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I'll add a couple points too. My experience with practicing while on the road was that my life was governed by a qualcom unit. I could bust my HOS by moving my truck. Even for practice. Some times a single spot in one part of a lot is easier to get into and out of than a set of open...

The company sent us out on this last run with a new nuvi 350. It has truck mode!! It eliminates a huge amount of my complains about the nuvi 200's tendency to route through very truck-unfriendly territory. The 350 still wants to go through the holland and lincoln tunnels, but it does try to...

Wow, you even managed to capture me in pixelated form. Thanks for sharing the photos. eb

Another annoyance is the dot controlled boards that remind me to fasten my seat belt and not drink while driving. Useless information is still part of my scan, so what am I missing when I'm having to scan state sponsored junk messages. I guess I can just ignore it all, but then I don't want to...

no cheri, you're not the only one. I think even some of the new turn signals are too bright. Some cop light bars, too. I'm sure law of diminishing returns applies to advertising too. My pop up blocker is working, so I'm happy here. eb

I think Sprint has an aircard/data plan for north of the border. I looked into it a while back, but can't remember much about it. eb

I keep everything turned off and just drive. If I get lonely, I exit the highway, so my nuvi thinks there is something to talk about. eb

TeamCaffee, you answered the question I've been holding for a while. I was wondering what you did when the speed was posted 55. eb

...or they become interested when they see it become a trucker loophole. I installed an apu on the roof of my sprinter to then have carb publish the deal about an apu having to have the same kind of particulate filter as the vehicle powerplant. Does it really apply to cargo vans, I don't know...

And with all those idling laws popping up, keep in mind that you may be building a system that will be illegal to operate. --eb

I've been using the nuvi 200 for about a year and a half now. The new truck I'm in came with the nuvi 350, so I've been comparing those two the last couple weeks. The big difference between the two is that the 350 gives street names when announcing upcoming turns. I personally don't like...

I claim not to be an expert since I've only done this once. I gave my two weeks notice which they really didn't need. They told me to call when I was in the area, since I intended to tie up all loose ends in person. Like Cheri said make sure your insurance is covered for when you are driving...

Stats are a good thing if they are used as a tool, and like any good tool you have to use the right tool for the right job. And I can't overhaul an engine with only a screw driver--have to know how to use the whole tool box. I'm a firm believer that I can't own too many tools. I just have to...

I used a camp cot. I left it out until a load required the space and then I folded it out of the way. Under load with something large, I slept on the floor on two sleeping pads that were normally on the cot. I bolted a vertical work shelf to the wall and floor behind the drivers seat for...

Greg, I second the motion. --eb

I'm not going to say it's a Canada first thing. Chicken or the egg. It was probably companies south of the border that lobbied for it. The problem is the constant creep that happens regardless of which side of the border it comes from. Today it is Ontario, but yesterday and tomorrow it will...

OVM, Why should Ontario try to mandate how fast a truck can drive through west Texas? If I'm going too fast write me a ticket. I don't break the law in Ontario, and I like the option of going the speed limit wherever I happen to be. It's just more of the slippery slope getting slipperier...

I'm guessing/hoping that in a few years the area around the Flying J will see some improvement when neighboring Lancaster starts work on the inland port that they just received authorization to build. It is six square miles (maybe more) of modern warehousing and dock facilities. The local...

It is a huge blind spot, but no worse than a big truck running with the same number of mirrors. My mirrors give me good driving-down-the-road coverage. Like OVM said it's blind when backing into a street, also those 45 degree intersections that come up from the right rear. When running down...

I'm running at 19 mpg, but I have an apu on the roof that creates 2 mpg worth of drag. With a killer tailwind I'll get 22 mpg, but that's only happened twice. And I know what I'm talking about because I own it and run it. eb