Running with JCT, Part Deux

Back up and running waiting for a load. Freightliner closes at 1900 local, that is when they kicked me out of the lounge and told me my truck was done. Pretrip my tractor and discover a leaking air bag. OK well, let me back up a bit, tech is telling what all they did to my truck, replaced oil pan gasket and I told them to go ahead and do an oil change.I try to confirm they changed the oil filters and fuel filters as well. he says they only changed the oil filters.

OK this is strike 2 against this Freightliner shop. Bobtail over to the T/A for aribag repairs over night. i guess I'm over it now, thanks for listening lol

 

My load is going to Sumner, Wa. I will gladly take that Fl load from you.

 

And cabbage just closed....yay

 

I'm over here at Schneider and our load board for Southern California is the worst I've seen it in a very long time extremely lean when it comes to loads down there right now so I guess it's everybody

 

I guess this is why cabbage is closed... Doesn't look very good

 

Sounds good except for the chains.....I don't chain. LOL

 

I've heard the best way to prevent gelling is to keep the tanks topped off so there's not a lot of air in the tank.

 

Just missed that. Left the area yesterday heading east.

 

You heard wrong, just truck stop counter talk.

Gelling is simply due to the temperature of the fuel and the formulation of the fuel, it has nothing to do with how much air is in the tank. If the fuel you fill up with is a higher temperature from being in the ground tank it will hold off gelling for a bit but that has nothing to do with how much air is in the tank.

http://fuelandfriction.com/trucking-pro/how-prevent-diesel-fuel-gelling/
http://yourfuelsolution.com/2015/01/how-to-prevent-diesel-fuel-gelling/

 

Well I stand corrected but I heard it on the qc at another company. It came in as a list of recommendations from the shop for things to do to prevent gelling.