Dead forum, everyone busy? Best terminal for maintenance?

Discussion in 'Knight' started by tracyq144, Feb 16, 2011.

  1. tracyq144

    tracyq144 Heavy Load Member

    884
    546
    Feb 15, 2009
    MN
    0
    I think Indy, but some others are OK, too. They are all slow, but that is more to Knight's cheapness (not enough bays, mechanics) than anything else.

    Example: at one nameless shop, a guy was denied spare wiper blades, at Indy all one had to do was ask. I mean, is there a big underground black market on wiper blades? :biggrin_2552:
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. OverDrive

    OverDrive "A Watchman on the Walls"

    Never been to the Indy term (ran western regional mostly during my 5 yrs there), and its been 3 yrs since leaving, but SLC used to be the best shop---small, and now most likely too many trucks there to support...my least favorite was Portland---B4 and after it moved to Fairview. Tulare wasnt bad either. But what usually happens with Knight terms is that they over-populate them with trucks as they grow (i.e. under-design them for future growth) and then the overall svce suffers..

    Knight used to provide kits in their old Centurys for lights/etc. but they also used thermal/self-resetting circuit breakers in their fuse panels---not like the Volvos where the driver better carry their own fuses for trailer light probs & troubleshooting of.

    And, REALLY, wiper blades are a 'safety must' and shud be spared as SOP in truck kits!
     
  4. Dna Mach

    Dna Mach Road Train Member

    3,288
    3,112
    Aug 8, 2008
    Texas
    0
    I always buy my own blades. The ones they provide are the cheapest and don't last more than a month. I can't blame them though as a good set of blades will set you back 20-30 bucks but they are worth every penny. Plus you can get 6 months to a year out of a good set.
     
  5. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

    15,164
    147,406
    Mar 20, 2010
    0
    They do issue full light kits with spare lights for truck & trailer. That's for every truck.
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.