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516,000 miles I was just in my dealer for my regular PM thinking I must need brakes for the rear pretty darn soon....BUT I was sooo disappointed when lo and behold my tech says" would you be disappointed if I told you they were not needed yet?" He showed me the distance to the wear...

Wouldn't the OOIDA lawyers write them a letter to shake them up a bit?

As a watcher of our industry and having a lot of contacts I can observe somes business activities and draw opinions that are mine and mine alone... Fact is , most carriers are suffering the same problem...30-35% out of service rate.... I see people running 3-4 runs and running home OOS for...

Define "how long is"? Some are under the impression that there should be a load almost right away...within 24 hrs...That is a wrong assumption... I've had some say to me.."I've been here for 2 days....my carrier stinks..." or "I am so disappointed they didn't move me" Really?

I swear you are dreaming these projects up..*LOL* It's a WORK van...by the time you get it where ya want,,it'll be time to replace it....gee whiz....:rolleyes:;)

umm, so far 516,000??? *L* balance a drive shaft?:eek:

Williston ND to Minneapolis...who says I am not in the freight lanes..*LOL*:D

Even N Korea doesn't have the resources to maintain a war for long time...unless aided by Russia, Iran and China...Right now I see a lot of frustration around the world...

Hawk..you are somewhat correct..was is not my preferred idea of a solution but if one looks back on history...just how lucrative war was.....Look around the world...a lot of countries are imploding...they need an outlet...US foriegn policy is all about control....Control other countries politics...

At home still...:D

Did I specificly say "no other reason"? I mean money begets power, that begets control... I mean look at the US..We've lost the money edge around the world...and the power is weakening as we can not control countries/people like we used to..

You think I am wrong? Isn't the idea of FULL contact war dreadful? Greg,,yeah..USA was a so so country before WW2....an also ran, a country without standing....

within 5 years of the end of world war 2, immigation was around 50 million and about 20 million new jobs created..vaulted the U.S. from mediocracy to a super power...

Yep..sometimes it is... I seen a driver once leave his discarded pee bottle (full) in the cart along with all his garbage...now that is disgusting...

I break from my routine at Walmarts and go to the truckstop...always someone there to break up the boredom.. Finding a Panther driver is always good for a chuckle or 2..;)

At least Laredo is at least a dry heat most of the time..*LOL* Greg??? A/C? really? Miss your meds to-day?;)

I finally manged to get the flag up for this weekend, long overdue, considering JuJu's dad was in the service..7th Army.. JuJu was busy and did not see me putting it up and when she seen what I had done she had a case of wet eyes...she had just come from visiting her dads grave with her...

I don't blame Walmart in the least..some of them big trucks are really tearing up the lots and breaking up the curbing...and then some slobs leaving their garbage around...

Even if not using all them toys there is still an expense to haul it around, all that extra weight... Hey Greg wasn't it you that chided me for wanting to be paid for the extra 4 feet I have available? or was that a teaser? Now you say extras over and above should be charged for?

Cut down some trees with the chainsaw, cleared out brush, mended some fencing, changed the oil in the Sprinter, the Deere and the push mower, pulled some stumps...darn I ache in every bone... Going over to Judy's cousins today for a barbique.. Off to Rapid City tomorrow to the dealers...have...