Before you come to Landstar .....

Yes, December 18 2019.

Straight from the horse’s mouth here, goes into more detail regarding what the ELD is required to do.

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/ELD_Rule_Frequently_Asked_Questions-508.pdf

 

This is especially important because it also covers those who drive glider trucks.
Look at the bottom of Page 5,question 10.

 

Before buying the truck did you have it inspected by a mechanic that you trust?

 

The bold type helps me realize just how serious you are.

 

The regulation hasn’t been changed regarding VIN numbers. If you’ve bought a new glider, regardless of motor, you must run an ELD. They issued guidance more recently that says if the motor is pre 2000, you don’t have to run an ELD. I don’t know why they did that but, guidance is not regulation. So, will you get nailed for not having an ELD in your glider or not? It depends on the officer, because the regulation itself remains unchanged. I think the guidance they issued was unnecessary.

 

I'm having trouble believing this. All they had to do was attempt to force a regen. That's standard procedure with emissions related problems. You force a regen and look at the sensor data to see what doesn't look right. If a delete has been done you're going to notice right away.

Again, I don't believe this. I think all they had to do was look at the data for the DOC and DPF pressure and temperature sensors and they would have seen something wrong. An EGR cooler could be replaced because of a coolent leak, but how did they determine the EGR valve was bad without trying a regen or at least examining sensor data? And why did they need to replace the ECM? During a delete you reprogram the ECM. You don't physically modify it. A malfunctioning emissions system wouldn't damage the ECM.

Buy a ScanGuage. Read the instructions on how to add additional guages. Add one for DPF outlet temperature. You should see that temperature rise to over 1000 degrees at least once and sometimes twice during a full driving day. Normally it'll stay that hot for about 30 minutes on average. This tells you a regen is in progress. If your truck never does a regen, never asks you to do a manual regen, and never derates or shuts down, then you don't have a DPF system.

 

Exactly. It doesn't take calling the plant where Kenworths are built to figure out the system isn't reaching regen temp, or the data is out of range. Telling a dpf filter has been hollowed out is just a matter of taking the hardware off. Either they are ripping someone off for labor, or they just started day 1 as mechanics.

A $10k egr cooler better come with a $8k rebate.