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    Oil samples

    I was wondering who does them? If you have had it done what what you think about the process.
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    Exp. freight in Memphis and Little Rock ?

    I have a van and never sit around there,i have heard West Memphis is ok for d units.The bigger your truck the more opitions you have.
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    Sprinter Vans

    I will wait to see in the next 2-3 years how they hold after 4 or 5 hundred thousand,if they hold up i would consider one.The fact they are so light does scare me.
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    Sprinter Vans

    It sounds like you need to change the chain at 60,000 miles, i had a Honda like that it even said it right in the owners manual.I think the Honda had a belt,it had a ovhc and if the belt went it caused damage to the engine.I would hope MB is using a chain,i bet it's a 400-500 dollar job at the...
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    Becoming a fleet owner

    I have one driver and i've had him over 2 years, if i could find more like him i would commit to buying more trucks.You have to know what a good profit is for the truck, the fleet owners with alot of trucks can have a smaller profit per truck cause they have more trucks which creates more cash...
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    Vans vs Sprinter - Rain and Winter Driving

    I don't own one, however a freind of mine showed me his weight ticket that read 4600 pounnds and that's with him and a sleeper set up very little fuel.My ford e350 weights 5900 and it's not as tall.
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    Sprinter Vans

    How many quarts does it take and what weight oil? thanks for the update, i am waiting to hear how they hold up at 500,000 miles a friend of mine has one and showed me his weight ticket 4600 with him and the sleeper set up,oh is a 25000 ext.I forsee problems on a icy road on a windy day, i have a...
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    Trp Pak

    That's great info Rich, i make notes on were i drop after i put my paperwork in the slot and the door came open spilling all the contents on the floor, sometimes they turn the lock and the door isn't close and it's like a slot machine waiting to payoff. The only time i have had one open up for...
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    Trying it in a van.

    I don't have any experience with the two companys you mentioned,however the van is limited to how much freight it can handle and that means fewer load offers no matter who you lease with.The van is cheaper to run and you don't log so you will be sitting or deadheading to freight lanes,which you...
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    Powerstroke and 4 speed automatic

    I have two e350's with 7.3's my 99 has almost 400,000 on it,thought the trans went at 150'000 i changed the shift cellinoid in the trans, a dealer part that was around 150 bucks.I have had no trouble since, i thought it was worth a try,if it didn't work it was rebuilt trans time.If the overdrive...
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    A new chapter in my life......

    It sounds like your not sure if you want to keep expediting,if you want to,i have a van that needs a driver.Whatever you decide i hope you continue to post and keep us updated. Pelle
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    DOT file

    Does DOT require maintenance reports for vehicles under ten thousand pounds? or cargo vans.
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    sevice failure

    In all fairness,the service failure was taken away,however i didn't get my call returned and the policy still stands.
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    sevice failure

    Thanks for all the responses,this is beyond drivers relations its policy and the person responsible for it won't return my calls.It's typical for panther to make policys like this,and when it suits them or the customer there policys are broken.If there was a company that treated the driver as a...
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    sevice failure

    I got a late [service failure] cause i refused a load [6 mins after it was offered to me,the van that takes it is late and it counts against me as a late and i get a refusal.Coming up on four years with panther and never heard of such a policy,with them or any other company.
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    repair info

    It was the relay,good thing the pump itself is 350$ and ford was the only parts dept that could get it. Thanks for the help!
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    repair info

    For a couple weeks my 99 ford e350 7.3 has cutout,just lost power while moving and after a pause starting going again{did not have tostart with key}couple days ago it does it and won't start.The guy who looks at it replaces the fuse for fuel pump and it runs then cuts out and after a pause...
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    dash lighting

    Thanks, took me about 10 mins,also cleaned connections like you said.
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    cargo loading

    Did they tell you what was wrong with the way you loaded it? I try to keep the skid over the rear wheel wells,just enough for the forklift to get a bit on it.Was it hazmat? i assume you have e-trak or some system to keep the freight from shifting,company i am leased to does not put hazmat on...
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    Who´s in that truck..and why?..Part 2

    I always wanted to travel,and always loved driving so every job i had was a driving job mostily around the chicagoland area.I also am a drummer in a rock band and in the late 80s one of the upsides of driving was i could keep my long hair which was the style back then and a must for anyone in a...
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