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    Panther II Drivers

    You might consider tanker carriers if you want good regional work . Tanker carriers are staying busy . A Distech driver in MI told me his terminal was hiring 30 drivers . Schneider needs tanker drivers for an expanded contract with Growmark . Quality Carriers is hiring drivers and O/O's at...
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    Freightliner, Hino, Sterling

    Freightliner bout Ford Heavy Truck in 1996 Freightliner to Buy Ford's Heavy-Truck Business
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    Owners Watch Out

    A bother/sister team with Southern names . You mean like Jim Bob and Billie Joe ? How long have they been married ? O.K. I have to ask . You don't mean soul brother , soul sister do you ?
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    Freightliner, Hino, Sterling

    Peterbilt does have a nice medium duty truck . You'll see a lot of them set up as car carriers . We know the Sterling is history . While the Freightliner is a good truck I find it odd expediters that have lost so much work due to manufacturers closing plants give their business to a German...
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    You can't make this stuff up

    Darwin will have to have a separate category for texters . Teen Hit By Truck While Texting, Dies At Hospital - NEWS 25 - WEHT: Evansville, Henderson, Owensboro-
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    Canada another angle on speed limiters in Canada

    Then you have to be checked . The open scales I crossed in Ontario the past couple of weeks had an inspector doing a quick visual inspection of brakes , lights , and tires as the trucks crossed the scale . If your truck looks good you aren't too likely to be pulled around for inspection .
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    Commercial Truck Rentals

    Even if the loads are intrastate and MC authority isn't needed I doubt rates would be high enough to make it worthwhile . Someone that owns a truck can run a lot cheaper than someone using rental units .
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    Canada another angle on speed limiters in Canada

    The speed limiter is just a setting on your truck's ECM . If can quickly be reset when leaving Canada . The dealership charged $90 , the minimum labor charge to set mine . Now I know none of you would do anything dishonest but I had heard entering an improper axle ratio in the parameters would...
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    Today's the day - Big trucks can now do 65 mph in Ohio on interstates

    Yesterday as I got off the north end of the Natcher Parkway in KY to head towards 60 East , a dump truck owned by Scott and Ritter passed me at over 65 m.p.h. less than a half mile before the end of the parkway . Another of their trucks tailgated me after I was on the bypass while a third on...
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    Haz-mat regulations

    True but a 15 hour cleanup is still expensive . You can still see the paint on the highway about the 2 mm . As far as the attire of the crews , I've had HAZWOPER training and the lack of proper PPE show in photos of hazmat wrecks never ceases to amaze me . It is my belief that every licensed...
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    Haz-mat regulations

    Have you ever posted pm's in a thread ?
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    Today's the day - Big trucks can now do 65 mph in Ohio on interstates

    As stated earlier , the speed which results in the best fuel economy depends on how the truck is is geared . The sweet spot on my ruck is between 1400-1500 rpm . that's between 63-68 m.p.h. . You'd rarely see anyone going 55 m.p.h. in OH . The right lane ran about a steady 60 m.p.h. .
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    Haz-mat regulations

    Wednesday morning a FedEx Freight set of doubles was in a wreck on I-75 in Cincinatti and spilled 3 50 gallons of paint that took 15 hours for hazmat crews to clean up . Anybody care to guess the cost of that cleanup ? Paint spill creates I-75 mess | Kentucky Enquirer | nky.com
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    Haz-mat regulations

    O.K. , here's what you need to know . How to Comply with Federal HM Regulations - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration . Take particular note of the training requirements . A hazmat endorsement alone does NOT qualify you to transport hazmat . Additional training by the carrier is required...
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    July Location

    Will probably be running 105km/h to Ontario every week .
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    FoxFire

    Well , just downloaded Foxfire on my laptop . Now I can't get to Farm Town on Facebook and my crops are withering . Worked fine on IE
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    Canada Enforcement of Ontartio speed limiters demonstrated

    I go into Canada 4 to 6 times a month and with freight as it is I can't give those loads up . I will have the equipment and software to reset the truck myself if need be but running in MI an OH aren't a problem . Being restricted to 65 m.p.h. in KY and other 70 m.p.h. states is . I don't always...
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    DOT and phyicals

    Next time a doctor tells you to do that ask him to show you on the form where it is required . It isn't . I've never done it for a DOT physical . http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/safetyprograms/Medical-Report.pdf
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    DOT and phyicals

    You missed a key factor . Japanese , Mexicans , Germans , and Italians don't have American dispatchers .
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    Canada Enforcement of Ontartio speed limiters demonstrated

    Truck News - Blog: CFMS offers sneak peak at speed limiter enforcement tactics Note in the comments it will be permissable to reset the parameters after leaving Ontario
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