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    Cargo Van Maintenance Costs

    A cost I didn't include was a wrecker fee that was about $300 and another time I spent 2 nights in a motel waiting on repairs.
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    Cargo Van Maintenance Costs

    I use pure, unadulterated dinosaur oil. My next van I will probably go with synthetic or a blend.
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    Driver Contract

    There's a guy in another thread that's not an idiot and knows a thing or to about contract law. Maybe he can help you.
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    Jan 2014 Locations

    Sounds like a GE choo choo train load.
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    Cargo Van Maintenance Costs

    Fixed it for you. You've been in this country too long. You are losing your Canadianness.
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    Eubanks v. Panther II Transportation Inc.

    I'll check out that nudie-naughty cruise line you and Cheri use.
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    Cargo Van Maintenance Costs

    And an Espar? Bless you Scott. I feel bad for only getting you a new curling broom.
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    Crst

    Smart kid! It took me 20 years in a tractor/trailer to work up to a cargo van. I'm a little slow.
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    Cargo Van Maintenance Costs

    No drain valve. I do all oil changes myself. After 139 oil changes I still have the original drain plug and more importantly the original threads on the plug and pan. What I save cost-wise by doing it myself, I lose some of that savings by doing more frequent oil changes. If I'm at home with...
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    Cargo Van Maintenance Costs

    For the calendar year 2013: I drove 75,459 miles, purchased 4476.8 gallons of gas for a total of $14,821. Average price for gas was $3.31/gallon. MPG for the year, 16.86 and cpm came in at .20/mi.
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    Eubanks v. Panther II Transportation Inc.

    I received my settlement check today.
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    Cargo Van Maintenance Costs

    The following is an update from this thread: http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/truck-talk/57733-cargo-van-maintenance-costs.html Listed below are the costs for maintaining a 2004 Chevrolet 3500, long wheelbase 6.0 V-8 slop bucket, for the first 730,000 miles as it came from the...
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    Mixing Battery Types

    It could be a 105 amp alternator. My 2004 Chevy 6.0 came standard with a 105 amp alternator and 145 amp upgrade.
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    Crst

    There are some OOs, but most are employees.
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    Crst

    No, they are a truckload carrier. Like many TL and LTL carriers they like to use the buzz word expedite in their advertising.
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    Birthday! Happy Birthday Xiggi

    Happy Birthday Xiggi!
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    Birthday! Belated happy birthday Carol

    Happy Birthday Carol!
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    Buddy Heater/Fantastic Fan

    My math is fuzzy. Guess I'll go out and buy an Espar. Can someone loan me some dimes?
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    Buddy Heater/Fantastic Fan

    I'll give the two of you convenient, safe, hassle-free, space saving, efficient, odorless, super neat-o and similar adjectives, but cheaper ain't one of them. A Big Buddy heater can be had for $129. Cheaper off season like late spring, early summer. Northern Hydraulics usually has a $25 off...
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    Barack Obama Avenue

    Yeah, those are right there aren't they. I used to hang out at the old Union 76 truck stop there.
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