How to go broke owning a VOLVO. Cost of Ownership.

Charette1272 · Jul 7, 2016

Minder Kat said: ↑

Owning a truck nowadays is not an exercise for the faint-hearted soul. It is the cost of ownership that is the hairy monster in my truck.

Why do I own my own truck?
I felt that I was being ripped off by MachineryLink in Kansas City, MO. Being leased on to them I paid $650.00 per week to lease a Ryder unit. This included insurance and maintenance. All was good when all went well, but in wintertime, I had negative paycheks 8 weeks in a row. I was working for free while MachineryLink had all their commitments covered. Their freight were moved and their Ryder leases were covered. I was being had over a barrel.

I decided to move on and I signed a lease with Lone Mountain Truck Leasing in Pacific Junction in Iowa. So I signed for a "previously owned by U.S. Express" VOLVO VNL780 with a D12 motor. It had 488 000 miles on the clock.

The thought behind this was that the lower monthly payments would help me survive the slow winter. But even with the lower monthly payments, I was out on the road 28 days a month with negative paycheks from MachineryLink. This was my second winter with them boys from Kansas City, and I was planning on it being my last. I then figured it was time for my authority. OOIDA helped me on this one and since I am running under my own authority and working off Internet Truckstop and the DAT load board, I have never looked back.

Owning your own truck absolutely makes a difference in revenue. Last financial year I had $183K in revenue, opposed to the $100K at MachineryLink in the previous years.

The Hairy Monster
When you sign a lease with Lone Mountain Truck leasing, it comes with a fancy 6 months National Truck Protection warranty. So, assuming mechanical failure of the engine and drivetrain, you have major breakdowns covered. What is not covered, is electrical components and everything "not running in an oil bath" . Like EGR valves, engine position sensors and coolant leaks.

I knew this BEFORE I purchased the truck. I thought I was being smart by taking delivery of the truck in the morning, driving it to Omaha, NE and have a dealership do a thorough test on the ECM and while I am there, have it strapped down and hammer it on the dyno to see if there are any issues. If there were any issues, I had the option of returning it to Lone Mountain Truck Leasing within 24 hours and either select another unit or having the problems repaired.

Neither the EGR valve problems, nor the coolant leak , nor the other couple of engine codes showed up on the dyno testing. But sure enough, they showed up as soon as I took my first 48k load up Loveland Pass in Colorado. And you guessed it, neither Lone Mountain Truck Leasing not NTP could save my sorry ### from the whipping I was about to get from VOLVO.

THE HAIRY MONSTER GETS TO EXIST BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HIGH RISK ITEMS LIKE ECU'S, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND HIGH TECH ITEMS ON TRUCKS ARE NEVER INCLUDED IN AFTERMARKET WARRANTIES AND ARE BILLED TO THE MAX BY MANUFACTURERS. LEAVING THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK TAKING ALL THE IMPACT OF A MAJOR BREAKDOWN. (Funny how nobody complain about the replacement cost of a conrod or piston on a Volvo truck, but everybody fear an EGR valve or Engine ECU going out?)

Denver VOLVO
I did not rush back to the Volvo dealership in Omaha, NE to have the issues resolved. In fact I booked my fancy truck in for repairs 14 months later. I lived with the coolant leak, and my 2 engine codes grew to 6. Being prepared for the worst, I saved up $15 000.00 to have these issues fixed.

And then I booked my truck in at Denver VOLVO. At first, you think that these people are true professionals, because they treat you like crap. It is only when you conclude business with them that you get the sensation that you have just been violently raped.

Please note the sign on the wall at the service desk that states that a diagnostic fee will be charged. $126.00 per condition. I had 8 conditions. Upon check-in, I asked the gentleman at the check-in desk to speak to the mechanic making the repairs, because I had specific conditions that I needed him to take note of. For instance, the transmission that had an error upon disengagement from reverse. Or the low power code on the ECM. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO A SERVICE TECHNICIAN. THIS IS COMPANY POLICY.

I described all these conditions in the best layman term I could. I then requested a quote from Denver VOLVO, to make sure I have enough money to pay the bill.

DENVER VOLVO PLAYS THE 'CORPORATE PROFITS BEFORE CUSTOMER SERVICE' GAME TO THE MAX.

Ballooning the Bill: Denver VOLVO
Two days after check in, I had a call from some gentleman at Denver VOLVO. He said the repairs were going to be about $5300.00 and he asked whether he could proceed. I said yes, and thank you. Most rape victims do at some stage in their ordeal. I requested a faxed or e-mailed copy of the quote, and that never got sent to me. Not even after I asked.

And two days later Denver VOLVO called again. This time to inform me that they are going to need some more parts and labor, and that the quote would be adjusted upwards by $ 1900.00. I said yes, but that night I could not sleep. I was constantly worrying about this repairs.

And two days later Denver VOLVO called me again and said that they are unable to get rid of the fault codes on the engine, and now we need to replace the engine harness. At a cost of roughly $2000.00.

