Any truckers here willing to answer a couple questions?

Feel free to reach out

 

Come on Cledus...

 

@TB John He has stories upon stories! Once owned the 119th largest leasing company in the good ol' US ofA. Been everywhere, done everything. Only wanted in 9 states these days.

 

I've been off the road for a few years but if that works for you I'm willing to answer some questions.

 

If there was only a forum where someone could just engage in questions and answers with real-life truckers. Oh well, maybe one day technology will catch up and make this all a reality.

 

So, what are you waiting for?
Speak. Ask a few questions and start a conversation with the group.

Forget about questionnaires or private, just talk.

 

One of them involve Milo’s Sweet Tea and an R model Mack? Or is that @High Stepper ?

 

I would have been the 120th largest leasing company. My dream was to run single axle R models, 2.73 rear with a 300 and a 5 speed and pull oversized.

It all came to a head when Milo's was unavailable and we switched to Red Diamond. The refined sugar burned hotter causing the trucks to wheelie all the time. The increase in power came at a cost, fuel mileage went from 15 mpg to 10.mpg with anything over 165,000 lbs.

And I was having to get alignments and tires when the drivers were slamming the front ends down. It was fun while it lasted though. @ElmerFudpucker was my top driver and he made enough in one year to buy a 1987 Mercury Capri and paid cash for a trip to Graceland and a suite at the Heartbreak Hotel.

 

I made a lot of money that year. I found my third wife on that trip. Barbra Jean. Fond memories.

the dealership said they never had anyone pay in S&H green stamps, but FoMoCo was running a special in march of 86. Trying to pump up orders for the 87 model year.