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Greg, I understand, and to a very large degree, agree with you about dispatch and that they should watch out for the safety of the public. Dispatch has to be at least somewhat mindful of what kind of burden they may be placing on a driver. But of course, the ultimate responsibility must be...

Greg, to be fair, at least at Panther, it's the dispatcher's job to dispatch, and it's the Safety Department's job to monitor drivers and loads for compliance (mainly to keep Panther's "warm and fuzzy" all warm and fuzzy in case of an accident). All loads of 700 miles or more, or back-to-back...

I got a load out of Columbia, SC yesterday, as well. 72 DH (turned out to be 87 DH) for 315 loaded, but it took me to Montgomery, AL, where I could either sit along side the other van that was already there for a week or DH to Birmingham or Huntsville. Turned it down. They called me back half...

If the clock started at 1300 and the pickup is at 1400, and you run out of hours at 0300, doesn't matter if you can run it in 11 hours or not, if the consignee doesn't even open until 0730. You'd be SOL at 0300 while waiting for them to open. If they are a 24/7 operation, then the load is...

In my Sprinter (and the E-350 before) I can usually get at least a weak signal, but usable. But as soon as I put up the silver reflective thermal sunscreen thingies, the signal goes poof. Sometimes I can leave one of the windows uncovered (use a curtain instead of the reflector) and can still...

I've had a CB since 1975 and have seen it evolve (or is it devolve?) into what it is now. It's still a great tool, but you just have to pick and choose when to have it on and off these days. I usually turn it off or way down when approaching a truck stop. You can listen only so many times to the...

People often confuse the small Garmin units with the larger dash mounted units. And it's probably because Garmin advertises the larger units for use in trucks and RV's. It is because of the larger screen size that the larger units are more often used in trucks and RV's, because they are usually...

Wanna mess with dispatch? When they send you a message, answer it using the QC of the van next to you.

For the month of January I had 8693 loaded miles. That's an average of 2173 per week. A little slow, as I usually average right at 2500 miles a week. Then again, I was out of service until Jan 8 and was only in-service for 24 days. Over 24 days, that comes out to 2535 per 7 days. A lot of it...

Buy American? Are there any cars that are American made anymore? I've taken a lot of parts from the Mexican border to Ford, Toyota, Honda. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him to use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

I have a friend with a house on the beach in Malibu. That's where I stay when I'm out there. :)

Don't know why I never thought of it until now, but a call to a couple of upholsterers might not be a bad idea. They'll re-upholster the ceiling of a can or van pretty cheap, and they might have access to or have some ideas on what can be used up there.

If I'm ever in the hammer lane for an extended period, it's usually because the other lane is too bump and lumpy.

"...in a post that short you must have left something out; I just can't figure out what it is yet." Solar panels. hehe It's the mindset of alternative energy and living off the grid. People in remote areas of the desert southwest or the mountains live off the grid using alternative energy -...

It's very cold in space.

>Ken, > >Question - is that your van in the pic ? No E-Track on the >floor ? Not. Not my van. See my followup under Moot's. That's just a pic from inlad.com that shows how to secure the e-track to the walls. It's just a pic that came in handy when I was installing my e-track. > >I assume...

I use Power Service when they are out of the Howes Diesel Treat, otherwise I'm a Howes guy. Power Service costs more per gallon of fuel, and it doesn't quiet the engine nor get me the increased fuel mileage that Diesel Treat does. I use Meaner Power Cleaner in every tank, as well.

That pic's not my van, BTW. It's blatantly stolen from US Upfitters, the Inlad people at inlad.com. But it gave me the idea of how to mount mine in here. I like the 2x6 thing with the e-track on it. Gonna do that. I need to take some updated pics of the van and post them here. I have 1-foot...

I'm in a van so it's a little easier, but depending on traffic, I'll just sit out there in the hammer lane, cruise control set, and let the big trucks pass and fall behind me on the right as they see fit. I do that mainly to keep the big trucks from having to mess with changing lanes in order to...

I would have prepared my van to leave, and just before I left I would have calmly walked to the front of his van and emptied out a full Gatorade bottle, not full of Gatorade, onto his windshield. hehe Actually, I'd have called the company he was leased to and complained.