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He pops his head in here from time to time. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

I got out of vanning when my Sprinter reached almost 800k miles. Nothing major, other than a few water pumps and tensioners, an EGR valve and an injector. Still original engine and transmission. Haven't driven it in about 2 years, it all rusted out, but once in a while I hook up a battery to it...

Yep. Wish I could retire, but I have a few more years (or decades) in the grind. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

$16 at Loves. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

It's been 2 years since I went to California last time, but I don't think they changed much, if anything about IFTA. But they do charge $ 0.853 a gallon, the highest tax in the US followed by Pennsylvania at $0.785 and very closely behind it is Illinois at $0.757. Sent from my moto g(7) using...

Yeah, still at it. Wanted to get out and get a local job, but I'm not made for a 9 to 5 job. I like my freedom. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

Congrats Mr OVM. Good to see that you are still stopping by once in a while. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

I only had the privilege of meeting Lawrence once. What a great guy he was! May he rest in peace. Condolences to his family and all the OTM staff. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

Jim, I don't have any info for your question, just that you could call CIS and see if they can help with that. I wish you luck in your local gig and take care of your girls. I'm sure they will enjoy it. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

When I started expediting many moons ago in my sprinter the average rate was 1.45 a mile. The reality is that not many companies nowadays pay the vans a decent rate. There are a bunch that pay even less then 77 a loaded mile. Unfortunately there is an endless supply of wanna-be truckers who...

The problems with sprinters is that you only hear the horror stories. There are a ton of reliable sprinters on the road out there. I expedited in my sprinter for almost 800k miles. I was the mechanic working on it and it only let me stranded on the road once because I used a sub standard belt...

Ahhh, look at Bob wearing his old FedEx shirt. I still wear mine once in a while. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

I believe it is a bit excessive. He deserves some time but not 110 years. Yes, the buck stops with him, but he was 23 years old. He didn't have adequate training and he flat out panicked. He didn't plan on killing those people, he wasn't drunk or on drugs, just young and inexperienced, trying to...

I know you didn't ask this, and you probably don't want to hear it, but I'll say it anyways. I see so many red flags in your posts that it will be a miracle if you make any money after all is said and done. My advice would be to scrap the whole plan and start over the right way. Buy a proper...

I personally swear by plain good oil approved by the manufacturer for the particular engine. My sprinter sits at 800k miles, retired, but still running. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

Payroll Protection Program. It was a loan they started giving out after the pandemic hit, and if you proved that you used the funds for payroll only, they forgave the loan. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

I have a friend who leased on to them. They very rarely had any loads coming back to Atlanta. So count on deadheading back empty for another load. Well, this was happening about 10 years ago, so things could be a little different now. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

Don't go out and buy a van and then hope that someone will take you with that felony. Talk to recruiters, apply and when you are 100% sure they take you then go and buy it. You wouldn't want to be stuck with a van and not being able to use it. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

No thanks. I'll pump my own fuel. When I was driving a van I always hated it when I needed to fuel in NJ and they would come up to me and bother me. Sorry. I can stick the thing in the hole. Sent from my moto g(7) using Tapatalk

Grandpa, I have a family mover passenger Sprinter that uses DEF, I used to use bottled DEF, but then I switched to bulk. No difference, haven't had a DEF issue yet. 74k miles on the van. My opinion, use what makes you comfortable. WalMart sells a 2.5 gal jug of DEF for 6.98 plus tax. That is...