The make of the truck has absolutely no bearing as to whethr or not it will get good fuel mileage. The main difference from one truck to another...
He must be in Werner's "Bank Robbing" division......lol
Oh for the days of the old Mack Triplex or a good set of 4X4 married boxes. A gear for every speed and every condition. Yes, I am an "oldtimer"...
If most of the "hotrod" drivers had to buy their own brakes, they would have a completely different attitude about going down long grades......
What do people expect anyway...... they have taken all of the sulpher out of the fuel.....power loss...less mileage. According to more than one...
It is not illegal to have a dump valve in the cab..... Where did you get that info. Those valves have a specific purpose and are perfectly legal
Your problem just about has to be a heater vent up under the dash. there is no way that any of the drive components could be putting heat up in...
The courteous thing to do would have been to let the driver go on past you and then let him back in to the lane. Then at that point, mash on it...
I have a 1998 Peterbilt 379 with a 313" wheelbase. Not an excessive amount of lights, polished aluminum tanks,steps, tool boxes, headache rack,...
Companies that require you to wear uniforms will supply them and contribute to their upkeep. If you pass up a good job just because you would have...
"Outlaw trucking" (your own authority) is the only way to go. It is not for the faint of heart though. You do not have anyone to fall back on ,...
What type trailer are you going to be pulling?? If it is a flatbed, you can mount the antenna on the headache rack. If you go to mirror mount, be...
I think that within a couple of years, that all new trucks/sleepers, will come with an APU unit as standard equipment. They are the best solution...
Being an O/O I I in total control of my equipment. I know at any given time what is wrong with it. I do a constant "pretrip" as the day progresses...
A pretrip and a postrip are essentially the same thing.It covers the same items If you are on the same truck and trailer all of the time, it is...
How can an automatic transmission be safer than a "standard" transmission?? As far as grinding the gears goes, Shifting properly will eliminate...
I agree there, the ATA is not an organization that favors the truckers. They are totally in the pockets of the big companies. The big companies...
Granted that the laws of physics do apply. My problem is to get from point A to point B in the least amount of time and still conserve as much...
You can do it in the mountains as well, I run a 650 Cat with 336 rears and an 18 speed, grossing 105,500# and I still average 5.8 to 6.3 miles to...
Correct me if I am wrong, but mileage is not all about speed. Manifold pressure has a tremendous effect upon fuel mileage. By utilizing proper use...
