Update on new OO ready to roll

[Doghouse]

I'm going to have to blame the delay on my girl, she is a perfectionist when it comes to graphic design, and she's been on the logo for a week now

[Brown67]

Its funny, you can tell when a driver likes his job. I've had deliveries that were done so well that I couldn't believe it,.....and then there's UPS & Southeast freight,their guys are not real happy to do there thing.

The loaders and sorters don't really give a crap about stuff. Most UPS drivers like what they do (don't tell management), but we are held to very tight time schedules and we rush. Wish I could spend more time, but I would never get home.

Love your posts. Very interesting.

[Doghouse]

Hey Brown,
Looking back on how many packages I've had delivered by UPS, and it seems as though UPS is pretty good most of the time,...but when its bad,...its real bad!!
Then theres a little thing the loaders take pride in,....I think its the name "package smasher" or something like that,.....I remember working for a furniture store in Florida for a year, and I would get to a stop to find a broken mirror, or busted off table leg,..not my fault, but I was the first one on the scene,....so the customer always blamed me.

[Brown67]

Hey Brown,
Looking back on how many packages I've had delivered by UPS, and it seems as though UPS is pretty good most of the time,...but when its bad,...its real bad!!
Then theres a little thing the loaders take pride in,....I think its the name "package smasher" or something like that,.....I remember working for a furniture store in Florida for a year, and I would get to a stop to find a broken mirror, or busted off table leg,..not my fault, but I was the first one on the scene,....so the customer always blamed me.

Your right. Shouldn't blame the loaders too much. UPS will just load up a belt with boxes and jam it down the loaders throats. They just start throwing stuff around trying to keep up. Sometimes it does get bad though. No excuse really. Managers do push production, production, production.

I'll join the crowd. Where are the pictures?

[Popeye]

Yeah I'd like to see the pictures also 8)

[Doghouse]

What a crummy day,
I had to gut the whole shotgun side in the sleeper including the roof area around the A/C unit. The condensation drip hole was plugged up on that side and the water ran in between the walls all night.
Thats the single most common problem with the roof mount A/C, I thought the RV place had tested it, but it turns out that where I have it parked, the water runs to that side of the unit,....Damn, I could kick myself for not paying attention. I should have noticed the lack of water coming off the roof last night when I went into the house.

[Popeye]

Man that sucks. The rate you are going you bought a hobby not a job :wink: .. Good Luck getting that fixed.

[Doghouse]

Thats why I'm testing all of it at home,....if this happened on the road, I would have been screwed. The truck A/C works good ,but I would have to idle my engine for it.
I got all the water dried out, and I'm putting the sleeper back together today. I'm just real glad it was that side, and not the side with the shower/refer/sink/micro/stove/toilet.

[Popeye]

I'm just real glad it was that side, and not the side with the shower/refer/sink/micro/stove/toilet.

So there is some luck :shock:

[Doghouse]

So there is some luck :shock:[/quote]

I try to find the good luck in everything

[heavyhaulerss]

damn doghouse you not on the road yet ??? you married ? you better get to making some money, or else you'll be in the dog house

[Doghouse]

I have many family members who need/want things done before I go on the road. I also have a house for sale, so there's more to it than just turning the key.
It should be any day now, but now I also have my Mom calling me about her central A/C unit, so now I have to go look at that,.....I don't mind helping, but old Doghouse needs to be cloned,...I can't wait to go on the road,...if anything, just for the 10 hour breaks,...I'm so damn tired, I'm falling asleep typing this out.

You poor thing. Heaven forbid you take some pictures and post them. That would just be the end of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Doghouse]

Nope, no pix until its back together,...I already had one jinx when another driver mentioned high blood pressure.

I'll be posting about 20 pix when its ready,.from the day I bought it to the day I go on the first run. This old international has come a long way.
The water got all the way into the rug, had to be 5 gallons of water all together. I now have a sensor that shuts the A/C down when the water level gets too high.
It was a shame to have to pull all of the cabinets/bed/fold-down table/electronics cabinets, and inverter cabinet. But the water had soaked into the paneling and floor insulation, and it smelled musty after only one day.

[arky]

Another old thread with some good info in the beginning..... BUMP

[arky]

Update on new OO ready to roll.
So far I have:
1.Managed to get insurance unlimited radius (even though I have not driven in years, but have had my CDL for 7 years) $8,741.10, per year $2,300 down,$784.10 per month for 9 months. If I want to save $600.00, I can just pay for one year up front.
2.Received my MC#/DOT#
3.Filled out my IRS 2290 ($45.16 due to end of year, this only pays for June/July, I will have to send another $550.00 by August 31st 2007 for next year).
5.OOIDA is filing my BOC3

Next is:
1.Receive permanent insurance card on Friday.
2.get base plates.
7.Join a drug testing club.
8.Have my DOT physical/eye/hearing test.
9.Go back to step one because I probably forgot, or overlooked something.

What is missing...anything? I deleted the parts that weren't actually part of aquiring your authority.

[classictruckman]

Yeah so where are the pics of this truck/RV anyway?