Glider kit news..?

So what happens to all those glider trucks then?

 

Yea I thought he said no grandfather clsuse.

 

Company I drive for just bought me a new 2018 Freightshaker, got it June of this year, and it's been in the shop 5 times due to this awesome DPF system, ####ing hate whats come of trucking, thinking of getting out of driving all together!

 

The rule is not retroactive, existing glider builds can keep operating; you just won't be able to buy a new glider creation from a company that specializes in that work.

If you order and buy the glider yourself then hire someone to install the engine you want you end up with the same thing, that is probably what will start occurring until they abolish glider sales in 2021.

I kept my 2000 379 Pete just for this reason, I can rebuild it from front to back including paint for about $60,000 dollars; less than half the cost of a new truck and superior in every way.

I do all my own work except for paint so most could not get by that cheap but I would still advise everyone to look for an older truck to keep as a candidate for restoration.

The stricter the standards the worse the economy and reliability will get, there is no sign of let up on the B.S. Regulation front.

 

That's cause Freightliner doesn’t know how to work on it. Freightliner has to be the worst place to get work done.

 

A lot off driver blame the "new" trucks for certain problems when it is the mechanics and dealerships who are the real problem.
Most do not know what the hell they are doing.