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I'm sure your capabilities are excellent, Mr. Stoney. Now we will see the true capabilities of Mr. Coopers' recruiting efforts. If you get a team mate, (Say Suzy telephone personality plus, unlike me Mr. Mono-tone) the agents will give you all the loads you can bear!! :D

Best thing to do with aluminum is to NOT buff it. Clean it with a citric acid based cleaner (Blue Beacon does an excellent job at this as far as wheels go,) but the more you scratch it up the more it will want to oxidize. Its nearly impossible to make aluminum fuel tanks shine like stainless...

One thing to always remember.. with FedEx will always come the FedEx price tag. Smart shippers know better. -Weave-

I was in Stroudsburg, PA last week and got a room in a motel. Watching 10 PM news: Fire breaks out on 2nd floor of 2 story warehouse building located in some small town in PA. Fire dept. enters building and puts fire out. Inside building they discover an "Elaborate but crude" functioning beer...

I installed centramatic balancers on my FL70 in '99, they did not help with the cupping. What did was new shocks once a year, a Beeline computer alignment once a year, and BF Goodrich ST234 steers. Something in that combination worked. -Weave-

I can understand what you mean by the recriters telling those folks it's a way to see the country like having an RV. Yeah, just most of what they will see is at night. But don't knock older drivers. My father (mudflap) is solo running his D unit quite well at age 64, and is still quite...

I shopped for vans a few months back, was considering running one along with my D unit. I scrapped the idea, but here's what I found out: As far as diesel vans, the Sprinter is big in volume, powerful (for 2.7 liters) and gets great mileage. It's stock wheels are too small. Maintenance and...

A diesel van probably isn't out of your budget. While shopping for my D unit I ran into a lot of low mileage used diesel vans both GMC's and Fords. Call a local dealership and have them get on their computer to loacte stuff around where you live that you can check out. They should also be able...

I thought it was spring wheat season? -Weave-

I would have ran my '95 FL70 another year, but I have nothing left to depreciate on it so I decided to get into something newer rather than just give thousands of $ to Uncle Sam. I found the '01 Columbia at (you'll like this name) Crook Motor Co. in Albemarle, NC. www.crookmotorco.com They are...

After about 4 months of off and on truck shopping, I have actually bought something! Ummm God, finally! Got credit approval today, and will be picking up next Tues. Bouncing baby 2001 Freightliner Columbia class 8. Power specs go like this: 12.7 liter DDC Series 60 @360 HP, Rockwell 10...

I was going to let this go, but seeing how Msgr. Rope is still advertising.. "It's up to the drivers to band together and use the honor system.." Unless, by stroke of luck ALL the (LEA) drivers wind up in the same truckstop or ? in the same town, how in the heck could THEY know who else from...

No, the B does not mean "better." It only refers to newer 3126's with updated emissions specs. It still sucks. Just look at the post ahead of this and take it from a man who owns one. I'll take it this is one of Dan Tilley's Acterra's you are considering. Low enough new truck price, but...

I had a long posting on synthetic oil a few months ago. I would avoid using it in older engines, as its light body does make it much more prone to leakage. -Weave-

On the subject of buying a truck, let me tell everyone what a joke that is now. They say it's a buyer's market?? Yeah, the trucks are cheap, the banks just won't let you buy them! Most banks are asking for 20% down payment. Even from me, with 3 years as O/O, perfect credit, etc. Few have...

Thank you Olko ;-) for showing my myth is reality- I am just to modest to say it myself, but that is the bare bones Landstar truth. If it's a matter of the tracking system the company has being outdated, why not invest a little in fixing it? My encounters tell me the AGENTS do what's best for...

My first episode is in the works.. sad part is I was (honest) all signed on to drive for Schneider just before I started doing expediting. I turned them down as they did not allow solo drivers to idle the awesome :P cabovers they put new drivers in for a mandatory 2 weeks out with 1.5 days...

I believe with the electronic fuel system on the 3126, the fuel system power is controlled through a small relay. The relay's contacts are probably sticking together intermittently, keeping power to the fuel system. I think (I don't have a schematic for FL's with 3126) it is one of the low...

Seems like engine and tranny manufacturers alike are believers in the synthetic oil thing. It is now a warranty requirement in all Mercedes-Benz built diesels. I also found while truck shopping last week that Eaton/Fuller equips and requires synthetic lube in all thier new manual gearboxes...

I can't wait for the Buckeye Bear! See my Ohio "probation" expries next month. So, I am thinking of the most creative way to just rack up another ticket right away and make the inevitable reality. It's the Buckeye Bear's way of keeping my guard up year round. -Weave-