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Broom, Don't make fun of the the wooden stick in the tank. It is more accurate than any gauge. Especially in a fleet truck that doesn't have a working fuel gauge.

I agree with the Caffees, a chat room sounds fun and interesting. But I also am ignorant in the ways of chat rooms. Maybe a chat room primer would be in order.

Glaciers advance and glaciers retreat. Valcanos erupt and valcanos lay dormant. Droughts come and droughts go. A deluge arrives and a deluge dries up and blows away. As mere mortals we really have no control over the weather and its cycles. We are just along for the ride. So to you Mr...

Welcome! And I look forward to Coco's cookbook.

2005 and you need new shocks? How many miles? Is it a 3500? I put 325,000 miles on a 1998 3500 and never replaced the shocks. I've got 140,000 on a 2006 3500 with the original shocks. Terrry has over a million miles (probably much more) on these vans. Maybe he can help. Something doesn't...

##### kids now-a-days sniffing Power Service. What the hells wrong with good old Rustoleum. And stay off my gall dang grass.

Sorry Phreak you're too late. But I will be looking for you. Your truck should be easy to spot out on the road.

Thursday I ran into a real live E.O. member. I met Roadhooligan at the "J" in Evansville. Bob was running solo. Hooligan was out of service and vacationiong at the beach. We talked a bit and Bob gave me a brief history of Lawrence and E.O. Interesting stuff! Amazing how this has evolved! It...

I had a Euro-Ford. A 1973 Mercury Capri with a nice little V-6 and 5 speed tranny. Minnesota salt turned the body to swiss cheese. Finally one of the mounting blocks for the struts rotted away. I sold it to a guy who wanted to put the V-6 in a Willeys. Falcon? Did Ford resurrect the Falcon...

Redytrk, I'm not a member of OOIDA so I couldn't get to the link you posted. I'm sure it would be much more difficult with a trailer. The use of refrigerated straight trucks in expediting is what got me started thinking along this line. If this idea had a chance I figured a straight truck...

Last week while driving through western North Dakota and eastern Montana I let my mind wander as I often do. I was thinking what if like the universe was really, really small man and all the people were.............. oops wrong reefer. Reefer, as in refrigeration unit, Thermo King, Carrier...

Also I would have to remove my cap to show him my recap and when we were done I would recap the recap.

Excellent advice. Keep it simple. I'm bald so I could run a second illegal logbook and have room for both recaps on my head.

A couple of load bars streched across the back end of the box should keep a forklift out. Usually the driver is too lazy to get off the lift and remove the load bars. I believe Con-Way requires swing doors.

RE: Sick of getting ripped off for paying with a C Hawk, Shop around for a credit card that has no annual fees and that pays you to use it with some form of rewards program. Don't carry over a balance and you will be the screwer not the screwee. I have a Sears MasterCard. For every dollar I...

The practice Dave is referring to was/is called "Trip Leasing". I'm not sure it exists anymore. It was popular with smaller trucking companies or companies with limited authority. Most large truck stops had agents/brokers that represented the bigger trucking outfits. These agents were often...

Dave, are you saying the A.T.A. only will allow 1 driver per class for all of the FedEx companies. Or 1 driver per class for FECC? There is a straight truck class. You don't have to enter the class for the specific truck you drive. In Minnesota I was in the 5 axle flatbed class even though I...

It was my choice to be home. The load I deliver Thursday gave me a layover at home. I requested a position check Thursday night. I thought if I was #1 I would stay in service. Maybe get something delivering Tuesday. After 1 1/2 hours with no reply I went out of service. I am home for all...

RE: last stages of starting up what more do I need Tractor-trailer car haulers use chains with a special hook. Go to a truck stop and talk to drivers. Also talk with p.u. dually drivers. Besides hauling cars I see them loaded with utility trailers and camper trailers. If you haul freight...

Does the llama have a CDL?