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When debating the pros and cons of Gas vs Diesel.You should also consider the value of the unit when you are finished with it.The last Diesel van I owned was only worth Half what a Gas van would have brought.This was in 1991 and I hope the gap is not as bad today.If it is, the difference could...

FECC recruters are very honest when you ask the proper question.I would allways ask for a breakout between solo and team operations. Makes a big diferance in fulfilling your expections. A solo driver from my town didnt ask,and when his revenue fell 40% below his expections,he was told he would...

Of course we wont know for sometime exactly whose fault this was.(maybe never)Its funny how I never hear much positive about Sprint.My cell phone contract is up with Verizon.I had breifly considered going with Sprint for the earlier nightime minutes.Now they can just forget it.

For those of you who use Truckstop.net for your internet connections,There is bad news.TSN has suied SPRINT for 75 Million for installing such a crappy system.Sprint imeadiatly responded by cutting off service to most locations.Some truckstops have been able to re-connect by bypassing SPRINT...

Leo...We have a MBE900 260hp 6.4.It has 184,000 mi and is avg 11.5 mpg.This figure is for OTR only.After idleing is taken out the avg. is 10.5 We recieved one of the early engines with a bad computer design.This flaw only affected the trucks that were spec`d with manual transmissions.In cold...

RE: Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to yo >my wife said in the background that he was an a.. h... which >he heard so he took us out of service and black balled us, >Funny thing though! now that they know they lost a class A >team I wonder how you would have felt and reacted,if you...

I look at the months when revenue is lowest. IE.#12Dec#...#11Feb...#10Jul...#9May...#8Jan...#7Apr...#6Nov...#5Mar...#4Jun...#3Sept...#2 Oct...#1Aug. These are of course from my own figures.Yours may vary.

A CDL is not needed to drive a van EXCEPT when hauling Hazmat.Therefore most expedite carriers require van drivers to have them.You also must log any run that involves haxmat.I belive Lawrence said Try Hours and Express 1 are the only outfits not running Hazmat.

> FedEx Custom Critical, administers the program for >us and charges us only the cost of the exam which is >reimbursed through our settlements. The cost is rightfully >borne by the O/O because the government mandates the test, >not the carriers. Terry..."Reinbursed" is not the correct...

I picked up a couple of levels from Camping World.One of these I attached to the windshield.I can tell at a glance if I need to turn around or relocate.My co-driver is especially sensitive to as level a spot as possible.

RE: Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to yo >Insensitive yup. I turned down a load several times because >of black ice predicted for that night. Whenever a dispatcher ask me to run in unsafe conditions,I ask them to put it on the Qualcom that they are asking me to run on "Black...

Just discovered the EO Comic`s...They are a real hoot.Bet the poor fellow who Had the "Inpending sense of doom" was charged with a "Preventable"He shouldnt have been there.

You can buy these pallete grabbers from Grainger. about 65 bucks. when I was a young buck they were called "Ice Tongs" The ice man came around once or twice a week ond filled your "Ice Box".Anybody remember?(There I go giving my away my age). http://www.grainger.com/production/info/ww-granger.htm

Assuming you are dealing with a honest company,someone there is in charge of handeling Escrow.You need to get in touch with this person. They can tell you exactly why funds are being held up.There can be a lot of reasons. If you cannot get this information through these channels they are in...

RE: Has a Dispatcher ever said anything rude to yo This is a very interesting topic,but just like many others people tend to go off in another direction. I belive the original question was "Has a dispatcher ever said anything rude to you on the phone?"In 16 years with FECC/Roberts I cant ever...

RE: FECC >I quess I am a skeptic when it comes to this kind of thing. >I know of several people going broke with them in addition >to one that did. >I was with Roberts before they became Fedex. Those were >certainly the glory days, not what it appears is there now. >$1.13 for all miles...

Coming from one who never attended an orientation(I am not sure there was such a thing in 1988)I would have gladly given 2 days of my time to have avoided the scene at customs on my first trip to Canada.To start with I lined my van up with the cars.Then it all went downhill from there.I didnt...

FECC wrote such a book for our use.Parts were out of date before we even recieved it.I dont know how any one could keep up.

>I have seen about 3 A units in my travels.One was a Ford >Ranger Pick up with a cap on it Guy was from Chicago and >said it was one of the best kept secrets going as he was >always doing 40-50 mile trips,sometimes 2-3 a day. I think this is the same guy I ran into at PJ`s a few years...

Recent sightings.A nice looking gas grill standing upright on its wheels in the median.A new looking Lazy Boy rocker.Had to move onto the shoulder to get around.1/4 mi down the road a four wheeler was backing his trailer up the shoulder to pick it up.The ottaman was still on the flat trailer.No...