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Our Volvo is made such that you cannot lock yourself out of the truck. The door must be locked from the outside using a key. An open door cannot be locked and then closed.

I believe the cassette in our truck is similar to those used in many expediter trucks, regardless of sleeper brand. For those who don't know, a cassette is a device that connects to the toilet built into a truck or to a porta-pody that is carried inside the truck. It collects what the drivers...

Thank you for your interest in my blog. It has not been updated because my service provider made another security change that I need to adjust to before more posts can be made. Time has been tight and energy has been focused on running. Diane and I have been on a long run (Laredo to Windsor)...

Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. ;)

Very clever! Impressive orignial thinking. :)

Our truck photo and specs can be seen here.

The full story needs to be told and I don't know what it is. A few phone calls to the people and companies involved would complete the picture. I don't know if the Koester's purchase of the Bentz Intellectual property is a new development or part of the Bolt development dabluzman1 reported in...

The cut and paste from the .pdf left many gaps and ran words together. The original piece looks better than what came out above.

Below is part of the text of a notice I received today. I will post the full notice as time permits. The .pdf file from Koester is too large to attach here. The remainder of the notice talks about product lines and gives company contact information. Related story (10/19/2009): The Downfall of...

Keep in mind that shippers and consignees do not exist to solve your problems. You exist to solve theirs. If the day comes when you are at loggerheads with them over a dog, it will go a lot easier on you if you understand ahead of time that you are the loser before such a stand-off even...

It depends on the specific award/reward, I think. Our carrier recently announced $50 bonuses for trucks that successfully complete level one roadside inspections. As it happened, Diane and I were called into one and passed. The day after we submitted the paperwork $50 was added to our fuel card...

I'll keep you posted. I get few colds now. The blood pressure result is already realized as reported here. We'll see about the cholesterol as that gets checked with my annual physical each year when we go home for Christmas. The taste never was as bad as "something strained thru a dirty sock."...

I agree 100%!

Since TeamCaffee did not answer my question, I will make a presumption -- the same one made by others -- and ask her to correct me if I am wrong. She wants to keep track of the days spent at home because one needs to know that information to claim the important per diem income tax deduction...

I got serious about the Green Tea Diet a few weeks ago. It is still early in this remarkably easy diet regime to report lasting effects but last night I had to take my belt in a notch to keep my now looser-fitting pants up. It helps to have developed a taste for green tea. I didn't care much...

Channel 19 Blog writer reports on Nashville flooding, posts photos of flooded Nashville truckstop.

I have comments to share about what I think is the related issue but don't want to until I know for sure you and I are talking about the same thing. So, if I may ask, why is it that you want or need to know how many days you spend on the road this year and when you leave the house and when you...

How about these two cases, not so extreme. We are in a fully-equipped, fully-credentialled, all flags CR unit. We are in the Dallas express center, 26 miles from downtown Dallas. We have less-than-75 status. There are no other trucks in the area with less-than-75 status. A White Glove C load...

I suggest that if you are off duty and not under load, FedEx Custom Critical should allow as much personal conveyance freedom as the law allows. Why be more restrictive? The carrier would get no more brownie points in any arena I know. I can't see insurance rates being affected one way or...

I think I know the reason why you are doing this, but lest I presume too much, let me ask. Why are you doing this?