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    i have a new puppy

    Iam sure one of the chips is a ownership chip like I have in my dogs if they get lost and make it to the pound. Whats the second chip for??? I have 3 beagles and a 105 pound bluetick coonhound that would love to go for an expedite ride..LOL. Concidered taking the bluetick for security purposes...
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    Did anyone else enjoy the truck show

    I was pretty close but no cigar. Got a run from Rochester,IN to Hebron,KY so I was hoping I could shoot over to check out the show, but wife and baby got sick so I needed to come home to MI to help out..Maybe I can get there next year..:-(
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    Please Help

    Just to clear up some things. Iam a plumber, but I live in a tourist town and half the people up here take off to warmer climates for the winter so things can get down right slow at that time of the season. However in the spring everyone starts coming back up and finding that they have lots of...
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    Power Inverter installation

    Thats what I really need is one of those fancy generators that run off the diesel fuel. I just passed my CDL B so Iam not sure how long Iam going to stay in my cargo van and since spring is around the corner I probally wont bother until next year if at all. Iam sure I will hook up the inverter...
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    Please Help

    michdpm- Thanks for the info. I was a little nervous about calling to ask what the better freight lanes were because of possible putting limitations on where I might want to go. At orientation they talked about not putting limitations like that on the application because it could hurt me as far...
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    Huh?

    Lived in Michigan all my life. Driving in snow is like 2nd nature.. Got 2 questions though from reading the previous posts. If you take a load and the weather gets too bad to drive and you call in to say your shutting down, do you still get paid for delivering the load late?? Also can you get a...
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    What expenses can be deducted?

    Just started recently so 2007 will be the first time I will have owner/operator deductions. I drive a cargo van and would like to know what sorta things I can deduct so I can start keeping track. I also own my own plumbing business and write the van payments and interest off from the plumbing...
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    driving school

    I had the same problem..Seems that noone that rents trucks wants to rent you a truck to take your test.. I went to Star truck rentals and they offered a 1 on 1 class for like $400.00 or you can just rent a truck to take your road test through their facility with one of their instructors for...
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    Flying J WiFi

    Thanks, thaught maybe there was something that I didn't know..:)
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    Power Inverter installation

    Well I was thinking of running electric heaters at first, but if I have to keep the van running to keep the inverter going then why bother?? If Iam going to idle then I might as well use the heater on the van right?? I used it before and It acutally gets really hot back in the cargo area...
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    Flying J WiFi

    So you have to buy a internet card to get online at the J??? I baught one of those wireless USB things from flying J and I can goto some hotel parking lots and if they dont have a firewall up can get on the internet for nothing..I have never tried to use the wireless deal at any of the...
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    Power Inverter installation

    Turtle- That van looks good..Iam now wondering why my plywood floor and tracks looks like garbage..LOL. Iam diggin the insulation too. Since you have so much practice with the E350 already, when can I get my van into your schedule??? :) Well the pic gives me some good ideas. I will see if I can...
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    Power Inverter installation

    Thanks..Thats great info. Sounds like thats exactly what I need to do. My starting battery's right now are under the side doors of the cargo van. There are two of them. They are in some steel boxes mounted to the underside of the van. They are actually a real pain to get to. I couldn't even...
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    Anyone Paintball? Bring gear with them?

    Wouldn't see why it would be a problem..Its not like its a real gun or anything. I used to play paintball way back when..LOL. Thats when Angel markers first came out...Had one of the first 4500psi 64ci nitro tanks..Yup sure do miss the good old days.. Got too expensive to play as I was doing...
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    Power Inverter installation

    Highwaystar- LOL I know its a bit much.. My dad baught it for me when he thaught I was going to freeze to death in the back of the van..Guess he figured since Iam by trade a plumber, that I was going to hook up a furnace in the back..Guess I probally got enough juice to power just about anything...
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    Power Inverter installation

    I have a 2500w 5000w peak power inverter I want to install. Is it better to hook that directly to your existing battery on you vehicle. I have two battery's in my E350 Ford van, although they are very hard to get to as they are under the vehicle is a couple of drop down boxes. I was thinking...
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    Building a C-Unit

    Iam concidering buying a nice staight truck.. Iam not a millionaire though.. What kind of average straight truck specs. should I be looking for when I goto the dealership??? I want a nice sleeper. No coffins..lol..I dont really want to put my house on the line for it though.. I have decent...
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    Expectations

    Well personally I already had a the cargo van from my plumbing business. I am used to waiting for the phone to ring with plumbing jobs. Plumbing gets pretty slow up in my neck of the woods in the winter time, so I decided to expedite hoping to cover some van payments and maybe make a little...
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    Looking to join Express 1 - what is their track re

    RE: Looking to join Express 1 - what is their trac The directions they use are not the greatist, but if you get stuck you can call them and they will guide you right to the dock...They havent done me wrong yet, but I dont really know why they charge for the Quallcom yet..Seems to me it only...
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    Hot spots...

    Iam pretty new at the expediting job, however Michigan is a good area to get loads out of and back into. Getting you back to the city you live in would probally be to good to be true.. I live in AuGres Michigan on the lake Huron shoreline.. I usually have to deadhead at least 75-100 miles to get...
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