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Well I don't care what you two are fighting about, I remember it for another reason which is neither patriotic or anything like that. It has to do with CKLW itself and my trips to Windsor. It was written by Gordon Sinclair and recorded by him and Gary Mack (aka Byron MacGregor). MacGregor's...

I know one guy who had a DD60 in his 06 truck, he was hauling a reefer behind it and I remember he was telling me once he had it all figured out (sweet spot, etc... ), he averaged 7 to 7.3

If I was going to get a new truck today, I would get a Detroit Diesel in it. The computer systems are actually better than the mechanical pumps. There is a lot more that can be done with the newer engines that were impossible to do with the old ones. Even the one I am driving, with the older...

Danny, You got to look at the bigger picture of this, not just about the money even though a lot of these companies are making a good chunk of change off of the owner. See Qualcomm has a lot more to do with fleet management than just looking for trucks to stick loads on. For the most part...

That's easy. Memphis. Don't like it, been robbed, truck broken into and shippers have been a pain in the a**. I thought NYC people were rude but get the cop who has had a bad day telling you "so you got robbed, what do you want me to do about it?" NYC is another place ... well I like the city...

You are right, the black market was not only tolerated but rather promoted by the state officials. AND it will be the same thing here when we embrace it fully. The soviets were great at allowing enterprising people to flurish, the best examples are those who learned how to make millions under...

OVM, I'm kind of offended there. You want money even though you are about to take over E-1 and make it your personal hobby :p

I don't buy the road crew thing for a second but on the other hand it is a great thing for mechanics, parts companies and so on. I just got this truck aligned back in September and now it has to go again, hit one weird spot in St Louis the other day and since then it has been all messed up...

Don't pat Michigan on the back just yet. They have rebuilt a lot of roads in the past three years and even those have had completely rebuilt are failing.

I guess I'm with OVM in a way - sort of in a way. I found out that driving for a fleet owner in a van is a rather poor choice to make in this business and no one should complain. BECAUSE The problems that vans have are only mitigated by the ability to move easily to other areas but that...

Moot, Those are the only numbers on the list and I asked this morning and was told that it is only newly built alternators from Delphi's supplier that are cooking the vans. If the van was made this year, have it checked.

I know that the SS's are good tires but running the on rigs that take a beating like that? I don't see the savings.

And? I'm sorry if this inflicts your family, but got to tell you that Ritter's case is something that wasn't caused by a lack of insurance but of not being able to diagnose a problem within a short amount of time. NOT one thing about Ritter has to do with health care, insurance or what ever.

I also thing it is an under-inflation issue. I'm going to assume that the trailer to the truck was right there, so was it a Michigan Train or a heavy gravel hauler? If so, it may be a case of something else deflating the tire enough to heat it up like that.

That's great, keep it up we are all pulling for you.

It depends on who you ask. But as Piper said - MICHIGAN leads the country in poorly built and poorly rebuilt roads. They have shorten the life cycle of the roads from 16 years to 4 because of the "savings" they can have by filling holes in with recycled blacktop. BUT if I could have given...

OVM, You can forget that 8% BS, it is not something that will stay with the next round of reforms. They need as many people to participate in order to make things looked balanced. So this was put in as part of the insurance wanting to uncap premiums so they can recoup the costs. But what will...

Ark, as I said the military will get screwed. There were a couple proposed amendments that were talked about but ignored that would exempt military personal, their families and combat/operational related medical care but they were all ignored or voted down. SO this all applies to everyone, and...

The one thing that a lot of you seem to miss is the way the accounting of the numbers in the fed system compared to the real world. Under the real world system, interest of loans are included in the overall cost of doing business - Your truck costs you $100,000 Your loan when paid off will...

Yep ... not seeing any problems.