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RE: I need massive feedback from long-time cargo v They way I look at it is, which will cost more over the course of time, a car or truck payment, or the maintenance to keep it on the road? You can put $3000-$4000 a year in maintenance and that's still way less than the annual payments on a...

RE: I need massive feedback from long-time cargo v I bought a brand new 1987 Dodge Caravan Soccer Mommy Van that lasted 18 years, until 2005, when I slammed into an elk. You know the story, late at night on a narrow two lane road, through the woods by Kentucky Lake, in December, up the little...

I don't know what's funnier, this thread or the video. Vampires? That's an extraordinarily bad analogy. Doesn't even make sense. Vampires suck the blood of living mammals in order to survive. I don't see the connection. Even if someone here were to actually have joy, glee, experience giddiness...

The problem with Verizon is that their terms of service specifically states that I cannot do precisely what I want to use the Internet for, which is constant, sustained downloads of gigs and gigs of data, like movies and software DVD's, streaming video, stuff like that. The want you to check...

Yup. At Con-Way I was making $.80 per mile, plus the flat rate FSC, usually about $.13. I had the option of staying with my Con-Way contract, or signing on with the Panther contract. Con-Way paid better in some areas, like detention, hand unload, east coast pay, and Panther pays better in other...

RE: I need massive feedback from long-time cargo v Sounds good. $1500 is a very doable goal, provided you are willing to stay out several months at a time. Some weeks you will do $2500, some you will do $800, but over time you should be able to average out to your goal. Keep in mind how and...

I'm in a Sprinter with Panther, .77 per mile. I only have the one van. Been with them ever since the Con-Way Scratch-N-Dent sale. There are some long timers with Panther who are still on their old, original contracts, where they are making .85 (probably 3 or more years with Panther), and a very...

Simon Says... " Just curious? What five hour break are they talking about? Teams are not even supposed to run 5 & 5 now." It's a relatively arbitrary break that someone in the Safety Department comes up with as a tangible method of covering Panther's rear end in case a van driver gets into an...

With good insulation, the Airtronic 2 will probably keep that thing warm. But, the Airtronic 4 doesn't cost that much more, and it puts out twice the heat using essentially the same amount of amps and fuel, so regardless, it won't have to work as hard as the Airtronic 2. Whether you do it...

You know, you hear things on the CB, and come to find out that it's all nonsense. We kept hearing about how nasty it was between Effingham and Champaign, how all these big trucks and countless 4-wheelers were in the median and in the ditches, how there were white out conditions, the whole nine...

I picked up a load this morning, 10AM, at Talladega (Harley Davidson Test Facility at the track there) for delivery to Milwaukee 7AM tomorrow. 800 miles. I just pulled off in Hopkinsville to get fuel. Gonna run over and go up I-57 instead of trying to deal with Louisville, Indy and then Gary and...

I second the Fantastic Fan. Don't skimp - get the one with the rain sensor. If it starts raining, the lid closes right up, and when it stops raining it opens back up again (all while you are sleep, in other words). It blows in or out, and has three speeds. To be able to get fresh air in the van...

Good info and great pics. Surprisingly, I never got any tin-foil hat comments about that van. hehe The comments I got most were when people, especially other E-350 owners, heard any of the doors slam. It was rock solid and closed with a heavy, muffled thud. The Sprinter, with all it's large...

Anyone else having a problem seeing the picture? It shows up fine for me. Here it is, directly linked, or copy and past this into your browser: img204.imageshack.us/img204/9972/img0065lo1.jpg http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9972/img0065lo1.jpg The basket is riveted on, so you just need to...

Because you literally have no where to go if something happens, it's not a good idea to change lanes (or brake or accelerate or pass, for that matter) when on a bridge, even in good weather. Always leave yourself an out. On a bridge, the only out is down. As for driving in snow and ice, well...

I went as far as removing the passenger seat and have built a box, a desk, sort of thing, that sits where the seat used to be. Instead of a console, I guess. It's about 20x29 inches, flat top with a 1/2 inch lip all around. It's 28 inches high. There's a 7 inch high shelve/cubbyhole thing...

RE: FEDEX doing away with CC as just CC. CEO of F Thanks for the info that CC stands for Contract Coordinator and not Custom Critical.

Back when I had the Ford E-350 van, I had a crate loaded on there that was supposed to be 750 pounds. The van bottomed out. Whoa. I had them take it back off and weigh it, while I watched. Sure enough, scale said 750 pounds, straight up. Now, those Ford vans can actually handle a lot more weight...

RE: FEDEX doing away with CC as just CC. CEO of F Soon as I figer out what a cc is i'll groul

Greg, as for the first leg driver faxing paperwork and making sure everything was received, and then cleared... The bottom line problem is, there are too many drivers who will not (or cannot) go to Canada, but they will gladly pick up a load going to Canada, not mess with the paperwork (cause...