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Well when I ran for the nursery they used to run forklifts into our trucks all the time. We never seemed to have any problems, although the truck would do the old rock and roll thing pretty badly. Maybe we were just lucky, anyway I hope this doesn't turn into a problem for you.

Finally. I was wondering when TK and Carrier would get into making these. I mean it's a natural fit I would think. Looks like TK beat 'em to the punch. I would definitely consider this unit, as I would expect it to be VERY reliable.

I have had my steers hydroplaning on me at over 100,000lbs. So I would add a yes to that too. It's a bit hairy when it happens, I'll tell you that for free.

Well most of our lifts were tuck unders that were like a ramp when down. The most important thing though was that they did have a flip up stop on them. I don't think it WAS luck that I wasn't hurt. I think it was more my safety oriented attitude than luck. As I said though YMMV.

Interesting I hauled for a nursery for two years full time and had the opposite experience. In fact, I had places where I could choose to use the gate, or a dock and often chose to use the gate. Many many times I had two 1000# carts on my gate with no problems at all. I enjoyed the work because...

Yeah I figured it was a bit of a lost cause when it took this long to get an answer. For the record Alta stands for Alberta, though it's most often shortened to AB. Thanks though for the reply

Well it's definitely not in the east, but I want to give a shout out for Dads Truck stop. I15 exit 113 in Idaho falls Idaho. Great food, pretty waitresses, and the best damn showers in the country. Most Expediters probably won't get near it I suppose, but if you ever do it's well worth the stop.

Ahhhhh border fees, ain't they wonderful? Let's see I have made over a hundred crossings, but for most of them I had a sticker. The few times I didn't I have always hed to pay, even when I was bobtailing a half mile to p/u a trailer. Funny thing is I have mostly had good experiences crossing...

LOL that was my point as any dually I have had anything to with had a GVW over 10,000. As to DOT legal, well that wasn't what I meant per se, but is also a good point. My point was the lack of a comfortable place to sleep at all, the exception here being a crew cab, and actually being able to...

I see a couple of problems with this unit. (besides the obvious possible issue with carriers) Go with a dually and you are into logging. If you are going to have to log, then you can build a better unit with an Aerocell.OK so we go with a SRW one ton, but now we have the sleeper issue. I'm not...

I've definitely hit my share of deer over the years, but I've been very lucky when it comes to damage. One of the funnier (and lucky) hits I had happened on the 90 in New York. I was coming out of Jersey with a load of produce for TO. Typical dark and raining situation I was yakking on the CB...

That's a sweet setup you have there. I am amazed at the setups I have seen so far for cargo vans. The only problem I still have is that at 6'5" I need a wider sleeper than that. I need to figure out a system that will work without going to a dually aerocell. I'm working on a couple of ideas and...

Ooh ooh ooh I getta tell a story ;) I used to run for a plant nursery. This was great job in that it was like a combination of expedited and P&D. IE you run like an expediter to an area then do a bunch of drops, then run home like an expediter, sometimes empty and sometimes after a pick or two...

Congrats LDB. I haven't been around long but you seem like a good choice.

I have a bit of an advantage on the ride front. I have driven an Argosy, and I have driven the ol' school cabovers. You are 100% correct about the ride with the ol' school type, but I can honestly say that the Argosy is in a class of it's own. I'm 6'5" and I had plenty of legroom, the ride is no...

Man, the more I read about Panther II, the more I wish they had a Canadian subsidiary....

Not to mention that the 4500 is near dock height so if you had a couple of ramps with you..... Could be a real money maker.

Yeah I was thinking that the 28' box and a twin screw would be excellent. It may be a while before I actually get to the point of building a truck but, this idea ranks quite high on my probability list. That sst100 is gorgeous btw. I have also been giving alot of thought to the Sprinter and...

So I was thinking again (I know it's often dangerous ;) ) With an Argosy you could have a 60" condo and run a 28' box. Would this be a good idea? Or would you be better off with a 22-24' and the extra maneuverability? The main reason I thought about the 28', is that potentially, you could fit a...

First off I hate Microshaft. In my spare time (HAHAHAHA) I'm a computer geek. I use Linux for almost everything I do. The ONLY reason I still have a winblows partition at all is MS Streets and trips. This program is brilliant. I cannot comment on CoPilot at all as I haven't used it. Also MS is...