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We purchased ours at the Kenworth dealership for just over $200.00. Rather than taking our chances with cheaper no name caps we went with Kenworth locking caps. Considering today's average diesel price of 3.979/gal and the fact that we usaully keep our tanks full (300 gal), that's a cheap...

I agree with Terry. We plan to be there with our ER-Unit and good directions (T/T friendly) would be wonderful. Also information regarding parking onsite overnite would be great. We will not be needing power but I'm sure some will. Is parking by reservation or first come first serve?

Update: I'm pleased to report that Pilot employees at the N. Fort Worth Pilot have been hard at work the last two days attempting to clean up their parking lot. Granted, they have a ways to go but progress is worth mentioning. We have been parked in the back next to the garbage crusher and have...

What is with the Pilot in North Fort Worth,TX lately? It is a major trash hole today!!! We used to prefer to stay at this loction when laid over in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. There is Cabelos across the street, Subway and Mc Donalds in the Pilot and IHOP right next door. This makes it a nice...

The shower/toilet combo is well worth the space and cost in my opinion. We are fortunate enough to have one in our 132" A.R.I Legacy ll sleeper. It occupies an area that measures 30' x 40". Whether you run solo, husband & wife team, or team (non family member co-driver) the pricacy and...

So are you saying, as long as it's cooked I'm ok but if its not, I'm cooked when law enforcement checks out my pantry? LOL

A while back I had this reeeally exquisite dish at a Casino restaurant the wife and I frequent. It consisted of angel hair pasta, portabello mushrooms, and vodka sauce. I knew I must have this dish again sometime soon. So, while recently purchasing food supplies for the truck's pantry I came...

The D.O.T. officer was a young buck fresh out of academy that pulled me into his kentucky scale to hassle me about a hazmat load I had onboard. Since he couldn't properly read a hazmat manifest, I guess that should be a clue as to his knowledge regarding log books!

Per the D.O.T. officer I spoke to: A 34 hour restart cannot be a combination of off duty and sleeper berth during the 34 hour period. Also said that you cannot log 34 hours in the sleeper and get the restart, it must be all on the off duty line. Went on to say that if they choose to they...

It seems the trend in expedite trucks is to buy a big sleeper with all of the amenities on-board to be more comfortable and save on motel bills. Great idea until the "34 hour restart! Why buy these sleepers so that we don't have to go into the truckstop to eat,pee,and shower, only to be told...

I recently had to deal with a snitch that out and out lied to our carrier regarding a conversation between the customer and myself. A better part of two days was spent correcting that mess. I will not disclose the name or truck number openly or privately of this snitch, but you know who you...

There's an assumption that I'm talking about a certain commodity in this thread. I'm speaking in general about any commodity that has an on-board courier. Although I feel for anyone that has to climb into a truck with total strangers and sit for days in a passenger seat, it is NOT my...

OK, I know that like us, some of you out there recently traded off your older double bunk sleeper trucks for a new single bunk arrangement. If you were so inclined in the older truck, the extra bunk could be offered up to a courier. I guess single bunk sleepers will not work for some couriers in...

How far will you go to accommadate a customer's Courier regardless of the length of the run? Do you have a single or double bunk sleeper? What if dispatch said the customer required that the drivers provide a bed for the courier to sleep in, regardless of the driver(s) having a bed availible for...

The load calculates out to $1.18/ml for all miles. Not good! But, what we don't know is: 1. Are you sitting in a good or bad area historically for load offers? 2. Does the load move you into a really good area after you empty out? 3. Was the load offered early Friday or late when the loads for...

I'm afraid that the Homeland Security Act allows ANY law officer the authority to do a complete search of your commercial vehicle at any time, without a warrant, and nothing more than suspicion on the part of the officer. No longer is there the sanctity of one's sleeper. It ALL has become fair...

Yes, that's what we typically saw in our DR-unit when we slowed down. I thought we were doing pretty good at 7.0 avg with our T-600, especially considering that our empty (no freight) weight is 46,280 lbs. With an avg of 15,000 lbs of freight we can't complain.

Don't really know the answer since we rarely run that slow :P . Seriously, it only comes up a couple of tenths per mile. Not worth slowing down for (yet) in the 70-75mph states!;)

RE: The Bridge Tolls are RE: is yours up or down When on the Florida Turnpike the toll taker charges you for three axles when you only have two on the ground, do the following: If they argue with you (as has been done with me in the past) and refuse to refund you for the overcharge simply...

Got lots of chrome here,but the bull balls are out! Don't need em.;)