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Like Rich said, dispatch is the one to call. That is plan A. Plan B could be to check HAZMAT routing with CoPilot Truck mapping software, but that information is general in nature. As you know, some types of HAZMAT are permitted on bridges or in tunnels where others are prohibited. CoPilot Truck...

Tennesseahawk, A while ago, you mentioned a blown engine in one of your posts. Perhaps I got it all wrong, but your post came across as humor instead of something more serious. When I read it, I did not believe your engine blew. I thought you were kidding. Now, you are talking about a new...

Flag down the Snap-On man next time you see one. Otherwise, try an auto parts store.

If you own a Rand McNally Motor Carriers' Road Atlas, use it to identify truck routes in the area. If you do not own one, buy one. They are on sale cheap at truck stops now as next year's version is not far off. If you specify your pickup and delivery locations (or close so you do not reveal...

I once asked the same question of a truck body manufacturer's president of sales and the company's regional sales manager. They did not have a spec upon which they relied. Not liking their answer and remaining curious, I started looking under every straight truck I saw. The number of U-bolts...

A Team >puts down experience but had he listened a few years ago his >truck build would have not have had the problems that he >experienced. Mike, I was there. You were not. You have it exactly backwards. Part of the reason our truck build project failed the first time around was that...

No one should feel bad or be surprised because the Super Truck is now on the used truck market and listed at $55,000. Keep its purpose in mind. The truck was designed first and foremost to promote interest in the Expedite Expo, ExpeditersOnline and its sponsors, especially Speedco and the Chrome...

Let your light so shine...

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As some drivers predicted when Idleaire first came out, Idleaire is not becoming the profitable venture its backers envisioned. The company has enough cash to keep it going for a while, but the language of its 1Q, 2007 quarterly report brings the writing on the wall into focus. "Management...

Yep! :)

Here is the link to the carpet tile manufacturer: http://www.millikencarpet.com/MillikenCarpetWebsite/Americas/Residential/CarpetPanels/Legato/

When our house-sitter's cats messed up our carpet, we used a product called Atmosklear with good results. One application and the cat urine odor disappeared, for good. The stuff is not cheap but it works exactly as advertised. If you are correct about fluffy's piddle party, you might think about...

Nothing special used here; dial gauge purchased at a truck stop. I chose dial because it is easy to read without my reading glasses. Have checked it against gauges used in tire shops. It has been giving accurate readings for four years.

>I think that if I needed surgery I would prefer a surgeon >with 20 years of experience vs a guy just out of Medical >School who has to refer to his Surgeons Guide of Good >Practices just to find out what scalpel to use. That over-simplifies things. For very good reasons, the value of...

>Believe it or not, we did have an old timer (mechanic) spray >a little ether in there the other day when we couldn't get >started. Fortunately for us it didn't seem to cause a >problem but the advice from this most recent guy made us >realize we have to watch such things and that was the...

A whole lot of mechanical disasters can be avoided if you take the time to read, understand, and comply with your operator's manual. If you are in a used truck and do not have the manual, it would be worth the effort to order one from a parts department or maybe buy one off eBay. A good site...

We recently picked up in Atlanta, where the outside temp was 104F (actual) and delivered in New Hampshire, where it was 52F; exactly half of the pickup temp. For the first time in a couple of weeks, we finally got to spend a night where we did not have to listen to one of three motors running...

Thank you for the tire shop tip. As things turned out, there was a tire shop just two miles away from our delivery. We went there. Finding a third nail on closer inspection, I pulled all three out. None had penetrated the tire. All were stuck in the lugs. No tire repair was needed. Had this...

Two things jumped out from your post; the vow to never return to "that town" again, and your idea that some loads involved too much deadhead. Success in expediting requires an open mind. Any time you take a vow to never do something again, you limit your opportunities the next time around...