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Good morning gang....I am hoping today is a better day then yesterday.....everything I touched, I messed it up or broke it!....LOL Going into to town today to get parts from yesterdays chaos...

When it clears up..Make sure to check your turbo filter and box....mine had quite a bit sand in it from the air intake...and even the cabin air filter....Texas can do a nasty with all the sand that blows around, most people forget about that.. I got caught in a sandout?....hard to see even 20-30...

Exactly Paul....waaaay back when.....I first moved out to the dakotas....I did about 8-9 loads for UShip....I am 1,000 miles from Chicago.....780 miles from KC, 500 miles from St Paul...Those loads enabled me to get home and back to St Paul, fuel PAID...I had 5-7 weeks to find the appropriate...

Wrong... No where did I recommend it. I only posted what I did.

Well once there was a riding lawn mower, then 2 ATV's an antique hair curler from the early 1900's..and a A/C recovery unit....a antique dresser... Since I stay out for 5-6 weeks I'd watch for stuff coming out of SD here or more times things going in the direction of home and not out in the...

LOL....too funny...:)

Good morning...funny how things get mixed up...LOL SCRATCH all of the above, got none of that done...instead, got a new burn barrel up, a load to the dump of tree brush and the gravel did arrive!....

UShip only works if one spends a lot of time putting a few loads together....some make a full time job of it.....if one can keep about 2-3 loads on the van at a time it works...

Re: Any one switch from a sprinter van to a gm or ford 3500 unecell single rear wheel Well..bed on the sidewall..problem solved....and since true 48x48's are getting rare these days...can't remember the last time I ever had that size....lots of 45x48's tho....most of the wooden skids I've...

Good point... Why is the new running authority being approved in the first place?

Yes you can... It's called closing a loophole...

No more reincarnation carriers... FMCSA Pursues Unsafe Truckers, Bus Lines | Journal of Commerce William B. Cassidy | May 31, 2012 8:24PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Agency shuts down 26 bus operators, using new rule to target ‘reincarnated’ companies In an...

That is what counts....quality of life...the pursuit of happiness....:)

Almost wore out my green card this last time in Texas...nearly every border station asked to show it....last year they never asked...

I have to do my license as well before Oct....I need my green card, SS card, 2 pieces of mail with present address....not a citizen...the Real ID program...

Oh for the start and go days...uncomplicated days...:) Truck day for me too..change oil, clean all the sand that must be in turbo filter from sandstorm, change out the bed and sweep it all out...then a wash job...change oil in generator. Change oil in the JD lawn cutter... Maybe my gravel truck...

In MY yard...:)

LOL....;) A mere .20 a loaded mile over 100k a year = $20,000, or over 2 yrs is $40,000 which is equal to a new van/sprinter every 2 yrs. What could most do with an extra $20,000 a year?

Great Lawrence.I myself love the format...drivers doing for drivers...all from different carriers, all with different business backgrounds, but 1 common goal...success! All take a different path to reach the same destination..:) Doesn't get much better then that!

The last 3 weeks after the new motor... 8713 Loaded miles...1154 DH = approx 13% The plus is, I did not have to burn rubber to do it or drive like a manic and tear the truck up....had about 5 days layover in them 21 days... In 3 short weeks I've managed to recoup the base cost of the engine!