And so the journey begins.....jumping off the cliff

Not sure I follow?

 

Well I sort of took it that way but it also came off a bit backhanded......my apologies if that was not the intention.

Man I have pretty much been in lower end trucks my whole career, well until I got into a cascadia a few years ago. Nicest thing I have been in long term. I know guys knock the freightliner but I always said they nailed it with the Cascadia. If it wasn't for the emissions, i would be holding out for one I like.

That being said, I'm looking forward to seeing how I like the Pete long term.

 

Quick update.

Well I picked up the truck Saturday. Ran like a champ. Had it scanned down the road from where we picked up and everything looked legit. Only thing concerning is it ran pretty cool on the way home. Didn't get it up to 170 until I got to the state line(ga). Ran around 150 until we got down into tn. Not using any fluids. Coolant was completely full when we left and the still full the day after. Not burning any oil.(put right at 1000 miles) A buddy told me that considering we were not under load it would have stayed cooler. I expected that but thought it should at least get into the 170's. It was 29 outside when we picked the truck up. I am throwing in a set of thermostats to be on the safe side. Really liking the C15. I know it wasn't under load, but the thing feels like it pulls like a champ. Transmission is smooth as butter. I picked up the 13 speed really quick. It is awesome for hills, when you need that little in between. Driven 10 speeds most of my carrer, and I was missed less shifts on this 13 than I do the companies 2015 Cascadia, that I have been having to jump into on a regular basis lately.

Getting 4 drive tires next week. (I knew that before I left to get it). The rest of the tires are practically brand new. Very clean truck. A little more surface rust than I was expecting. The weird thing is it is only on the very rear of the frame and pumpkins. The rest of the frame and the truck itself almost no signs of rust at all. Putting it on stands this weekend and cleaning all that up at my father in laws shop.

Got my physical damage and non trucking paid up for the year. Searched around and I ended up getting million dollar coverage for $2400 for the year, but it had to paid up for the year. Part of a special program my agent got me into due to my years driving and record. Not sure if it is a great deal, but everybody else was quoting 4500 on this truck.

Things are coming together pretty quickly. Haven't set a date yet. Was debating on to ride it out here and try to get my annual bonus or call it quits and see if my plan works. After getting back behind the wheel for an extended period, I am leaning towards getting on the road. I always forget how much I enjoy that part of trucking.

Hope you guys enjoy the updates. I will try to keep them coming. I got a little bit of video coverage. Thinking about do a video blog with my new go pro. I will let you know if I decide to do it. I won't post the link until after I am gone from my current gig tho.

Photos coming.