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"The Law of Morons". Put a group of very intelligent, well meaning people in a room together, put them on a committee or some governmental body that is devoid of guiding principles or merit-based decision making and "The Law of Morons" will prevail. The collective IQ will drop to the smallest...

Well, we did it at last. After two years of going from the kitchenette cushions under a couple foam pads we finally got a real inner spring mattress for the truck. Found a guy in Franklin, OH, who custom-made-to-order an exact fit mattress to fit the Volvo 780. Even more impressive is that I...

I can't get into the exact details but: Some time ago we arrived to pick up a load at a freight dock to carry on to the end delivery. It was one box. The freight was a mess. The box was trashed, broken, and the shock sensors had been tripped. It was clear that what ever was inside this box...

My APU may have just paid for itself in tow bill! Headed west out on I-20 across Texas on our way to Phoenix the idler/tension-er bearing on the alternator belt blew out. This took out the belt right away alone with it. It was about 9 PM local. 10 hours from delivery in the darkness of the...

I'm just now finding the words. Three weeks ago we were in the MN cold when our 2008 780/D13 started running rough. Checking the unit I found a code for the 6th injector. We started towards the closest Volvo service center when the issue appeared to resolve itself and we continued to...

Well it finally happened on PA I-70. I had been waiting for the time a bear would bounce down a wooded hill and out in front of the truck and it indeed happened only my wife was at the wheel. I had just come out of the sleeper and got a real good look at the bear while she avoided the bear and...

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This article needs to be read. The Morning News: Columns : FedEx Box Shot in Standoff

I thought it would be too dangerous to try this.