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Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:52 am
bth9461
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Tom Cobb wrote:
It would sure make this forum more interesting if there were more posters than just lookers. Participation is what makes forums work.
Come on folks...surely some of you have something to say...a question to ask....let's hear from somebody.
I will second that, TC.
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:14 am
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It is always the same 4 or 5 us on here. How about some new blood and ideas???
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:08 am
bth9461
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Had to pull off the road at Somerset, PA, about an hour east of Pittsburgh. The hotel clerk said it was snowing since noon. I have a 4x4 truck with a plow on the back of the trailer, so if I get stuck I can plow my way out. I guess I am well equiped to handle Winter Driving.
Brian
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:27 am
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At least you got plows to open the way. Can you hook your trailer to the truck with the plow?
The bad news is that the weather man says you are going to be in for a day or two. At least you got a room.
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:56 am
bth9461
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No its just a half ton. Wonder if I should add a plow to the D-max though for the winter. With my drive axle weight, bet it would go through some snow. Wonder what it would do to the mileage, be like a FORD, I recon.
Brian
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:01 am
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It would definitily be something different.
When are you going to get out of there?
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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:45 am
bth9461
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Home clear sailing today.
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 5:53 pm
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I hope everyone is home with family today and went to church with them. Have a Happy Resurection Day.
Tom
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:49 pm
bth9461
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Think I will continue the weather report on this thread.
It has been low 30's in MI the past few days snow/rain, depending on how far north you are. This has been a real late winter, need some Global Warming around here. It was 76 and sunny in Philly when I was there on thursday.
Loaded 2 trucks for Chicago yesterday near my drop, heading out Monday AM, then back home to load Wed/am for Trenton NJ, Then I have a car on the MD shore going back to MI. Need return loads out of Chicago and 1/2 load from the East coast yet. Should go over 4k next week.
New trailer is easier to get loaded with the extra space and weight.
Brian
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:04 am
LBZ
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I am hoping a few of you guys will start taking the mufflers off those trucks and spread some global warming to the midwest.
I shouldn't complain as it could always be worse, just not used to seeing it snow(no accumulation) on April 13th in central IL. We have had a colder/wetter than usual past couple of months, though the water is a good thing though as it is nice to see everything full.
K back to your regularly scheduled programming.
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:12 am
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This spring is more like what spring was a few years ago...before the last weather cycle started. That is when Al Gore invented global warming.
Many scientitis are forecasting a 100 year period of global cooling with colder than normal temps.
It is strange that last summer we only had 3-4 days over 100 deg. That is a cool summer here. If this summer is cool again it would be wonderful as far as I am concerned.
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:54 am
Tom Cobb
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Where is everybody??? Did all you guys fall off the planet??
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Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:43 am
bth9461
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I have been extremely busy, with spring cleanup and running the new trailer all over the place. I still check in though, just been to exhuasted to start any new threads or comment. I had some extra time this week on the road, things went well. Went South this week to GA.
TG, where have you been, I hope things are ok.
Dennis, Jerry, Rose, Stroker, Gary, ect...?
A few new guys, TC, and LBZ have been carrying the load arround here.
Brian
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:21 pm
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The load is getting heavy...LOL.
Busy can be good if it the right kind of busy....like hauling paying loads.
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 12:58 pm
LBZ
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Location: Loami, Illinois
Getting ready to head out to Tulsa, OK in a bit & not all that impressed with the wind around here. Gusting to 45 or so and suppose to be pretty much the same or drop just a little all the way into OK. So much for fuel mileage on this leg of the tour.
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:00 pm
Tom Cobb
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The only thing worse than a head wind is a head wind going up hill to higher altitude. Side winds can be almost as bad as head winds especially if you have a tall trailer.
Once upon a time I took a load that included a Caterpillar skid mounted engine with the radiator. It was about 4-5 ft square. I also had a tractor dozer blade standing vertical about 6 ft wide. I took it to Salt Lake City from central TX. Going out I-40 west running into a head wind and an up hill climb to the continental divide. I got 5 mpg avg on my Dmax. Sometimes it may have been less than that. Sure would not want to do that at todays prices.
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:09 am
bth9461
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Seems like you have a lot more wind out West, and when it blows it really blows. Great when you get turned around heading back East.
Hope it keeps blowing for your return trip Brad.
Brian
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:26 am
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When I was flying planes back and forth from the West coast to the mid west or futher East we all ways had a great tail wind and could almost double our speed at times. However, on the same token when flying West we could be down to a crawl.
I remember one time helping a guy that had just bout a new plane in Oklahoma fly it to Calif. We got to Cheyenne, WY. and as we left there headed West again, I looked down and saw that the semi's going up the mountain at a crawl were passing us.
I told the guy I was with to look there, "those trucks were going faster than us, and they were going uphill". He could not beleive it. Our airspeed indicated that we were doing about a hundred and ten at the time.
