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Practice, practice, practice. As you're downshifting, tap the throttle to run the engine up 3-4 hundred RPMs. You'll find the sweet spot.

Ummm.... Ahhh.... I'll just leave that alone...

STOP IT!! STOP IT!!!!! Awww geez.....

Just remember, you're not getting older, you're getting... Ah heck, who's kidding who? You're getting older! Happy Birthday! Many happy returns.

Being from Michigan, I wasn't in L.A. to see Marty Tripes win the first "Superbowl" of Motocross. But, I was in Daytona the first year they built a track on the infield of the racetrack. I was also at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia for the first stadium race held east of the Mississip. I'm hip to...

Yeah, thanks SO much for that! The other night, a lot lizard knocked on my window, saw that and screamed "fur is murder" and dumped red paint all over the truck. To top that off, her prices were outrageous.

Taxes? (Highway Star chuckles...) Wouldn't this be a "user fee"? The way I understand it, I could register my truck for 80k if I wanted to. They'd be more than willing to take my money. But I'd still be bound to the GVW and axle limitations of my truck.

You could register the truck for whatever you want, but you could only haul what your axles allow you to haul. If you are being offered the choice of 26 or 33, take the 33. When I registered in Mich, they asked if I wanted 32 or 36. Some might choose 36 in the hopes of occasionally loading to...

Other than DOT inspection, having the minimum level of straps, load bars, ect. would be about it.

OVM, $500 sounds real cheap for a rescue of that nature. The cost should cover expenses and make a sizable profit for the Coast Guard. When they're pulled into the chopper they should be told what incredible idiots they are and handed an invoice.

I have a friend that just bought an E450 with a V-10. It came with synthetic oil. He's wondering if he's stuck with synthetic or can he switch after his warranty is up. I told him I thought making a switch would be O.K., but that I would seek guidance from those more knowledgeable on such...

I believe the Shelled One was saying, download and watch on your computer from the comfort of the sleeper, good. Download and burn copies to sell for 5 bucks a pop, bad. And I couldn't agree more. I'm sure the new Deniro/Pacino movie, which I saw today and while it didn't totally suck, I'd hoped...

A good living can be made. Your experience and desire to stay out are big pluses. But, expediting is different than you're used to. You will experience some of the pitfalls you're hearing about. You'll have a learning curve adjusting to this business. With the economy being sluggish at the...

I'm at the TA in Florence,Ky. using an Alltel aircard. 61.26 a month. Some use Wi-Fi, it's cheaper and is getting easier to find for free. The aircard is supposed to be more secure and I like having it wherever I go.

Stay in touch with the FAST crowd, Moot. There's a problem with approval letters not being sent out. During the process of dealing with all that bovine excrement, I left the company I was doing cross border freight with and didn't bother with the follow up on it. But, I never got a letter. My...

I have to agree with Beemer. I like Turtle's writing style. It's coherent.

Since we're in the Newbies forum, a little bit of beating into the ground wouldn't hurt on this. The Noobs should understand this. My numbers for my E350 were very close to the same as your van, Greg. Somewhere on my list of "here's your sign" conversations I've had with people is the one I...

I went back through the thread and I don't see where you "proved" anything. You need to remember that the term "payload" applies to anything you put in the truck. I expedited in an E350 for over 8 years and I'm absolutely certain you'd be overweight with that much freight. Also, I wouldn't...

I'll have to respectfully disagree with you here, Moot. There are times when it's O.K. to take advantage of the "galacticly stupid"* and this is one of them. *Thanks to whomever wrote that line for Tom Cruises character in "A Few Good Men".

There's a saying that comes to mind here I'd like to use about who you shouldn't send to do a man's job, but if I did the "Bloviator of the West" might accuse me of being racist, so I won't. The point being that this came from the meeting of power, arrogance and immaturity.