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Unfortunately,I think this will happen more and more with the independents.What a shame.And besides that, where will the lizards go? lol.

The high miles would'nt scare me as much as lack of possible maintenance.That is why I went with ryder as far as purchasing a van. A standard 30-day nationwide warranty.I took mine to a shop and paid them 50.00 to do a thourough inspection of the whole van, make an estimate of cost of...

Yea, I understand where you are coming from.And with me at the age of 44,I dont have many choices either, especially with the economy.I actually had a job and was hired by a nationwide refuse co to start a couple of weeks ago at $22.00 an hour, driving a roll-off truck,but got laid off before my...

So they did things the right and correct way.I worked at a co. in N.C. that didnt do that, they actually had me stop at a truckstop enroute during a delivery, to pick up a new contract and sign it before I got rolling again, or transfer the load onto another truck. They did that with quite a few...

And in the meantime if there is a new contract van/driver sitting near an old contract driver, they utilize the cheaper truck first, right? Maybe not at all of the big co's, but I have seen it happen.Remeber the movie "Fist?" where the union was strong arming the co's to join the union? That is...

Yes, you are right.I also, have seen alot of old dhl vans for sale. But I have noticed that a big majority of them for sale were e-150's or e-250's, short wheelbase, gas eng.I have yet to see one out there that is a e-350 diesel extended.I'm not saying they dont have them, but I havent seen any yet.

I can't give you excact figures, but I once read where they are pretty steep.I think by telling drivers they have no choice on installing speed limiters on their trucks,it is just one more step towards removing our freedom from us.That is why I could never understand why any one would want to be...

Yes, it seems like the one air freight co that I always dropped at did alot of that.Real quick at getting the freight off of the truck.Real nice people.

I would take loads ultimately ending up in canada, but I would drop the load off at a few different trucking co's in romulus to take the rest of the way.I dont know if this is still true or not,but when I was in orientation for a quick hour in seville,I was told there was a separate contract for...

Jumbo truck sales in florida has ALOT of ford vans for sale, but I thought they were a little high on their prices.

That's kinda what I said earlier.Just dont run canada.I see it as not worth it. I havent run canada in 5 years, and I still grossed $137,000 last year as a single.No big loss to me.

You are absolutely right.This could also apply to the expediting industry as well.Amen, brother, preach it.

Yes, I never thought of that. Fortunately, the co. I am leased to is letting me put my van on.So I'll be one of 2.

So let me get this straight: The only way that I know of for truck speed limitation is to change the setting on the ECM. Am I missing something?Is there a different device that is added on the truck to do this as a result of the law requiring trucks to do only what they require? When I bought...

It's getting ugly in here.The one reason I have stayed in it through all of this is there are really not that many decent, if any,paying jobs out there.So I understand where he is coming from.And as far as not wanting for any of the co's he listed,Maybe it's about the amount of deductions/fees...

Yea, I was going to say, it is like 11 cents a gallon more to use a credit card at some fuel stops.I use comdata and tch.Comdata lets me load fuel on my card by dollar amount, Tch lets me load fuel on my card by gallons.I like the gallon option bettter.

Good morning! I bought a 2003 e-350 with a 7.3 powerstroke in it from ryder truck sales about 7 weeks ago.It was the best thing I have done.They have a bunch of them nationwide available now. There is a 30-day nationwide warranty on it,full detailed maintenance records since brand new on each...

I dont know if anyone is in the market for something like this, but I thought i'd share this with you all. Go to RealWheels Truck, Car and SUV Parts and Accessories and look at their stainless wheel covers for the sprinters. Real nice looking covers that match the vent holes perfect on factory...

The idea with an aux fuel tank does sound like a good idea, but from what I am thinking is vans are so limited on weight-hauling capacity now.I have turned the space on the sides into storage.I ran a 12" high x 8ft long sheet of steel welded to the floor on both sides inside the van as well as...

But I was and still am under the impression that cargo vans do not fall under these rules and regulations, because of the under 10,000 # gvw rule.Or is it just the big carriers that are requiring ALL drivers leased to them no matter what they drive to qualify as a cdl holder?