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  1. redytrk

    OOIDA continues to fight HOS

    OOIDA lost its petiton to have the split sleeper berth restored. They are now going to persue it in the courts. http://www.landlinemag.com/Special_Reports/2005/Dec05/123005_HOS_lawsuit.htm
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    pee bottle

    I agree. Even the subject of this thread is discusting.I wish it could be changed to Necessary Bottle. Right now I am parked next to a guy who gets out and takes a wizz on the parking lot.He thinks he is clever by hiding between his dualls and the cab. If only I could have got to my digital...
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    Generators

    For a unit that can be serviced anywhere,I would check out the new Tripac by Thermo-King.They have locations everywhere. http://www.thermoking.com/tk/index.asp
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    2006 MS Streets and trips

    >i am still puzzled how this works, every time i try it, it >can't locate me. Your computer must be WiFi enabeled,and it ust be connected to the internet,but it does not need to be connected to a WiFi network to use the location finder. On the tools menu click locate me. If the known access...
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    2006 MS Streets and trips

    Just purchased the new S&T trips. One of the new features is that if it detects a WiFi signal, you can ask it to center the map on your location.This is even without the GPS being connected. A 10.00 rebate is availaible,but ends 12/30/06.
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    pee bottle

    >So, if I pee on the ground, it is pollution, but if an >animal does it is nature? Am I geting this right? > > >Aviator Not only that,if you are caught,you can be charged/convicted as a sex offender. You would then have to register for all your neighbors to know.
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    Expand the expo ?

    This comes up every year. I think the reason is, that the suits(Venders,Recrutiers) don`t want to give up their weekends.
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    liftgates and overall length measurements

    http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freight/publications/size_regs_final_rpt/index.htm#straight
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    How weird are you?

    >You did'nt pick Ben, did you? Ben who?
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    How weird are you?

    93... I don`t know what to make of that. Is this a SAT or IQ score?
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    gelled fuel

    You also have to watch the fuel cloging problem with Biodiesel. Fat to fuel San Francisco Bay Guardian, CA - Dec 7, 2005 ... the city of Berkeley downgraded from 100 percent biodiesel to a 20 percent blend after finding some vehicles with clogged fuel injectors and engine filters. ... Ag...
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    Pay periods vs. pay convenience

    FECC makes weekly direct deposit to my ckecking account.I pay for 95% of my fuel by check.Pre-approval of personal checks is available at FJ and other chains. I get the cash price for these transactions. My Comdata fees have dropped to nill with this process.The J will also approve your checks...
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    Just wondering if this can be done......

    Why not just have Scotty beam you over?
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    I need a job

    Let me get this straight.You think you can refuse 8 out of !0 loads and still be ok? I think not.If you turn it around to accepting 8 out of 10 loads it would be about right.
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    What is the difference?

    Tony...A great job at defnining a industry whose lines have become so blurred it is beyond belief. It comes right down to the fact that Expedite has become a Buzz Word that company after company uses to get the business.It then becomes the customers job to sort it out who can really deliver the...
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    Good News For 2006 Panther II Drivers (Rumor)

    >A better more up to date qualcom that has GPS built into the >system I dont quite know what is meant by this since Qualcom has had GPS built in since day one. Unless it is meant to be enhanced to allow the driver to use it for routing like MS Streets and trips,and some of the other...
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    Casita or Scamp Behind a Van

    I once pulled into a shipper and waved at another Roberts van pulling out. I noticed he was pulling a pop up camper. The shipper said the load was going to the west coast,so the driver told him he was taking the camper, and his family to make a vacation of it.
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    Living in a wireless world

    Jeff`s EO article is a good one. In addition,I wonder if competition between truck stop chains will ever prompt one of them to offer free or low cost service.From other "geek"sources,it is very cheep to install and maintain. Maybe someday they will tie in free WiFi with fuel purchases,like...
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    gelled fuel

    > I have only bought fuel 3 times at 3 different Flying >J's, New Caney, TX., Texarkana, AR., and Matthews, MO. He >told me the red fuel isn't treated at all for the cold. Flying J could be in big trouble for selling dyed fuel.This is supposed to be for off road use and untaxed. I would run...
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    anti-gel and sprinters

    Most feel supplement when temp is below 10 degrees is a good idea. Especillly when buying fuel south of the Mason Dixon line,and then traveling north.
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