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We've got a crossing near where I live that's a bad one. The rails cross at a diagonal at Ill.64 and Addison Road in this town, and the sight lines are terrible. One day a few years back a truck thought he would beat the train, so he crossed. Unfortunately the light had changed and traffic in...

One note; I might as well "fix" this before someone else does. It's carbon monoxide we're worried about, not carbon dioxide. If CO2 is your big worry, then your van is sealed way too tight and you need to get some oxygen into that machine right now. Either that, or figure out a way to stop...

I would point out that aim is apt to be a problem. You don't have much freedom of movement while you're seated in your vehicle, and that-- plus a bit of panic, and don't for one minute try to convince me you're not somewhat panicked at that moment-- could be enough to spoil your aim. It's one...

If that kind of behavior isn't dishonest, it will do until the real thing comes along. Thanks for the heads-up, it gives a potential driver something to think about before signing on.

If/when that happens, you won't be able to keep enough clips with enough bullets. Guns still offer false protection. Talk about thin veneer: Have you seen the skin of a van? If the society totally goes to the dogs like you say here, that sheet metal will do absolutely nothing to protect you from...

I read this stuff and I wonder if the guns are doing you any good. I sleep with considerably less fear, unarmed, than some of you guys seem to be able to do even though you're "packin' heat". Could it be that carrying a gun for protection is just an illusion?

I wonder if some folk know about indoor plumbing. Given some of what I've seen, the concept of flush toilets totally escapes them.

That's OK, I'll haul the freight you don't want here.

Seems a fellow can't win for losing. Elsewhere we have a couple of threads asking about permanent markings on our vans, or the lack thereof. I have magnetic signs displaying the company I drive for, its MC and DOT numbers-- the whole nine yards-- and I have yet to be approached by the DOT. Of...

I've been considering a change. Right now, I'm driving my own van, as an IC in a hotshot outfit. I might consider trying another company, but one thing that stalls that idea fast is that my van is a '98. Even if I could put the van into showroom condition, it's still a '98. Companies don't...

Survival comes to mind. It's not as easy as it looks, trust everybody here on this. It's hard enough when you've got somebody in back of you. When you're on your own and you've been sitting awhile, things can get mighty bleak. Your choices-- to remain sitting where you are, or to deadhead---...

When I can do it, I use a fold-out cot and an air mattress. That takes care of getting off the floor. I found that setting up the Big Buddy is a bit of a trick, obviously you don't want that thing pointed at your air mattress. But, if SOME heat manages to get into the mattress that can be a good...

I thought that might be the case. I have a suspicion most electrics won't even heat a standard CV when it gets really cold. I decided to get the Big Buddy just recently, now I'll have to see how well it works when it gets really cold.

We've been over that elsewhere. 37,700 a year isn't shabby, but in order to get that you have to have perfect health and be willing to put up with all the government regulations. Frankly, holding a regular job begins to look mighty attractive when you compare it against OTR living in a big rig...

I've wondered a bit about heating Sprinters with portable heaters--- electric or the Buddy heaters. Can any of those portable heaters keep up with heating that giant space when it gets really cold. Last year, I got into Expediting in late April, and at the end of July the Sprinter crapped out...

You have problems with wasps and mosquitoes when the weather is cold enough to require heat?

I was looking at the photos in Sturtle's last post. The living space looks great, but the load floor is seriously short. I don't think it's as long as my standard CV floor is, and as you know it can be a job getting two skids in on that. Then, there's the weight of the box. Now, I have to think...