Crete Carrier - A Year In Review - Fall 2013 Going Forward

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  1. Bumper

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    I haven't been inside a Crete truck in a long time. Will be interesting to hear if they have gotten any better. My first Crete truck didn't have power mirrors. Had to carry a Walking Cane to adjust the passenger side mirror when backing up. Did 62 mph, no fog lights or bunk windows either. Plastic seat covers, on guard and wake you up in the middle of the night opti idle. Never again.
     
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    Sleep study to see if your getting good sleep,then put us in a truck that shakes you awake 4-5 times a night.
     
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    Think I’ll pass lol
     
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    I thought everybody knew that when you set the opti idle and the dashlights start to blink you tap the gas pedal and it overrides it? Guess not.
     
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    Trucks have gotten better. Still only 65mph, but new trucks come with refrigerators and inverters. Trucks from the last couple years have inverters. Much better than they were 10 years ago
     
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    That only works when the temp gets under 35ish.
     
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    I guess 60 degrees isn’t too bad.
     
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    Are you a penguin?
     
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    I like it cold. lol

    Can you override that opti idel??
     
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    Also, do you have an option to fuel at different places such as Loves and Pilot.
    OR are you told to go to XYZ to fuel 100 gallons then go ABC and fuel 51 gallons.