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Since the says hand held electronic devices we'll assume that they are also included. Basically if a cop sees you talking or holding it your ticketed as well if you have on headphones (both ears plugged in). Headsets (one ear and mic piece) are allowed. So if you can plugin a headset to the...

On the earlier Sprinters and probably on the newer ones we have a prob with it keeping temp in the cold weather in slow traffic and idling. I've found by setting the heater temp control to the top of the blue(cold) or in the middle of the white (basically half way) I could keep heat coming out...

That stuff is hard to find around here so I've changed brands. Using a 5W-40 euro blend synthetic. Works good for my buggy. Rob

Ok an update.... Cellphones, DVD players (up front), mp3 players, hand held gps devices, video game devices. All these are to be banned if the law passes. Note that secured to the dash GS units are allowed as well as handsfree communications such as a bluetooth or headset. Fines are to...

It appears the Liberal government is about to introduce a law to restrict use of electronic devices by drivers. They have included, cell phones, computers, GPS units and blackberries and related devices, e-mailing and text messaging while driving will be an absolute nono. Probably the law will...

As far as how this is supposed to be done for limiting speed it is the ecm. Now the MTO has readers to check your ecm for its speed limit setting. They'll be plugging into your ecm plug to check the speed limitation. They claim these are just readers as I know at the last truck show several...

US guys are not supposed to haul point to point in canada... but if a US load comes in by US carrier no gst charged on freight bill as US companies do not charge GST. BUt cdn companies do charge the gst even on loads from the US or to the US. So a load going by a US carrier is gst free (or...

If you think the speed limiter is bad they are also adding in the no using electronic devices law as well. It'll be tabled this coming week and if everyone who said they'll back it does it could pass in two weeks. So not only do you get to drive slower, you'll have to have a handsfree system...

The stupid thing about this particular part of roadway is there is a large sign after you exit the highway going east that says no trucks allowed on Tomken from Eastage to Eglinton. Now eastgate is the road going straight from the highway exit ramp. So not only did this guy not read the large...

How else is the US gov't going to pay for all those projects if it doesn't have somewhere to make a profit?? Let's be nice as they really do need the money. All those golden retirment plans the gov't has cost a lot to maintain. I could see having a canadian firm do the work as they are...

Layout just a point here. The birds egg is quite different from the human develpoment in so far as the birds egg develops entirely outside the mothers body and only utilizes heat from the mother sitting on it. A human embryo, zygot etc depends entirely on the mothers body for nutrients and...

I know a few guys running the 6.0 doing hotshot runs and they like it. They are getting better fuel economy than the previous engine in the gm vans. Couple have over 300,000 miles on their motors with few problems (belt, alternator). Personally I prefer a diesel but then I put 500,000 on a...

You guys got D2s! I have a D5 unit. Have to look at the D2 or is that a gas version? Mine is diesel and uses little fuel. Rob

We have a customer that gets in small amounts of hazmat goods but the loads are one small skid or smaller (under 500lbs) but we get the load because their own driver refuses to pickup the goods. No placards required. Another customer has us pickup compressed gas and around here upto 5 cyl can...

Overall my runs are not so many long hauls. I'm doing more shorties but also getting a few with backhauls as the company has definitely gotten into the diversified customer base. Now we haul almost anything. Moulds are good as one skid, expedited delivery and a lot of times a return load...

A couple of days ago I was driving my Sprinter and noticed the police were ticketing trucks on a short part of Tomken Rd in Mississauga south of Eglinton Av which is a No Truck zone (except deliveries to those businesses there). Anywho on my way back to the area (less than an hour later) I saw...

Well layout we could do that but unfortunately it's only the brokers who are fighting it and not the trucking industry. The Ontario Trucking Assoc and the Quebec version and the Maritimes ones are all behind this regulation. The larger corps want the rule to help them be competitive although I...

While we all can agree running at 65 or lower is better for fuel economy it is the bigger companies who are pushing for these limitations. The public is as well because of the sensational crashes involving trucks. Now we know what's going to happen is the line of slower trucks and the...

Since everyone is so unhappy with the two current political parties, why not start a third national party? Since this takes time and effort (creative money management) why not this time utilize the write in vote but organize, e-mails, faxes, tel calls etc to create that message of real change...

Still high up here at 3.93/US gal in Ontario. That's the cheapest I've found so far (1.039/L). Rob