, International and others use replaceable bulbs that mount in the back of the...

I put Silver Star headlights in my rig, but the low beams burned out in less than 3 months. I then bought a pair of Hella H4 headlights and put in 80/100watt bulbs in place of the std. 55/65 they came with. Got plenty much light now, you bet! Rex

The top and bottom of the sides of the box look kinda nekkid! Rex

>The tranny in the 2006 GM cargo vans with a Duramax Diesel >is a GM Hydromatic 4L80E, so every dealer seems to recommend >transmission flushes. > Oops, my bad!!! I assumed a truck with an Allison. I'll go away quietly. Rex

>I have heard conflicting opinions about transmission >flushing. > >My local GM dealer offers this service. > >>snip<< > >What do you think? A more pertinent question would seem to be: What does Allison think? Rex

No doubt about it, on my run last week and realized I had left my truck stop guide at home!!! My first stop was to get a replacement. This guide is a "gotta have it" item!!!!!!! Rex

>........what about the people that didn’t chose their >carrier? But rather shanghaied when a company buy out >happened.............. > >Alvin "Shanghaied" is hardly an appropriate term in your situation. Using that term suggests that you are in some way bound to run for the carrier that...

Dude, you need to get with your Dr., I think your meds need to be adjusted!!! YER "HAPPY PILLS" AIN'T WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rex

>Someone would actually pay to have batteries installed ? > Yes, I spent over 30 years working on other people's trucks and now that I am a reasonably successful, professional O/O, I'm more than happy to pay my AceTech to put in a new set of batteries!! >Bottom line- > If indeed you...

Hey, Greg, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, WallyWorld messed up my van. The question I have is: What sort of skill level do you expect these people to have???????????????????????????? You are entrusting the repair of your most valuable asset to the next to the lowest rung (the lowest being...