Flow Below Added

That was kind of what I thought the law was as well. The officer had said the 20 mph and it caught me by surprise a little. Now of course when he pulled me over just and I was in the right lane pulled over(No Shoulder) almost every car passed by did not slow down or more to the turning lane. He made that comment as well and said once he was done he would try and catch them, of course it was way too late to do so.

I was very respectful and dress nice so I think he calmed down a little bit because of this. I can see the frustrations and understand this law as it makes sense to respect others on the road.

 

Some places are worst than others on trucks. I have been treated fairly up until the other day in Clinton, MO so I have no complaints. Being pulled over last night was well within the policeman rights and completely understand on that one. I hugged the line to the turning lane so was no where close to doing any harm but the law is what it is.

 

Ha Ha that is some funny stuff. Sure seems we have lost a lot of common sense these days.
Thanks for keeping the thread going I will update a little more maybe. Currently sitting at home watching some football this week.

 

Since I have ran a lot of light freight in the past I can say adding that lift axle on trailer has made a big difference in the wind. I can keep axle to front of trailer and have very minimum issues with wind whipping the trailer. I think the aero on the trailer I added in the back has also helped a lot in keeping the trailer stable as well. I think it will help a lot in the winter as well putting more weight on one axle should be more stable.

 

Well I took this week off to do some scheduled maintenance on the truck. I now have right at 150K on the truck and had the following done:
Volvo Premium Long-Life Coolant Filter (Replace) 150K

Valve Adjustment 150K

Fuel Tank Ventilation Filter 12 months

Aftertreatment Hydrocarbon Injector (AHI)

AHI nozzle and perform data reset. 150K

DEF, Pump and Tank Filler Neck Filter

Drain DEF tank, replace DEF pump main filter, clean DEF tank neck filter

150K

Power Steering Fluid and Filter (Replace) 150K


Air Dryer Coalescing Cartridge (Replace) 150K


PM Service

Ended up getting a little decent discount on getting it all done as well since I have a great relationship with the shop.

Here is some recent numbers on the Fuel. Notice I am getting more and more 9's. Now that I have the overhead done will start seeing what kind of numbers I get going into winter.

 

My worst fill up so far is 6.3 lifetime of the truck. Had a few mid and high 6's but not often. Usely they are heavy with lots of wind. My light loads in wind are normally in the mid 7's at worst.

On my old rental trailer I did the same thing running tandems all the way to the back of trailer. It did not have any skirts on it and hated the wind.