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You could walk into and use just about any broker you want, but I have to admit also that Livingston has been really good as of late. -Weave-

When the van is jacked up, is there a noticeable difference in the steering feel when the engine is on with power assist and when it is shut off? -Weave-

I take a lot of loads for EGL, and if I'm not mistaken some of the terminals use contractors and some don't. E-Mail GEO, I'm sure he knows a lot more about them. -Weave-

Most dependable D truck and transmission.. I could have fun with this:-) Cost is no object: Any of the class 8 tractor based trucks, with basically any engine or tranny offering in them. Flor Class 7's where cost is sort of an object: Bet picks are KW T300 or Pete 330 W/Cummins ISC 8.3, and...

I'm pretty sure the 150 van has upper and lower A-arms with ball joints, at least one I looked at recently did. You'll have to go under it and look. Even if it does have kingpins, they can cause that same problem. -Weave-

Those are the best kind of places to find, independent shops who actually care about your problems and can fix them for you without a major hassle or expense. I have found many around where I like here in Buffalo, so in just about every instance where I need work done I use them. I might order...

Thing to watch these days is a shop's labor cost. A couple years ago, most were around $65/hr. Now many are up to about $85/hr. That could make a $150.00 alternator cost around $250.00 to get replaced if they charged you a full hour of labor and you add your local tax on to it. The only...

Most trailer shops that repair reefer units can service aux units also, as they are somewhat similar things. Just call around to trailer shops around where you live, you'll probably get a referral in no time. Some auto shops that work on A/C might look at them too. -Weave-

That sounds like a bad set of lower ball joints to me. If they haven't been done on the 1990 van, it's probably about that time. Check all the sttering linkage components too, especially the tie rod ends. -Weave-

Note for Freightliner Century/Columia owners: A/C serviceman found source of my refrigerant leak that killed the compressor. There is a junction under the sleeper where the heater and A/C lines go into the sleeper climate control box from the junction under the hood. It seems one of the .59...

There is a short occuring somewhere in that computer circuit. 20 amp fuses are hefty ones to be blowing, and putting bigger ones in isn't really the safest answer. I'll take it you have a M11 plus as it has electronic FI. This can be a few different things. First do the simple stuff- inspect...

Now we need Rollscanhardly model designations: The RCH 9030-- down at 90, up at 30, power by Briggs and Stratton:7 -Weave-

The place I went to and mentioned is NTTS (National Tractor Trailer School) out of Buffalo and Syracuse, NY., not NTS. Their training program is excellent, one on one, nothing like the NTS place you mentioned. That sounds more the the JV school! NTTS is fully accredited by the New York Motor...

Deja-Vu! I could use a bit of his smarts, logic, and best of all humor right now! -Weave-

I'm going back here to my days as a driver for a fleet owner when I started out. The deal was nothing confusing- he paid me 35% of the gross pay he made to the truck, and he paid all the other expenses. Truck was leased to Thompson Emergency, back when they were really busy with GM freight...

One thing I have said a million times, D units running for anything less than a buck a mile aren't making any money. Does Auto-Quick still exist? That used to be the FedEx CC for beater trucks, but I don't think even that lasted with pay in the .80 a mile range. -Weave-

What I have been doing with DDL over the past three years is this- I print out the logs for each day once a day, after midnight. For the current day, if you are stopped, you can show the inspector the computer itself. They will sometimes make me print the current day up to the point I am...

On most FL70's the box marker lights are on the same relay and breaker as the cab marker lights. You most likely have a supply or ground wire that is intermittently becoming open somewhere- is't most likely the supply one as they tend to get brittle from the small amount of heat they generate...

Set yourself a waiting threshold. Mine is 24-36 hours, regardless of how "hot" an area is or how many other trucks I see there. After that amount of time if I am not moving I head somewhere else. Be sure to ask your dispatchers how much stuff they have been bidding on for you, and if it isn't...

I have a question regarding the GPS systems. I haven't bothered investing in it yet as I believe the only thing it can do is tell you where you are if you are lost. I can drive to the nearest intersection and look on the streets program to find out that info. Are there any other practical...