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I guess it started with me learning when I was in my early teens to work on a truck- brakes, starters, brake chambers, slack adjusters, water pumps, etc....I learned on a 318 Detroit, then on a Cummins 290 fuel sqeazer engine. It just took off from there. Always doing things to Dad's truck while...

Ouch. I feel for ya. I really do. Back in the 90's, many faced the same problem with the 3126 cat engine, replacing them at or around every 250 thousand. They ended up owing more on the truck than it was worth. Sad thing.

Good morning, everyone! Sunny so far...shower time, laundry time, and wash van time, then go and get a load...

It cleared up and turned out to be a sunny day today...Was going to wash the van, but then Larry called me with a nice local run, that went real easy....nice, easy money. Back at the yard....wash day tomorrow..

My old Van, the Ford E-350, 7.3 diesel, got 20.6 MPG when completely empty, running 65-70 MPH...

True, but it would help if they had an appropriate vehicle to begin with..A 3/4 ton Ford? That's like going to a gun fight with a water pistol....lol....

You'll do fine, Pete..You are a strong guy, with a strong will..Just go easy on the nurses!

Please accept my apology for sounding negative here, but why not just buy a truck already set up the way you want it and need it to be, instead of going through all of that frame stretching, etc? I just wonder how much money in the end you are going to save by stretching this truck, etc, as...

Why limit yourself to a cargo van that will only haul 2 skids? Why a E250? And the lack of creature comforts as well. Why not get a Spartan body Ford e-350 van? 12 ft body, single rear wheel, stand up, walk around, 3 skid capacity is the best bet without buying a Sprinter. Or even consider...

It was an awesome dinner, and a great time with friends, Chef and Mr. Snappy....However, Chef felt the need to take us through the ghetto to get there first.....lol.....It was......uhhhh....interesting...lol.. But the ribs were great!

I say it will be close to that of an Econoline van, since it is a direct replacement, and I don't think they want to lose any business because of pricing.

Shoulda known you'd catch that and say something...lol....You're sharp as a tack today, aren't ya?? lol..

Sorry to hear what happened has happened. It is never a good thing, but at least, Like said earlier, the guy and others stayed around until you came to the truck. Too many leave the scene. That is a bad Pilot, seems worse than others. Hood removal happens more often there than at other Pilots.

YEESSSS!!!! And it felt GGOOODDDD!..May have a dinner date with Chef and Mr. Snappy later on....It is sure to be a hoot!

I was on my way to the yard last night, as per dispatch, seeing as how I've had 7 days of dwell time, I'd be # 1 there as well, but anyway, Larry called me with a load to Louisville as I got 2 miles away from the house...Unloaded early, the people at Ford were awesome! At the Pilot now, with an...

When do you want to go into this business? Can you wait until the Expedite Expo? A great thing to attend, most major carriers and a few smaller ones under one roof. And you'll get to meet alot of great people, as well, and learn from their knowledge. A 10,000 gvw cube-Get an empty weight on it...

So with these small problems they are having with it, maybe it would be a good idea to wait a year until they get it worked out? Kinda like the 07 Sprinter, and it's problems, but from what I have heard, the 2010 Sprinter is good to go.

From what my inside sources at Ford have told me, ( kinda sounds familiar...lol)...They did not re-tool Kansas city, but built a new plant on the same property....Going in the truck entrance off of 69, at the stop sign If you look straight ahead, that's supposed to be the new plant for the...

Rambo will stand guard at my Winnebago/expeditor, while hopefully we, my fine fellow Load One expeditors, go as a group and attend this show, and get the lowdown on the new Ford Transit....Paper, pen, and measuring device in hand...and a load of questions to ask the Ford people....And afterwards...

Well, with things as slow as they are, I'm surely not going to take time off to attend, but, yes, if we are at the yard...then yes, I'll go.