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  1. ebsprintin

    June 2010 Locations

    Some how I still have a good tailwind. The last 6200 miles averaging 24.1 mpg. Don't know the cause. Canton, MI. Three loads delivered for the week as of Tuesday. eb
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    Sprinter PM results

    OVM, Was that a new pulley from your last belt change? Next time I change my belt preventively, I plan to replace the tensioner and pulley too. eb
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    pop up

    Lawrence, Another similar related issue. I was trying to show this site to my sister on her new droid phone. There was a pop up that barred entrance to this site. There was an "x" to shut the pop up window, but it was so tiny there was no way to zoom into the image to make the X large...
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    How many expedite trucks/cargo vans have you owned?

    Starting in 2007, two years of that expediting between two companies. One sprinter van. eb
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    Guido and His Van

    and a train horn.
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    Can you make a living as a single van driver?

    I figured the hourly rate at one time, and it came out to something like 16-19 cents per hour. I was driving a different vehicle then and was bringing home twice as much money as I do now. eeeek. eb
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    Can you make a living as a single van driver?

    Greg, Speaking for myself, I'm addressing the op's original goals that he posted. Some people are lifestyle oriented, but this poster seemed to be locked in to being able to meet a certain income level and appeared to being using possible gross income as his expected net income. A budget...
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    Guido and His Van

    Would that be Frog City in Rayne, LA, I-10, ex 87? eb
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    Can you make a living as a single van driver?

    And I'm sure that $11,000 only happened one time, one month. And from my own experience in february and march I was out of service the whole time and had $8000 in repairs. eb
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    Can you make a living as a single van driver?

    Best of luck to you. Have a solid exit plan to minimize the damage. On the one hand you talk about maximizing every day of your life and on the other you talk about wasting time trying to do the impossible. Now that you have drivers opinions, try calling the recruiters and see if they claim...
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    areocell vrs sprinter--comments please

    A tricycle would be pedaled. This is motorized. eb
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    Can you make a living as a single van driver?

    That fourth week is the week when you go out of service for a few hours for required maintenance and lose the $2000 load. eb
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    areocell vrs sprinter--comments please

    I didn't think there were any hino faithful left. For searching for "van" try "cargo van". The site search doesn't look for three letter words. Three letter tag search does work. As for the one ton I'm looking for I'm using the non-archaic terminology. I'm looking for the highest weight...
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    Can you make a living as a single van driver?

    Another rough rule of thumb I use is that the first week of pay goes to vehicle payment or savings towards next vehicle. Second week goes to fuel. Third week goes to maintenance and fees. If everything gets paid then the last week is yours. Can you prosper at that kind of rate? It's a lot...
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    Can you make a living as a single van driver?

    If there is a glut of cargo vans, then a driver would have something to gain by saying that you can't truly make a good living as a solo van driver. Newbies FAQ - Expedite Trucking Forums Have you gone through this section of the forum? eb
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    Importance of renewable energy

    spam alert.
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    areocell vrs sprinter--comments please

    I would like a single rear wheel one ton van. Sprinter doesn't have that option. eb
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    Why do people pick on the Mentally Handicap

    What does this have to do with expediting in general? eb
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    Tire advice for vans

    I'm rotating my LTX M+S one last time tomorrow. 170K and happy. eb
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