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Lodi, CA. Good run stranded me on the other coast, but I've picked up a couple runs up and down (down and up) California during the week. If nothing comes up by the end of the day, I'm taking a holiday drive on a line that follows Salt Lake City, Denver, and Dallas. eb

Who's going to get the last post on this thread in June? eb

cd, You came back too soon. Now I'm stuck in LA. Can't complain though. Got a load from Livermore down to Santa Barbara, so I'm not just sitting over on this coast. This last load was 104 genetically inspected, male lab mice. If anyone gets a load like this and you drive a van, try...

Garmin has pride in their user interface. When I received mine (an older model) it came with no manual and the instructions said that they didn't have a manual, because there was no need for one. Turn it on and go. eb

Thanks. Good find on the sale. Pays to do the math. I saw the sale, knew they don't carry the filter I need, and passed it up. I've since gone back. One store didn't let me switch an extra quart of oil for a filter, but another store did. It just occurred to me that I could also just get...

Only times I have problems being really far off is when the specific address I type ends up translated to a rounded off street number, because the specific address isn't in the data base. I should catch it when the address comes up, but some times I don't. Only times I've had a gps show me...

That was timely. Thanks. --eb

I found something that might work. Ranger seems to make good products. Ranger Design eb

The 07 Sprinter has a track built into the rain gutter. Seems the perfect place to mount a roof rack. Problem is that I'm having trouble finding anything that adapts to the track. The dealership has nothing listed. I've found a couple aftermarket rack models, but they look more like homemade...

What's going on with mysprintervan.com? eb

Not to do with logging or hazmat, but my sprinter does seem to draw that kind of attention. A year in a tanker and six months in a straight truck and only pulled over once on the side of the road. Two years of driving the van, and I've been pulled over five times. All for frivolous reasons...

See Layover Lounge. --eb

Makes me want to park there just to see what happens. I looked them up on my truck stop guide, and it is listed as a place with no overnight parking. If it is true that they aren't zoned for truck parking than maybe a call to the local zoning office would force the issue--either become a...

Name: eb Carrier: Bolt Express Unit Size: Sprinter 1. got extension on vehicle payments 2. stopped buying anything except food and what is directly related to making the vehicle run 3. always available with the exception of vehicle service or outside jobs that bring in more money than...

Anyone else parked at the Mall of America? Took my post-load nap and will probably start trolling south and east in the a.m. It's been raining here since I woke up. I don't feel like putting on my galoshes and rain gear. So this may be the second time I've parked here and still haven't been...

Camp cot, therm-a-rest pad, and sleeping bag. If load gets big, the cot breaks down, and its on the floor for the night. eb

Profit? I thought the goal was to break even. eb

Do you tell dispatch that you will be available during the weekend if you've been available all week? I have been operating under the assumption that if my status hasn't changed then why bother telling them that I would still be in service. This past Monday it sounded like there was confusion...

South of Lombardi in Secaucus there is a Walmart just off the turnpike. It is best to do a gps search ahead of time, because you can see the store from the highway, but it is a spaghetti mess to get to it. It isn't a 24 hour store, but there is parking in an outer lot that is shared with a...

Starting the month in the greater St Louis area. Last week finished the last of my obligations from prior to my return to expediting last month. Took care of latest round of vehicle pm, dot physical..., and now the plan is to keep the qc turned on until the next vehicle service. It's been a...