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The "whipping" phenomonon Gary mentioned is an important consideration for anyone building a straight truck or tractor with long wheelbase. Also called "gallop" by some, it refers to the flexing of the frame rails, up and down, as the truck rolls down the road. On cement mixer trucks, it is...

RE: The Canada Side RE: Niagra Falls today includi I agree. This this topic should have been started in the Layover section. But since the moderators allowed it to remain here, and since my posts were on topic, I posted here too, further down in the same thread. Moving the topic to Layover...

lostandfound, Even with the latest and greatest computers, maping programs, GPS devices, internet resources, and local directions provided by human beings, expediting continues to be an endeavor where you will be trying to find unfamiliar locations in unfamiliar areas. Diane and I have some of...

The Hages are proud new owners of a new truck. They asked me to post photos here. I'll leave it to the Hages to tell the story. Ten photos follow. The "office in the front room" feature is not often seen on the road. Congratulations, Gary and Shawna!

RE: The Canada Side RE: Niagra Falls today includi We had a very pleasant day on Sunday on the Canadian side of the falls. If you find yourselves in the Buffalo, NY area or at the truck stops east of there on I-90, exit 48A, you are within an hour's drive. We spent the night at Exit 48A, woke...

One more thing came to mind as I thought about this. Our truck is a CR-unit with a 16 foot box (reefer body). Six skids are all we can haul and most of the time it is just a skid or two. Most of the time, we have the luxury of prohibiting fork lifts in our truck, and do so. Pallet jacks are used...

Here is the link to the Court opinion: http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/772011.opn.pdf and ATA's spin: http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/articleata.asp?id=58537 The final paragraph in the etrucker article makes things clear as mud: "Talmadge said the decision would force interstate...

RE: The Canada Side RE: Niagra Falls today includi Responses here and three private responses have been great. Thank you, folks, for all of them. Our plans are not firmed up yet but it looks like tomorrow is our day to see Niagra Falls together. The local paper today had a story about a...

This is an interesting topic and I would like to know more. Do you have a link to the news story and/or court documents?

RE: The Canada Side RE: Niagra Falls today includi Diane and I are delivering within a couple of hours of the Falls, and will have some time to spare before deadheading to our Monday pickup. The weather forcast is favorable. Do you have any truck parking info to share?

Expediters gauge their market every day in several ways. At the end of each load, they gauge the market to determine where the next load is most likey to come from. They then wait where they are for freight or reposition themselves in accordance with their observations. In so doing they...

Diane and I drive a CR-unit. If we felt entitled to C loads or believed that someone out there should make it so only C loads go on C trucks, we could talk ourselves into being angry too, since a lot of C loads go on D and E trucks. B, C, CR, D, DR, E, and ER are truck designations. They are not...

We have not yet made it to the California redwoods in our truck. jackdixon_2000 knows more about west coast running than anyone else we know. I believe you will find his info to be helpful and reliable.

One more thing....VERY IMPORTANT. Before using floor restore, especially in a dry box (non-reefer), use newspaper and masking tape to cover all components under the truck body. The floor restore will drip through onto things below and dry there. If you are not careful, you could unbalance your...

Here is a better view of the truck floor

We are in the habit of photographing most loads we haul. Here are three photos that show the floor. The first one is with the truck empty and our equipment orgainzed in the usual manner. The second is shot at an indoor loading dock, standing in front of the truck, looking out the back. The third...

Diane and I recently hauled our 500th load, giving us a reasonably-good size set of data to work with. In about four years, we have team driven straight trucks (D, DR and CR units) for FedEx Custom Critical and have been White Glove qualified the entire time. I mention this because different...

Tennesseahawk said, "All I said was EO was here for a purpose. I didn't say what the purpose was." Therein lies part of the problem. If you asked ten moderators (or whatever the number is) what the purpose of EO is, I believe you would get ten different answers. Narrowing the focus to the Open...

A while ago in another topic, I forget which one, some drivers including myself talked about the mess that is made when changing oil on our Onan generators. Tight space and a shield near the horizontally-mounted oil filter makes it difficult to remove the filter without spilling oil. DaveKC...

RE: lookout big cat peeps ..what will >TOOT TOOT! > >Put up or shut up? Maybe you should think before you speak. >You opened this can of worms called 'anti-Ateam drivel', not >I. > >-Vampire Super Slooth Trucker!!! ATeam offers. Tennesseahawk evades. That says it all.