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I have just referred a friend to this site who REALLY wants to go van expediting, and is REALLY interested in buying a new Sprinter to do so. He asked me for my opinion about it versus a Ford or Chevy gas or diesel van, and as I’m not into the vans, I couldn’t really answer him other than a few...

Saw the first of the new little Pete 335 today near Hamilton, ON. Essentially a redesigned 330 on the chassis, it looks so sweet, the 80's look of the old 330 is gone. But Paccar kept the 80's look for the KW T300 for some reason, I guess for the retro crowd...

Just had to nurse my truck back home with a funny problem. Seems if the temperature drops below 60 degrees, the rangefinder on my Rockwell 10 speed stops working. It will stay in whatever range it is in until I stop the truck and let it idle for a few minutes, then will seem to work fine until...

The Columbia has hit 200k this week. I have been very pleased with this unit thus far, and with my decision to buy this repossessed truck a year and a half ago with 52k miles on it then. The powertrain, DDC S60 and Rockwell 10 speed, have operated like a watch without any problems at all...

My buddies at Crook Motors;-) in Albemarle, NC have a nice truck for sale at the moment (this is my one and only Geo plug). '00 KW T300 Jeff Jones expediter, 180K miles, Cummins ISC 315, Super 10, big IWT sleeper, clean and lots of chrome, $46k. Even Rich can afford that! Might be posted to...

My father will be picking up his brand new custom made International 4300 18' C unit next week. Tricked out nicely with 215 HP DT466, air brakes and ride, Allison automatic, and the extended cab with small sleeper. Look for some reports on this ride! -Weave-

With half a day of training at the Jim-Bob school of trucking, you too can be a CDL driver!!!!! Just call me JV, and I'll get you on your way to a very profitable career! This is just a joke, and I'm sure it's NOT the kind of driver training a Navy Seal like Mr. Ventura would recommend. GETTING...

Well, low and behold I went to use my A/C this week and it didn't work, even after I carfully cycled it a few times this past winter to keep things fresh. The system refrigerant level was low, and I recharged it to the proper level, and it worked for about an hour, and died again. Took it to...

You hear a lot of crying about truck dealers and their monkey-shines, right? Some independant repair shops can be rip-off artists too. A question on the newbies forum brought up a good thing for me to share. Make friends with a TRAILER shop in your local area. These guys can do a lot more...

If you live in a cold climate and park your truck away from any electric power, and want to run your block heater a bit for sure winter startups, the Coleman Pulse 1850 generator works great. I measured the resistance of my block heater circuit and used ohms law to determine the current draw to...

My "new" truck is the first one I have had with a box that has a roll up door. I hate the thing. It has to be lubed once a week to roll up easily, and I noticed the bottom panel is already falling apart. The box is a Morgan, and with this door many forklifts barely clear the upper frame to...

My father is getting quotes on a new C unit for himself- One chassis the mid-size Sterling with MBE900, the other an International 4300 with DT466E. I am somewhat familiar with the International truck and its engine, but know nothing about the Mercedes 900 other than it is not new in Europe and...

URGENT! If you have a 1998-2002 Freightliner truck, read this. If your truck has the braided steel front air brake hoses (most do) replace them with new ones immidiately. These hoses are black in color and look like they are made out of fabric. I went through a NYS DOT inspection today, and...

Now that Detroit Diesel is part of Diamler Chrysler Powersystems (along with MBE engines, and some other Italian diesel manufacturer), I just gotta wonder if Dodge is going to have Cummins power to offer in their full size pickups anymore? I bet not. -Weave-

I tried a Speeedco oil change for the first time last week based on some recommendations from others on the forum, and have to say I'm very satisfied. I used to change my own oil, but found the 40 qt. capacity of my new truck a bit too hard to deal with. I got 40 qt oil change, 4 filters (2...

Here is a picture of my new Freightshaker Columbia idling in the 90 degree heat of Charleston, SC last week. I misquoted the Detroit's HP before- its 470 not 360 so power is considerable. First two weeks were awesome- only initial problem was no A/C in the sleeper area. I traced that to a...

After about 4 months of off and on truck shopping, I have actually bought something! Ummm God, finally! Got credit approval today, and will be picking up next Tues. Bouncing baby 2001 Freightliner Columbia class 8. Power specs go like this: 12.7 liter DDC Series 60 @360 HP, Rockwell 10...

Can anyone out there who is running a Ford E350 van with Powerstroke diesel tell me your average highway MPG? I am considering running one of these in addition to my D unit and just want to "crunch some numbers" for business purposes. Also, have you had any major ($500+) repairs out of...

If you have to resort to ether starting your diesel in extreme cold weather, here is the safe way to do it. This works, and it does not damage you or your engine. This applies to bigger diesels in d/e units. 10mm open end wrench- remove the plastic air filter minder. This will leave a hole...

Have any of you heard the old quote that "A used car is someone else's mysery?" A used or repossessed truck can be very much worse. Yes, there are a lot of good repo deals out there now. Not knowing a thing, I think I'll jump right into that repossessed '99 Freightliner FL70 with 3126 and...