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One way or another, you pay. If the company "pays the tow", it will be deducted from your settlements later. That assumes the company has big enough pockets that they can front the money-- times are tight all the way around. I have a suspicion that if you look at your contract, the expenses...

Recent history: Pkoelle wants to tow a travel trailer behind a cargo van. He mentioned a number of inventors and geniuses in support of his idea. History quite a bit further back: It's on record that Thomas Edison built DC generators to light cities. He had an ongoing feud with Westinghouse...

Somebody missed a bit of history.

It's that, or it's our friend trying to do what Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein couldn't do. Note: I was thinking about that bit. Thomas Edison made electric light commercially feasible, but--- he stuck with DC power generation long after others proved AC power was the way...

I drive a cargo van, usually loaded out/empty back. I write the mileage at the start of the trip, then at the loading dock, then at the delivery and the final mileage is at the office where I drop the paperwork. I'm just a bit curious about how the mileage allowance should be figured for this...

I have to ask: Did he clear those power lines? It looks real close, in fact from the camera angle I don't see how he could clear.

One other reason has to be mentioned here. In the places I've been, I simply don't see as many TA/Petro stops as I do Flying J/Pilots. It makes a difference when your tank is getting low and/or you just need to stop and rest. I've already said I tend not to stop at truck stops for resting...

If the head honchos are reading this: There's your answer right there. A straight trucker, at least one vanner (I don't know how many more) are putting it out here plain enough with or without a conference call. Make your customers feel as if you're doing them a favor by just allowing them to...

One other thought. I got the impression-- here on this forum-- that those of us who drive vans and gas vans in particular aren't particularly welcome at the truck stops. Now we have one outfit asking why I don't patronise them more. It's really simple: I read stuff that says we're not terribly...

I keep my truck-stop experiences to a minimum. Gasoline, the restroom, a cup of coffee and that's about it. I did eat at a T/A, the restaurant wasn't great but it wasn't terrible either. I avoid eating at Flying J/Pilot like the plague. That outfit is married to really bad fast food, the only...

Home since Friday night. Just as well today, I was feeling a bit off so it's as well that I'm here instead of elsewhere. Feeling better now than I did this morning.

While we're on the subject of not waking up dead, pay attention to your Espar unit. If you've got the one that mounts inside the vehicle and vents exhaust gases outside, it works by way of a heat exchanger. There is a danger that it can leak, and if it does then you'll get exhaust gases inside...

Given the way that unit works, there's little danger of my using the Coleman unit beyond the test. It would take all night to warm the van enough to be noticeable, by that time you've given up on it and found lodging in a motel anyway. It's just way too small for the job, unless you're...

When I get sufficient spare change, of course the Espar is the way to go. In the meantime, I'm still in make it do or do without mode. The two units I tested this morning belong to a friend, I'll have to buy my own shortly. Of those two, the Mr. Heat/Buddy heater produced the biggest bang for...

Gas and diesel burn at different BTUs. Back when I was running model power boats, a model airplane engine repairman put out a list of the BTUs of various liquid fuels. I've lost it, but I still remember bits and pieces of it.

Quickie update: I got some insulation in. It looks somewhat sloppy--- sheet foam doesn't cut as clean as I'd like-- but it's better than it was. This morning I tried out a couple of propane heaters. The Coleman Sport unit was almost worthless. It gets hot enough, but it doesn't spread heat...

For those who really have their hearts set on combining trailering and vanning, there's always this model:

I have a memory of hauling chicken back when I was a courier. Bad memories. Your son has a refrigerated trailer though, so I imagine that might make a difference.

I'd want a diesel engine for that work, and the pick-up has the edge because its engine compartment will help with engine cooling. A van has a rather tight space and engine cooling can be at a premium. A van can do it, though.

One of the reasons is that the campers these days seem to be those fifth-wheel trailers. A dually pick-up is the favored vehicle for that work. Actually, most campers are loaded onto a special-purpose trailer and towed by a truck that's designed for the purpose. Occasionally you'll see a...