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    Billy Mays Passes Away

    Gawker - Billy Mays: Mr. As-Seen-On-TV, Dead At 50 - Billy Mays
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    Nations Express

    Not quite sure who is in charge of placing the ads, but the new Nations Express ad with the Tractor Trailer on it has written on it " the Nation's largest expeaditer" or something like that , I just know that it is not spelled correctly. LOL:eek:
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    Fuel Treatment

    I'm not sure how often I should use the treatment ( I use Howes) I have 2- 35 or 40 gallon tanks and and 12-20 dollars a bottle, I dont like to use it everytime, but also want to use it as much as needed to treat the fuel properly and keep the brand new injectors clean. any facts?? much...
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    A Great Place to Buy a Used Truck-Ryder Vehicle Sales

    I bought a used truck fro Ryder about 1 1/2 months ago, the day after I brought it home I noticed that it was leaking a small amount of oil, I called the Salesman/Sales Mgr and told him that it was leaking, he said no problem. Now the vehicle sales yard is about 100 miles from my house and their...
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    speedco or other service centers

    can someone give me a rough idea what an oil change will cost at these service centers and what may be included, the truck is a Int. 4300-DT466
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    Is anyone stuck in North Dakota Weather

    is anyone stuck out in this mess of wintry weather and flooding?
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    T/T driver shot and killed in SC

    In Calhoun County near Orangeburg ,SC a driver was shot and killed while parked at a gas station that is no longer in business, 3 cowards have been arrested all age 21. This driver was from New York, and his wife is to give birth too twins in a couple of months. Motive was robbery, please pray...
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    cab wing or nose cone?

    doe s anyone have any exp. with either of these? have a day cab with a 103 tall box st. truck , gotta get one or the other, the wind beats against the box pretty good causing drag and a lot of noise. Just not sure which one would be better?
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    Gear Ratio ??

    when looking into a straight truck, what is a good gear ratio to have that will provide a good fuel mpg while also providing a good enough torque while under a heavy load? I notice a lot of straights have ratios in the 4.00 and up while a lot of tractors have ratios in the 3.70 range. also will...
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    US Express Suprises Drivers

    Not sure exactly where this should be posted , so if need be please place it in the correct forum. Just an idea of what is going on in the general trucking industry Well The Hammer has begun to drop. U.S. Xpress has decided in their infinite wisdom, to start FORCING drivers to team. I...
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    your idea of best truck under 10,000#

    to all of those who are currently running vans or something else under 10,000 gvw if you could put together a straight truck and stay under 10,000 gvw what be important to you? cargo box size etc. all thoughts welcome
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    amsoil stats vs automated vehichle info

    I dont know right off hand what the system is actually called , but I'm referring to the dashboard system that tells you how much oil life you have left, tire pressure etc. My question is I have put the 25000 mile amsoil oil in my van ( 2008 chevy 2500 ) anyway the dashboard system seems...
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    life expectency of a cargo van

    Just curious as to what others have expierienced as far as the average life span of thier vans. The reason that I am asking is I have a 2008 chvy 2500 with the smaller v8, have had it about a month and a half and have put about 14,000 miles on it so far. if I kept up this pace I will be at over...
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    how much power using a laptop

    any idea how much power a laptop would drain from my regular battery if I got a small inverter ( 400 watts) and used the cig lighter application. I would not be trying to charge when sitting without running the van and would only use it if needed to keep the laptop going, mostly would try to...
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    any info on bolt express

    does anyone have any info on bolt express, good or bad. i have an ext. cv willing to run anywhere. just trying to get an idea if it is honest there, how many miles one can get per week and how often the cpm is closer to .80 rather than 1.00
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    sleeper in a chevy CV 2500 extended

    anyone have any advise on putting a sleeper in a 2500 ext. chevy express. any info on dimensions, materials used, where matress was purchased,any pics, etc. has putting a sleeper kept you from accepting any loads, has the sleeper paid off more than the load?
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    companies charging fees to haul for them?

    I recently read in a thread that I think was from about a year ago. the thread was from a discruntled driver who was obviously not that bright. One thing that was interesting in all of it was the mention that the expediting company that he was driving for was charging him a fee of about 1500.00...
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    what is a good inverter

    can anyone give some advice on what a decent inverter cost's and what type to recommend, also what is the best way to hook one up, I'm assuming that you need to install a second battery? I dont plan on running a microwave and a clothes dryer at the same time, haha. but would like to have the...
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    finding your own loads

    I'm wandering what others are doing if anything to fill in on downtime, and keep rolling in a cargo van. is there one site that is better than another to look at, I dont mind paying the fees to usue these sites, but I dont want to get ripped either. Also I spoke with a recruiter yesterday at...
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    floor in cargo van

    wondering if I should plywood the floor of my cargo van for ease of loading and off loading versuses just leaving the way it is with the rubber mat? any ideas?
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