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I hereby nominate Turtle as EO's ambassador to the scuzzy truck stops of the world. Here's your next mission, oh hard-shelled one: Go to the fuel desk, c-store cashier, or service counter, and slap the snot out of the first employee you see. Everyone of those hags is lazy, rude, and could...

Are you behind my house, Joe? No fair hunting there when you know I'm on the road.

Stuck on I-66 for 8 hours now. Very happy we filled water, food, and fuel last night.

So is sharing the bottom bunk with one.

Pretty sure your Kitty shares the same disdain for you as Sammi does for my wife. And no, those aren't fat rolls. It's just 'extra fur'. The vest slid a little before Myrian made some adjustments.

Should have clarified, Jim. He does manage several fleets.

Woodstock, Ontario. Leaving for the south in the AM.

As a former rental property owner, I am all too aware of hiring people to manage something that is supposed to generate revenue. Doing that put me in the poor house. That being said, I know of two teams that drive for a "manager" that frequents this site. I also know who owns the trucks. The...

Thanks for that, md. We refer to our cylinder liner-less engine as a future boat anchor. A sixteen thousand dollar boat anchor.

Huntsville, AL....wally world; along with an E-1 sprinter, and 3 tractors. Can someone turn the heat up, please?

TNT & Billebob- Those are phenomenal numbers, IMHO. Guess there's no reason I can't have power and fuel economy. The guy I referred to in the original post seemed pretty happy with his 8 mpg. No way in hell for me.

I listen to Kevin fairly religiously. As I am obsessive about our truck's maintenance, I believe I will be on our 'new' truck as well. If I am reading him right, Kevin advocates doing just what I am talking about....buying a used one, even if I have to do an in-frame, it's cheaper than...

Sorry, Joe. Some of the Mercedes engines (and yours) have a cast iron sleeve that is replaceable when overhauling due to out-of-round cylinders (bad seal, or too much clearance between rings and cylinder walls - crucial for compression in a diesel motor). The MBE 900's do not have these...

Just a start, Moose. Definitely not new for me.....I don't think ever. My reasons for a class 8: Easier to get work done on it, Speedco's have the filters, most places have the parts, if I want to stretch the sleeper, I'm not trying to raise the roof on the cab (feel free to chime in, Joe)...

So many choices...... Thanks both for your input. Bob & Linda: FedEx has ours at 10.28. Our speed is limited, and we push the 65 constantly. My dilemma with your future choice is this: I'm looking for something with a big sleeper, and no desire to go in debt to accomplish it. There is a...

Just finished paying off our first truck, and going to start saving to buy our next. While we absolutely adored driving our previous owner's Sterling, I am looking real hard at engines and fuel economy. While sitting this weekend, I talked to an owner of a 06 or 07 Freightliner with the 300...

I have a 48x21x24 diamond plate, two-latch toolbox, and am looking to find at least one more. Don't know if these were something that Bentz affixed when they attached their sleepers to trucks or not, but I am frustrated at not being able to find them. Anyone have any ideas where I might find...

That truck should have plenty of power with that weight, unless you pack that sleeper like my wife does ours. Seriously, that engine/tranny/RE combo is nice, IMHO (I concede the EGR issues). If it were me, I would get it into a shop and find something wrong. Maybe dyno and find out how many...

I know your pain, Michelle. I believe your Dad is in a great place, content with the knowledge that he got to spend the late part of his life with a very loving daughter. I will pray for you.

Yes, slo-ride, it has....even us.