I also impressed him with something else.....lol. I reduced the power, put the nose up and held altittude. We started going backwards......go figure.
Many times in a strong head wind I have pulled the power back, added flaps and flew backwards. In the Gorge in Oregon/Washington I've even taken off and landed in just about a hundred or so feet. But, you have to remember too, that they can have winds in that Gorge exceeding 50 knots or more.
Over the years I've had a lot of fun in my flying experiences.
Hope you guys are doing okay, sorry I haven't been on here much lately. Just got to many irons in the fire right now.
Tom
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:01 am
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In Korea at K-16 the old Seoul air base which was located on Yo e do Island in the middle of the Hon River a pilot took off in an L-20 Beaver with a strong head wind blowing. He flew to the end of the runway and back power off and flew backwards to the end of the runway that he took off from and then landed.
We took off in a big ole DeHavilland single engine Otter from Ft Richardson, AK headed over the mountain range that is between Fairbanks and Anchorage. It is normally less than an hour flying time to get over the mountains. Two hours after takeoff we had not reached the mountains. An Otter is not fast nor is it a fast climbing airplane with a load. The winds were from about 10K ft down to the surface. We finally were able to get enough altitude to get out of the wind and get to our destination at Glenn Allen Air Force station.
We took off from Glenn Allen on an icy runway and just as the tail come off the runway a gust of wind from the side hit us and the airplane turned 90 degrees and we took off across the runway. Thank God the Otter would fly at 65 kts and we had close to that when the wind hit us. We got off just over the trees with the main gear damned near in the trees.
TG have you ever flown into a box canyon in the mountains in a snow storm?? That will increase the pucker factor tremendously.
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:35 am
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Yes it will, and yes I have. I used to do search and rescue flying with the Air force and in civilian life in OR, WA and CA mountains. In fact I used to teach new pilots how to fly into bad areas and how to get out of them.
Lots and lots of fun...lol.
Tom
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:26 pm
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I miss those days sometimes. Military flying is always fun...different rules and places to go to. Always an adventure into the unknow, especially in places like AK and Asia. There are some interesting adventures right here in the states as well. The military, especially the Army and Marines, always have these out of the ordinary flights that go to places other than built up airports like the Air Force and Navy flies into.
I spent almost as much time flying into and out of the bush as I did in airports. I wasn't a pilot but us crewchiefs were in the aircraft much of the time. Always a challenge to overcome.
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:55 am
bth9461
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Hey TC, maybe you should sneak TG into Bell, and borrow an Osprey. Have TG fly you and Stroker up to AK for a fishing trip. Might make a good Movie. Have Stroker scrounge the fuel, you navigate, and hang onto to your shorts while TG puts the Osprey through some paces.LOL
Brian
How is Stroker doing?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:15 am
Tom Cobb
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That would bring a long trip to the city with bars.
I would be a lot of fun. We could pick you up on the way.
I haven't talked to Stroker. I need to call him.
Where are you?
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:52 am
bth9461
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Near Cleveland, picking up my Manhattan LTL in New Castle, Pa in the morning. Then running for Newark, NJ to drop a car. Then if I can find a good hotel in Central LI, I plan to go onto LI tomorrow afternoon. Hope to beat the rush hour the next morning. Traffic starts to build on the GW bridge by 6am, and my first stop does not open until 8am. So it would be nice to sit and have breakfest around the corner, that sit in bumper/bumper traffic for 3 hours.
Lost my $500 ltl to PA, it was a Robot and the customer would not ship without Air Ride. Wish I had the money for it. Saving for the new truck, though. Still think truck first then, strecth the trailer and add the Air Ride then. Still have $2750 going out and saving about 150 miles. Need to find some return freight yet though.
Next 2 weeks already book, with my pothole trailer MFG. Things are looking good right now even with the fuel. Once fuel hits 4.50 in MI I will start ajusting prices to my regulars.
Stay clear of them TWISTERS.
Brian
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:24 am
TGPILOT
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You guys are funny....lol. It's a thought though....hmmmm.
Tom
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:38 am
Tom Cobb
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I heard a weather prognosticator say today that the tornado type weather is going to be moving north as the weather warms up. You may be in the path up there as well.
We missed the bad weather part of this last system that went thru. It sure has been nasty to the north in OK, MO, AR, TN, etc.
Keep your powder dry....we may need to have another tea party before to long.
TG, don't tell me you wouldn't like to make a little jaunt across the north country. You only live once. LOL
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 2:36 am
bth9461
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Made a drop in NJ, then made it onto LI, found a Econo Lodge in Hicksville, NY. Sort in the center of LI, not far from I495. Only $90 plus tax, cheap for the NY area. Hotel is not fancy, but is clean and OK. They have some truck parking too. I have been looking for one to use that is priced right and in a central location. Now I don't have to fight the rush hour morning traffic. Need to find some return freight for tomorrow though.
