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Give me the information I need, and I'll have magnetic signs made for my van. I would rather have signs than not, it saves a bit of grief if I am pulled over for any reason. Because of having to live in apartment complexes where permanent signs could create problems, I favor magnetics.

Company signs on your vehicle say absolutely nothing about what might be inside the van. If you're targeted by thieves, it's for other reasons and the signs had nothing to do with it. It may be dumb chance, it may be because somebody knows something but it won't be because you have a company...

Last year. My Sprinter bought the farm at the end of July last year, before then I made a couple of runs between Chicago and Philadelphia. I know the Ohio Turnpike charge didn't seem unreasonable. The Pennsylvania turnpike--- well, let's just say I have good reason not to use that any more than...

I prefer to have mine marked. That's why, when I found the company didn't offer signs for vans, that I went out and had signs made. Funny thing, one reason for having them made is that I want to have a little less problems with LEO. If I'm parked in a van with signs at a rest stop, I'm a little...

I used to drive a Sprinter. It was just shy of 9 feet tall to begin with, which is two feet taller than the van I drive now. I never did have to pay higher than standard car tolls with it, so-- I'm not sure how the height the generator would add to a standard van would increase tolls. If you put...

There's a couple of good ones I can think of without scratching my head. One is that while you're messing with that thing on the roof, it's all too easy to slip and fall. Even worse when the weather gets nasty, and as we're getting into Winter up here in the Northern regions you'll find that out...

This is probably my last post in this thread. The Tom Tom has finally cashed, becoming impossible to use. The on-screen keyboard is really impossible. Every touch has to be made to the left and down from the desired letter, and it has become so bad that any key on the bottom of the screen can't...

And here I thought a "creeper" is the thing you use to get under the van when you need to replace the shock absorbers. When I was working for a local courier outfit, they provided laminated signs they wanted us to use. I used one to get some magnetics made, they looked exactly like the...

I guess I'm a little weird in the fact that I would be willing to pay to have the signs made. I had a reason for not having permanent markings-- the apartment complex I lived at didn't want permanently marked commercial vehicles on the property, though a plain-jane cargo van wouldn't be a...

I stand by magnetic signs. It all depends on what I'm doing with my van. If I'm going shopping, or to the church, or if it's a Saturday that I have taken off to go fishing, the signs can be stowed away safely. When I get a run dispatched to me, those signs go on before I start the...

I've worked for a company that provided paper signs laminated in plastic. You taped these things to the side of your van. Good thing: The paper signs had all of the company information and the company logo, so it was easy for me to get magnetic signs made that looked just like the company signs...

OK, that begs another question: If you're operating under your own authority, how hard can it be to get a couple of magnetic signs made with your "company name" and operating authorities and so on? I paid $125 last December for the signs I have so I know it's not that expensive, and if you go...

I wonder if it would be possible to put together a sign holder for each side of the van, and to have multiple signs if you drive for more than one company. Of course none of these signs are permanent, but they could be made to contain all the information the sign has to have, including company...

I have little doubt permanent markings carry some weight. Problem: Who owns the van? If it's a company owned vehicle, permanent markings make sense. The company owns it, further the company has the right to say what markings are on it and how, or if, the vehicle can be used on the driver's...

I used to work in a hammershop. Putting a new piston rod into the ram assembly involved heating the ram, dropping the end of the rod into dry ice the night before, and then assembling the unit the next day or so. It was a tapered fit as well, so when the metals assumed the same temperature it...

It's been a while since I drove a white van. Since 2008, the colors were a kind of maroon (the Sprinter) and this grey Chevy I drive now. Magnetic signs are the best where vans are concerned, especially if you have to use it for a multi-purpose vehicle. The signs come off and are stowed in half...

Gotta question. TA/Petro was just here asking how come we don't use them more. Now they do this "reserved parking" thing. I understand this probably applies more to the tractor-trailer guys than it does to straights, and so far I haven't seen vans mentioned here, but--- did it ever occur to...

I went to some expense to have magnetic signs made. The outfit I drive for didn't offer signs for vans, but I was able to get the information I needed to get a pair of signs made. It does make it a bit more professional, and I know of at least one town around here where the police stop unmarked...

I can understand a store banning an individual. A customer may do something in the store that makes him/her unwelcome in the place, so the store says "no more" to that person. I have a much harder time understanding how you chase off an entire group of customers though. Chasing vanners away from...

Didn't we just have a thread about the head honcho of TA/Petro asking why we don't make them our primary truck-stop? Now we have FlyingJ/Pilot running the vans off the property. I wonder how long until they ask why we don't make them our primary truck-stop. Gasoline and a cup of coffee are...