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One thing to look at is the Japanese mfrs. They have several models already doing the 35mpg level. How??? They use 4 cyl engines and the right gearing as well as using exhaust systems that make them comply with pollution standards. The american mfrs have to get away from the v6 and v8...

All this time I thought it was a national game of avoiding paying taxes and to cheat on your tax returns! I've been told this is a north american yearly practice. You mean politicians are supposed to be above this? Since when? They are the leaders in lies, decit, avoidance of blame, passing...

Eastern Canada has been hit with a lot of snow this year and more on the way. It looks like for some places a record snowfall. This has created a problem for may four wheelers out there when coming to an intersection as the plows have made high snowbanks at them and the four wheelers are too...

While the original post is relatively correct we do have a thing called a price war on right now. It is hard to keep getting those nice paying jobs and stay busy. So we have to be creative in how to run for a profit in lower priced times. While I agree most companies do not care if you make a...

I assume that during the meeting between driver and owners there is a stipulation of what a load must pay as a minimum or the driver(s) don't take it. It would be prudent for the driver and owner in todays environment to possibly alter or have another requirement to accept lower income runs...

If you have the lic for a straight truck (or if not) and can't get into expedite due to experience or even otr compnaies, maybe try a local sameday/rush delivery outfit. many do not require the same 2 year experience and they might be more willing to give you a try. The sameday stuff will...

Well didn't have the full gelling problem as had tank of winterized and additives. Problem was some moisture in bottom of filter separator/filter and dirt in the filter (bad fuel somewhere) so filter froze on the bottom half. Got the truck running but could not get it over half way up to...

If buying windsheild antifreeze cleaner then go for the -40 or better (-45 etc). It costs a little more but as I said in the cdn forum the green stuff is pretty good as it doesn't freeze even at -30 travelling along. At speed you have a -15 wind chill so that has to be factored in. The shell...

We see a lot of them into the metal industry. The suppliers of piping as well. So the flat plate steel or such and the rolls of metal for the guys with punch presses use the flatdecks to haul. Quite a bit of short haul immediate delivery stuff there. I had a roll pf copper on mine, stopped...

The best advice to give a newbie or anyone else joining this community is... Look at how the best o/o or fleet drivers are doing and copy or emulate them. You may find some things don't quite work perfectly for you so alter it a bit. Remember they have a winning formula and make money. I...

Many of the hotshot type outfits do have some flatbeds. Installations and breakdowns where a large pump or such is needed. I've got one I use for that purpose. They can make bucks as most rates for flatdecks are higher than regular dry van prices. There is also an extra charge to tarp the...

Nice info. Re the belt tensioner, in a post earlier I mentioned I lost my serpentine belt on the way to the garage to have it replaced as a normal pm thing. The mech found the tensioner was bent out of position a little. So good idea to check it every so often. As for the fluid loss I went...

I have had some laughs this last few weeks as we've had several snowstorms in a row (4). I can't beleive the stupidity or the lack of thought of some drivers in this weather. I've seen running shoes in foot deep snow (not a snowbank), pouring in dregs of windshield washer fluid that no where...

I use both. Cash for the smaller daily things and the credit cards for the larger ones. It don't matter which way I pay I have to keep receipts, it's just easier in some places to use cash. Rob

I listen to normal radio and try to tune in a local station especially going into a large urban area during slow hours (rush hour to most). Another thing is i travel up the east side of the great lakes a lot so the local reports for road and weather in winter is especially important with the...

Yeah I did, but the radio was beeping at me so had to answer and then get going... Dispatch loves to make it sound like it's gotta go this second when you actually have an hour... oh well it's done... Rob

The back stabbing and throat cutting is going to be going on for a few more months as right now there is more capacity than loads. So it's a shipper/load brokers market rather than haulers market. We'll have to suffer and hope we can get enough to keep us in business. I've lost two loads...

Yeah it should have been centimeters and meters but the old farts who came up with this law and pushed it are all over 50 so they remember inches and miles and their trailers are marked 13'-9" (whatever) and many drove south of the border (note spelling). The trailer height is also coloured...

Well obviously speeding will get you pulled over immediately but further to that the DOT will probably pull over anyone with anything not perfect (lights, improper lane changes and whatever else). There has been an increase in inspections in the GTA (greater toronto area) where the DOT has been...

The Espar or Webasto can be had in most places you have a large number of truck dealers. There are speacialty shops in the Mississauga area with ATC being one that handles Espar units. Call ahead if your in the area and have to do a time reset and put it in as the boys there can do it quite...