Driving a pretty truck

when you go from all wages to all gauges. then respect is all you have left.

 

I own a beautiful 379 peterbilt dump truck. When dot is along side of the road pulling random trucks over, they just watch me go by. They only wave over the filthy rust buckets around here. They see a clean nice truck and figure that the guy maintains his truck. Why waste the time. Get the unmaintained junkers. I know it’s probably different for you over the road guys but I’m a local hauler that doesnt get harassed by dot based on appearance

 

Congratulations on the hood. I hope one day to get one

 

i stand corrected.

 

I like to park my cascadia next to them at the truck stop. I backin next to a long hood and keep going another 3 feet. They are good protection from a wayward swifty.

 

I get the same attention as I did with my old truck. Get the general look over. Weight looks good. No easy to spot dead giveaways that something on the equipment isn't right. Green light. Average 1 inspection whether it be level 3 or 1 per year or so. Hell, the last one was a level 1, he spent 15 minutes on it. Didn't even open the hood. Did the lights thing, listened for air leaks, saw I have all disc brakes. The inspection was maybe 5 minutes. We chatted for 5 minutes. And he filled out the computer stuff for 5 minutes. It took him maybe 30 seconds to look at my elog. If he even looked (I emailed it).
Easy. Peasy.

 

I thought you said you drove a pretty truck?

I think those flat nose Petes look like a pretty truck that ran into a wall.

 

Details, friend...why are you holding back the details? What engine, tranny and rears? Is she governed? Does she pull? Does she give new meaning to 'putting the hammer down?" When you put the hammer down, did it feel like the truck could change the rotation of earth? Have you shown up on @wore out radar? Sounds like you have discovered "Pride in that Ride." Cue the music...