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The exhaust on my truck is indeed horizontal. There is only about a 4" space between sleeper and box to allow for integral cab/sleeper movement. (Back of sleeper is on small air springs that move up and down.) Truck has 24' box, length on Columbia (nearly identical to Century dimensions) with...

Well, I'm just dying to see what NYS sends me for my IRP plate(s). Should get 2 for front and back like a car. -Weave-

But, from my gathering of the rules, the federal DOT only classes vehicles over 10k lbs as commercial vehicles in the rulebook. It's these funny state laws you have to watch out for, which change almost day to day so the states can get some bucks out of you for breaking their specific laws...

RE: I love this Poll !! Not being cynical here, just finding it VERY hard to believe so many are grossing over 1.00 a mile for ALL MILES DRIVEN. I'm sure it's over 1.00 a mile for loaded miles, just not ALL miles, which I believe is what the poll is looking for. I think this poll is much to...

I have known fellows who have been given grief at weigh stations over sleepers built into truck bodies not being an approved DOT sleeper as called for in the guidelines. Thus I would not recommend that setup anymore, along with Rich's reason stated above. If looking for a truck with a "working...

Go to Morgan's website www.morgancorp.com for a lot of box technical data. Weights vary greatly depending on widths and heights, but on average a 20' box will weigh around 3000-3200 lbs. My favorite boxes for quality, durability and leak resistance have been Morgan and Supreme. -Weave-

"Once you are with a company, they may let you run the truck past the age requirement as long as it is good condition. Is this true?" That statement is generally true. Many of the smaller expedite companies are more liberal when it comes to truck age. However, I would not buy a D unit more...

My dad's International 4300 has a small 30" sleeper as part of the extended cab. -Weave-

"we were contractors, but treated like employees." Hummm.. I don't have a CLUE what corporation THAT might be?? Please enlighten me...no wait, just kidding! -Weave-

What I would do is shop around online by typing in "trucking deadhead insurance" or "bobtail insurance" into Altavista or any other search engine. That way you can call the individual places and see if they will insure you, and get rate quotes for the type of vehicle you want to insure. It...

Which automatic trans are you referring to? If it's the Allison, it does have slightly higher resale over the synchro standards, but will not give better fuel mileage- will be about 1-2 MPG less. The T300 with ISC and auto is going to be a heavy chassis setup, and you will not have much cargo...

Glow plugs, on diesels that have them, are only used as a starting aid to preheat the air in the area around the cumbustion chamber when the engine is cold. Once the engine starts, the mixture of air and fuel is ignited by the heat of compression alone, the glow plugs are shut off doing...

They made me that same offer to me around last Christmas for no reason at all, other than being a "valued customer." It's not doing you any favor. They shoud drop the two payments altogether. -Weave-

Yes Davekc, that was me you saw in Dallas last week.:-) -Weave-

I did a contract load off the internet for my company from Tri-State recently for Caterpillar. I looked at the miles they were paying for, and the miles on PC miler, and there was almost a 50 mile difference. I called and asked my dispatch what the deal was, thinking there was a mistake on the...

The Lucas will probably get rid of the gear whirring/humming noise, and keep further wear from occuring. I'd just take these other guys advice and run it until it is completely shot, as might just last the rest of the life of the van-- not broken, don't fix it:) -Weave-

Unfortunately GM's diesel offerings have always sucked compared to the Navistar/Ford engines in just about every way, and Ford's auto trannies and drivetrains have not met the reliability of GM's. Ford's new 5 speed auto (Have one in my personal pickup) is built in France, and so far I am...

And in the meantime, instead of stopping production on these trucks, they just keep pumping them out with an obvious defect to give more customers potential grief. Unfortunately with class-action lawsuits, they take forever, and the lawyers get the bulk of the settlements with the customers...

If you have clunking when shifting from park to reverse and vice versa while stopped the U-Joints are probably bad. Even if worn out a little they don't usually make noise when the vehicle is moving. What happened when the rear end was ran dry everything in it started wearing very quickly, and...

Border crossing into the USA is getting to be a major pain now, the worst I have ever expierienced. Last trip over into Port Huron I was asked questions I have never heard before from customs, and some of them were what I would class as totally none of their business. I guess it all depends on...