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Waiting for the Puerto Rican to get out of nail salon in Upland, CA. She more than deserves it. Put dog to sleep and drove over 5k miles in the same week. On a side note, got oil changed at a Jiffy Lube. Have serious issues with the lazy bums at the TA, and there's not a Speedco for a long...

Wow. Awesome.

I was there as well, and probably close to you, USAF. When the crap happens there, it happens big. However, the German Autobahn is still one of the safest highway systems in the world. To top that, some of their paved surfaces have been there since the end of the second world war.

Sitting outside Dave's Marketplace in East Greenwich, RI. Picking up this afternoon. Wow this has been one wierd month. Every single delivery location we've gone to is where someone else told us was a 'dead' freight area. All have been the contrary. Good motnh for us so far....feeling...

We acquired our truck through owner financing. An ad posted in the classifieds here on EO yielded our first call 1.5 hours after the ad was posted. We consummated the deal less than a month later, and our truck will be paid off in less than a year. Also, the terms were excellent. FWIW, we...

Wierd month. Still a relative newbie to the game, but I do see offers coming a lot more frequently. We do, however see loads that are booked improperly (wrong equipment) and cancelling loads. Lots of dry runs in the last few weeks. Had one today, matter-of-fact. Being active means...

Hoser and prairie-doggin'. Two terms from a way's back. Think I'm going to start using hoser again, to go along with gnarly and groovy. We're back at the lovely J in Winchester, VA again. Leaving for NM this afternoon. Been a great month so far. Somebody (aside from the Puerto Rican)...

At the J in Winchester, VA. Would love to get a nice long weekend run. Got an offer for just such a run this morning, but called back after I accepted, and they had no idea wth I was talking about. Got to stop sleeping through WalMart *half-kidding*.

What really bothers me is the 'crotch rockets' that usually hang in groups of at least 4 that fly in the hammer lane around curves. Very loud, and scare the snot out of you when they pass....can't hear them until they do. Was almost to Bordentown a few weeks back, and a band of 6 of them...

Okay.....Sunday is my 'scheming' day. A lot of crazy crap works it's way through my brain on Sundays. Don't know why, but please bear with me. We have a 72" Bentz sleeper now. It is not the kind that goes over the cab of the truck, but rather, you walk (or crouch) into the sleeper, where you...

Oh, and by the way, LOS, when we get the bigger sleeper, you're invited for some of the Puerto Rican's arroz con gandules. My wife is a phenomenal cook. The rice goes well with my fajitas drizzled with olive oil and carmelized onions and peppers.

We're in Bordentown as well, dabluzman. Must have been you on the other side of the lot. We've been here off and on since last Wednesday. Got a run that day, and it cancelled en route to pick up. Got another one that day, picking up Friday, that got us all the way to Virginia, where we got an...

Try this one for size: While sitting just north of Dayton, OH, last Friday night (after a chat with layoutshooter), we got offered (and accepted) a run picking up just outside of Madison, WI. 453 miles to pickup, and the run was 760-something after that. No one in ANY of the aforementioned...

That is one excellent link, Moose. I appreciate it very much, and have already left a message there. Thanks again.

Okay, more questions: Guido: Please tell what you were running.....van, sprinter, straight truck, T/T....what? Also, what were you running off the generator? A/C? computers? Heat? My thoughts are to run roof air/heat (or supplement heat when real cold), 2 laptops, a few fluorescent...

I have been toiling with this idea, and need some advice. Our truck has no APU, and no a/c while idling. The fella that sold us the truck had a portable generator for electricity while sitting. Idling while it is roasting outside is killing us in fuel costs. I thought of this: Roof air...

At the Petro in Bordentown. Delivered yesterday morning from Toronto, got a run going to Pittsburgh last evening, then it cancelled. Going to Austin tomorrow with a heavy load. Way to round out the month.

Who's the manufacturer of your stand, sweetbillebob? We're looking to get one real soon.

Speaking of stats and beating another horse to death (the speed limiter), I was told that acceptance rates were one reason for the elimination of several of the axed contractors at year's start. I was told this in another way during orientation. A thought popped into my puny little head...

'New' Owner of a 2005 M2 106 with MBE 900 engine. Can someone please advise me what filters need changed every 10,000 with the oil? Obviously, the primary oil and fuel filters, but what about the centrifugal filter and fuel/water seperator filter? First time I had them changed, I erred...