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I echo the above comments,why come to a trucking website for info on how to beat a failed drug test. Do you think all truckers use drugs.In myn 15 years on the road I have never been approached to buy or sell drugs.One time on the radio I heard a deal going down and it sounded to me that it was...

While not relating directly to expediting the July/August issue of Mens Health magazine has a 36 page supplement in how to avoid a heart attack. Lots of useful information to keep yourself going, can also apply to Women too. Stress is one of the Biggies,and all of us in the expediting field know...

That rumor floats around every so often. I believe GM,Ford Chrysler and the Asians all put their requirements on NLM. It was announced down here today that Damiler Chrysler has put the construction of a Sprintliner plant on hold.This plant was to be located in Poole (Savannah) GA. They will...

I havn!t seen this ad but you don!t need a middleman to lease a van to any of the expediting companies.Sounds to me that he or she was looking to get a fee for qualifing you and would then give you alist of the companies involved.You can get all of that info off of this site.Be carefull in...

Same thing happened to the Romans and Greeks thousands of years ago.They taxed the so called middle class higher and higher to finance their military and expoloration expeditions and finally went under. My Brother in law is general manager of a small company in Georgia that makes caps for who...

Best way to find out and it may not be possible is to go in to their facilty and try to see how their dispatch board works.When they need to dispatch a truck from a certain location does the computer show who is at the old rate and who is at the new cheaper rate.If it breaks it down like that...

Loks like Speedco may be pricing themselves out of Business.i had an oil change done at the Speedco in Jackson Ga about 2 weeks ago and my bill also came to $178.,used to be about $130. My engine holds 22 quarts,and I put in a gallon of Lucas Oil Stablizer.3 filters.oil filter,water seperator...

We have 2 cell phones.One is with Cingular wireless and the other with Verizon.I prefer the Cingular system over Verizon,but other people will tell you different and say ATT/T,Nextel,Alltel,Sprint etc are better. Make sure you read the FINE print,nowadays it seems like most of the cell compamies...

Very good advice from Weave,I have had 3 trucks and all went over 700,000 without turbo problems.I religiously idle for at least 5 minutes before I cut the engine off,especially if I have been running highway speeds. Now after I bragged I will probably blow the turbo tommorrow.

RE: Canadian Expedite Cos. Rob Do you ever see Jim Bunting around Ontario,I think he ran for Dynamex? We havn!t seen him on the forum in a couple of years.

I checked the view port on the dryer,it shows blue which I think is OK. I noticed when the engine is running at about 1500 the belt is bouncing around,might be slipping under load.When the engine is off the belt is fairly tight though. Also found one of the inside bolts that hold the compressor...

You can usually look at the run offer and see if a transfer will be necessay.The pickup and delivery times plus the miles involved will tell you if a transfer is necessary,At that time call the dispatcher and negoiate the transfer point,be careful and if they say "We don!t know where we will...

I will tell you from a lot of experience is that when you take a load thats going to transfer,right away you work out the miles and you tell dispatch where you want to transfer the freight.99% of the time they will do that as it relieves them the responsibilty of finding a location another truck...

I have the same setup but a smaller sleeper. I would recommend you get an oil analysis.The Speedco places can do this in about 15 minutes. If the truck was routinely serviced at Freightliner dealers,they can take the vin number and give you a history of maintenance.As far as opening up the...

Lets clear the air on this topic. First of all both Weave and Teacel are good guys,excellent moderators and have made many posts at 0200-0300-0400 etc in order to give advice and help to other expediters that were looking to get solid information in this area. I would ask all who read this to...

Thanks a lot.I think I have replaced the tensioner b4,But I bet thats what it is. I will check on Monday.

This problem started on my Cummins late last year,then the winter came and I did nothing about it,now the hot weather is here and the problem still exists. When I have the A/C on at about 1500 to 1700 RPM the A/C compressor makes a groaning noise and seems to suck power out of the engine. I...

There have been some difficulties (to say the least) with the A Team.I have kept quiet about these difficulties but I would advise all that it is in your best interests to be extremly careful in any response that you may wish to reply to their comments about expediting. Nuff said. Just keep it...

Based on what I hear on the Bill Cunningham show I think it!s wise to get through Cincinnati as fast as possible.

I have been out 3 weeks running hard,made some decent bucks,and do not understand this bashing of FDX CC. Hear me Brandy, I have been with FDX ( Roberts) since 1987 and have always earned a adequate income. I do not agree 100% with their policies but I am free to leave if I want to. No Company...