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Anyone ever consider getting a glider kit and putting a truck together with it?

I find that many people don't want to think what the signs say or that they are in really easy to figure out. The last time I was in Quebec, I actually enjoyed it a lot. I was there on business and I had a lot of time to kill between meetings. I stop into a store for some things my...

OVM, 20 years ago we had different economical situations and didn't face the issues we face today. The fear for many are the US dollar will slip more and the exports from Canada will severely suffer putting Canada into a recession. There is a equilibrium that has been there for years and this...

Yes, the problem is energy but we are no where near the hydrogen solution which still uses oil. The nuclear solution is viable but 10 or 15 years down the road, so there is really nothing left except use agriculture to fill the gap and that really has not impacted our food supply as many want to...

For the amount of shipping I was quoted, She better come with the package to help me with my truck and my wife with house work. At $168.00 ground, that is too much for four shoring bars, I can get them a lot cheaper.

The one thing that I think is a very big negative is the resale value on the used Sprinter. I mean I run across '03 to '05 for as much as $30,000 and sometimes with 200K plus on them. For a '03 with any amount of miles on them, it should be in the teens topping out just below $20k if there are...

U.S. economy may be in crisis for next five years, expert says 25.10.2007 Source: Pravda.Ru URL: http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/99507-usa_economy-0 The United States is unlikely to have the best investment environment in the next five years, according to Evgeni Nadorchin, a chief...

You know I read all of this and then saw this; “when we become a billion dollar gross division. But, up until recently, it was just plain never†and the summary “When you get big enough, we'll advertise you!†I thought this is what the problem is and coming from anyone that represents...

Strong loonie may lead Canadian economy to collapse 26.10.2007 Source: URL: http://english.pravda.ru/business/finance/99597-strong_loonie-0 Cross-border shoppers will rob the Canadian economy of billions of dollars in economic growth, an economic think-tank is warning. The surge in...

David, The driver shortage is not from the Owner/Operator contracting pool but rather putting drivers (employees) in the seat of a fleet owned truck is what they are talking about. The turn over of these companies tops 200% which is far higher than owner/operator contractors turn over. I see...

Rlent, From what I understand it can't be done legally.

So they asked five people what they thought? From my point of view, there is no driver shortage. AND What government regulations, try working in a really regulated work world and see what regulations is all about.

>I posted this on another EO forum, but it kind of applies >here: > >If you have a Sprinter 3500 with 11,030 GVW, BUT, you only >plate it with 10,000 plates and NEVER carry a load to exceed >10,000 lbs GVW, are you still required to weigh and log? I >only ask this because if this can be...

I asked about the GVW thing a while ago when I was at GM visiting and here is the answer I got. Outside of mechanical engineering and testing of the vehicle, the manufacture sets the GVW accordingly; 1 – The manufacture has a responsibility to ensure that the vehicle can operate safely...

At one time we had military supplies of all types go through a process that prevented cr*p from being sold to the military like this. At one time we could ONLY sell to the military if we were an American company selling ONLY American made goods, like personal equipment and other gear. Now we are...

OVM, You really got to spend some time out there, they built house upon house on the hills and in the valleys, they won't clear out brush and dead wood in some areas for fear that it may bother some bird or frog. I saw on the teli yesterday where I was sitting when I was out there is now gone...

OVM, To be called a small straight is like calling my dog a pink flamingo, no matter how you shape it, it is a light duty van and no where near a truck. Once it gets passed that 10K limit, it is a medium duty van. Yes it can haul 3 skids, but when you factor in the weight with a common limit...

Thanks Leo those are good numbers but the better ones would be the load count that was refused and the load count that went to other carriers to cover them.

tank u

So Mods, lets move it.