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Thanks I sent it to you, I need all the help I can get. Layoutshooter

We have been pretty busy. Lot's of longer runs that paid better than fair. Not having a bad year at all. We even had to do a 34 hour re-set once this year already. The BEST paying run we EVER had was a short run. We ran a load from FedEx Air to Carribean Air in Miami. It was a whole TWO...

Electric. I need to find a REALLY good Freightliner shop that is EXPERT on AC problems. The guy in Caton told me up front that his AC techs were away on training and that thier shop does not specialize in AC. This is driving me nuts. I have a few days scheduled off in June. I hope I can find a...

I only have 3 years in so I don't know if I can shed much light. We find MOST expediters to be a really friendly bunch. We run into a few whiners but they are easy to ignore for the most part. We are having a good year, doing better than last year so we won't complain. Layoutshooter

Here is an update on the on-going saga of my engine fan. I took my truck to the Western Branch Diesel in Caton OH. They fixed a "Factory Modification" (recall) issue. There was a problem with freeze plugs popping out for no reason. It could happen while you were running. I had them look at the...

Greg, Sorry to hear about your loss. It is always hard to lose a loved one even after a prolonged illness. You are in our prayers. Layoutshooter

We run between 55-63 almost all the time. The fuel savings are great and we are always early. No need for the Feds to get involed at all. If you want to save money, slow down. If you want to spend more to get where you are going, go faster. There is NO fuel shortage to worry about. Just a group...

Not sure this will help anything. The stratigic reserve is for military use in a time of war. As to the exports from Alaska, I am under the impression that we export about 30% of what we produce up there. Most goes to Japan. It is oil that we are not allowed to burn in the US do to it's high...

Not sure about the tornado part, does not look like any tornado that I have ever seen. I have seen 5 to date. One just across the street from our house when I was a kid. One formed right over our place during the April outbrake in '74. That one hit an ice rink in Windsor, Canada. It brought the...

Thank You Mr. Ratwell71, not only was I born with that right, I earned it. Layoutshooter

Thanks Dave, you are right. It is being a man. I spent 10 years on a couple of volunteer fire and ambulance companies. There were men and women there who I often put my life in there hands and there's in mine. Good hard working people. I bet they "cling" to thier religion and guns too. I wish I...

Thanks, I know that sometimes I can pizz people off with my views, but I earned them the hard way. Layoutshooter

Running my APU is the only way to keep cool that I know of. And it is only so so. Layoutshooter

I want our government to follow our constitution. I ALWAYS vote on issues, not party. I have NEVER voted for a person that I wanted to be president and will not this time. I will vote for the least rotten of the bunch. None of them are qualified. I don't like socialists. They are all socialists...

It will also cut the noise factor and save hours on the APU. These are all reasons I am looking at these things. What about thier engine block heaters, anyone in here have one? If so, how do you like it? Layoutshooter

HazMat routing is a sore spot with us as well. We have had many problems with it. We brought it up with Jason at the FedEx breakfast. He says that they are working on the purchase of a new system. He said that it go a long way to fixing the problem. They are waiting on permisission to buy it...

Great, I think I will have to looking one. I have a six battery system. 2 deep cycle and 4 starters. The sleeper batteries should run one most of the night. My APU will start on it's own if the batteries get too low. Layoutshooter

RatWell, we elect people to represent us. We even elect people to elect the president for us. When I went to school we were taught that we were a representitive republic. We elect those who are to represent us in a democratic election. They now teach that we are a democracy. The two systems are...

The United States has never been nor will it ever be a democrocy. We are a democraticly elected republic. Layoutshooter

Thanks, Linda and Dave, that is what I was looking for. We might put one in. It would save running the APU just for heat. Layoutshooter