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Here is some advice as I have learned the hard way trying to hire friends and family members. The two situations you dont take friends or family members into is business or bed. Sure it seems like a good idea but it always turns out bad.:)

p.s trouble shooter works to clear up the headlight lenses:D

A couple good products to keep your rigs looking good. Castle glass cleaner blue and white cans gets the bugs off easy before washing spray, wait a couple minites, wipe off. Blue Corral car wash. PRO makes a product called troubleshooter its been arround forever you may need to get it at a...

Michelin bought B.F. Goodrich a few years ago and has put B. F. Goodrich's tech. into Michelin line. B.F.G. typicaly used harder rubber compounds and still do especialy in their TA series tires which is why B.F.G. tires usualy carry a higher milage rating.I belive this has also increased the...

Check out my tip in the getting your marks. It will help. Bob Wolf :)

They slide better if you dont rinse the soap off..LOL:D or use lots of wax.:D

A good tip that works is washing and waxing your vehicle. Realy it works no matter what your driving. BUT ONLY IF YOU PAY ATTENTION, AND DO IT CORRECTLY. This works especialy with newbees or when you drive a new car, truck, whatever. I learned this some twenty five years ago in drivers ed. I...

Let me get to the point. I havent yet in almost five years found a load worth getting into a wreck and orphan my family for. Is thier profit worth your life?, no. Use common sense if it dosent feel right or its not safe park.:D

Too much money and a pain in the *** to get it from D.M.V. for loads shippers and brokers dont want to pay enough to haul unless you haul it allot and get paid top dollar to pull it. As for the comment of helping the shippers or brokers do thier job with back ground checks they should do the leg...

This Is How The Pros Do It. If they want happy regular customers. The problem. First, most headlight as well as plastic perscription gasses lenses are made of pollycarbonate or P.C. This material gets its impact restisance from being a soft material. I know, it sounds backwards but its how it...

We all have been screwed at one time or annother. Keep in mind, A broker can make money in his/her underwear at home with a laptop and a cell phone. 350 Rockett hit on some good some of wich I use. Ive had good luck at weeding the garden with the following. Consider investing in your...

After owning and opperating A businesses and four years of trucking I learned (1) Do Not Play Tax Guy or Attorney they know the laws I dont I pay them to do my taxes, and deal with any legal problems and it's money well spent. I would ask a professional as they will save you allot of pain...

READ CAREFULY AS I ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE GETS HURT OR KILLED.... If this is outside of your comfort or mechanical level PLEASE take it to a shop. It's fairly strait foward but you have to pay attention to the details. First set your brakes, chock the wheels, and get...

Ive pulled manny wrenches in my time, Ive asked a few mechanics I've worked with the same question, done some homework of my own and came to this conclusion. If you are starting out with a new truck or at least new motor, transmission, or drive axle then synthetic is the best bet. If you have...

I'm not a diesel tech but that dose seem kinda steep however they do have us by the b@lls at times. If your ever in western / central New York State and wind up near Rochester NY. there is a good shop in called johnson equipment in Farmington N.Y. they're part of Leonards Express and they...

If the metal looks like powder arround the magnet usualy this is normal as long as you have no problems with shifting and holding gear. If it slips and you have alot of miles, that is wear and may just need adjusting bits and peices of metal heavy like 80 grit sand paper or blackened fluid...

One way to avoid AC idler bearings, temp/flow valve, as well as AC cluch problems to name a few is to run the AC a couple times a month for about half an hour even during winter of corse you can run the heat but place the selector in AC max setting. Also make suer your freon level is good.

I am based in upstate NY and thought about getting a Canadian truck authority have had my us authority for abbout four years. Dose anyone know how i go about doing this for a strait truck opperation. I see decent loads in and out of Ontario regularly but cant touch them. So far I found Garbage...

I usualy loose my womans car in the parking lot because it looks completely boring and compliant like everyone elses. I feel very nonconforming perhaps defiant when parking a fourty by eight and a half by thirteen foot vehicle in a wallmart parking lot. I almost want to shout "I can see my...

I run an 2003 international 4300 DT 466E and 3 qts every 10,000 is about right. Its a pain in the neck but this is normal, as it blows out hhe breather tube. I dont like taking it into the dealership but have them or a truck shop pull the codes and see what comes up also, while they have it...