Brian
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:12 pm
LBZ
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Brian,
What do the toll charges add up to running east? I have went every direction from here other than east and all I see connecting it together are toll roads. I know prices will change pending locale, just looking for a ball park figure so I know what I am getting into before accepting something.
Thanks, Brad
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 1:17 am
bth9461
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Tolls for IN about $24, OH $24 , PA about $60, I90 NY $ MASS pike ?
Most have a Toll calculator on their Websites. Some look at both axles and weight. Just google PA turnpike, OH turnpike, IN Toll road, Mass pike, NJ turnpike, and NY Thruway,ect....
ME, DE,NH have some toll roads. PA has some other tolls NE extension and some near Pittsburg.
Many bridges and tunnels have tolls. 2 bridges to cross to get on to Long Island.
Ball park at least $100 one way. I80 is free in NJ & PA for now. I really am going to take a closer look at these tolls myself. It really eats in to the profit. A toll road surcharge would be a good idea, but it might be hard to get it. .10-.20 per mile rate for eastern freight is needed.
Brad hope this helps.
Brian
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:19 am
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Calculate the tolls for the trip and include them in your bid for the job. The RV transporters are reimbursed for tolls so why shouldn't you.
You must be running your tail off. I have not received a political email in a long time. I know you will be voting for Obama in Nov. I will have to counteract that vote. LOL
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 8:23 am
bth9461
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My email is so jambed, I have not had the will to get it cleaned up.
As for Obama (Clinton also), he is totally unqualified to be President. The man has accomplished nothing that qualifies him to be President.
As for McCain I disagree with him on some important issues and agree with him on some others. He is qualified to be at least a bad President, and always has a chance to be better than many expect. Obama will hurt the country for sure.
McCain stood up to both parties and supported the President's veto of the Farm bill. Many Republicans joined the Democrats, it is full of PORK political spending. He might be wrong on some issues, but he was right on this. Obama voted for it, part of a payoff to IA I think. McCain makes me mad with Global Warming, but Obama/Clinton are believers also.
The Republican party is in a state of decline, they might loose many more seats in November. Personally I think the country is headed for some tough times. I expect things to decline further, how long it takes to hit bottom, I do not know. Could take decades, but we are headed that way.
Voting McCain, holding my nose, no choice. He will hurt the country less, and has a chance to be better than I expect.
Brian
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 6:26 pm
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The democrats will and have ruined this country and have no intention to help the country at all. The tree huggers are running this nation and destroying it as they do.
The polar bear issue is nothing but a cover up to stop any drilling in the artic. It is also a way to get our driving curtailed since it is supposedly causing greenhouse gas which is destroying the polar bear habitat. This is a bunch of BS that is undocumented. Polar bears didnot always live on the ice and they DO go on land and far from the ice.
Communism will control our driving. Democrats and tree huggers are going to do their damnedest to control our driving and what we drive.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 10:30 pm
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Tom Cobb wrote:
The polar bear issue is nothing but a cover up to stop any drilling in the artic.
It's going to do more than just choke off drilling for oil. Because the the supposed decline in the polar ice cap is attributed to "global warming" ANYTHING that has been labeled as a cintributor to the melting of the cap is now going to have to be approved. Here's a few links to give a background to this:
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/co...k_of_polar_bear-induced_paralysis
And if the Polar Bear situation isn't enough to P/O people, the House Of Representatives just passed a bill allowing the Justice Department to sue OPEC members for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080520/pl_nm/congress_opec_dc
Brilliant!!
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:11 am
Tom Cobb
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I had a long post written up and it went into oblivion in the computer world. I am not even going to try to write it again.
Don't be a lurker. We need the participation.
Good informative posts. I had heard Hugh Hewitt on the radio yesterday talking about what the link to his site says.
We all need to get involved in a movement or civil war if needed to stop the minority liberal groups from controlling this country. It is going to get worse. I am guilty of not being involved enough. We need a change in the people who are in Washington and in state govt. We need to get the professional politicians and lawyers out of govt representative positions and get the common person back in control of the govt...like the constitution intended it.
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Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 6:07 am
bth9461
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Welcome aboard Pantera427. Good start, very informative. The OPEC deal will get us no where.
Brian
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:53 am
bth9461
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Well, finally got loaded in IN, this morning. Made it to Mifflinville, Pa exit 242 on I-80. The Super 8 has limited truck parking, but is next to the Loves Truckstop. The rooms have MICRO/REFR and you can't beat the Trucker price $46.86 w/tax. I have been using this Hotel for 4 years now. Its about 1:15 from the NJ Border. Good place to stay.
