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A question I would like to add to the pot is this: You deliver late in the evening and head to the only truck stop in the area. Before parking you put $500.00-$600.00 of fuel in you tanks. Then you go looking for a non-Idleaire space only to find non availible. Since we have a large fully...

Our favorite place to park in Las Vegas is at the Rio Hotel and Casino. We had our wedding there four years ago. What a fun place!!! They have secure paved truck parking that you can stay overnight in, or longer if you want (you can see it from I-15 as you pass). Just don't throw trash or pee...

Could it have been at FDCC Corporate or somewhere between Canton and Cleveland? We're currently at the TA in North Canton.

Thanks Phil for helping me get the photos online. We had request from some of the EO members to post the "office area" photos online. That is one of the best things we've ever had in a truck. I spend alot of my off time in my office taking care of business while my wife enjoys watching TV from...

Those actions by certain forklift drivers is exactly why I wont allow them in our truck. They are told to drop it on the dock or wait until I drop it there when unloading. Many don't seem to care that you own the truck and what you have invested in it. It seems they are more than happy to tear...

That is an interesting combination indeed. We had heard Bentz was now building 150" intergrated sleepers for the Columbias. We have been in Freightliners for years. After reaching a point in our driving careers that a 70" condo wasn't comfortable anymore (affordable yes), something had to be...

TA @ Canton,OH. We're the unidentified KW T600 bobtail in the back corner. Sold our DR-unit last week. We are waiting to to get our FDCC door signs and Qualcomm installed once our base plate gets sent up from Fl. Maybe we'll see you in the morning! :)

What I'm finding interesting is the clearance (or lack thereof) between the reefer bottom and the top of the sleeper roof. Could it be an allusion caused by the camera angle, or is it as close as it looks? Granted, its a great looking truck. We actually saw a simular one (dry unit) while we...

Our current truck (2001) has the Thermoking UTS. What a workhorse of a reefer it is!!! Unfortunately,per a conversation with our Thermoking dealer, the UTS is no longer available in the US. It does not meet the latest emmissions requirements. Until it is brought up to the current EPA standards...

OK, heres one for all of you that have built a CR or DR unit: What is the reason for 99% of these units (uncluding our own) having the belly mount reefer hung on the passenger side of the truck? We are about to embark on a journey to build a CR Unit on a 2007 KW T600B chassis with a long...

After thinking about it for a few minutes, I have to wonder if that was a FedEx Supply Chain unit? If so, different division.

I find that rather interesting and wished we had see it ourselves. What's even more interesting, I would like to know how it got leased on. We are currently in the process of buying an 07 tractor to lease on and were told no less than a 48' reefer trailer is acceptable. Could this unit be an...

Phil, As you may already be aware, we run Centramatic wheel balancers on all three axles of are DR-Unit. When we bought the truck it came without them. According to the maintenance records, the alignment had been regulary maintained by the truck's original owner. Yet, we only ended up getting...

To expand on KWExpress's thoughts on owner financing: There are the fleet owners that are finanancially solvent such as the one we dealt with on our Lease/Purchase. He has seen a way to help 1st time buyers purchase a truck, and expand on his on investment at the same time. This is a win/win...

I recently inquired about changing from our DR unit to an ER unit. We have over 20 accident and ticket free years tractor trailer experience between us. It has been less than four years since we down sized to a DR unit. We have kept our class A CDL just in case we ever wanted to go back to...

What I would find interesting and helpful to know, what is the wheelbase on these trucks. If any of the owners of these trucks visit this thread, maybe they would be willing to share this information. This would greatly help others considering building a simular type of expediter.

Oh my God!!! You're killing us. We're rolling on the floor of our freightshaker. LOL!!! You got anymore good ones?;)

When we were hit by a JB Hunt Transport Inc TT last Sept, we settled for cost of repair and $400/day for down time. Armed with revenue records from our own truck and two simular trucks operated by freinds, I was able to get their claims rep up from the $100/day then $200/day they offered for our...

RE: To: Streakn1 #3 Hi Frank, Thankyou for your response and explaination. It was very helpful in understanding how this Tax forum works. I hope that you did not feel that I was in any way being sarcastic in refering to you as "our tax expert". In fact I was acknowledging your expertise in the...

Can't help but wonder, was this the reaction Terry had hoped for in response to his thread? What a bunch of comedians! Invisible pet mooses, muffler bearings and the sort. What next? Guess as long as thats what the general public thinks we're hauling, then we're all safe.;)