mercer transportation

Discussion in 'Mercer' started by kw12, Jul 21, 2012.

  1. TruckerPete1990

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    Kenworth is stupid expensive. $196 for a drum lol
     
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    $2.15pm - what, $120 for the GW and 40-50 for the whitestone or throgsneck? then other 40-50 coming out to Jersey? nope
     
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    I had a thousand dollar day rate if City when I was operating
     
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    $5 a mile for me to go there
     
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    In all my years, I delivered on this side of the GW bridge, never once did I go over it. Everyone gets to run their truck how they see fit.

    If at the end of the year, you file your taxes and your happy. Then all is good!!!!!!!!
     
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    I just did drum&shoes on my drives 2 weeks ago... I have the wider kind I think the shoes are 8.5" that are referred to as "mountain brakes" which are more expensive.

    Originally they had them for $190.00 at peterbilt. Called PBS truck parts they had them for $170.00, called peterbilt back and they beat the price by $20.00 a drum... so got them for $150 each...

    I would shop around
     
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    Didn't gave a choice :( I needed to replace them we pulled both sides and only passenger side was bad new brakes cracked because the drum. Now I can't run centermatics on steers because they don't fix on the drum right lol.
     
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    20181219_171723.jpg 20181219_171716.jpg 20181219_162233.jpg 20181219_162201.jpg Hooked to my trailer. And the inside plastic part blew out from my airbag. Never seen a airbag do this Never... oh it still holds air doesn't leak..
     
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