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opposing traffic present The "opposing traffic" sign is a statewide thing in Michigan. It does sound sort of funny, but it actually serves a purpose if you look at it again in context. The two lane state routes have passing lanes in the middle of the road--its like an occasional third lane...

availability Since "location, location, location" is the key to getting loads in this business, it works in reverse as well. Park outside the primary corridors but remain available for loads. We, drivers, already know which are good and bad locations, so all you do is chose to park in the...

Hey Turtle, Sounds like I may have been the one who loaded the plane that you unloaded in Owensboro. The plane I loaded originated in San Antonio. And I chose to take the load for many of the same reasons you took the load at the delivery end. If nothing else I got some extra pocket change to...

hopefully driving. --eb

Another option I might ask the repair people is stop drilling. You or repair people use a tiny glass drill bit and drill out the end of a crack. This can stop a crack from progressing. It isn't a guaranteed solution, but when it does work it can extend the life of the glass maybe an extra...

The correlation I see is that vans seem to get more sensitive when freight is perceived to go down. I think it is understandably so. A van rides the tightest line to stay in business. And vans probably have to deal with a greater fluctuation in the market cycles (only guess on this point)...

off topic This is a good example of a thread going off topic. The thread is supposed to be a call for suggestions to the drivers council. The council meeting is over, the thread continues, and I'm still learning new things about the company I haul for. eb

zip codes I've been with Panther since May of this year. In orientation they did cover the constraints of zip codes, but it was a point that would not have been covered until several drivers began pressing for what-if scenarios and whether the particular moves would affect board position. The...

sort of Just this weekend I got a load from San Antonio, TX to Austin, TX and back to San Antonio. Wrong flavors of popcorn at each location, so I was switching two pallets of different flavors of popcorn. Picked up my first 600 lbs of popcorn and on exiting the shipper--BEEP. Pulled into...

RE: Panther's Macro#8 should be given a humane dea I'm wondering if part of the mac 8 problem can be fixed by also providing a way for a driver to tell the system where they are headed. I turn down the suggested move, but the system now has no idea where I will resurface. I plan on heading to...

RE: how to make inputs Thanks Leo, All this time I thought I was getting everything that was available through the owners side of the panther website. A whole 'nother world on the drivers side of things. So what else don't I know? No need to answer that question. eb

how to make inputs My dumb question of the day. How and to whom do I make my inputs? I just found that there is actually a live link to the drivers web off of my owners web page. My browser has always shown the link as a dead link, so I have always thought it was one of those under...

I don't have a by month count of my late night loads readily at hand, but it sounds like I probably get more of them than people here have suggested. Part of it may have to do with the fact that I like driving and delivering at night, so my availability has me on a late night cycle. That...

police state I frequently compare the trucking environment to a police state--controlled borders, controlled eat, sleep, and play. Are we so comfortable with being pliable soles that we would consider restricting our own conversations amongst ourselves? So much for freedom on the frontier. I...

and borders too And don't forget to factor in five minutes to make border crossings. eb

by myself After I find a place where I will overnite, I'll scroll thru my gps and do a search for local parks. There is usually one near by, so I go and zombout by myself. At least until the park closes then I return to my overnite location. Lot of local libraries too (but I go inside the...

Howe's The only thing hard and fast that I know is that when I started using Howe's Diesel Conditioner and Anti-Gel two month's ago my mileage increased about 1.5 mpg. I waited to run my experiment after the warranty on my 07 sprinter expired. eb

Yes, I wondered about that too when I was going thru the owners manual. I end out placing my gps in the corner of the windshield just above my safety inspection and registration stickers, so the only obstruction I have is that little patch of ground that is already obstructed by the state's...

I set up something I call my headrestcam. Rigged the centerpost and tripod head of a camera tripod to the back of the seat over looking the drivers right shoulder. Could go over left shoulder aimed out the drivers window for more of the passing scenery. I record more of the driving experience...

Okay, so the airtabs work. Since the principle of the airtab sounds like the same principle that makes dimples on a golf ball work, I'm wondering if I can take my ball peen hammer to the rear perimeter of my van and get similar results. Hmm...dunno. Anyone else willing to give it a try? --eb