Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.

$1300 for batteries!!!!

Man, I don’t know how you do it?

9/16 wrench and batteries carried out at the KW dealer are $79 each.

I’ve hear tail that freight liner is a good place to purchase batteries for under $100 each too.

Not trying to judge but wow, Just wow.

And your concerned about 2 tents of a MPG? You need to revisit your priorities.

 

I looked on the NAPA website for truck batteries , for a 2015 Freightliner cascadia evolution. Prices ranged from $87.49 to $375.99. I doubt the cheap battery would hold up to the demands of the opti idle system

 

If the hotel load is drawing them down before the truck starts all the time then the average truck batteries won’t stand a chance.

 

Delete

 

I would've thought those batteries would have been warranty or atleast pro rated.

 

You don't need a shop or to have "old iron" to replace your batteries. Mine is a 2014 and I changed them myself in about 30 minutes. With that being said, don't let people beat you up because you don't turn wrenches on your own truck. For some reason guys here think if you don't work on your own truck then you're doing it wrong or something. I don't mind doing some stuff to my truck but I've got better things to do with my time than to be a mechanic along with being a driver.

 

In this instance, playing mechanic for one or two hours could have saved one or two days of pay.