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    Adding cruise control

    I am looking to purchase a used 2000 GMC Savana (G3500)6.5 diesel. The only problem is that it does not have cruise control. Anyone here ever added cruise control to a GM van (gas or diesel) or know of someone who has? From other websites, I understand that GM wires all vehicles for cruise...
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    GM vans ( and others?)

    I was wondering if the GM van drivers (or former GM van drivers) could tell me what to watch for in a used GM van. There's a 2000 Savana 3500 with a 6.5 Turbo diesel with 56k on the clock that has got my attention, mainly because it's a diesel and it has such low miles. What are some problems...
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    Paying taxes

    I've been doing this for six months now and I'll ask before the taxman cometh. How do you make a quarterley tax payment to the IRS, Social Security,etc.? I've been setting money aside for taxes (around 17% of gross) since I started, but I wanted to know: 1) How do I estimate and pay my taxes...
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    GPS

    For anyone out there new to this, whether you do local or long distance, I highly recommend buying a GPS( if your company doesn't provide one) They aren't perfect and nothing can help you if the dispatcher gives wrong information to you. But it has saved me much time and aggravation in doing...
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    Move up or stay the same?

    I have been working for American Expediting for six months. I started with a minivan and was doing OK (mostly local or within 2 hours of Pittsburgh,PA). Then the transmission in my van died. I got it fixed, but it just keeps nickle and diming me. So it's going to be sold, Learning Experience...
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