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[/i]"When one has to "wade" thru a mountain of crap to get to an answer or valuable tidbit, then a "helpful" forum becomes just another internet bully board."[/i] Oh, then you're gonna luv this... Flip... "The reason I originally posted here was to help answer others questions and to perhaps...

If you're sitting in Detroit for 10 days, and are actually in-service the whole time, there is no way you're not gonna get several load offers within those 10 days. Unless, of course, your acceptance is abysmal or your on-time performance is to where they can't trust you to deliver it on time...

Just for those who aren't aware, Panther's insurance allows for two windshield replacements per year. Most have a $100 deductible, but in a few states there is no deductible (KY, for example, has no deductible). I replaced one a few months ago, and one last year. In both cases the cracks were...

Michigander, or Michiganite? Or just Michiganer? Maybe Michiganian (no, wait, that's a Wolverine). Michigander just sounds like a menu item from a Japanese restaurant. Is it true that Michigander Catholics eat muscrat on Friday's because it's seasfood? And that in Michigan, "The Big Three"...

RE: Panther's Macro#8 should be given a humane dea There is a limit on the number of times you can send a Macro 8 in order to not have the Macro 8 function hog up all the computer and satellite bandwidth due to countless numbers of bored drivers sending Macro 8's every couple of minutes to see...

Well, the term "changing satellites" is bad terminology, quite incorrect, and I should quit using it. It's just that it presents a better mental image, visually. My Garmin does the same thing on occasion. I once managed to to attain a maximum speed of 137MPH. That's impressive enough for a...

You can be at the Flying J, exit 2, Franklin, KY, and not move your truck one inch. Depending on which satellite you are bouncing off at this particular moment, you can be viewed as sitting in Franklin, or across the state line in Mitchellville, TN, and each time you change satellites you can...

It's not so much that every load out of Detroit goes to Canada as it is, seemingly, every load going to Canada is gonna be offered to you before one that doesn't go to Canada is offered to you. Detroit doesn't have just one board. Oh, no. There are two boards in Detroit, a Canada board and a US...

RE: Panther's Macro#8 should be given a humane dea " sounds to me like the reason for the macro 8 problems lie in the drivers hands." Nope. It's a symptom because of the Macro 8 problem, not the reason for the Macro 8 problem. "Why are we griping about a problem we all are responsible for."...

Leo, no, it doesn't account for clearances at all. What is needed is to be able to plug in your truck type, and height, and then have it automatically route you based on that information. Truck height and trailer length can both be important, as there are some routes where a long trailer cannot...

If it weren't for the Sprinter's charging system being dictated by a Bosch alternator that refuses to put out the required voltage for an AGM, I'd probably have an AGM starter battery on this thing. AGM batteries are the batteries of choice in places like McMurdo Station, South Pole. Do take a...

After reading Greg's response for the 7th time, and finally getting all my brain pieces picked up put back in place, it makes sense. :+ The answer to the question of is the additional cost of "E" worth it or not is mostly a subjective one, rather than an objective one. A sleeper of some kind is...

RE: how to make inputs Phil, no, the 300% figure was not meant to be any kind of an accurate figure, it was meant to be an absurd, sarcastic exaggeration. The sad thing is, it's not all that absurd. The annual figures published by the ATA show the turnover rates for the industry at large, and...

RE: Panther's Macro#8 should be given a humane dea Picking up the phone and calling dispatch to find out where to go only works if the person on the other end of the phone also knows where all the other drivers who have called in and talked to other dispatchers are headed. It'll work for a...

RE: how to make inputs First, I want to apologize for using the phrase, "self-reposition itself". My 8th grade English teacher called from her grave to chew me out about that one. Second, I really wish the Cracker Jack staff in the Panther IT department would realize that Microsoft Internet...

Actually, be very careful calling it a windmill around most alternative energy geeks. They will quickly correct you by explaining that no wind is milled and that it is a wind turbine, not a wind mill. Picky little snots, aren't they? Optima batteries are AGM's constructed with lead grid...

There are pros and cons of both the Slingbox and of a dish. With a dish, there are certainly other options beyond that of either a portable dish with a tripod ($100 or so) that you have to get out into the weather and setup, and that of a rather expensive automatic track-in-motion dome ($1200...

The truck settings routes you on the most generally used routes that trucks use. Not the same thing as Truck Routes, though. One difference, if you have it set to route for cars, it might direct you through the tunnel to get from Detroit to Canada, but it will route you for trucks if you have it...

RE: U.S. Economy to "Slow Noticeably" in Fourth Qu If you expect the worst of times, then the worst is exactly what you're gonna get. The sky is falling. Well, it always is. Get over it. Adapt, overcome, improvise, maintain. It's called life. You have to do that in both good times and bad...

Cliff Notes: Learn the difference between starting batteries, marine deep cycle batteries, and true deep cycle batteries. Each type is designed for a specific application, and all will perform equally badly when used in an application for which they are not designed. Don't discharge your...