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I believe GM quit making the 159" SRW a few years ago. Chef Dennis had his 159" DRW chassis converted to an SRW and GVWR down rated. Hopefully he will weigh in soon on this issue. GM's extended van does have a 155" wb and has been offered for at least 15 years but it sure doesn't have 14'...

Yeah, but my knees are shot and the top of my head is all scraped up. I need to be able to stand up.

I agree. I do believe the van pictured at the bottom is 155" wb. I base this on the location of the fuel fill door in relation to the rear axle. But, there is more overhang behind the rear axle than what a stock 155" van would have. Also the exhaust has been reworked, both my 1998 and my...

Okay, I think I follow you on this except for the wheelbase. The Freedom Express is a Chevy van with the body cut off at the mid point and the rear door frame removed and then a one piece fiberglass shell is installed that includes sidewalls and rear door stuff. The frame must also be...

But that 's part of the confusion that the Meek Maxx brothers are perpetuating. GM vans come in either a 139"wb or the extended, which I own, is 155" wb. The cutaway chassis are either 139" SRW or 159" DRW as standard lengths. There is no way that Freedom Express can have a 14' cargo area if...

Does this mean the bag is getting dusted off and coming out of retirement?

Bush and Obama should have down graded the Big 3 automaker's TBTF status to "too dangerous to permit."

Congratulations! Quite an achievement to spend 24 years with any company these days, but in trucking that's a phenomenal accomplishment. It's nice to see you display your pride by holding your head up high, sans the grocery bag.

I fixed it for you. Don't you know that ****** is a euphemism for intercourse?

That's how I read it also. Confusing to say the least. The pictures don't appear to be a 14' box. I guess it could be the camera angle. The mid body lines flow smoothly and uniformly from the cab to the box which does resemble the chopped top HCV. One of the reason for this thread was to get...

I'm not fluent in movie dialog but I do recall one of the most poignant lines from Blazing Saddles, when taken in the context of a town full of honkeys forced to make a concession to save their little town. Most people remember Blazing Saddles for the gratuitous potty humor of the campfire...

You should also fix your auto-censor, it allows the word chink. Ooops!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm beginning to understand why Westmicher is building his own van.

Thanks Goose! Would you mind sharing your specs either in a thread or privately via pm? So the Freedom is similar to the HCV the Berry's had? What's confusing is GM doesn't make a van with a 159" WB and the cutaways are DRW. So confusing! The last time I tried to contact MAC there website...

Thanks, but I'm interested in 159' SRW GM chassis, more specifically, at least for the purpose of this thread, the Freedom Express 3500. I couldn't find the Freedom Express or any SRWs on the Turtle Top link.

Who is the customer? If your customer is a 3PL, broker or another carrier, how many people stepped on the original rate of probably $2.25+ per mile that the original customer got dinged for? In my opinion it's not low rates that's the problem in the expedite market, it's the number of people...

Purgoose posted this reply and link in another thread. I'm interested in this vehicle and tried to contact Maxx several times a year or so ago without success. Purgoose or anyone else done business with these people? I welcome E.O. members to click on the link and help me decipher exactly...

He was "green" before green was the thing, a true environmentalist.

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Hey, my wife is ½ Irish and my kids are ¼ Irish.