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Thanks for the report!

Joe, I don't know, the twin to my truck has Toyo drive tires that look about like steer tires, other driver who has been driving a lot longer than me says they do just fine, he used to drive log truck and said they even ran them there getting over 100k with quite a bit of off pavement usage. We...

Joe yes and I am sure they can afford the best, tire shop was pushing the Sampson tires which I hadn't heard of, we are going with a top tier tire, decided I can wait till Phoenix where I might have better choices at a real tire shop on Monday. I drive as a contractor for them, so try to get the...

Samson tires anyone? Way less money than name brand, but I am skeptical that would be a wise choice long term!

At the Petro in Ontario, CA and looking for advice on drive tires, Volvo 10 wheeler, long wheelbase (300"), 11R22.5 currently and have 28,000 pounds on the drives and 14000 pounds on the steers, all the time, fixed load. All OTR, except lots of tight parking almost everyday at customer...

I linked that study in post#2 above, just one study, I think I wouldn't let that dissuade my wife or daughters from getting them done, the frequency and age of getting the screening done does seem to be somewhat controversial. TS

As a male, I don't know if i can comment here :D ? My wife does get them yearly, however I read a lot of conflicting info about the necessity of getting them each year and in recent news one study suggested mammograms don't reduce the risk of cancer! I don't know if I totally believe that, but...

I have been seeing the day and night pair packs in the truck stops for a while, I am skeptical, anybody try those? I have a good pair of polarized amber lens glasses for daytime, they are too dark for night use, mine are a well known brand that cost about $150. TS

We have been on a reduced carb and lower calorie diet for a few weeks, treated ourselves to the Olive Garden a couple nights ago, that unlimited salad they bring is good, but about 150 calories per serving, even trying to watch it I ate about double my goal for dinner! TS

You are limited to 20,000 on a single tire axle, subject to the axle and tires, many states also limit weight to 600 pounds of tire width, may have to step up to wider tires on the steers to get maximum axle weight. I drive an 07 Volvo three axle straight truck that has been stretched, we gross...

I think we are on the same page, what I was saying is that with my Blackberry phone on T-Mobile the WiFi calling is a native feature, the "LINE" app wouldn't be needed since the feature is built in. T-Mobile has been a supporter of WiFi calling natively (on most devices anyway) for a good long...

Don't even need the free app with T-mobile, if on WiFi they have a built in WiFi app, at least on my BlackBerry. One of the hallmarks of T-Mobile for a long time has been their WiFi calling support. Still got to fork out some $$$ if not on WiFi however. TS

We can burn through 100 Gb in a month at the house, if you stream NetFlix it doesn't take that much to get there, LOL. I don't do this on the phone though, I get 100 Gb for $50 so try to not get any overages. I do agree with Don on the other benefits of T-Mobile. Also it looks like they just...

I have also had T-Mobile for years. Pretty happy, especially with the cost, certainly ALL carriers have dead spots and issues, BUT I haven't found T-Mobile to be as bad as the Internet banter make them seem. I would at least give them a two week test drive. One thing T-Mobile does is only...

I should probably look this up, but thought I would ask here. Do you put DOT inspections on Line 3 or Line 4, end result is the same against your on duty hours! Only been OTR for a few months and been meaning to look into the proper way to handle this. Thanks guys and Happy New Year! TS

I don't know the specifics there, however the economy lot at most major airports is one alternative and fairly safe. I drive a straight (not expedite, but nonetheless large three axle) and do that quite often and haven't had any problems. TS

"Within these tire lines; only 18”, 19” and 20” (rim diameter) tires are affected by the recall." TS

I was on 1-80 EB in Nebraska west of Lincoln this same day, road wasn't too slick yet, BUT blowing and swirling snow made forward visibility very limited, of course if you backoff, then the super truckers are blowing by in the fast lane making things even worse, I decided it was time to park for...

Obviously driving too fast for the conditions... TS

Good advice Phil, I am a newbie to commercial driving, BUT have hundreds of thousands of miles four wheeler driving, much of it in a work travel environment, much of it in bad weather since I live in the NW. Last Sunday I shut the straight truck down in NE after only three hours on I-80, it...