Poor LBZ, he has to go into the Port of Baltimore to get a car. Hope it goes well for you Brad. Be nice to the Unoin guys, and be glad TC is not with you, he would blow a gasket or 2 if things don't go well.
TC did you ever go to that PORT?
I have been there and the Port of Tampa, Tampa was easy to deal with. I got lucky in Balitimore, I had Military freight and the Union Guys took care of me, but I saw a lot of sad faced truckers there that day, one guy was there for 2 days, making 1 drop, and trying to make a pickup. If you not done by 2-3pm they are and you have to leave the Port and come back the next day. They won't let you stay overnight. They should add a overnight truck terminal at these Metro Ports. What a bummer it most be to be booted out at rush hour to go find overnight parking some place.
Brian
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:25 am
bth9461
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Well Brad how did the Port deal workout. I just got into Somerset, Pa at 9pm. I made 2 drops and 2 picks today, none of them easy, I am beat. Thinking about taking next week off, need to get caught up on some paper work and take the kid fishing.
1 drop in Detroit, and 1 drop at my Chevy dealer at home and I am done. Need a mid year break i think.
Brian
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 3:24 am
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I never went into a port anywhere except one in Fl and I don't recall which one it was. It was on the east coast at Port St Lucie. I didn't have any problem.
I dropped a horse trailer that was going to Sweden. Didn't know they needed horse trailers in Sweden. Horse and stock trailers go all over the world. I guess we are the only ones that build them. Australia probably does but not anywhere else I guess.
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:52 am
bth9461
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When I went to Tampa it was easy in and out deal. When I went into baltimore there was a long line at the office. They had very short hours of operation too. Like they closed up at 2:30 or 3pm, and even though they had a large staff they all went to lunch together and shut down for lunch. Even though they would have many trucks to take care of. No sense of urgency in that place, even though it is a very busy Port.
Brian
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:43 pm
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Typical union stuff.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:44 pm
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I thought the port of Baltimore was a very cool place to see, but it was 5 long hours to get one vehicle! Brian is right, they close @ 11:45 for lunch and re-open at 1:00 & if your paperwork is not through by the 3:30 cut off....they will tell you to have a nice weekend.
If you ever go to pick up definitely make sure your paperwork is in order and persistently ask for release numbers on what you are getting. They were sending guys out (to return on Monday) because the terminal had not received the release number from the shipping agent. The freight was sitting right there, but no numbers.
I was at the MAT terminal & was told that was the best one, have something coming or going to Africa via the Nigerian terminal? Lots of luck as they have no issue with having you stand outdoors in a line for 5-6 hours and may be another 5-6 before they even go to look for your stuff. This is what I was told, so take that with a grain of salt.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:08 pm
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I can believe that with the Nigerians and the govt and unions.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:07 pm
Tom Cobb
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Where did everybody go? Did you guys just abandon the forum? Surely you have some tales to tell or something to gripe about.
The silence is loud and clear.
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:55 pm
LBZ
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Just trying to put a big fat ol' trailer on a diet.
So odd how new trailers always weigh more than they spec them. It is almost a conspiracy I think.
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:29 am
Tom Cobb
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It is called lying on purpose to sell a product. They have to weigh less than the competition so they lie to make it so while building a trailer just like everyone else's rather than truly engineering a trailer that really is lighter.
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:54 am
LBZ
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Where has everyone been lately? I ran a quick out 'n around to Lincoln NE- Chicago down to St. Louis last week & sitting waiting for things to defrost a bit now. Finding out cars with snow packed tires are a pretty tough climb on diamond tread. Had an E-350 van on last week & stopped by an auction to grab two more cars. The snow packed lot created an issue getting a Mustang to go but it did, the van almost had to be winched back on.
Thinking am going to have to mix some sand & anti skid paint to cure the issue as soon as I can get in a warm shop!
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:00 pm
bth9461
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Ran to SD last week, heading for MN this week via Chicago area first.
Brian
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:44 pm
LBZ
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Location: Loami, Illinois
I am not sure how freight responds, but everytime the media posts layoffs such as Home Depot laying off 7k & Target knocking off another 1k cars plummet. While I hate to see those guys out of work, not digging the press reports either.
A magazine showed up in the mail called Commercial Carriers & there is a report in there about how bad things are going to be in '09 & they have shoved off the rebound until 2010 stating that only the bottom will be realized this year. They were citing everything from concrete trucks to those who haul TV's & anything in between.
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Tom Cobb
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I hope they are wrong about that but I will not be surprised if it is that way.
I am not a fan of the bailout because it just adds to the deficit which I believe is a mistake. If they have to do a bailout give the money directly to tax payers that earn under $150 K or so and make it a big one with requirement to payoff existing debt with it.
Giving the bailout money to education will accomplish nothing. Construction work will take to long to get the money into the system.
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So much for fuel mileage on this leg of the tour. 
