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  1. Turtle

    remember as soon as you d salt your unit

    Tractor and trailer, with RainX, yeah, that's serious money. I can't remember the exact breakdown, but at Effingham I paid $24.50 and I think the wash was $18 and the RainX was $6.50. Close, anyway. I think for lower cargo vans it's $16, and for higher ones, and the van RVs, it's $18. The...
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    remember as soon as you d salt your unit

    Absolutely. Blue Beacon, Eagle Truck Wash, the Turtle Truck Wash in Oak Grove, that one across the street from the J in Texarkana, and in Knoxville. Not a single truck wash has even thought it unusual when I pull in there. It's hella cheap for a van, for the most part, depending on location...
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    The cost of staying warm

    That's because I'm usually nekkid in here. Window coverings go up, clothing comes off. :eek:
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    The cost of staying warm

    In those cases, the thermostat measures the cold air intake and is adjusted by the rheostat on the controller. Last year I replaced my rheostat controller with the digital thermostat controller. With the digital controller you tell the unit to measure the temperature from either the air...
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    The cost of staying warm

    Everybody says that. :D I did my first winter without one, and found out about them during that first winter. I'll never do another winter without one. It's really not much different than central heating in your house. You turn it on, set the thermostat, and forget about it.
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    The cost of staying warm

    Thermo King is very proud of their service and repairs. They will show you just how proud they are in the cost of the repairs. White smoke is almost always a clogged atomizer screen. It's a $2 part that takes just a few minutes to replace, but Thermo King will figure out how to stretch that into...
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    New Year in Load One January 2018

    Annual Survey - DONE
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    When Should You Like or Dislike a Post

    People grieve in different ways. It's almost never a case of being too busy, but in many cases it's a situation where one simply cannot find the words to adequately express their sadness. On more than one occasion in these forums an event struck me in such a way that I could not respond...
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    The cost of staying warm

    Depending on how well insulated the van is, and of course how cold (and windy) it is outside, and how hot you like it in the van, the Espar will use about a gallon of fuel every 12-15 hours. Espar of Michigan, for sure, are experts in van installations. They know the best place to put it, as...
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    The cost of staying warm

    Overnight last night it was -3 F and my Espar heater kept it 75 degrees in the van. It used about a gallon of fuel.
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    The Boys Of Autumn Have Arrived

    Big 10 to Michigan: "Thaaaaanks, Michigan"
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    Cargo Van Truck stop news

    Yeah, Cherry! Thanks. I couldn't remember that. I kept thinking Sherry, but I knew that wasn't right. It's a place where drivers swap out their personal cars for their bobtails, and visa versa. I've been there 3 times. Gone in there and parked for a day or a night, never been bothered. Like I...
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    The Trump Card...

    That's Joe Everyman right there. Thinks for himself, and doesn't buy into the rhetoric from either side, really.
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    Cargo Van Truck stop news

    If you go one block south of the TA and Petro and take a left on East Airport Road (heading east), and go about 4 miles (it becomes Slover Avenue about half way), on the left is the North American Truck Stop and the Three Sisters Truck Stop. Next door to the west is a Penske Truck rental place...
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    Our latest technology tool

    If you're already in-service, it won't do much. The Service Status bar shows, well, your service status. If you're on a load, it'll tell you that. Clicking the bar will bring up the legs of the load. If you're not on a load but are in-service, clicking the service status bar won't do...
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    All NFL Teams 2017 - 2018

    Marvin Lewis is probably going to be looking for a job. :football::eyes:
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    When Should You Like or Dislike a Post

    I agree. Too much shouldn't be read into a Like, especially on a post that is one of sadness. The reason is, a Like given may simply be a response of support. The EO app and Tapatalk do not have the various other, wider-ranging responses available (such as the Sad and Bummer options). They are...
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    All NFL Teams 2017 - 2018

    Bengals won a game. No seriously, they did! Beat the Ravens, making everyone in Buffalo happy. In other AFC North News, the Cleveland Browns join the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only NFL teams to ever go 0-16.
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    Thought Some Might Want To Know......

    Very sad news indeed. My heart goes out to you and the rest of the family.
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    Loves Travel Stop

    I use the body wash in the bottles, same bottles as shampoo. I'm partial to Zest Body Wash. Because I like to be Zestfully clean! I park at Loves a lot. Same as the other places, I park out as far away from the storefront as possible to be out of the way. The only time I've been asked to move...
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