Layoff's at Cummins

I hate it for the Volvo employees. Too bad Volvo conspired to have glider kits almost outlawed. There are thousands of used up core Volvo boat anchors they could have remaned and put to good use in Factory built VNL Glider Kits. Kept the engine and truck lines moving. I would have been first in line for a 880 Glider. Thanks to PACCAR for the great Glider Kits.

 

Despite truck capacity dropping off, the published prices on DAT continue to fall in the areas i work. 300 loads available sorted by best price and $2/mile for SE to NE is as high as im seeing. NC to boston for $1300? No thanks.

I think the shippers have downward price momentum on their side. Theres starting to be more parking spaces around lately.

 

When your engines blow up no one buys.

 

Yes. They have a few slide kits I'd like to bid on!

 

Reading new stories is like playing the children's game of Telephone. It's the editor's version of the reporter's version of conversations he had with several people. Reporters wouldn't notice if they are being told dragons were ice skating on the ceiling.

 

What about all the employees they had to hire in the last couple years when trucks were 10 or even 12 months out?
My guess is there are the temp employees they hired for the spike in sales now being let go?

I remember big news in 2017 paccar was laying off thousands too.

 

In 1976 we had a 290 cummins engine that would overheat. Tried all the common solutions to the problem. Finally took the water pump off and found the shaft was spinning in the impeller. Cummins had switched to a plastic (or material like it) impeller and it didn't stay snug on the shaft. I love " new and improved".

 

I guess Detroit didnt get the memo on that one .
Had the same problem on a new 1994 series 60 .

 

Ford had a habit of costing their timing sets with that nylon (plastic). A few years of hard driving would knock the nylon off the cast iron and the timing would get all sloppy.