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I never really understood FeCC when I was there. If I refused two consecutive loads, even when they tried to get cute and offer the same load twice, they put me out of service. I was NOT going to take loads that I would loose money on, period. I considered this policy forced dispatch. If I want...

The old rumor on FeCC/Roberts is true- Teams generally do well, solos not so well. I ran a few months solo with them last year, and the only way I made any money was when they gave me hazmat runs for the while glove div. Some of these paid near $2 a mile, but they were few and far between, and...

Best wishes to you, Eric. It's so sad to see everybody giving it up, esp. ones with so many years in. But I fully understand why- you can't run the freight for free. I would have gone back to local driving long ago if I weren't running with C&M, where there isn't any discounting. Best Wishes...

Yes, that is one thing I forgot to mention. It is a good idea to bump up any diesel's idle to 1000-1200 RPM during extended idling. I myself am guilty of being one who doesn't do this because I hate the noise. I will lock my electric engine fan on to let the oil pressure run a bit higher though.

Your older C8.3 has mechanical fuel injection. As altitude rises, the air becomes "thinner", containing less oxygen. This will cause your diesel engine to run richer as the injectors are squirting the same amount of fuel but there is less oxygen in the air/fuel ratio. This richer mixture...

If you enjoy trains, the Illinois railway museum is a few miles north of the Marengo exit on I90 between Chicago and Rockford In Union, IL. There is a T/A and a couple of small truckstops there. OOOHHH, Weave like! --Weave--

I have not owned a truck with one of these. I do know some things about it though. There are many versions of it, both mechanical and electronic. They are most commonly used on city and highway busses. For the most part, they are quite reliable. They operate much like an automatic in a car...

I understand the need for the animal transport business. I was just wondering what these folks are paid to do it. The smell of the trailers doesn't bother me at all. The flush water from this operation did however- it was FOUL, to put it lightly. Should not be done in a populated truckstop...

Hey, you expo folks think you have it bad- here's one for you. I experienced this at the Speedway in Berkshire, OH about 3 weeks ago- you've all been there. It was "slop the hogs" time for two piggy transporters- this was the most absolutely disgusting thing I have EVER experienced in trucking...

I have been using Sprint PCS wireless web for two months now and it has been working well for me. With this setup the PCS phone becomes a modem that connects into my laptop's serial port. It doesn't cost any more above the phone, it just burns up airtime. The connection speed is somewhat...

The E-350 van has the International built T444e engine, which is a great little V8 diesel. The only negative effect extended idling can have on a diesel is carbon buildup on the injector ends and in the cumbustion chamber. This really won't be a problem though, as just about all of it gets...

Hi- I'm still doing pretty good! Looked all weekend and decided to drop the pager altogether and expand my cell phone coverage. Been using Sprint PCS dual band for about three years and it is very reliable. Bought new smaller PCS phone with wireless web option (makes phone a cellular modem)...

I am in search of the best available nationwide pager out there- my 1 yr contract with Satellink is going to expire, and I didn't care for this system at all. I got a Weblink on a ten day trial, and its nationwide coverage was so bleak I only received one page in the ten days! I cancelled it...

I can't answer them all, but will try my best to help. My e-mail add. is [email protected]

Now I do understand why you got the apportioned plate, and I have a pretty good idea what OK is getting at, but I'll check with a guy I know who's an approtioned plate guru to be sure, and get back to you. My guess is they are looking at your van as a 10,000 lb truck, which I believe is the...

I'll set you straight- Few of us lease our actual trucks, we indeed own them. They are "leased" to a specific company (Landstar, Con-Way, etc) for that company's exclusive use. We the truck owners become independent contractors for these companies. They give us the freight to run. We hope. :9...

Read the thread a bit down on this page "Engine question for Weave" for 3126 Cat info. The Spicer 7 speeds are dropping like flies on Cummins powered Freightliner FL's also. I do not know if this tranny is used on any other medium trucks or if its dying on them if so.

Save your ATM receipts. Why? That fee they charge can be written off as a business expense. You'll get enough back to buy a 20 oz coffee and a paper :D Weave (at home all weekend waiting for a load posting stupid messages)

LAST EDITED ON Jun-10-01 AT 11:06PM (EDT)[p]Just a silly ques. for Eric- I exclusively run D units but was wondering why you would want an apportioned plate for a cargo van? Vehicles under 26000 lbs gross do not have to have one. I would think a regular commercial tag for your state would be...

I use Fern Bennett and agree you really have to watch them! But.. its easy to make a fake trip through OK once a year :) You can save money on apportioned plates by only getting the states in which you will travel through frequently. I don't carry many west coast states on my OK plate as I...