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>Gotta agree with Leo's point about insurance. It costs just >as much to insure a 53' as a 28' but with less potential for >revenue in the pup. Personally, I see a niche that needs to >be filled with a shorter trailer when big ones are overkill >and straights don't cut it. I too am surprised...

RE: Speaking of T/Stops Petro Truck Stops Sold to How many of you are aware that Hospitality Properties bought T/A in January so the "owners of T/A " aren't as bad as you think .

Register here http://hotshothauling.com/ and read posts by Vegas Max and Brooks Transport . They run Duramaxes .

Walgreens , CVS , and others offer free photo sites . Friends and family can order prints and mugs , t-shirts , etc .

>Problem is with a CB shop, most drivers are not going to >know they're there if they don't advert now and then. I >don't like constant advertising, but I don't think a quick >'CB shop, channel 21" hurts anyone. A buddy of mine used to >own a shop by a truck stop, and drivers wouldn't even...

Friday I was traveling South on I-69 in IN and saw the Northbound lanes shut down past exit 19 due to a fuel spill . Traffic was backed up for 2 miles before the ramp . I started warning Northbound drivers not to go past exit 14 . Once I got down on I-65 I advised drivers intending to go North...

Griffin Industries is one of the largest rendering companies in the country and they have been mixing chicken fat with diesel in some of their trucks . But Tyson has bigger plans than fueling their own trucks . http://news.com.com/2100-11392_3-6176812.html

When looking at J.C. Whitney I saw they have wolf whistles . I decided I preferred that over a train horn . Now when it comes I just have to convince my wife I need it for Canada trips to repel wolves the way deer whistles repel deer .

> As much as I like tooting the air horn for kids who make >the motion requesting it, I recently got to experience the >other side of the coin, and I was NOT amused: driving a >fourwheeler on the highway, my teenager & her friend got a >passing truck to blast the airhorn, and the unexpected...

Again OOIDA gets credit for action when other groups and thousands of non-OOIDA members also contacted their Congressmen and the Democratic majority had already stated opposition . Regardless , they are just buying time . NAFTA committed the U.S. to allow Mexican trucks to cross the border . The...

>hey try transportation designers group Bam Bam , after reading all your posts on sitting in truck stops and low mileage weeks , being treated as an independant contractor when you're obviously an employee , somebody would have to be on drugs to consider applying at Transportation Designers ...

I'd go for J.C. Whitney http://www.nextag.com/train-horn/search-html

>Just got back and heard the news. Oh well, the company >started as a take over of Maxwell, buying Dodge from the >bank so this has made it a case of coming full circle. > >Too bad for the people who work there, I read some really >interesting things about how they will gut the company. >...

>OOIDA has teamed up with Fleet One. > >This hooks directly to your checking account I believe a one >time $15. fee. > >Once a week every dime on fuel you guy is deducted from your >checking account, you get daily E-mails on what, where, how >much etc... > >The greatest benefit, is having...

>>Hmm... was told at orientation NEVER to use a log book!! >>Guess Id better have one around in the van for those Alabama >>runs > > >Also remember this one for Alabama...Max speed limit in the >state for ANY vehicle carrying haz-mat is 55 mph Not all Hazmat , just explosives , flammable...

A lot of questions will be answered in the Newbie FAQ section . Check the archives for the solo vs team issue but most agree the only worthwhile team setup is husband and wife . A truck will not support 2 households . The standard arrangement for fleet drivers is a 60/40 split . Driver gets 60%...

>Oh God, here we go again. > >Here is what I am told to do by the MSP. > >Do not log unless I am carrying any Hazmat of any quanity. > >I can show actual hours for the previous 7 days or show it >off duty. > >I do not have to log after I have delivered and I can show I >am stopped. > >The...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/baycitynews/archive/2007/04/29/fire29.DTL

The replacement issue comes up here . http://www.jems.com/emsinsider/25-3/280853/

This link discusses the problem for ambulance manufacturers http://www.jems.com/emsinsider/25-3/280853/ but I also read another article where Ford is still able to use the 6.0 in 2007 vans due to some type of emissions credit . The supply of 6.0's is limited then the E series will only be...