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If any of you are crazy enough to use the highway, the toll rates are going up again on January 1st. For a van, get ready to pay 21.35 cents per kilometer that 34.46 cents per mile...plus a $3.45 video toll charge and 25 cent trip fee. If you drive a straight truck, your rate will be 44 cents...

A salesguy badmouthing a product he can no longer sell.....tells you all you need to know about the validity of the comments right there.

Point taken, I'm a little touchy tonight as I had the joy of listening to a waitress at dinner (who wasn't from here) tell a little kid that he was wrong to want to join the military and be put in danger with the same people he thought were heroes. I ended up being asked to leave as I couldn't...

Good to know, I'll remember that next time I pass a Salvation Army Kettle in front of a Wal-Mart in Ohio...I guess I can keep my hands in my pockets next year.

Always liked Upstate but go where you get happy 7 to go for number three.

So Greg...when will we get to buy this Sprinter killer/game changer in North America? Talk is cheap if I can't buy it. I would sure entertain the thought if I could see one. Mercedes-Benz Canada - Vans MB Canada has Sprinter specs on their website already. And to your question above...

Awesome...simply awesome! Every once and a while you really should stop and look around in life.

They are new to the market but I do know the company that does the body mold up for them, if it fits your application it will be a well built product that will last.

And for the love of God, when will I finally learn to do a multi quote reply properly!!!!!

Meritor likes to see the oil stay under 250 deg F. Operation above 190F is very common though.

Actually Greg, I think they will ignore it now more than ever. Under the old system it would take a long time for a bad driver to be exposed by the DOT as not good, so carriers had to rely on other means (like your example) to ferret out the bad guys before it turned into a major event. Now the...

As long as WE don't end up suffering when carriers end up going on a recruiting binge because WE get picky about things like DH. Despite the current economy, it is still too easy to get into this business and have carriers prey on your rookie status and knowledge to do the dirty work. Not to...

Never thought of it that way Leo, good point!

When I went to visit dispatch in the summer I got asked that question, do I want to know.. I said no. I told them there is no point in sending the run out to 15 trucks when chances are one of the first 2 or 3 will take it, all you do is trigger a lot of "we're sorry" callbacks and those get a...

2010 for me is going to be all about cost control. I don't see rates going up so further profits must come from reduced expenses. I wasn't too wasteful this year but next year I will really focus on things like, eating in the truck more often, I have to change the way I deal with US money as...

Sprinter Bluetec tank will last 10,000 miles (length of an oil change). Most automotive set ups will do the same as this is a potential revenue stream for the dealers. DEF is available now in 1 and 2 1/2 gallon containers at most J's and Pilots. It is a lot cheaper at the J (10.99 for 2 1/2 gal...

For a brief moment, I believe I was transported to the parallel existential universe of Mootology, an odd place but magically wonderful where things as diverse as an auto flush toilet and pocket lint are transformed into life altering deep mental experiences. Everything was either in Technicolor...

To the original poster, just make sure you buy it from someone reputable and who knows expedite trucks. The best truck and the best engine in the world if not properly spec'd or a truck that is poorly laid out will cause you nothing but greif. Look around at new ones from reputable dealers...

Leaving the warm sunshine of Charlotte area for the north. I have really enjoyed the 50 degree heat! Currently 13F in Kitchener and my wife assures me the ground is most definitely white, and I can't bring enough heat home to make it otherwise. I'm either a Grinch or after 39 years I have had...

I agree with you Dave that there is a lot going on to push rates down, I don't think FedExCC led the charge to lower van rates, I am quite sure that it did not take them long to decide to join in the downward trend, it sucks for us but they are a business. I would agree that some other...