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>I've heard of, but have not confirmed, a federal regulation >that requires a motor carrier pay an O/O for services >rendered within 14 days of submittal of all documentation >relevant to a freight delivery. Does anyone know this to be >a fact? If this regulation exists, it cannot be...

It is a shame that anyone had to die. Pray for their families. I understand the fear that many in these small towns have if they unionize the mines, the company simply closes the mines and the town dies. When I was down in that area 15 years ago it was the mine that controlled everything, you...

RE: HEHE Lawrence made a funny, Seriously The long and short of it is the concept of an open door policy is simply to allow employees, not contractors to have a means to address problems or concerns. The thing is I find any ‘open door policy’ for contrators rather an odd thing to have...

do a google search for wal-mart locations. some enterprising Wal-mart associate (i think that is what they are called) put a complete and rather up to date list on a web-site. I saved the info and added it to my truck stop excel list.

I am partial to diesel vans, as I am partial to anything diesel. About to get rid of the caravan of my wife’s and give her my dodge 2500 (i.e. Cummins). But Leo made a good point, maintenance. I use a 6000 mile oil change cycle, I could stretch it to 10K but it is not my dodge (which oil is...

Last year in September I sat next to a guy who had Bergstrom Nite unit in his van and got to see it in action over a weekend. Ok it wasn’t something that could keep a large sleeper (90†or bigger) cold but it kept his van cool enough during a 95 degree day. He had two golf cart batteries and...

> Does anyone know why FedEx CC still isn't putting B units >on? Are they phasing them out, or do they only put vans on >from some of their straight truck O-Os who may have switched >to a van instead? Ive been out of expediting for 2 years. >Never saw Roberts-FedEx cut back on adding Bs for...

yea, something to think about. I had a few trucks with boxes on them a long time ago. these were not cutaways or chassis but everyone of them were re-rated by the company that put the boxes on them, hence replacing the Ford/GM stickers on the door. the cutaways I bought all had ford stickers...

>Yes, they can help an individual with a problem, and yes, >they publicize the issues but: writing your congressman is >about as useless as voting for a candidate against war. When >OOIDA sent me an e-mail to support the recent >anti-immgration bill, I told them they should stick to...