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  1. piper1

    Cargo Van do you own your van?

    You see lots of ads because there is a lot of turnover. There are some in the trucking industry that use this as a business model...hire drivers (or O/O's) with rose colored glasses on...use them up and burn them out before they realize they are going broke and quit.....and replace them with...
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    Lets Remember September Locatoons & More

    A Spicer 7 speed....the wristbreaker!
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    Lets Remember September Locatoons & More

    Is that the upgraded drivers seat in a Promaster?
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    XPO Logistics Ready To Buy Again

    Fixed it for ya.
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    Load One rolling strong in Sept!

    Thanks for checking!
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    Mechanical 2006 Freightliner M2 106: Allison Transmission Blinking Orange Transmission Light

    Thanks for posting the update. Helps us all learn if we actually get to see the outcome!
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    Load One rolling strong in Sept!

    Mine isn't an Espar (Webasto) but I did the digital controller thing last winter, it's awesome to just set it and forget it vs the tweaking to find the sweet spot on the dial type controller.
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    Load One rolling strong in Sept!

    Got to see the film crew in action. Really cool drone camera....and really thought I wanted one....until the guy told me what it cost. Also had a Turtle sighting....you kind of just stand there mesmorized at the rare sight.
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    Load One rolling strong in Sept!

    Looks like I'm keeping my IPass after all. Looked back through my history, the amont of personal use (DH back home or driving around while waiting for a load offer) will make keeping it worth while, especially the Illinois discounts. Guess I need to clear some space in my fridge!
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    ?? EnerBurn (DPF) ??

    I won't discount the tests because it isn't just like my engine...but come on...a 51 liter stationary constant low rpm engine that has no external emission controls is a looong way off from the 3 to 15 liter high speed variable load DPF equipped engines people on here use. Also...if the Tier 3...
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    Load One rolling strong in Sept!

    Anyone else ever have the system kick them into an "Unconfirmed" status (yellow box) for no apparent reason? For some reason it did it to me Monday evening, didn't reset either clock, no log of any OOS events etc. Only way I knew about it was I got a call from dispatch last night asking me if I...
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    Houston Hurricane.

    Gotta admit I was impressed at Wal-Mart's 2 for 1 matching donations campaign...donated there to take advantage.
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    Is expediting feasible?

    Heisenmoot.
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    Fuel Stats 2015 Transit

    It seems counter intuitive...but yes...humidity actually lowers air density along with higher temps. It's easy math. Cold air is quite a bit denser (why diesel engines have aftercoolers after the turbo). It even affects airplanes..this summer there were days in Phoenix that some aircraft...
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    Fuel Stats 2015 Transit

    You do have your terminology confused Overdrive is any gear ratio numerically lower than 1 to 1 (direct drive) such as .74 to 1...usually just expressed as .74. On your magical Sprinter the only overdrive gear was 5th (.83) so on those mountain climbs with the cruise control on you van was...
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    TRANSIT WOES

    How is it getting gunked up enough to stick?
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    Houston Hurricane.

    Hope everything turns out OK....thought about you when one of the TV radar shots zoomed in enough to show local town names and I thought "why does that name sound familiar?" A few feeble minded minutes later your name popped into my head.
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    It's August & Time To Get Rollin

    Last I saw...Laredo might get 3/4 of an inch of rain. Wonder if Laredo folks would drive in that the same way someone in Dallas would drive in snow? Now if you gotta take 59 across to Houston to get a load out of TX...flotation?
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    It's August & Time To Get Rollin

    Hopefully soon...got a letter today from I-Pass and they want me to change/upgrade my transponder by 9/28. Usually with a tollway....upgrade = upgrade in revenue for them lol. Looking forward to it (BestPass)...seems like a great idea.
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    Solar Eclipse - What are you doing?

    Hey Turtle....you got space in your driveway? You must be pretty close if not in the total path.
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