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We have a Carrier AirV 13,500 BTU rooftop air/heat unit which sticks up maybe 6". We didn't notice any change in before/after MPG. We still got 23.5 @ 62 mph coming across Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri yesterday. We don't miss the awkward squaredances with our old window shaker unit...

What happened with E-1? We drive for them and are curious as to what might happen. Thanks! Steve & Candy

Well I'm a bit late with the pictures. Our floor changeout turned into a complete vehicle do-over, which isn't quite done yet. However, the floor is done. We built it up using 2 x 6's and plywood, filling the voids with 5" of foam insulation. Its very solid and added 180 lbs. to the empty...

I think I can see a possible problem in communication. Jerry Jones, are you sure that they can understand you over at JD Clark? I admit I'm think but I don't quite get all of it myself...

We would agree about the 2,500# max payload in a 2500 Sprinter. There are guys saying they have higher capacity tires or extra springs or spring blocks or whatever but it doesn't change what the DOT lets you carry by the door plate. We also see 2500 Sprinters on the load board with supposed...

We fully believe that, if everyone were completely truthful, virtually all failures of Sprinter lubricated parts are because of unapproved lubricants and/or exceeding the recommended lifespan of the lubricants. We always use Mobil 1 oil, change the engine, transmission, and rear end oils as...

Although silicone probably works fine, RV places have a white roof chalk that is made just for that problem. We've used it on our roof vent and air conditioning and it seems to be way better than silicone. Its crazy good!

That's exactly right. Drivers report in service at home, knowing they are going to refuse loads until Monday morning so they can be home but first out. We get weekend offers all the time that we can see others turned down, so its fine withus. Dispatch tells us that they just take those sneeks...

At the risk of getting hate comments from the straight truck club, we respectfully disagree strongly. When we carry more than 3,250 lbs, we get straight truck rate. We get these at least 10% of the time, which helps the profit margin greatly... 23 MPG and straight truck rate! Bring on the...

We've done both solo and team with E1 and would add that if you are a solo cargo van or sprinter you probably should think about moving to another company. Its just their business model and the loads they get. We have some ability to monitor what's going on in any particular area and we don't...

ReName? Shouldn't this thread be renamed Tires? It's named wheels but I always thought that wheels were those metal thingys in the center of the tires . . .

E-1 does orientation on Mondays & Tuesday so those days are a bit tougher. Are you looking for a specic recruiter or anybody in the office? They all have direct numbers but if you are looking for one specific recruiter, he or she may be out on vacation or surgery or ? Otherwise I have no idea...

We think the 5 cylinder engine was a much better engine and were told that Mercedes had to switch to the 6 cylinder because of emmissions. Then manufacturers had to switch technology to keep up, currently with DEF. Can't help wondering if DEF technology would clean up the 5 cylinder enough for...

I have heard that many inverters require, in addition to the big positive & negative wires, to have their chassis grounded to operate properly. Many have a small terminal for that purpose located any from the big negative terminal. This is all rumor however, and may not be entirely (or even...

We're going to buy a spray foam insulation package from RH Foam Systems which covers 500 to 600 board feet of area. that will give us R10 or more on the sides and close to R20 on the ceiling with foam board under the raised floor. This will cost around $700 to complete but provide priceless...

We think virtually every carrier is hiring more than they really need right now just to have enough units for the summer. For those carriers that have actually done it, miles are sure to be slow now. We think most recruiters would rather tell you about miles from busier periods, not about...

Its a 2006 and I am taking pictures as I change it over. I'll post them in about a week when its done.

If you don't do anything about the wheel wells, yes. However, we built a raised platform so we can carry 3 skids just as easily as the 2500 can, easier in fact. We can actually take 60" wide skids. I just cut my wheel wells down 7" so I can take 7" higher loads than I could without the...

Yes, our Sprinter is a Dodge 3500. As far as I know every 3500 in 2006 had a 9,990 lbs. GVW. If it was a cab/chassis, the GVW for 2006 was 10,200 lbs. So I would stick with the van style to avoid logging.

We do get a few loads over 48" wide, less than 10% of the time so your appraisal is probably right on, the taller loads we cannot take are made up by the overwidth loads we easily can take.