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>Sorry A Team,when you have sprung for the bucks on a truck >and have a bad build experience then maybe you can protest. >What ever happened to your truck build that was bragged >about 3 years ago? LM went to bat for DD and did all he >could to alleviate the situation,unfortunately DD was...

It does not matter to us what ammenities a truck stop has or does not have. If we know it to be a generally dirty place, we drive on by. The best thing you can put in your new truck stop is an extra cleaning person or two who know how to empty the trash and change the mop water. Two research...

Consider the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). Over 1,000 exhibitors present their goods and services there. I'd be willing to bet that every single one of them have at least one disgruntled customer in their lives. The larger ones probably have hundreds if not thousands of disastisfied...

>>How is verizon's reception? I've heard it was off and on in >>most of the country. At this moment, we are westbound on IL I-80 at mile post 45. Nothing but fields in sight. Next large community is Davenport/quad cities. The I-80/I-39 interchange is about 30 miles behind us. Pretty remote...

The Verizon air card will work anywhere Verizon has digital coverage including a house, hotel, office building, truck stop parking lot, a beach, in a small Texas town 200 miles from the nearest large city, in the woods, and even driving down a highway. We have used it in all of the above...

You may wish to read, "Introduction to Expediting." Link: http://www.expeditersonline.com/downloads/introduction.pdf

My next truck will >have the heated washer fluid system and I'll be interested >to know how the Rain-X works in concert with the heated >fluid. Your next truck, Terry? Do tell!

It is not uncommon in the Open Forum for someone to say that writing letters to elected officials makes no difference. Having seen an number of mail-room operations run by state and federal elected officials, I beg to differ. Every phone call, fax, e-mail, and letter makes a difference...

Our Rainex experience is the same as hedgehog's. While Rainex provides instant results that you can see (water does not bead up), it's effectiveness diminishes with time, requiring removal of the old wax and application of new. We find it to be more trouble than it's worth. Easier to change you...

Well, the ProHeat fix turned out to be straightforward. Removing the covers revealed the problem. There are two belts on the unit. One of them had given up the ghost. Being in Orlando, I called the local ProHeat dealer to see if they had the belt in stock and time to fix the unit. The call was...

timradi, If you have not already done so, reading the article, "Introduction to Expediting" may be of interest to you. Link: http://www.expeditersonline.com/downloads/introduction.pdf

Platinum Glove may be hot, but you obviously have not heard of the even-more secret Latex Glove division. When you meet a Latex Glove expediter, you'll know it!

Wise words, well written; brief and very effective. Your message cutrs straight to the heart. Pease consider putting those very same words into letters addressed to that state's governor and to the commissioner of transportation (or whatever the appropriate title is). You have nothing to lose...

I have a reason to troublesoot a ProHeat unit today. The unit on our truck um... broke. We're running at the moment and deliver later today. At that point, I'll go after it to see what I can find. The manual for the unit is not in our truck and our fleet owner suspects it disappeared with one...

I read in the February 15-28 edition of The Trucker that FMCSA head, Anette Sandberg, has resigned, effective March 1. While she is now crowing about her accomplishments in that spot, it is also the case that the split sleeper berth provision disappeared under her watch and other so-called steps...

I agree with Fkatz. There is no rush for one-unit owner/operators to incorporate. The protections some people attribute to incorporation simply are not there for a one-unit owner-operator or team who drives his or her or their own truck. This is a conclusion Diane and I reached after doing our...

Greg334 said, "Well who is Jack Dixon and why can’t I find all these posts ATeam is talking about?!?" The author in question uses screen name "Jack Dixon". Search using that name to find his posts.

My Fedex agent >has told me they can't get many decent loads back east >because of the competition, thus most having to deadhead out >or sit for days on end. >Davekc Your "Fedex agent"? Agent is another word for diapatcher at Fedex. Dave, are you now running a truck(s) with FedEx? If so...

Regarding hair loss, it has been said that good people come out on top.

I'm so sorry to hear of the accident. I hope you can be compensated not only for the truck damage but also for the significant down time you and your drivers will suffer. A picture of the truck would help readers visualize your question and draft a response. Additional info about your truck...