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  1. pearlpro

    the straight truck club

    Thats something I do miss and I try and find a church service on Sunday Eve if at all possible, I wanted to go tonight but thought I might be headed out and didnt want to turn off my phone, maybe next week, Have you gotten some strange looks from folks when you walk into a church, I have and...
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    Drive away service

    Its never been a Hi paying job and the fact you pay for fuel makes the driver use the best, fastest, direct route, I know I did lots of driveaway from Louisville to Sacremento, i used to arrive with enough to buy a train ticket back, and eat.and a few dollars to spare,its not a get rich...
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    The Future of LNG and Exports

    Why American Natural Gas Will Change The World - Forbes So there going to buildout the LNG Gas revolution, but MOST of the products WILL be exported, huge profits in the asian market while the ability to have under 1 dollar per gallon LNG is capable, they wont do it because the profits are...
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    the straight truck club

    Sitting tonight at the pilot Monroe MI enjoying using the FoxFi and my tablet waiting for The Call. Have a good week folks
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    Dot blitz/brake week/feed the bears

    Not skeered just like he says dinner on the dot
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    Dot blitz/brake week/feed the bears

    Thanks to John Mueller, I copied this from the other thread Tips to help you through any inspections: * Keep your log book current - that means updating that logbook each time your duty status changes, or at least once every 4 hours; * Perform extra thorough Pre-trip inspections. Eliminate those...
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    Dot blitz/brake week/feed the bears

    So if you get pulled in whats the protocol for these fun events, Truck Inspection, Paperwork Inspection, Medical card, License, Load paperwork, Load securement, Tires, Lights, Brakes, what else have you had Inspected, Detected and Rejected... Ive had one Level One inspection in all 13 years...
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    "LATE" delivery?

    Worse yet is to bid on a drive at 10 am, sit around wait for the approval, because it's a go, just waiting now, and sit again till 4 pm when someone finally gets it together to approve the hot rush job, sit in over an hour of Philly traffic, all the time getting calls that need an update, get to...
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    Ghosts of Detroit

    Ive travelled thru Detroit and yes its once Mighty manufacturing base has been decimated, as other towns such as Gary IN, Pittsburg PA, Birmingham AL etc etc...I think some of these old rusting hulks could be used for many things besides just letting the steel rust away, preserve the rusting...
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    And what did YOU do on Memorial Day?

    I did a million chores for my mom, and BBQed some of the best Pork Tenderloins and Sweet potatoes on the grill, watched a Great Parade, and R-E-L-A-X-E-D
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    the straight truck club

    I have finally gotten my truck, got back to Detroit, and back to work, But before I got back Ive endured the most ridiculous set of MURPHYS LAW incidences....First the truck I rented and insured was rented by Ryder to someone else, then the Insurance ISSUE of Ryder wanting an Umbrella policy to...
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    Custom building my own straight

    Another option is a GLIDER KIT, of which I was looking at and those might be a great way to build and spec a solid foundation and then fill in the spec etc...
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    2012 dot blitz ?

    After the Memorial Day holiday and all the Roadblocks and Safety checkpoints I went thru around my home town might as well have the DOT Blitz....I feel like I live in East Germany.....its been ridiculous in IL....RIDICULOUS.
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    Oklahoma weather

    Oklahoma has some bigguns just like Wichita Kansas, Ive been in both places during some ferocious storms, I used to do my best to get in, get out and be outta there during this time of year...prayers to all who may be in the line of the storms....
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    $1.25 Billion dollars and it's total poopoo

    Just think they want to put tolls on I 70 and other main trucking routes all over America, I live in Downstate IL and I used to truck thru Chicago often and pay anywhere from 125-250 dollars a week on tolls and such moving between Steel Mills, they take the money and divert it to everything but...
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    Letter from Bill Graves of the ATA about the Surface Transportation Bill

    Bruno thats true, I was looking at a Used truck and asked to see the ECM report and its amazing the information thats collected, Idling, Full Power, Hard Braking, Throttle Position average, Hours, etc....
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    the straight truck club

    I remember my first driver trainer, he slept all the time, only got up when we dropped or picked up freight so he could show me how to sign the bills, then back to bed, he got paid an extra 5 cents a mile to train me for a month, when he left ya I enjoyed the trucking biz so its a short term...
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    2012 dot blitz ?

    I read something about BRAKE WEEK that seemed to be about that time....first week of June
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    Lift Axle Installation

    Id find a place like Chrome Shop Mafia or another customizer Upfitter who had done these and call them, Im sure theres advantages, and considerations. Ive called those guys several times at CSM and they know there stuff.
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    Power Inverters

    Thanks for the Info Guys, I may UPSIZE my Inverter and that wiring calculator is cool. Ive got a similar one from Bussman....ya they definetly need to be shock mounted almost at least mounted on some neoprene or some sort of bushing which allows good airflow also.
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