HOW to HIT Cummins with a class-action suit RE: engine aftertreatment system - INFO

Trucker Buck here with some vital info for you O/Os and drivers having a plethora of problems with your Cummins ISX engines. First let me tell you a little background of my story. I bought a 2012 Kenworth T-660 in April of 2013 and came back to the same company I was leased onto before my 2 year break. I drive 48 plus half of Canada. In the first 10 months with this truck, it nearly broke my heart (and my wallet). In the shop 8 times (2 roadside breakdowns, Montana and Manitoba) with repairs totaling over $8,000, not to mention $20,000+ lost revenue. I first went to KW for the issue then switched and went directly to a Cummins shop. Total system cleaning (DOC and DPF) four times with the last time having the DPF replaced. Turbo speed sensor replaced, Intake sensor replaced, NOX sensor replaced, Diesel Particulate Trap Pressure sensor replaced, doser replaced. On and on for ten months, sometimes not driving more than a few hundred miles. Now DPF light is on again and I will be in the shop within days.

Bottom line: all engines mfrs could have stood up to EPA when they were legislating this BS, but they didn't. I guess they thought it would end up being a "boon" for them. Manufacturing new parts for new trucks and of course they'd be in on the parts and service money grab. But, it's all blowing up in their faces. CAT is getting sued by at least 7 different parties and they're running scared, so scared that they petitioned federal court to get the lawsuits consolidated. The law firm I'm going to introduce you to in a minute already has a class-action going against CAT and they are asking for input from Cummins users.
This is not an advertisement. I am not a member of the legal team. I am merely sharing info with you. I will be a member of the class-action should we get enough interest going. I'm here to get the word out. Company drivers...send this to your boss. The company you help may be the company you'll save...and you may end up saving your own job! Here's the contact info:

Att'y Paul Weiss, Quantum Legal LLC formerly Complex Litigation Group. Go to http://www.complexlitgroup.com for information. Email your info to: info@QuLegal.com. Please use the following format to help streamline your information:

1- Name and Phone
2-State of Residence
3-State you purchased your Paccar truck with a Cummins engine
4-Name of dealership from whom you purchased
5-Did you purchase new or used?
6- If bought used, did the engine come with Cummins Mfr warranty?
7-If bought used, date you purchased
8-Did you have emission failure? - such as ARD head failures, regeneration problems, derating or shutting down - during the warranty period?
9-Were these problems covered by Cummins under warranty?
10-Have you had similar failures after the warranty expired? Were these covered by warranty?

Sent this info email a.s.a.p. warranty or no warranty. Let them sort it out. Go thru this channel for the quickest action. Thanks for reading this...I hope this will help those of you (like myself) that have been plagued with these problems. Just copy this form into your email message, add some blank space between items and type away. There is someone out there to help us. For months I looked for a lawyer but could not find one to take my case much less who knew anything about what we're going through. Give it a shot, a class-action will not cost you a cent!

Thanks for your attention. See you "Farther down the road."

- Trucker Buck

 

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A class action may not "cost you a cent", but I'd be surprised if it makes you a dime. The only people who make any money on a class action lawsuit are the sleaze-bag lawyers who see the plight of hard working folks as their personal cash cow.

and I may just be a dumb trucker, but I've never seen more blatant advertising than this post by "Trucker Buck".

 

Why do people buy the ISX? I know several people always broken with them. There not reliable at all and very expensive for replacement parts

 

Not an advertisement?
So you've been trucking for 9 years but just now decided to "find" this forum?
Seems to me you'd have far more credibility if you were an established member here, instead of being a ONE post wonder (like so many we've seen come & go before you).

BTW, I do agree with the plethora of problems with the EPA-induced BS and ISX's, but don't quite think the messenger is 'genuine'.

 

I ran a 2012 T-660 with an 450 ISX in 42 out of the lower 48 states and 3 of the western Canada provinces. For 120k miles on everything up to 5 mile 10% grades fully loaded and it never had a single issue. Walked out of it with 33X,XXX miles on it. I guess it's just the luck of the draw.

 

It's really a shame to hear about bad (modern) Cummins motors. It my many years of trucking, the " BC Cummins" was in probably 85% of all the trucks I drove, including 3 of my own, and just had the best of luck with all of them. While maybe not the most powerful motors, they chugged on and on day after day, and some were pretty tired, but still made it through the day. The only thing I can figure, is diesel motor manufacturers are under the gun to make emission reduced engines, and the diesel isn't responding well to that, as it seems, I've heard problems with all motors now, not just Cummins.

 

They're junk motors. That's why Pete and kW use them. Junk motor for junk trucks.

 

That's because they cannot put a cat in them. It's the next best new junk on the market.

 

Hi KWC, Before you try to fillet the skin off of me, try a little respect. It goes a long way! I guess while I wasn't blogging on this particular site (it's not the ONLY one, look around) I was too busy with my duties as a lifetime member of OOIDA and meeting with my representatives on Capitol Hill, yeah...Washington....fighting for your rights and the rights of all truckers. Add to that the hours of phone work between OOIDA and legal representatives and congressional staffers. Enough for my resume, I don't have to prove myself to anyone. That's the whole problem with the trucking industry...when anyone has a good idea someone is bound to shoot them down right away. It's sad. And to question my integrity is ludicrous. I'm not going to start a pee party and ask you what you have done for the industry.

Glad you agree that the EPA created all this mess. That's a start. Thanks for your post.

 

Yeah, I get your point, but you didn't lose $30,000 in the last year, did you? As far a class-actions go, do you know how many hundred millions of dollars that were paid to claimants in the on-going action against asbestos. My Dad, rest in peace, received thousands of dollars in settlements from those suits. So, why be a naysayer and not pass this on to someone you know that's having major problems with their Cummins? I know the attorneys are going to get their share...about 40% but claimants are going to get the rest. I know I'll never get my lost revenue, but if I get a portion of my repair bills back how am I coming up short?