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    Who's tab is it?

    when i had my ud 1800, i broke down half mile from the customer and lost clink and electric power and only had 4 way flasher and cb working, cross way's in road on a major highway in dunkirk new york and roberts express paid the tow bill to del and i paid for tow to dealer, local police came up...
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    improving fuel milage

    RE: improving fuel mileage check with 3 people when it comes to maintance and they all said it is a good idea to use nitrogen in tires so now working on find a place in area that does it and for how much
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    improving fuel milage

    i use ace II and yesterday filled up and was suprise that mpg came out to 34 miles, most times it around 25 to 28 mpg in a sprinter that's not bad just watching the foot on the pedal saves alot and running to redlights and not racing to them helps to
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    home depot

    from the 29 june to 4 july 07 is giving 10 percent off to vet's retire military, active duty, and res and guard to on most things you might need for those job's around the house , and up to a savings of $200.00
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    in va watch your speed

    starting today in va if your stop for speeding could cost you up to $3,000 depending on what you are stop for the state of va is raising money for road building one speeding ticket at a time
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    Love them Sprinter 07's!!

    RE: SPECS FOUND it's a long list folks wow great on the brakes, guest have to use the horn more i'll hit the horn before the brakes miss air horn from my western star, they were big and loud
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    Love them Sprinter 07's!!

    RE: SPECS FOUND it's a long list folks one of best places i know to take a sprinter toget work on is tysinger's in hampton va they have 3 sprinter people who are great on the 3500 sprinter for 07 the wheel wells are 36" and not able to cut out the 4 1/2 " on each side like you could on 06 and...
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    EGL

    so far havn't notice any changes were alive and well in norfolk va were all hoping that it will make us bigger and better they were saying it would be 3 to 6 months before we would see any change in way things would be done and they would look to see how and what would be changed if any change...
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    CDL Hazmat endorsement

    when it comes time to renew my hazmat endorsement, won't happen as i carry very little haz mat and there is so much that i can't carry with out a sealed bulk head this last time i renew it was 4 day's before the new rules took effect
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    It's getting hot in here.

    you should have a maintance plan to take of or remember when do this so you don't find, should have done that awhile ago change mind on time each time, put it in computer so it will remind you change this and that, even for the house a/c have time to change it
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    One a day equals none a day?

    i like my sprinter as not having to log it able to carry 4 pallets but don't like going over 2500 lbs, have had it with in 75 lbs of max weight limit, was short trip so was ok, no hills because when you get to limits you have to think of other things pull on the engine to stay at highway speeds...
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    time

    i keep track of how much time i sit at traffic lights, stops signs making lefts turns etc so here is some number for entertainment avg red light in hampton roads area is 3.5 min's to make a cyle if you drive 42.5 mph you can hit most lights green in a 45 mph zone or in 35 mph zone 33 mph works...
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    Computer Mapping Volunteers Needed

    RE:"Computer Mapping Volunteers Needed" love my garmin 2610 save about 2 hours everyday running around local area of hampton roads, just down like new subdivisons as it takes from 6 months to 2 years toget updated
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    How do you decide what loads to accept?

    if it's not a $1.60 a mile not going to happen
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    Just curious about something

    i'm with egl to, had hread about the up coming sale but hadn't hread that it had been complete yet
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    Photos of Big Sleeper Expediter Trucks

    when i had my western star with 16' box on it , it was one of bigest c units around , and comfort was just right, also was able to get the truck payment down to where it wasn't do bad, i had three sponsors who came up with the down payment for me, i sold the use of my name to them to use in...
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    egl norfolk va hampton roads area

    overheard oper's boss saying we need 5 tractor's here in norfolk va we have all d unit's and vans that we need they have pick up several new accounts and need the tractor's to move the freight, so if anybody is interested e mail and will give more info
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    For the family man

    great post alot to think about
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    van drivers....have you tried air freight?

    if you get your own auth, and go egl and other like companies you could be come a agent for them, you have to fill out some paper work, for them, some of paper work that's need is how much ins coverage you have etc. and they will call you and ask can you do this, we have in norfolk va area when...
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    Mobile Billboard Advertising Business

    before roberts express was bought out by fedex i had a ad on the back door that paid .20 cent a mile for every mile the truck rolled and sents it was for a nonprofit org it was a write off, i got into it the last 18 months of program as congress cut it out as the big carrier were donating...
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