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RE: Hybrid Electric Diesel; A Sign of Things to Co I am slowly remembering what my friend Marty told me about hybrids. All the technology is here now for them to work great, with the big exception of battery technology. The high current batteries needed for a hybrid or all electric vehicle...

I agree the A/C system on my old Cummins B 5.9 seemed to be a product of afterthought engineering. The trick to making that bracket last was you had to REALLY beef down the lower pivot bolt to make sure the compressor couldn't vibrate. The cheesy little single vee-belt drive was good for 2 or...

I have never really thought about it, but I would venture to guess any air seat that would fit in a big truck could be retrofitted to a van floor, and a small 12V air pump could imflate the air cylinder. Has anyone tried this? It would work in theory, and I THINK there were cars made in the...

Best advice I can give with the pets and expediting in and out of Canada? Just don't do it. I know you love your pet, but if it comes into question over any of the border crosses, it will create a lot of delays, and you'll get enough of those as it is without the pet, and in the circumstances...

Yes, home base matters if you like to get back there. I get a ton of D loads out of western PA, mostly in the hills where the wimpy trucks don't like to go. Warren, Corry, St Marys, etc. They are usually heavy loads of powdered metal that go to casting plants. Western PA is a good place for...

At this point I'm happy I don't have an AUX or any other thing that is tied into the truck's main A/C system. Holy CR#@, the system is complex enough, without adding another little system on to it. As a newcomer to the art of refigeration, and mind you all it's as much art as science, I have...

The A/C repair we are working on now is a '01 Freightliner Columbia with a DDC S60. I was given the pleasure of doing the repair work myself, and the A/C guy showing me the ropes and supervising. It is now being "evacuated", hooked up to a vacuum pump to remove all the old oil and moisture from...

I would take DaveKc's second sentence and magnify it by a million if I could. It simply goes for anything you own. The other part deals with the "lemon" issue. No matter how well a thing is rated, you can always get the occasional lemon. -Weave-

I knew after one posting from him that streetsweeper is a very knowledgeable mechanic, and he was just messing around. He has been helping me out with some serious issues here, and would share his vast mechanical know-how with anyone. So how about some asparagus-onion shakes on the house?x(...

RE: One Big Misunderstanding Peace Brothers! Free broccoli and cabbage shakes for everyone:7 Actually I just tried the asparagus and onion shake and it was awesome! -Weave-

There can be big money to be had in running E units as a team, not only expediting but anywhere in trucking. But.. can you tolerate it? Husband/Wife teams seem to stick together best, but many other combinations don't. A truck is no place to live a life in my opinion, and it is hard enough...

Sorry, I was asleep www.ubid.com is a good source for late models. Check out e-bay for the old Toshibas or IBM's, they are the most durable for truck operation. What is that last comment on your postings all about? Do you think anyone here is going to be the least bit afraid of you? I'm...

RE: Hybrid Electric Diesel; A Sign of Things to Co I have been keeping track of the hybrid cars Honda and Toyota have on the road now. When I hear that word, hybrid, I think of Diesel-Electric locomtives that have been riding the rails since 1936. A good friend of mine who passed away a...

I ran for FedEx CC for a little while in 2000. I know, who cares, right? I am purposely leaving this thread alone to an extent, even though a few people posting on it are acting just the way those two fellows on RobZip's posting look. Maybe I'll come up with my own motto, and use that picture...

RE: RE%253A FEDEX CC New Dispatch Crap RobZip, you are right there on the money 100%. Pictures paint millions of words, don't they? -Weave-

I would still venture on the kingpins first, they can cause a lot of screwy problems like that just before they lock up completely, and would be that steering system's most likely wear point on the 1990 model van if they haven't been addressed yet. What about the tie rod ends? Have they been...

I love getting bombed with questions on holiday weekends when everyone is home! I didn't neglect the resale on the KW/Pete 330's, they weren't included for whatever reason on the list I have, and I don't know why. I would put them on top myself. Cummins 11 liter engines (M-11, M11+, M11...

The thing is though, there isn't much of a used market for ANY expediter truck, regardless of what it is or has, and big bargains can be found on everything from 3126 powered Topkicks to Luxo-Barges with 600 HP. For the same price or maybe only a few more bucks, you can get into something that...

There comes that day where you just have to say no. If you don't do it soon, they will know you are a sucker for the crappy loads, and will offer them to you all the time. You are not being a bad person by not accepting loads that make yo no money or are a total waste of time. Just tell the...

Funny this was mentioned, as I have been witnessing a small rebirth of it! I saw a coupe of vans leased to mom and pop places pulling small trailers last week. -Weave-