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The only one that comes to mind is Tyson. It was for employee drivers. Not sure if unions would agree though. I haven't heard of any contractors being required yet.

A few companies have announced that their drivers would be required to be vaxxed by a certain date to remain employed. I haven't heard of contractors being required by carriers (yet), but customers can force the issue on carriers to do so. Shareholders will help make some choices for carriers...

Haha. Thanks RoadTime.

They are in business to make a profit, just like the small business truck owner operators

Have a seat at the wrong truck stop lunch counter and it will all make sense. [emoji3]

Yes. LED headlights are legal. Many new vehicles come with them from the factory. If you are looking to replace ye olde sealed beams with LED, just make sure they are not the "off-road use only" ones that so many blind others with please. And aim them properly too please.

Thanks FlyingVan. No, I've got quite a few more miles still to go.

Very true FlyingVan. Not all drivers are cut out to be owners.

DollarSign , I'm not arguing that bio is as good or better than pure diesel, all I am saying is today's blends of biofuel is much better than before. I remember the days before biofuels. I remember getting my best MPG from the Petro in Hammond, LA. This was before the TA/Petro merger and before...

What he said.

It sounds like you found what fuels work best with your equipment, but I can tell you that the biofuels of today are very different from years ago, at least as far as Class 7 or Class 8 truck engines are concerned. The smaller diesels in the vans may not run as well on it, but you would know...

Thanks TeamCaffee

I'm sure you're right, aggressive driving is more stressful.

skyraider , Are you saying repos would be a good place for potential O/Os to find a used truck ? Or are you trying to say O/Os can't make it and will lose their trucks to the repo man?

Update on used liftgate. It was definitely worth it. Have been getting good use of it. When I first got it this was after I cleaned one section of the underside completed underside. The blue tint is blue sky reflection, the bottom portion shows the shine. starting the topside completed...

geo , Good point. I agree, if you are known as the "go to" person and the "solution", opportunities will come more often.

I've had a couple liftgate loads so far. But haven't used it yet. 1st one required it, but didn't need it, 2nd cancelled and got TONU. Without it, I wouldn't have been considered for those 2 loads though.

jhead64 . The Waltco HLF 30 liftgate + a pallet jack = 1460 lbs. I believe the pallet jack is about 140 lbs. of that weight.

Funny how that works FlyingVan . Too many people nowadays can't seem to grasp that concept. :)

Used. It's a 2013 model. Well under half the cost of a new one.