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Yep. Me, for one. Not in Indiana but in Montana. Hwy 191 where it skirts into and out of Yellowstone. Lights were flashing, I slowed way down, and lo and behold there were two elk in the road up ahead. One time in Iowa the lights were flashing but I never say anything. Must have broken the beam...

Van drivers who haul HAZMAT really need to know many of those kinds of little details better than straights and tractors do, because some of them can matter a lot in a van whereas big trucks never even have to consider them.

Well, yeah, DOT rules. But mainly, the difference is that for inhilation hazards and a few others, the driver and the freight must be physically separated. You cannot haul that stuff in the cab, and in a van, even one with a bulkhead, the entire van is the cab. Even in a straight truck, the...

Amish Buggy Accidents (statistics, causes, number of accidents, etc.) Buggy Accidents - Mission to Amish People (pictures, news blurbs)

Every so often I'll pass by a store that has a sign out front that reads "DEER SUPPLIES". That one always cracks me up. I wonder how many deer get their supplies at these places?

We don't need them. A better question might be, "Why do we have them?" We have them in large part for the same reasoning that there are some states where it is illegal to talk on a cell phone while fueling, because it might cause an explosion, despite the fact that it has never happened, not...

Well, then everything from post #2 onward needs to be moved to the Tech Forum, since every post from that point forward discusses formatting. If you do that, then the discussion then in the Tech Forum will not make any sense without the referring OP. Probably should move the entire thread to the...

A 600 pound drum of HAZMAT that could kill you with one whiff or could cause a city-wide hazmat incident wouldn't be allowed on a van in the first place, even if the van has a sealed bulkhead.

Amish buggy paths? We have those already. They're called roads. A few roads are built exclusively for the horseless carriage, these are called Interstate Highways, or "horseless carriage paths", if you will. But all the rest of them are for carriages of all types.

The Dayton Dragons As of July 9, 2001, number of homes games played: 815 Number of home games sold out: 815 They had a 24-game home losing streak last year. In eleven full seasons they have had only four wining seasons. They have never won their division. They have finished 2nd twice...

For giggles, this is what the text looks like when copied from the desktop version of the Web site rather than from the smartphone version of the site. :D The feds are coming! The feds are coming! U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Director Shaun Donovan will visit Detroit...

These days, "Breaking News" that contains nothing more than a headline usually means the news and the headline came from Twitter.

The problem with this one, and may voter referendums that want to change existing law, is when the vote it set up and then results in a strict majority-rule result. We don't have strict democracy majority rule in this country, never have. If we did, we could have the majority (whites) voting to...

Not being able to change the user agent in Opera Mini is one of it's major pitfalls, and the most complained about issue in their developer forums. I like Opera Mini a lot but that was the deal breaker for me, as there are many Web sites I want to see the full versions, instead of the mobile...

It depends on what you want to accomplish with the E-track and plywood. If you want the E-track and plywood decking to be a decoration, as glitter glued to a pine cone, then yes, Liquid Nails would be advisable. If you want the E-track and plywood to remain fixed where you install it and...

There ya go. :)

I may have worded that badly, but it was in reference to people confusing the GVWR on the door (or under the seat) of the vehicle and the weight listed on the license plate, and think the license plate is what matters most. If you had the those 4T plates and got weighed in Michigan, you...

You two need to get a room. :D

I seriously doubt that every company van you see has DOT numbers on them. I can't recall seeing any company van other than one leased on with an interstate motor carrier having DOT numbers (unless the same company also has CMVs which require a DOT number and they just go ahead and slap 'em on...

Unless you are a commercial motor vehicle (which you are not in a van unless you are hauling hazardous material which requires placarding), or are operating as a freight forwarder, or are a broker for a motor carrier, you do not need a DOT number. Go here: Registration & Assistance: USDOT...