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New/remodeled station, not open yet. Just recently, we had a Shell station near me that had a similar sign. 8.88 and 9.99. All other stations in the area were around 3.25 a gallon, so-- if the Shell station had been open, they wouldn't have been selling much gas. But--- they had just been...

Check your system specs. If you have glow plugs or an electric intake heater, DON'T USE ETHER! Bad things will happen if you do. Sprinter engines have glow plugs. Certain engines-- Cummins I think-- used and may still use intake heaters. Not sure about the big fellows, some of your big...

Could be just me, I suppose-- but something doesn't "feel right" about the first couple of responses. In the one with the phone number-- I wouldn't call that number on a bet, something's sure wrong.

FWIW, back in the days when I had a Sprinter-- a 2005 long and tall-- I went to the trouble of putting it on the scale. Full tank of fuel and me and my stuff-- I was not carrying cargo, so--"empty"-- I still could have managed 2850 or thereabouts, most of it either directly over or just forward...

Everybody has different needs concerning this, there is no "one size fits all". Some of us are baching it. I am, anyway. Theoretically, I could leave home and not come back for months on end, and nobody would care as long as I send regular rent checks. Folk who have families will find the exact...

I'm trying to imagine going to air cargo to pick up a casket, and having to wait TWO HOURS while the crew there searches for the thing. On second thought-- this van is already haunted enough. How about "no"?

Normally, I'm an easygoing kind of guy, actually a bit on the lazy side and at home, I sometimes have to force myself to do what needs doing. But, detention brings out the "Type A" in me. I really don't care if they turn me loose in the Treasury for it, I hate sitting there waiting when I could...

Could have been close today. A car stopped in the traffic lanes with flashers on 465 in Indy, I saw it in time and got around, the rig behind me was perilously close to rolling as he managed to avoid. Stopping in a traffic lane is as good a way to get yourself killed as any I can think of...

I ask only that the carrier be upfront and honest with me about it. I understand market fluctuations, and the FSC goes up and down as the price of fuel goes up and down. Knowing-- honestly-- what I'm working for is huge. The last carrier I worked at before this one lost the honesty thing. I was...

So not having to fool with Comdata is saving me money. Who knew? My T/S preferences: 1- Pilot/Flying J, favoring Flying J. 2- Tossup between Loves and Speedway, with Speedway getting the nod. After that--- if it's just gasoline and coffee, most any gas station sells that. Haven't been in...

I was wondering about that. My left eye being what it is, I'd never pass the DOT physical. I'm good otherwise, but--- .

Driverdude, you didn't say what brand of diesel you had but some of what you say sure sounds like the Sprinter. Nearly impossible to get parts for it except at the dealer-- and then only at dealers that sell and service Sprinters. Good luck getting anything other than tires and lightbulbs...

Air filters-- even the big truck air filters-- are way cheaper to replace than engines are. You do the math: A few bucks for a replacement air filter, several thousand for a replacement engine.

OK, got a question. I'm not a clergyman but I am a Christian. So, how come this is still breathing fire 13 years later? It's way past time this should have been buried. Clergyman, are you still working for Panther? If so, why not take it up with the powers-that-be there? If not--- if, for...

Parts availability and mechanics (when you need one) who can fix the thing. My Chevy gasser may be a "slop bucket" as some of you say, but I can get parts for it and I can find a mechanic, even in Hoot N Holler, who can fix it. My experience with a European diesel left something to be desired in...

Doggone it. Now I have to stop buying Halloween costumes at Wal-Mart.

I don't know about others, but-- if I'm going to have a beer, I will first call in off-duty til---. Then, I'll drink my beer. I never can manage more than one bottle, probably not even all of that. Then, lights out for the night. I don't go on duty again until overnight passes at least, and I...

I live in Illinois, seems at least that if the van doesn't have windows in the back the dealer automatically gets you commercial plates. RV plates would be the other choice for this style, but if you do that and get caught with cargo----. Here, the price difference between passenger car and B-...

The advantage of dealing with a small outfit. Wait time on the phone? What's that? I have to go back to when I worked with the courier outfit a few years ago. Man, I could tell you stories that make you wonder how they stayed in business. It's not to wonder that their ad is in Craigslist EVERY...

Re: streight trucks with APU JohnWC, this clip is for you. Enjoy.