Oh boy this week has been rough. It started last week when I went to Spokane Wa I think the cold weather affected my truck pictured below. I know it sounds crazy but I was rollin on the 97 it was bout 10 degrees when my engine shut off lights came on crap...I pulled over and saw antifreeze all over the axle...follow it and got to the 3inch line coming into the waterpump...clamp was loose I could move it with my hand. Ok. I'v learned to carry basic tools...so I tighten it up add antifreeze always carry extra and bam she started right up.
Got to Spokane and its 5 degrees I notice shes idling out of tune. Cant see anything on visual no loss of power so I push on drop reload and back to Cali. Get home and pop the hood and see splatter on the fuel gallery on one of the lines off the high pressure line not good park it in shop. I hop on a Pete 379 do a run to so cal and I get asked to take a 13 cascadia up to out yard in Norcal. Ok get a load and its dark already and just before Magic Mountain it decides to go dark. No trailer lights just headlights and blinkers. Ok pull over check pigtails good so I make a call. Roadservice cant find the problem and I wont go any further I park and decide to head back to Chino in the daytime.
I get back to base and all fuses and relays are good still no lights. Turns out a cable disconnected somewhere in the dash it took a couple hours and the dash completely taken apart to find it. I hopped back on the 379 drop in Fairfield reload and my turbo blows up in Lost Hills nothing I can do. I get towed next day to Bakes. I hop a ride with another driver to Socal and pick up 13 cascadia all good I deliver and drop it off. Frustration all week. I average 2800 miles a week and only got in 750. My truck is out the shop just a loose fuel line. Week is done thank goodness I just stayed positive even the worst days are over. I know that complaining and moaning wont solve anything and will only make me look bad. I will get compensated for down time. Its all good even in a bad week.
Bad week with a great Company.
Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by RAGE 18, Jan 18, 2013.
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Mechanical problems are inevitable but their frequency does vary from company to company. A string like that is possible at even a great company. No matter how good the company is though, it's definitely something to at least make a note of in the memory banks.
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Great altitude driver, keep it rolling.
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Seems like for every few good days you have...you're bound for a nasty one to creep up soon enough...Iam pretty much used to it..that's life..I expect the worst and hope for the best...cant usually have you're cake and eat it too in this industry lol..
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I know man im just happy that week was over there was so much switching of trucks I forgot my blutooth , main set of keys and ice chest in those truck now im working on getting my stuff back. Im back on my truck and it feels sooooo goooooood! Is it just me or is weird to tell my truck I missed u baby?
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