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Slfisher45: it was actually Easytrader's suggestion that we go to the city counsel which is good advise when it works. In our city this is a battle that even OOIDA is not going to win. These ordinances are as legal as the day is long and as long. Remember,its the voting majority supports the...

Going to the City Counsel sounds good on paper. The reality is that most incorporated cities are wanting to rid all residential neighborhoods of "commercial vehicles".I would say ours has just jumped on that bandwagon! Then, the majority public opinion is generally what the counsel is going to...

For six and one half years, work a month (or two), come home, park bobtail, then 40' DR-unit in driveway of home we own. No problems, no complaints from neighbors, never hear a word from "Code Enforcement". Leave home end of 1/07, go to work, come home beginning of 3/07. Find letter from "Code...

In watching the evening news covering the story tonight (channel 2 out of Orlando,Fl), the camera panned from an overhead view to alot of ground level views. The Panther unit and an unidentified 18-wheeler were depited as being at the beginning of the crash. At no time during the report was it...

For your first truck, used is not necessarily a bad choice. This for many can make the difference of becoming an Owner especially when financing a new truck is unaffordable or unobtainable. But, with buying a used truck comes risk that for some could be catastropic at the very least! Although...

Yes ,occupational insurance is a deductable tax item if you are paying it. It does not matter if you pay the insurance carrier directly or through the fleet owner as you do. It is classified as Insurance (other than health) On form 1040 schedule C. If you are so lucky to be audited by the IRS...

Yes, pet ownership is and should be a lifelong (life of the pet) commitment as has always been with us.It was a hard decision for us to accept that we would not be allowed to have a pet onboard. Fortunately, our poodle was only on the truck part of the time and home the rest of the time with our...

We used to take our toy poodle with us when we drove an 18-wheeler for another company. Once we went into a DR-unit and leased onto FECC we had to leave her at home. FECC's White Glove rules don't allow pets on the truck and we were told if we were caught with one on the truck we would have our...

First let me clarify, I for one am not a "Anti Tax Radical". By bringing up this documentary film on this forum I'm in no way attempting to suggest anyone not pay thier Federal Income Tax. I for one obey the laws of this land and pay my taxes without "protest". I am simply suggesting that...

Have you ever questioned the legality of the "Federal" government charging income taxes on your hard earned wages? Have you ever actually seen or read the federal law passed in 1913 that requires working Americans to pay income tax? If not, you may be suprised! There was a DVD in our last...

How many times while enroute to California on I-80 were you stopped at Verdi,NV because Donner Pass was closed or at the very least required you to chain up due to snow and ice conditions? Rather than take a chance did you pull into Boomtown and park to wait out the storm? Did you feel...

Yes, this is not an everyday senario at our carrier,thank goodness. This situation did occur the first week of 12/06. When I was asked should the load be accepted I advised that I personally would not have consider the load. In my own opinion, this was nothing more than a favor load to the 1st...

9114 Fish Your points are well made and have merit. I agree on the deadhead with this exception. In thier case they had deadheaded from central Montana to the point the offer was made (450 unpaid miles). Of course it was there choice to not take an authorized layover point. Like we have learned...

I don't know the exact pay amount other than it was less than $1200. With the deadhead from thier last delivery they said the load was paying $1.02 for all miles. It also delivered in an area they felt they would have to deadhead at least 400-500 miles out of for thier next load. I forgot to...

This was recently told to me by a friend that was offered the following and I would be interested in other's thoughts on this: While they were enroute deadheading to Dever,Co dispatch sent them an offer. It was a transfer load which required they meet another truck in the Dever area early the...

In reading A-Team's thread "Two kinds of out of service" something has been mentioned that disturbs me. A carrier asking that you allow another driver(s) to take your truck to complete a run. This also reminds me of a rumor I've heard that on some of the "High Security" freight the drivers are...

20,000-25,000 mile intervals between oil changes has worked well for us on our Catapillar C-10 engine. We have a bypass filter system also. This has been the regiment since this truck was new and the engine is still tight at 651,000 miles. One change I've recently added is to replace the primary...

Recently I've been contacted by several team drivers that have had a bad experiance with a fleet owner out of Georgia. Some claim to have lost as much as tens of thousands of dollars to this fleet owner, which they feel has been wrongfully kept. These drivers are wanting to file a Class Action...

There is a new thread that has been posted in the truck talk portion of the EO forum. If you don't normally go there this is a must read, especially for those expediters out here for their first winter. The new fuel blends may change the way our trucks perform this winter as we found out the...

Great topic! We just had our 1st gell up and it was no fun. As the others have advised Brand name additives help and extra fuel filters and a filter wrench are a must. We've used and carried both for years yet we never had a gell up in this truck. On 11/30/06 while attempting to cross Vail Pass...