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Yeah, but its a drw. Not practical for expediting.

Congratulations! Boy or girl?

That's the question you should ask of the very good gentleman who owns the Sprinter. This is not a vehicle for expediting!

I believe most states require a CMV over 10,000 to enter scales with the exception of some western states.

That would free him from the log book, but not from scales in most states. I would think a drw Sprinter with a 14' box de-rated to 10,000 would be severely limited as far as load capacity.

Highway Star, are Sprinters new to C&M?

I have read your previous posts under the name BadLuckChuck and now Dedic8edDave and must ask this question: Does you fleet owner have any experience with C&M and Sprinters? I don't know much about C&M or their customer base, in fact I didn't even know they ran cargo vans until you posted. I...

Far out man! I like used to call the place The Shire. Like in the Hobbit book, ya know? Wow, I think I'll head to the TA in Hempshire, man, uh, no, like Weedville, doood.

Psychologically the consumer is supposed to believe that fuel at $3.99⁹ is a much better deal than fuel priced at $4.00/gallon.

I'm one that would disagree with you and favor Leo's position. It really doesn't matter what you, me or Leo thinks. The important thing is for the driver and owner to agree on specific terms and get it in writing before an extra pay situation arises.

Dolphin, would you share some of your experiences as a newbie to expediting? Newbies often seek advice from the experts, but some of the experts are so old and grizzled they can't remember the name of their carrier if it wasn't plastered on the side of their truck. I know of one grizzled old...

There you go, you get 100%. Now all you need to know is 100% of what.

I believe Brisco's point was that it is not only the general population that will over load a van (20 people) but expediters as well. If we could get President Obama to examine highway safety and ban the van, tragedies like this wouldn't happen.

Willlburrr, scratch my back please.

Exactly, and what many call gelling is actually waxing, since diesel contains paraffins. Does anybody run fuel/water separators on their trucks? Just about every fleet truck I ever drove had a fuel/water separator. Some were heated. Once a day drain off the water and a little bit of fuel...

You could call Driver Relations. They may change it from a Refusal to a Service Failure, if that's what you want. Of course you could end up getting dinged with both a Refusal and a Service Failure.

I go to where my best chances of getting load are. This of course is depends on who your carrier is. My first carrier had terminals in Des Plaines and Aurora which yielded some freight of their own, plus swaps. I found the TA in Hampshire to be a good place to sit. I was close to our...

The first thing you should do is find a carrier to lease on with, then look for a van that meets the criteria of the carrier and the job.

Fixed it for you.

I believe Bud Sleazig also blamed Giamatti's hemorrhoids on George Brett. Good thing Sleazig is a perfect asswhole.