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Even a >cargo van needs a class B license. Lureveto: Gotta veto your last comment. A cargo van with a GVWR under 10,000 Doesn't need a CDL under most circumstances. If a carrier requires you to carry HazMat, you then come under DOT regs and are required to have a HazMat endorsement on a...

Twmaster's comments coincide with my experience in Missouri: I registered my first Roberts Express cargo van at 18,000 lbs, because at that weight, the State allowed a sales tax exemption for a vehicle leased to an ICC carrier. In those days, a van with a qualcomm antenna on the roof was a...

lou: One of your best contributions yet...BTW let us all in on the pronunciation of Louixo

Yeh! I used to work for Ms Dole. She was very proud of the fact that she was the only woman ever to lead an armed force

>P.S. Wasnt Joan Claybrook formerly secy of >transportation?.Looks like she knows how to get things done. Perhaps you're thinking of Liz Dole, the only female SECDOT

>How much does it pay? Your arm and a leg!

the navy could be brought to task for violation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 as they are creating a slime slick on the environment with Saddam's release

I'm surprised Lawrence hasn't chimed in here, but you might want to check out Truckit.com

An A or B class will do the trick, Don't forget most carriers require HazMat endorsement and if your C has air brakes, you'll need that endorsement also

For FedEx Custom Critical Drivers: In case you missed a fleet message sent this afternoon, The company says to continue logging under the new HOS rules until the feds sort out the appeals court ruling and advise our carriers what and when to make any changes.

just what we need! I can visualize bumper dumper bags littering truck stops around the country. They can take the place of the ubiquitous pee bottles.

> Any chance we could get Ted Kennedy to drive Hillary home >from the convention? The story on Cape Cod is that Ted's mother, Rose Kennedy, had a burial-at-sea...it seems that Ted was driving the hearse

Jes: there are too many variables for anyone to give you a black and white answer. Expedited loads have more layover time as you've heard. Being the ambulance type service of the freight industry, we have to wait on the customer to have a great enough emergency for him to pay the premium...

Kudos to Louis. You've expressed it well. A Veteran

Sam: Thanks for the E-Mail altho I enjoyed the kind words, I'm sure you understand why I didn't reply by that medium. The private message icon by your screen name is a great way to communicate to this sites users. We welcomew you here and hope to here from you again.

concur with fastman. I have a chev 3500 and had no problem with warranty work from the dealer. Large FedEx signs were a givaway as to the commercial use of the van. However, I've read documents at the chev dealer indicating purchased and dealer installed replacement GM parts, such as pumps...

Your Panther deal sounds better on the surface. Check out a lot of great comments in the General Expediter Forum titled Lease agreements for drivers of O/O. You'll find some good discussion points. Terry

Ahoy H & B: As you must have remembered, we had the roof vents called Fantastic, made by a Michigan Company north of Detroit. Last van we had two of them, one forward and one aft. Put one on intake and other on reverse and you've got a vice air flow without fear of bug intrusion. One draw...

Ahoy Roy: Come to the Expo in detroit, Aug 11-12. You'll see all manner of sleeping situations folks have developed for their vans. Motels for the expediters, including van drivers, are a luxury nowadays. We generally get a room on sundays after doing van wash, clothes wash chores. During...

I had two ford power stroke diesels and got 18 mph, but I was heavy with plywood and tall roof. I now have a high top Chev 1 ton and get 14.7 for past 394000 miles. My figs include idle time, up and down hills, and light/heavy loads. Terry