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Leo: Thanks for the info. I drive mainly the rustbelt area and mostly I-80 & I-90. A ham friend of mine in the early 80s could hit the Detroit repeaters while driving through the Greater Cleveland area with his HT, as long as he was close to Lake Erie. (line of sight I guess) A little off...

Leo: If you're are a complete novice, what rig would you buy and what frequency do you use ??? Thanks for the help and advice. Be safe and thanks for the help.

Are the repaters still using 2 meter FM ??? Any morse code involved, or, is a tech's license enough ?? Be safe.

It's our own greed and dishonesty that makes us tired. How many drivers except loads when they are really too tired....or...worse...will run out of legal hours sometime during the delivery. If you are tired, have extenuating circumstances, should be home during emergencies...about to become...

What a humorous topic. The true economical fact is this. Whether or not you use a credit card for purchases, or do not even own one, we all pay for the system. The cost of every consumer product is generally increased around 9%-12% to cover the costs of those that do use credit cards. In...

While on the road, or at home, we bu our daily data, encrypt the file, then email to our email account and store it there permanently. It's much safer to have a copy off-site, and most ISPs allow you lots of storage space at no additional cost. There are two (2) types of hardrives. 1) One...

Cheap freight means FedEx will cause the competition to respond with even cheaper freight. In today's market, customer loyalty is measured by the customer's bottom line $$$$$. I think we might be whistling past the graveyard. Be safe.

It seems to me that everytime Ateam posts an opinion...the usual anti-Ateam members discredit them. This is a forum. Not a trial. Let everyone be able to post their thoughts in the venue of sharing information and helping one another. Be safe and don't hate.

Doggie: You present your case so simply and assuredly. Your resolve will be found within the legal system (i.e., Attorney General, civil litigation) NOT WITH EO. This venue provides information...not recomendations or arbitration. Although I am not an attorney, before I retired in 1997, I...

cheri1122: Another advantage to using AAA and Allstate, is simply that they have their own network of tow truck companies, and also repair shops which allows them to monitor their vendor's response time, quality and cost of repairs, etc., etc. BTW: Call your insurance agent about the entire...

AAA allows for different "emergency services" options as well. i.e., Three (3) weeks ago we cut a tire eastbound on the Ohio Turnpike about the 95 mm. Even though we had a spare, we elected to have the vehicle towed to Elyria, OH to a dealer because we thought the steering may have been...

We tried Rainex for almost a year. During the day it worked very well for about 2-3 weeks at-a-time. However, because Rainex is really an automotive wax, the glare from overhead lights at night on the windshield was very dangerous. It is also very hard to completely remove. Windshield wipers...

Another reason the companies hire more trucks, because it helps to lower the bargaining power of all of us drivers. i.e. During the slower times, such as lately, the more likely drivers will accept a lower-paying load just to generate any type of income. This hurts those of us that budget for...

While driving I-90 between Buffalo and the PA state line last month, I stopped at the Angola rest stop to use the facilities. While there, I overheard a state trooper telling one of the OTR drivers that NY State passed a law stating that anyone in the high-speed lane MUST PULL OVER AS SAFELY...

Another solution, perhaps. We use an HP laptop, with have both DeLorme and MS Streets GPS routing. The laptop costs us $499.00 2 yrs ago at Staples on sale, Delorme cost $119 at Best Buy and MS Streets $19 with rebates from OfficeMax. The laptop not only provides us with a CD-DVD player, but...

Some months ago, DeLorme sent notices to users that a mandatory, free, software patch had to be downloaded and installed, or the program would cease to work properly. They were'nt kidding, either. This might be the solution to your problem. Check their website, give it a try, you have nothing...

If you're going to "shutdown/stike", you better have a skill to withold from those that need your services. Unfortunately, we do not have that skill. Anybody can drive a van/truck, etc., etc., This isn't brain surgery. It's holding on to a steering wheel. Sad but true.

The true problem to our fuel problem is "supply and demand" !! It determines the market place in any free enterprise. As long as the world demands oil, the prices will stay high. As long as there are drivers that will/must pay these high prices nothing will change in the short term. Don't...

I worked for them almost 8 months. Lots of local stuff and almost 98% dedhed once you get a decent run. Average net about $350 per week once you minus your tolls, fuel, vehicle cost, etc., etc. Sounded too good to be true. Went to Eagle Freight, and am eking out a living.

I too had this problem last year. Usually around major cities such as Chicago, Buffalo, Columbus, etc., etc. I discovered that the receiving pod from my Sirius was interferring with the pod from the DeLorme GPS. (Both rest comfortably on my dash) Turned off the Sirius, and have never had a...