Snackbar is chillin'....at Shaffer

Those are always fun when you get one of those trailers with the self locking landing gear handles...that won't stay locked

 

Saw this weeks propaganda video. Same stuff, stay on fuel solution, watch your idle, etc. Only, no recruit...recruit....recruit. I have some advice for them, based on my experience. You want better MPG's, lower idle time and less of a problem recruiting drivers...one simple addition to our fleet...APU's. At Magnum, my 579 Pete got 8-9 mpg, had a very low idle percentage, and the drivers enjoyed having the comfort and convenience of having power to run their appliances and a/c in the summer without the main engine cycling on and off. And, it was a lot better on the emission system of truck. Heck, even my Pinnacle over at Moore got better fuel mileage pulling open deck than any of my Cascadias have done here pulling a solid sided box.

 

Only on one year, and they maintained them like they do their trucks. Stretch the service intervals out to the max, and don't fix anything until it's broken. If it's going bad, put off the repair until it breaks.

 

I am to the point, when looking at a perspective company to move to, I would be willing to take a reduction in my gross earnings if they have an APU, Prepass and less micromanaging instead of this opti-idle, Drivewyze and constant hand holding.