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Paint it. Just don't paint it yellow.

Great question for Art Bell. Ask him next time you call in. :)

Paullud, Some of the things you hear are probably counter talk. Some things can be done, but won't be as easy to mask as handing him the logbook thats in the glovebox in lieu of handing him the one from your briefcase. And I'm sure some will trick them. At least they have to make an effort...

I believe an industry wide study of crash results is very close to being released. Possibly by ATRI or some other fairly legitimate organization. Heard this on the XM Radio but didn't catch over a minute or two of the interview.

A truck hauler friend would load in Mi, drive to Amarillo, sleep three hours, and drive into LA area to reload. The EOBR would have forced him into retirement. Many of that fleet got tickets for no log books, or not filled out. It was such a joke that one Moron got caught 3-5 days behind 3...

In the 1999 Amtrak Crash a steel hauler , proven to have been working in excess of 24 hours straight, was involved in a wreck that killed 11 and injured over 100. He only got two years in prison for his logbook violations because a switch malfunction didn't lower the gates early enough. The...

I totally disagree. And using FDCC as a study case is a poor choice, IMHO. Phil, like many on this site, have never experienced real outlaw trucking. A friend of mine went to Werner in the late 80's. He pulled in the yard after a long strenuous day. Out of hours. Dispatch begged him to do a...

You're a brave man, Mr DaveKC.

You'd look good in sweats. Open a gym. :)

Old trucks will need them too ! Old farts, in old or new trucks, included.

Still two plus years away .

When you get there it's rude to come on here to complain about the heat. Do it anyway. :)

The difference between a solo and a team doing the split is in the team situation one must be sure you're leaving the teammate enough time to get 8 hrs rest. As a solo: On the 14, if I have it right, the 8 in the bunk makes it as if those 8 hrs never happened. I mentally subtract the 8 hrs out...

GandJ How often, and when, do you do pre-trips and post-trips ?

They are expensive new. A friend is looking at an 08 730 tractor with under 400,000 miles. It has a 13spd which is what he wants. I like buying used with 350-400,000 miles. Sometimes the bugs are worked out. Easy to check warranty history, and plenty of good factory drivetrain warranty left...

I'm not a Volvo expert. I would go with a heavy axle. Watch the classifieds and call each Volvo Straight you see for sale. They are becoming common enough that you sometimes see a couple here and there. Volvo generally puts the tanks further back now as a general rule. As you shorten the wb...

Kickstarter would have gotten unloaded today. :)

Bad news, they probably don't need those Transit parts for a few months. Good news is they'll probably unload you tomorrow. Or Friday. :)

I was parked near a very nice T-300/T-400 with single axle and ICT. Thought it might be yours. Got busy and never saw or talked to the driver. By far the best looking Panther truck in the lot that day. :)