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Guess I just needed to stretch out....no nap...but awake...

Seat..Average factory stuff....Engine...quiet....road nose...not bad if you are insulated...

and he won't let us forget it either....*LOL*;) need another hour of sleep...Todd for some reason called...I'll still kill him....:p

When Mercedes scrapped the inline 5 engine...they lost a lot of the competitive edge....Outside of the fact one can stand erect..18-20 mpg...$45,000 is hard to justify.... I'd like to drive a new one MY way just to see what they really can get....TJ drives like a Mad Max.:p..so his numbers are...

I did have some periods of about 60 mph...but most was like 45-40 mph...

Thanks to the snow in Ohio last night... fill to fill was 27.1 mpg:D

Ignore me..I am confused.......again...:p

JuJu and I met Jeff at Expo #2 in Detroit many years ago...It was a pleasure talking with him as he showed great interest how Canadians expedited....Wonderful guy...He'll be missed... Our thoughts and prayers to Jeff and family....

he woke me up for that?:eek:...I'll kill him...;)

going to Cottondale....:D

so much for skill and knowledge....right place, right time...LOL

The US passport office has more options now and the type of passport at less costs...like a Canada, Mexico option only, for those who don't live in a state that offers the enhanced version drivers license..

I would prefer to use the term..."an extended time between loads".....:p

You are referring to straights...but many, many vans don't go either...that was my thinking...

they've been saying something along that line for years...truck, driver shortage..it has yet to materialize... with the improvements in rail intermodel travel the last few years they are doing it even quicker now...hence reducing truck need...

That is one of the...I HEARD cases...*LOL* remember?

Also I think the new shipper is more computer literate and aware ...they are working smarter as well... I don't think it is possible NOT to reduce trucks and get higher rates the way things are now... In the old days a shipper behind in shipments would schedule say a CV every 4 hours for 2...

way back, when we did not have any of these load boards..NLM, Alliance and 3PLs and so forth....and the throw in the supply and demand equation....an over supply of trucks and bam.... the market is saturated....we need to get rid of some trucks or get more freight.. one or the other... To...

Those diesel upgrades are closer to $6-7,000 more now Moot... and the extra weight and loss of load capacity...gas is the way to go... Have an owner here with an 2009 E350 gas...claims 18 mpg on E85 at 63 mph...

I retired my old 98 Dodge 318 with almost 600K...and it was running fine when retired just a gas guzzler.. IF I were to go back to a van it definately would be a gasser...