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  1. OntarioVanMan

    not all doom and gloom....:)

    Boy..If a person can't make a living on a 70 hour work week he/she needs a new carrier with better rates....IMO
  2. OntarioVanMan

    HOS Changes Effective February 27, 2013

    Thing is IF you read the big OTR sites there IS a driver shortage...ONLY not so bad because of the economy....Many a truck is sitting idle in the yards because no driver to cover the lane... I can understand the logic of not wanting the government to be acting as a sort of a union, telling one...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    February

    Winter Storm named "Q"....be alert, be aware... By Thursday, stretches of Interstate 80 in Nebraska and Interstate 70 in northwest Kansas may close, due to heavy snow, as well as blowing/drifting snow. Farther south, sleet and freezing rain will pose travel problems for parts of Kansas...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Thinking it Through

    Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." —Franklin D. Roosevelt We feel happiness in many ways and for many reasons throughout the course of our lives, but one thing's true: accomplishing a major goal is one of the best feelings in the world, especially...
  5. OntarioVanMan

    HOS Changes Effective February 27, 2013

    I was going to say....isn't the goal to work less for more pay?..... Rates are rumored to be going up and less hours mandated to drive seems a good thing.... and here some are arguing for the lower rates and work more.....well duh....
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Female Taliban Suicide Bomber Hates The Idea Of Virgins In Heaven

    ..hahahaha......:p ISLAMABAD (The Global Edition) – Khalida Akhtar, a 20-year-old Taliban suicide bomber, decided at the last minute not to blow herself up at the main train station in the capitol of Pakistan because she remembered that she would have to deal with a bunch of virgin guys in...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Minority Group Upset Because They Were Omitted From The NRA’s Enemies List

    Minority Group Upset Because They Were Omitted From The NRA?s Enemies List - The Global Edition DULUTH, MINNESOTA (The Global Edition)– In a press release, accusing the National Rifle Association (NRA) of “blatant discrimination,” The Norwegian Defamation League (NDL) protested the fact that...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    February

    Presidents Day today....banks and PO's closed again.... WAS going to come back out Tuesday(tomorrow)...BUT big storm coming for Thursday....may ride it out at home yet, haven't decided yet...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Garden 2013 Time line

    absolutely too early, some spots the ground was still frozen like a rock, tiller just bounced along, but what mama wants, she gets or papa don't sleep....LOL http://www.aerogarden.com/?cid=ppc_g&gclid=CPGB6fObwLUCFfBDMgodaxAAXQ
  10. OntarioVanMan

    not all doom and gloom....:)

    No ones gives a darn about us small guys....as you said... He'll see
  11. OntarioVanMan

    February

    Optimism, hope, faith and LUCK is all we have.....without it we would be miserable all the time...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    February

    you that old?.....LOL
  13. OntarioVanMan

    February

    If you get a load today and it delivers tomorrow....it pays on last weeks....your weeks not over...just saying....:)
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Any body having problems with a 2012 sprinter ?

    I think Mercedes has a deeper problem and these dealerships are just guessing at this point on the owners dime....
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Any body having problems with a 2012 sprinter ?

    You've read the stories on Freightliner dealers for straight trucks?.....
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Any body having problems with a 2012 sprinter ?

    I think and that is my direction a link between Bio and the the DEF system that Mercedes hasn't figured out yet....we had a problem when sprinters first came over....EGR had to be redesigned because the U.S still had dirty diesel... Dealerships can't fix anything when they don't have any...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Any body having problems with a 2012 sprinter ?

    I have not heard of these problems in Europe......so my best guess...Mercedes and Biodiesel don't get along well together....I really don't think them filters like biodiesel... IMO
  18. OntarioVanMan

    not all doom and gloom....:)

    Bloomington, IN (February 8, 2013) FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for December as reported in the February 2013Trucking Update came in with a reading of 8.38 reflective of the current good environment for truckers. By mid-2013 the TCI is expected to rise significantly, caused by market...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Your Sprinter Sleeper

    If your bunk is foldable and your partition is movable?...why would you not just sleep length wise when empty? and stretch out....
  20. OntarioVanMan

    February

    Confidence, my friend....:)
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