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I think it is also XP or 2000 os. Mine's been doing the same thing about once a week. Most imes it eventually reboots itself.

 

Was just in the shop getting some oil, and there was a stack of pamphlets there. A new feature of the qualcomm is to reboot hold the talk button down for 8 seconds, then hold the select button (The one in the center of the arrows) down for 8 seconds and the VDU will reboot. That way it's doesn't take two hands to reboot it. Of course like the other guy just said, usually after 5-10 minutes of it locking up it reboots automagically.
Oh, this is the New Boston terminal.

-Steven

 

Here in a rest Area in AR. tried MAC 30 a few times this morning, and it was just giving me loads that del on Saturday to go along with my hours. Did over me a long 900 mile one for Des Moines on Monday. Alot of beer loads, Pharr, Laredo and Ardmore. Luckily I did not bite on any. By the time MT, sent a pplan, live load in La Porte and t-call in New Boston on Sunday.

 

Hershey Ne,ex 164 I80.....the wind godess she was good to me in the plains today....650 miles...9.0 mpg.....slight tailwind.....the rest? lol....all me! enroute to Salt lake city...

 

Back home in Buckeye, AZ for a much needed 34.

Realized enroute to Nogales this morning how seriously tired I was. So after delivering my load to the Nogales yard (which is an actual yard now, not a gravel pit with MT trailers) I blew my PTA out to Sunday morning and bobtailed home.

Stopped at the Blue Beacon truck wash and had 2 weeks of crud washed off my truck. Spent a bit extra and they hand dried it! Did a much better job overall than the "truck spa" I tried 2 weeks ago.

 

Hayti, MO at a Pilot. Next door is a small independent, the Double Nickel, that has awesome good bbq and smokes $2 cheaper per carton. This is the first time in weeks I'm able to roll my 70. Getting back fatties for the next few days so I might make it to Ellensburg for hometime/fishing before the next 34.
Frank

 

Ina, IL. Was planning on Effingham, but after a stop at a rest area, realized how tired I really was. FR8, you where asking me one day how I keep my fuel summary down and checks up, mom and pop fuel stops. Example. Today topped off in Hayti at the double nickle, almost .20/gal cheaper. Today topped off one tank in AR, small mom and pop under new management, accross the highway from a Loves, .22/gal cheaper. I was seeing this all the way accross AR today. Saw one small independent, .28/gal less than Loves, TA and Pilot. The Gods of winds are not helping me on this load. Between the winds and small hills and weight, 6.6/gal.

 

???/ lol...yeah.I asked months ago!!!!!!!! since been waiting your answer figured that out allready....haha....i go to terminals too....but they are higher now then some retail place? wtf is up with that! my mpg sank on the remainder of this load too.....as i ran into Wyoming! dragged it down to 8.3 by the time i delivered .......i think my cost is 1.11 thats up from 1.09.....i been idling more..its hot!

 

Salt lake city ut at the terminal......657 miles 6 min left on my clock....del load 10 hours before plus1 time....your welcome swift!

 

Squeak, I'm about a day ahead of you. I had bbq from the Double Nickel last night. Tonight I'm at a Texas Smoke House with a small truck stop behind it on I-20 east of Irving.

Almost had a really bad, job ending day today. Apparently when the East Texas good ole boys run out of beer and can't find their sister they go out on the road and brake check big rigs. Had it happen four times between Texarkana and Palestine. After I dropped my trailer I was headed north through Tyler with an empty and it happened again.

Two guys in a ratty old Chevy pickup cut in front of me and jammed on the brakes but when they tried to take off their pos stalled. I was already gurding the brake pedal and locked it down into an all tires boiling smoke slide.

I am now a firm believer in big truck ABS. The trailer stayed straight behind me and I had full steering control from about 40mph to full stop. Good thing; when I stopped my bumper was even with their back window. I missed them with the tractor but the trailer would have hit if I couldn't have stopped.

An Irving city cop saw the whole thing, pulled in front of their truck and told me he was going to start with reckless driving. He made them get out and push their junk out of the street while he got my info. When he asked if I could think of anything besides reckless I told him interfering with interstate commerce. He seemed to like that idea.

Pick up a heavy load of bottled water nearby at 8am going to AR by 245pm tomorrow. Hopefully west after that. Just ordered a dash cam, too.

Frank