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  1. Turtle

    The NUVI 760

    Of course you can. All you have to do is RTFM to learn how. It's a standalone GPS unit, not Streets and Trips. Quit trying to use it as an Atlas. Zoom options? Who cares about Zoom options, since it has a perfect good Auto Zoom and will automatically zoom in and out as needed. You're trying to...
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    2007 Sprinter

    Yeah, you can't manually reset the computer like you can on the older Sprinters. Have to take it to a dealer to have them reset it. There should be NO CHARGE for them doing this. As for the oil, try Europarts of San Diego They're on vacation until Sep 4th, but last time I looked they had the...
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    How Do You Remove Graffiti From a Truck?

    Sprayway has something called Sprayway - 963 - Industrial Strength Cleaner Wipes that will,. absolutely, remove the graffiti without harming the paint or finish. Auto detailers use it all the time. It works wonders. It may be the same thing as the Graffiti Wipes that was already...
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    Microwaved underwear

    I use a lawn trash bag.
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    Confounded by Big Cat Giveaways

    Well, considering that a mini automatically comes with a First Out, I can pretty much guarantee that Panther will not offer a First Out as an enticement to take a mini. :D In fact, the QC message flatly stated, "First outs will be reserved for Mini’s, Dry Run’s and for cancelled runs after 4...
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    newbies....learn from this

    In a cargo van, at least, while you might be able to carry more weight with more or larger springs, those springs will do nothing for your transmission. And it's your transmission that gets the hardest workout when overweight. I have rarely on occasion gone overweight, but would only do so if...
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    newbies....learn from this

    So as to not mislead the newbies, to whom this thread is directed towards... logging is irrelevant in this case. You could put 20,000 pounds on your van and you still won't have to log unless the manufacturer's stated GVW is more than 10,000 pounds. All that matters is the fact that 5500 + 5650...
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    Bring your best pic

    It was taken exactly 90 miles from Cuba. :)
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    ViaSafe

    Actually, the ViaSafe folks are on the US side. :) I see you've done a lot of inbound loads from Canada recently, like, in the last year. :D ViaSafe is kind of a clearing house /slash/ database manager for US Customs. Everything gets faxed to ViaSafe, where they input everything from the lead...
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    Bring your best pic

    Two cars, two horses, three satellite dishes. And Christmas lights on the teepee. Crow Indian Nation, Montana Just outside Brainerd, MN. What the heck is that? Ah, an Osprey Digital Zoom Sux
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    Bring your best pic

    Grouman's Delivered to that tall round building. There's a white pickup crossing the intersection right under that green light. Welcome to Hollywood and Vine. Around the corner from Grouman's Chinese Theater you'll find a magical place. You have to be a magician to enter. Well, that or...
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    Bring your best pic

    Very kewl sunset shot. Camera phone shot, just east of Lake Charles, LA. A different LA The Moderator :D
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    Bring your best pic

    It's just a Canon S2 IS (latest iteration is the S5 IS). Cheap (well, they're cheap now), but works rather well. It's not an SLR, but converter lenses are available that work great. It's a 5MP, 12x optical zoom (36 mm to 432 mm equivalent), and I have a 1.54x teleconverter (660mm equivalent)...
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    Bring your best pic

    Trash Day in NYC Deceptively cold in the high desert near Edwards AFB Hey! DO NOT take pictures while yer drivin'! One of my favorites. ISO 50, 1/5s, f/3.5, 72mm - Fast little bugger.
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    Window Shades

    It made by a company called Mirco & Alex Magnani (Mirco & Alex Magnani S.r.l.) an Italian company. They developed it back in the 70's under contract from NASA for the Space Station, and it's now marketed to RV's and the like, but it's the insulation used on the Mars Rovers, most satellites...
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    Window Shades

    I use theThemo-Mat Isoflex 7-layered high tech stuff from NASA. $89.95 Comes pre-cut for a Sprinter's windows, or you can get a snotload (11.48 ft x 61 inches) of it rolled up in a do-it-yourself kit so you can cut it to fit whatever. Comes with edging and suction cups. If I'd known about it...
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    Missing.......

    Well, there are two problems, one is, you can't take a dump in someone's living room and then say, "Ooops, sorry, forget it ever happened," 'cause no one is gonna forget it happened. You can try to pretend it didn't happen all you want, but it did. Everything you do and say in the future is...
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    Missing.......

    And you did that quite well, except for leaving out the part of the revenue stream the truck generates, even when idle. And yet, they do. Just like they use profits from the carrier/broker division to cover the expenses of other aspects of their business. Revenue in, expenses out, bottom line...
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    Panther is cleaning House???

    No, Con-Way and CFI are not separate companies. They are operated separately, barely, under the same umbrella of "CFI and Con-Way Truckload." Many of the CFI and Con-Way Truckload trucks already have the same DOT numbers on the doors. We're now seeing CFI tractors pulling Con-Way trailers, and...
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