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  1. greg334

    Possible Dumb Question - Overweight Van?

    Dude, I have a whole department that I have to deal with - one group just for logs, one for Maintenance reports, one for truck compliance issues, one for Hazmat, one for DOT physicals, and so on. It is fun to say the least but they know not to log in Alabama. Some of the safety people I had to...
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    Portable Generator Securement

    I wouldn't worry about being CARB compliant unless you are either buying or selling the thing within California borders. Any EPA compliant unit should do the trick - the problem is when it is a diesel generator and you are a truck, they seem to get upset. I know which rivets you are talking...
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    Sprinter Information

    ALWAYS choose a Mercedes dealer over any other dealer that services a sprinter. Even when Dodge was the "only" mainstream place that was handling the vehicle, there were Merc dealers who were handling "RV" repairs for some of their clients.
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    Portable Generator Securement

    I'm just scratching my head on this one. Rivets, 50 gallon tanks ... what ever? OK if you are looking at using a Sprinter, then go to any Winnebago dealer who has Spinter RV conversions and look at how they have the generator box setup. I don't remember who makes them but they are a...
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    Jobless rate slips below 10 percent

    Our jobless counting program is skewed right from the start and with 7 to 23 revisions a month, there is a serious problem with any true representation of the facts. Most of these numbers are derived from "new jobless claims" and submitted reports tot he states on mass job losses, but nothing...
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    Possible Dumb Question - Overweight Van?

    What safety guy?
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    Fax from in the truck

    It is an all automated. When the email comes in, the PDF is opened and 'printed' into another file, the email contents is parsed out of the email and used as a cover letter with the PDF contents as the following pages. No one sees it, and it isn't even a "fax machine" but a modem used as a fax.
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    Question

    What do people consider bad weather? Someone may consider flurries as bad weather while others may consider 6 inches in two hours bad. Or rain with lightning as bad weather. If you read your contracts carefully, it should address the issue of stopping due to weather.
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    Who takes an instrument on the road?

    So that's all great but T-hawk, what is a silent electric viola?
  10. greg334

    What is a TSA certified driver?

    Its been around since at lease 2005. It has to do with dropping off freight, not picking up.
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    What to do when your carrier shuts down?

    Chef, The reason I wrote that was because i had to collect a few times and even with a lawyer who is working cheap, it was a pain in the a**. After a few times, I decided to just write it all off and deal with the IRS if it ever came up. But it seems that a few of us have the lawyer option...
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    DOT/Trooper

    Geo, Here is the issue with that was of thinking. If you do run say 18 hours straight and get pulled into a scale or the side of the road, but seem tired or what ever. The officer asks for proof of taking breaks and you can't prove it, the office can put you out of service for 10 hours. It...
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    Possible Dumb Question - Overweight Van?

    Look Dude, cut me some slack, I had a bad day. I ended up over in Windsor this evening 'enjoying' some haute fusion cuisine from Vietnam and France, so I being exposed to very bad English of my hosts and very saucy spicy food has done a number on me. The only three things I recognized were Cha...
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    What is a TSA certified driver?

    It's free. The company should offer it for free because it is something they are dealing with to remain qualified to haul that freight. If you ever dropped off at any place like Delta Freight, you will understand what it is all about.
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    Emails Reveal Todd Palin's Power

    Who cares? The last time I looked, I wasn't living in Alaska. Would like to but it is not important to me what he or she does. I think I would be a bit hard pressed to vote for Palin in 2012 because she has no real direction and isn't doing what I think she should do, get involved with the...
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    Possible Dumb Question - Overweight Van?

    You did used to scale in the state. They did away with it I think it was 2008.
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    DOT/Trooper

    OVM, whether we think all of this info is accurate but in fact there is a lot of weird stuff on the books here in this twisted state and a lot of tickets that are not dismissed because it is written otherwise. There is no reason why the MSP will not ticket someone from out of state for no signs...
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    What is a TSA certified driver?

    Ummmm... OK ... what's the big whoop. The TSA certification has to do with the chain of custody of freight that goes on a plane. It makes sure that you understand what to look for, what paper work is needed to be filled out and what you as a driver/holder of the freight needs to do to ensure...
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    Inverter Generator

    It also depends on the startup current of the compressor. Some of them are as high as 2500 watts while others are just about 1300 watts - all for an 8000 to 10,000 BTU unit.
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    Who takes an instrument on the road?

    I'm curious t-hawk, what is a silent electric viola? Is that one with no strings like a ribbon violin?
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