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OK, but I give you all fair warning. This is gonna be off topic now, because I have to qualify this by referencing the now-missing posts, which, apparently, are off-topic, even though they weren't. And, because the referencing posts are not there to be referenced, this might maybe quite possibly...

The Panther ad clearly states no CDL is required for cargo vans, but the specific cargo van requirements regarding the CDL isn't mentioned on the Web site. The official stance seems to be that you need a HAZMAT endorsement on your Class C CDL, but they won't kick you out of bed if you don't...

Dreamer, you claim, "No offense meant, no patronizing, no favoritism..." yet the very post that initially took things off track was left untouched. Is that selective moderating? favoritism? patronizing? ... or just plain bad moderating? Let 'em go until things get WOFC is right, and this comes...

I use an ad blocker. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

Speaking of blankets, if you are short on storage space, at the truck stops you'll find those fleece blankets. They aren't nearly as thick as moving blankets, but they'll do nicely when folded once or twice. It's a good idea to carry a couple of those, anyway, in case you get stranded with no...

It's hard to play by the rules when they are arbitrarily selective and enforced without explanation. I cannot for the life of me figure out why my post was deleted without so much as a PM out of courtesy. That's a slap in the face telling me that not only what I have to say is irrelevant, that I...

Actually, my x-number is 100,000 total miles driven, with 70,000 miles being paid, loaded miles, and 30,000 miles being unpaid, deadhead miles. Rather than my trying to use the engine warranty as a lifespan guide, with is pointless with this Sprinter's engine warranty, and then average it out, I...

Wow. Just a few of the things that go into my CPM include my pay, fuel costs, fuel additives, truck payment, taxes, tolls, oil, filters and other maintenance, tires, meals, lodging, phone, QC, tolls, health insurance, truck insurance, permits and licenses, truck washes, windshield washer fluid...

Many people report success in simply tossing the antenna onto the dash. I know this works in a Sprinter, just not positive of how well it works in the other vans or trucks. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

For a Sprinter, all you'll probably need (certainly all you'll need to get you started) is a couple of yellow and a couple of gray e-track ratchet straps, a pair of e-track 2x4 brackets (for each pair of e-track you have, i.e., one pair on the floor and one pair on the walls), a 2x4 or a 2x6 for...

They wouldn't do a $200 rebate. The $100 difference is what you pay for having it first. If you got it in the 14 days prior to the rebate announcement, though, you get the full $200 refunded. The rebate is an in-store rebate, meaning a $100 discount on already way, way, way overpriced Apple...

I removed the passenger seat and in its place put a wooden box, a desk, I guess, that has some shelves to hold paperwork and junk, a top for the computer, etc. I mounted the CB and the QC on the side next to the driver's seat. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

I replaced mine with some 4" Fosgates that were on sale at Best Buy. Took me about 15-20 minutes in the parking lot of the Best Buy in beautiful downtown Laredo. The pillars yank right off in the direction of the opposite window (driver's side gets yanked in the direction of the passenger wide...

Buy a Fumoto oil drain valve, and then at your next oil change have them replace the oil drain plug with the Fumoto valve. That will eliminate any worries of you stripping the threads when doing the oil change yourself out on the road. It also eliminates 98.4% of the mess associated with...

Interesting that those who regularly post here in this forum are also, by and large, successful expediters who know what kind of commitment it takes to be a success. Smart, computer literate, involved. So it's no wonder that Express-1 seized the opportunity to shut the doors and pitch recruiting...

There are times when I seem to see a ton of FedEx or Panther or Tri-State Express-1 or <insert carrier du jour> trucks, and other times when I don't see one for days. Just like there are times when I rarely see a "no-name" carrier, and then a day or two later that's all I see. 2 or 3 weeks ago I...

I understand why they do it - they've been burned too many times by moron van drivers. I get it. The problem is, I'm not a moron. And even though they've been working on it for years, they still have no mechanism in place to differentiate the morons from us really smarter peoples. Slow and...

http://www.fumotousa.com/ Lots of places to order them from, or even pick one up locally. I ordered mine from here - seems to have the best price: http://lubricationspecialist.com/front/showcontent.aspx?fileid=105 If you get one with a nipple, you can order a hose for it there, too. I got...

From the story online: "Interstate truck and bus drivers across America may find themselves pulled off the highway if state troopers or vehicle inspectors find they can't speak English." "Under the new enforcement regulations, drivers who can't speak English in the commercial zone may be...

"What they can’t tell you is how to drive, routes you take (unless it is a customer requirement or Hazmat), and really can’t hold it against you for hanging up on them after you refused to cross dock because you are able to take the load all the way through – amazing no one has caught on...