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My Sprinter gets its best fuel mileage at 63 MPH. It's generally right around 24.4 MPG at that speed, but of course heavy headwinds and crosswinds will have a pronounced effect on that. So do tailwinds. Depending on traffic, routing, scheduled delivery times, etc., I'll usually drive at or near...

Hauling HAZMAT in a cargo van, in and of itself, isn't enough to make you have to enter the scales. It must be a placardable amount, which, generally means, anything that is placardable only in amounts of 1001 pound or more. This includes paint, solvents, batteries, most all Class 9 cargo, etc...

RE: RE%3A US Customs Raises Rates Being in a van, whenever I cross back into the US unladen ( :) ) I am rarely asked for the Customs fee. When empty, a cargo van isn't even a commercial vehicle, though I've never argued that point with a Customs Booth officer. Figured the five bucks was well...

I haven't seen any difference in the handling, but I'm sure that's because I already had the Koni shocks and struts, and the heavy duty sway bar installed. Because the rear-most panel on the Sprinter is already curving, instead of being a right angle like on a box truck, the air flow is already...

They'll make seats from scratch, or redo the ones you have now, http://www.oregonaero.com/p8485_2001.html#Truckseats or you can just use the portable seat cushions. http://www.oregonaero.com/p24_2001.htm I have the portable SoftSeat cushion and the full back. Hands down, not even close, the...

I use Howes, every tank, every time. If I only put it in every other time, it doesn't work, every other time. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

I used Loctite® Exterior Power Grab™ because it's a near-instant grab adhesive that dries much faster than the other caulk-type adhesives, and the Exterior version because moisture (any condensate that may get in there) will not break it down over time. I also used some 3M spray adhesive. A...

Leo covered it. The "Estimated Terms" apply to those terms that are estimates, such as the FSC and the paid DH miles. The FSC presented to us at the time of the load offer always has been subject to the final billing with the customer, and it's almost always slightly different from that which...

> >I think there's a difference between my using the words some >and few and you using every. I agree. It's irrelevant to my post, but I agree. >Maybe you should read the post >again. If all you got out of my post was pee, then perhaps you should do the same. Read it again. Never mind...

"It’s next to impossible for SOME of us to ask a question or make a comment without starting a pissing contest among a few. Well…..I’m sick of it." Well, other than pissing on every EO member, like you just did, what are you gonna do about it? An open forum is just that, open. The longer...

RE: A Question For Expediting Veterans About Reces "Successful Expediter. A person involved in expedited or critical-shipment freight transport (a trucking industry sector) who has personal, professional and/or business goals that are expediting-related; and has achieved or is in the process of...

RE: A Question For Expediting Veterans About Reces You know those bad months in expediting where there is no freight, no one gets any loads, no one makes any money? Well, a recession is just like that. And just like in those months, some expediters will do well while others do not. I've had...

If you're every up there, it's worth the trip to Eureka, CA, on the coast, dead west of Redding. It's near the southern edge of the Redwood Forest. Heading north to the Redwood Forest on Hwy 101, it's a twisted road up the coast. The fog is sometimes so defined up there that out the left window...

Uh, oh. I don't have a yellow knob. I'm screwwwwed. With the sad shape of the nation's infrastructure, water that has covered a roadway stands a very good chance of having washed that road away. Please keep that in mind. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

The Gross Revenue, or gross pay, is whatever the load pays. It includes loaded miles, FSC, headhead pay, bonus, detention, everything. This is the gross revenue that the truck generates. Out of all that you get paid something. You take that home with you. That is your Gross Take Home Pay, or...

I'm guessing that DLH Enterprises is a small fleet owner company, with DLH being the initials of Dennis Harrison, "L" being the initial of his middle name. Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop

KY, too funny. That reminds me of something, and I'm going to thoroughly embarrass myself by repeating it here. You all may know the place, I dunno, but a couple of three years ago I was at the Ft Wayne truck stop, and across the street from the truck entrance was (maybe still is) an adult...

Motorcycle sunroofs, submarine screen doors, you know the drill. In big trucks, paper rolls is a good one, 'cause it's worthless to anyone, and even if they wanted it they couldn't move it. Sometimes when someone asks, I'll just say, "I dunno. Machine parts or sump'in'" or I'll say empty auto...

"The nature of 1099 payments may make your company liable for Michigan taxes,if the payess were conducting activities (soliciting sales or performing services) in Michigan on behalf of the company." "No, they want to know how much business drivers did in Michigan and want us to pay taxes on...

Carriers, like Panther, need to have loads covered. Both good runs and bad runs. Those who sit back and cherry pick, accept only the 500+ mile runs, are, by and large, worthless to a carrier. If you have a 50% acceptance and it's a relatively even mix of long and short loads, they aren't likely...