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  1. terryandrene

    Interstate Highway System

    Wikipedia has a good discourse on the Interstate Highway system. The following portion disputes your fellow veteran's claim. The Interstate Highway System was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956. It had...
  2. terryandrene

    Contest for Purple Heart Veterans

    The entry form doesn't appear to require membership, because there is an optional box to check if you are not a VFW member. What have you got to lose? Send it in.
  3. terryandrene

    Bonus

    First establish some objectives for achievement that are either quatifiable or observable. These might include: Maintain an availability for dispatch percentage of 70% Maintain a 9 mile per gallon or better average. Maintain the truck in a safe operating condition and/or report all...
  4. terryandrene

    cargo van sleepers

    Leo: I have also seen fore and aft mattresses in sleeper berths, but if the regulation that I cited is current, your berth must have a side to side lenth of 75" and a restraint that secures an occupant from moving forward during rapid deceleration. One more point. A 6 wheeler over 10,000 GVWR...
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    cargo van sleepers

    Here is the FMCSA regulation regarding a sleeper berth. The way I interpret this, you must have a 75" mattress installed longitudinaly, or side to side, in the van. You cannot install this way in the Ford/Chevy or Sprinter as currently built. For now, at least, we'll have to settle for our 72"...
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    Contest for Purple Heart Veterans

    If you received a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in Iraq or Afghanistan, you could be one of eight veterans to win the Veterans of Foreign War's (VFW's) trip to the Daytona International Speedway Pepsi 400 on July 5, 2008. Airfare, luxurious hotel accommodations and a ticket to the race for...
  7. terryandrene

    cargo van sleepers

    All of the expediter cargo vans have sleepers that comply with the USDOT commercial motor vehicle regulations. That's because there are no current federal regulations for sleepers in vehicles under 10001 GVWR, unless, and while, hauling reportable quantities of hazardous materials. If drivers...
  8. terryandrene

    Do you pay attention?

    Hondaking The Flying J 1/2 shower credit for gasoline purchases using a frequent fuel card is 20 gallons, not 25, Unless they changed the policy in March of this year. That same 20 gallons will get you a 1/2 beverage credit. The minimum for trucks at the diesel islands is 50 gallons, so...
  9. terryandrene

    Do you have an Uncle Bob?

    I had a Father-in Law who was an Uncle Bob to my wife's cousin.
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    One way ticket

    The air flow during takeoff will blow you 'off' the plane
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    Speeding Ticket

    Humorous post but here's a link to another version. Urban Legends Reference Pages: Police Radar Prompts Missile
  12. terryandrene

    Load Opportunities

    Your sub-standard offer might be another driver's good load. If you are on the QC you may give a reason for declining the load the same way we now refuse with macro message #12. Put a comment in the 'reasons' field and say "I need $50 more," or "I need $xxx.xx per mile." If no other driver...
  13. terryandrene

    Good court case

    "he was denied his [right] to consular assistance by the Mexican government." i.e. the Mexican government didn't deny the right to assistance, he was either denied or not ensured that he had a right to seek their assistance
  14. terryandrene

    Does ExpeditersOnline.com work for you?

    Can't get this EO thing to work for you? Try this: Click on "user CP," then under "settings" click on "edit options." scroll to bottom of page to Miscellaneous options and then on last line, where it says Manage Interface options, drop box and enter "enhanced interface - full wysiwyg...
  15. terryandrene

    Increase MPG

    Any alleged fuel saving device will have it's skeptics. I'm no different, but when a T/T driving friend gave me enough of his leftover airtabs to apply to my Chevy cargo van, I had nothing to lose so I applied them. I then posted the following last year on EO. My 2006 Chevrolet 3500 has gotten...
  16. terryandrene

    Where is the best place to call home to be near the frieght lanes?

    I can't think of any lucrative or high expedite activity along the Gulf Coast of Florida. We have never experienced outbound success from nearby the coast in AL or LA. The TX Gulf coast has a fair amount of inbound and outbound freight at Houston and Brownsville, Tx. You'll be near Larado, TX...
  17. terryandrene

    Does ExpeditersOnline.com work for you?

    The image says it all!
  18. terryandrene

    O/O $500 a week too much

    This purchase sounds like a great potential for disappointment. It would seem that you will drive the truck for the owner who is leased to an expedite carrier. If this is the case, we have to guess your situation because you are short on details. In my opinion, the price of the truck is not as...
  19. terryandrene

    O/O $500 a week too much

    Lots of 2004 M2's in the free classifieds for less money. Why not compare before you buy. Is this a lease purchase with O/O financing for you?
  20. terryandrene

    Best companies for cargo vans

    Bryan: Here's just one answer for you to consider. It was posted over a year ago but I believe the comments are still valid today. If you can make it to Louisville for the Mid-America Trucking SHow later this week, you'll be able to talk to just about every expedite recruiter from all the...
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