Welp, I broke down and gave it my best shot last week.. O/OP rant

I'm still trying to figure out how you spent 8 grand on tires. An expensive brand name drive tire is like what? $500? That would be $4k for 8 of them. Steers maybe $1200 but that bill usually doesn't land at the same time.

 

Dont have anything to add other than to say keep ur head up and keep rolling forward.. most of us been right where ur at and its frustrating as hell.. like mentioned dont throw parts at stuff. It adds up fast. Watch youtube videos, read the service manual, do everything u can to learn how your engine and emissions system work together and the common problems they have.. new trucks have lots of wiring and electrical faults... Even brand new ones too. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel.. there is plenty of top notch mechanics on here that will give u a helping hand.

 

That sums it up really. As a small carrier (O/o) I'm wearing multiple hats and have to make a decision on whether I keep operating running into a deep hole because of muliple issues occurring periodically with my truck or just operate from the office by signing on a couple O/o's to my authority because export freight north of the border is runnint steady (note: Only the imported freight which are the reloads are the problem). The Trucking market is in a disarray and in my 3 & half decades I've never seen it like this before. When you add in badly built trucks or the lemon truck purchased unknowingly only compounds issues and a strong decession has to be made when it continues to eat at any profits being made. I personally never wanted to be a jack of all traders and master of none I'm sure as most. However, in difficult fianacial times when one is pushed into financial difficulties your only choices are sink or swim.

 

Only way to be an OO nowdays is with an older truck with NO computers In it at all

a mechanical injected big cam Cummins or 3406 cat .

yea it’s gonna use a lot more
Fuel than a computer truck
But I’m convinced the end result is the same Money in your pocket at the end of the year .

but right now it’s a very tough time for any trucking biz

especially an OO

 

Really? Thanks for the tip. I will look only at mechanical engines. Would you consider a truck with a Detroit? Or are all of those electronic? I want to do this the right way

 

Can tell you haven't bought drives in a while, even the cheapest "brand" names are well over $500 if you have 24.5 rims and tall 22?5 ain't much better, last time I put all 8 drives in (Toyo) the bill was $7500

 

I put 8 tall 24 toyo drives on last year for 5k out the door with tax. You got ripped off.

 

paid $425 per for 11r22.5 Toyo 647(?) last summer myself

as for the old truck thing the jury is still out on, most don’t know what it takes to put an old truck on the opposite end of the country twice a month…

 

a lot of patience and unscheduled stops at the dealership service and parts counter I bet.