Good Night From II

went to move my personal vehicle over to new lot and battery was dead. someone drove by and tried to jump me with no luck. guess his 4 banger not strong enough for my 10 banger lol. anyways, soon as we connect the cables my alarm goes off, so i assume somebody thinks its a joke to set alarms off. went and got a new battery and will start disconnect the battery when its parked here.hopefully this new ot is better than the lot where i use to park. pretty sure its the walmart loaders/workers here in mira loma that are screwing with people cars.better not let me catch them messing with my stuff.

 

In VA headed to OH, on the exact route I took from MI to NC on my last load.
But instead of 44.5k I've only got 11.5k, so I barely slow down on the hills.

I really lucked out today.
My live unload asked me to drop the trailer, and my live load was preloaded when I got there. I had to wait about 30 minutes for the paperwork, but had less than 30 minutes left on my 8 hour clock when I got there.

I love it when that happens.

 

Here at La Quinta in El Paso. Truck is set up for shocks. Hope that they can get the work done. Not sure if they even have the shocks. Told him about a periodic vibration when the jakes come on. They already have a idea what is wrong. Also try and get the door adjusted. They think that it is on a recall. Like dealing with this terminal.

 

Speaking of shocks
What is the average lifespan of OEM shocks on a 2013 Volvo?

When I got this ride, it was nice.
But I think I'm getting bounced around a lot more these days. I've got 220k on the clock.

Also I noticed some abnormal wear on my inside front left drive tire. Flat spots every 6 inches or so, very regular. What might cause that?

 

As far as I know, alignment for the steers. I was told that when the drive tires where replaced at 275k the shocks should gave been. Remember, you are in a company truck so everything is different. I forgot, average life span, about 125k to about 150k

 

Greer, SC. Deliver nearby in the AM and then it's back to Gaffney and headed north. Got to have dinner with my wife and do a little shopping this evening. About time to put on a movie and sack out.

 

my volvo has 2 90k and 2 shocks have been replaced by 270k.

 

wasnt me since I wasnt even rolling yet at that time, was it a cascadia? one other drives a cascadia and there is one who drives a volvo sleeper, other than that we have a couple O/O's with sleepers.

 

wolfy..didn't pay attn to make of trruck lol. but it was company driver.

 

Check the air bags on the air ride for the cab as well as the shocks. My brother just replaced his cab air bags and it made a huge difference, especially since he's offloading in the OK and TX oilfields now.