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After reading that my van doesn't smell so bad.

Any hazmat listed as an inhalation hazard can not be loaded in a van. This would also apply to a truck with a pass through to the cargo area. I would think certain pesticides would fall under this category.

As van drivers we share space with the freight. We have all hauled wire baskets filled with stamped metal parts that rattle and clatter. Metal tubs with castings that clunk and clang. Paint and ink that give off odors. I know one E.O. member who doesn' like the smell of the oil coating on...

RE: What is some funny stuff you seen while drivin Just south of I-94, exit 3 toward River Falls, Wi. A retired semi trailer now a billboard advertising AVES TAXIDERMY AND CHEESE. Wine and cheese, crackers and cheese, gifts and cheese but taxidermy and cheese! Only in Wisconsin. While...

I see no mention of blocking. I know it's not practicle to carry a lumber yard, but 6 or 8 pieces of 2ft. 2x4's and some duplex nails come in handy for securing freight. Blocking the sides of a tote would keep it from shifting sideways and straps or load bars would secure it fore and aft. I...

RE: What is some funny stuff you seen while drivin 5 people getting out of 1 semi. Laredo, Texas????????? I was stopped at a red light. A car pulls up next to me in the left lane. The engine sputters and dies. The driver re-starts, puts it in neutral and revs engine. Still idling rough...

.Section 257.724(5) - language indentifing what vehicles are required to cross the scales is clarified: Clarified? Clear as a windshield after the May Fly hatch.

Leo is absolutely right with his three rules of lease purchasing. There is an old saying: "Never lease from the man with the strings in his hand." Many truckload companies in 1970's and 1980's made more money moving drivers through trucks than they did moving freight. If you want to do the...

Terry, The new Qualcom mounting brackets have 4 "legs" and a lower profile. I don't think the antenna will fit inside the inverted bracket. If you have the old style mounting bracket you may want to hang on to it. It's hard enough to take the saw to the roof of a brand new van, I would hate...

Terry, One more question. Are you adding a top or staying with the factory roof?

I had to look up the 900. I see its a non-powered vent. Let me know how the QC works under the dome. Are you inverting the QC mounting bracket and hanging it inside the van? I have had a 4000r for 2 years and really like it. I have to manually crank it open and closed. I wired a switch...

For me its the Boundary Waters Canoe Area or Quetico Provincial Park. No cars, trucks, phones, pars, A8As, FAST, CDRP or CRAP. Just loons and wolves calling at night. The sound of thunder rolling down Lake Agnes. I try to get up there at least once every summer. Can't wait to dip my paddle again.

Thanks Pack, that was great. I think Johnny would have liked it too. When I was a kid we had some terrible lyrics for Walk The Line. I keep a close watch over this heart of mine I keep my pants held up with a piece of twine say you'll be mine I'll cut the twine

The people at Adohen's are great. "Customer Service" is not just a slogan. They practice it. If you get your order in by mid afternoon it will ship that day. Terry, is sounds as if you have a new van. Please tell us a bout it. Three Fan-Tastic vents? Is this a hover craft?

OB2, Do they still use that giant moron keyboard attached to the cyclone fence to contact security? Years ago I delivered to the St. Paul plant once or twice a week. I was always extra careful snaking a tractor-trailer through the cramped facility. Watching out for forklifts and cushman carts...

Thanks Broom. I've asked this question before and never got a reply. I guess that in itself suggests what other companies pay "D" units for van loads. Be safe and have fun.

Broom, So who pays the difference. The shipper or the carrier.

Pack, Keep um coming.

Broom, When you haul a B load do you get a D rate? If so does Mr. Shipper pay that rate or is your company eating the difference?

Don is right. It was Carly Simmon singing about Mick Jaeger. What if those two had a child. Keep posting songs. These are hilarious!