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I've chatted with a couple of Quebec drivers running the new D16 volvo unit. It hauls quite well and the guys love it in the hills as less downshifting. They claim reasonable fuel economy compared to their past units but love the power of this new engine when loaded. Rob

That wasn't there when I was in Germany. I did see a nice setup by some canucks in France that covered about 8 x 32 ft area. Even had an aiport and the guys and kids used 1/72 scale models to supplement the HO scale models and trains. Another nice setup was in Holland (can't remember the...

I don't think that prisons are quite the answer. I think forced labour camps are better. If you knew that committing a crime would give you 10-15 years of forced labour in much worse conditions than getting a real job and that the pay was one blanket to sleep with, no pillows, bad food and...

While it is possible that the situation could have been finished in the 50s, it wasn't, due to the fact China got involved. The protracted war that would have ensued if the ceasefire had not happened would have been long and bloody easily in the area of casualties of ww2. Now I know the US...

More canadians are against the long gun registration not for the fact that it doesn't deter criminals but for the outrageous costs involved. It is beyond comprehesion how the govt can spend 100s of millions on a database that any reasonable programmer could come up with in a year for all of...

While the idea of restricting nuke weapons is great and applaudable we have a problem in that sovereign nations have the right to self determination, defense and exploitation of technologies available around the world. The US has a bad reputation and image around the world for a variety of...

Could have let our imaginations run with it... for awhile... Rob

Driver went to an industrial site for a delivery. Got two flats on an onsite roadway. Called the office got another driver to come out offload and finish delivery. Gave directions to follow..... same way he went... yup now 2 trucks with flats in same place and delivery still not done...

Running the computer store near Blue Mtn Ski Resort, doing runs out of Barrie, Ont and was looking for a decent expedite outfit... (had just finished bank runs). Rob

I was at a pack and a half a day and I quit cold turkey. I found it hardest afterwards at bars and movies (when they allowed smoking) but otherwise I was fine without a smoke. Just willpower. Friend who quit did the smart thing. Took the money and saved it aside. End of the year he goes to...

Mine hasn't led me quite that astray yet. Although it does at times choose some strange routing. I laughed at a dynamex driver who followed his gps routing exactly to do a route he was on as the extra miles it routed just wasted time and fuel. Seems some people will follow their techno...

It used to be ok to park overnite at the staples as the ibc drivers have 1 or 2 who sleep there every nite during the week. I've found several times the husky at courtneypark and kennedy (or 410 if you wish) is not as low in fuel prices as the one at dixie and 401 (shawson). The dixie one has...

For those who used to come to the Dixie-401 area in mississauga. Jojo's steak restaurant is closed. Few expediters still park there overnite but for the last 4 months the numbers were down. Otherwise fuel up here is high at 78.6 cents/litre or $2.97/ US gal. Rob

I used to drop off poverty packs of beer at dispatch where I used to work. One new dispatcher complained about the brand and wanted one with less alcohol in it (I did not buy the cheapest stuff). Even with doing this I know I wasn't the favorite broker as several others usually made more than...

When I was doing small business systems we always instructed and demonstrated how to do backups for the accounting systems we installed. Of course there was the daily and we also counciled a weekly archive which was on a separate disk (cd-dvd-zip-tape etc). Then added to this was a monthly...

Don't track exactly every penny but do track all expenses for the most part. I keep a small amount of cash for spending on coffees and such which is like a 20 for the week. Otherwise yes get receipts for meals, maps (should I buy one) and of course truck items. More receipts, the more I've...

Shippers make a mistake on their weights??? No way --- say it aint so!! Know what you mean... one of our regular shippers was so off we took whatever he said in lbs and immediately interpreted as kgs. We found this closer to the truth on about 65% of his calls. He has since improved but...

GM rates the 3500 van (extended wb) at 3950lbs of cargo. Now that's the basic unit so options like more speakers, you, your bed etc all have to come off of that. So yeah the 3000-3200lbs sounds near right with the gear. To be sure, weigh it and do the math. Rob

Not sure about it being a requirement but I've seen a lot of trucks in the last couple of years with the vin displayed along with the dot and other numbers that the govt wants to see. Somewhere it must be a requirement or I would not see so many with it. Rob

Most large cities have a couple of companies doing hot shots for the bearing, electric motor, gearbox (gear reduction units) and such industrial type goods. A pickup truck is fine for this type of business. Most of the calls come out of the major centre and go out but a lot of dh back to the...