And two days later Denver Volvo called me once more to tell me that my fancy Volvo is now repaired and that a mere $9 539.00 would release the truck. I was not happy with this, the amount pushed my cost of ownership of this truck equal to owning a brand new truck.

Customer Satisfaction: Denver VOLVO
As soon as I walked in to Denver VOLVO, the friendly service desk attendant asked me how I will be paying, and by the way, good afternoon. I handed them a cashiers check and he gave me the key. I asked to speak to the technician who performed all the repairs and the service desk manager told me sorry, you can't. Well, since my truck was now "fixed" and the bill paid, all I had to do was to get behind the wheel and make some money, right? Wrong.

Upon starting the truck the oil level sensor malfunctioned. Patiently I went back to the service desk and said that the oil level sensor malfunctioned. Amongst the back and forth on how and when this was going to be fixed, I agreed to pick up the truck later on. From a distance I looked at the activity in the shop. Sure, some overweight technician dropped the oil in a drain pan. removed the sump, and screwed around with something underneath. And then took that same oil that they just dumped in the drain pan and poured it right back into the engine. No amount of ######## about that to the service desk could change their methods, though. Oil is expensive, remember.

Eventually I took off in my fancy truck with the new dirty oil. And TWELVE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, all the ECU engine faults were back. THE WHOLE LOT. I AM ####TIN' YOU NOT. The only thing that were fixed was the coolant leak. I returned to Denver VOLVO, only to be told by their service manager that they can not help me. And if I have a problem with that I can return the next day to speak to the service manager. They have been paid, all their responsibility was done.

The next day the service manager was conveniently unavailable and when I finally got to voice my concerns with him ten days later, he said that I am welcome to book my truck in for them to look at it and advise me on the problems. At another $126.00 per condition. Are you ####tin' me? He was dead serious.

The long and the short of my visit to Denver Volvo was that I had a coolant leak fixed at a cost of $9 539.00

Why are you not happy with Denver VOLVO?
As owner of the truck being worked on, you have no control over any part of the repair process. You cannot question anything, they will feed you any story without showing you how they have come to their conclusion. They play the guessing game as much as I do.

You cannot go by the quote they give you. Because the diagnosis is ALMOST ALWAYS wrong in the first place. By design, I believe.

There is no way to effectively communicate what the problem is, or how to solve it. It's their way or the highway. They tell you what is wrong and they tell you what the solution is and they tell you how much it is going to cost. Period.

You end up buying parts and services that you did not need in the first place. Like, say, $2 000.00 engine harnesses.

The customer is always wrong. After all, what do they know? Customers have no access to decision making tools or diagnostics IN ANY CASE.

The labor comes to 50% of most bills. This is a clear sign of workshop inefficiency.

The Solution?
After my ordeal with Denver Volvo, I was ready to go to school myself to become a Volvo technician. If Denver VOLVO sets the standard in service and cost, be sure to be out of business at your next breakdown.

Three months later I had another breakdown. This time it was the same transmission fault that Denver VOLVO could not figure out. I had to deal with the Hermiston VOLVO repair shop in Hermiston, OR.

For starters, they charge $89.00 per hour. No diagnostic fee per condition. And you get to communicate every troubleshooting step with the technician, even see what they see and have it explained to you. It turns out that, apparently it was the transmission wiring harness that caused the engine faults. Bad connections, bad wires and a bad transmission ECU. As soon as the transmission ECU were replaced, the engine fault codes disappeared.

Agreed, Hermiston VOLVO cannot get it right all the time, and yes, you are still going to end up buying parts you did not need. But the labor cost on my latest bill was only 10% of the total bill. I am much more satisfied with the whole process than Denver or Kansas City Volvo. My bill at Hermiston VOLVO ran a total of $10 474.00.

One thing I've learnt from Hermiston Volvo is that a condition sometimes has to get worse before it can be properly diagnosed and repaired. If you cannot replicate a fault consistently, do not even bother asking, even though it is recorded to the ECM. That, my dear friends, is the magic of it all. All the fancy electronics, diagnostics and flowcharts left me in no better position than my buddies without the gadgets. Please tell me that Volvo diagnostics is the gold standard in resolving $1 350.00 issues with $10 474.00 fixes.

I am not advocating that Hermiston Volvo is the Volvo superhero, but they still beat the crap out of Denver Volvo's performance. THE HUNT IS ON FOR REPAIR SHOPS WITH HONESTY, EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY. PAY ATTENTION.

Maths.
As business owner you constantly do the math on how to run the most profitable operation. You run the spreadsheets and you count the pennies. Unfortunately, the cost of ownership on a used VOLVO by far exceeds the cost of ownership of a new Freightliner or Peterbilt.

Maybe I should go on the tech course and maybe I should put up a shop and do the repairs myself. But it does not make sense. Stick to what you know, and what works. Ever seen a Jack-of-all-trades living like a millionaire? Me neither.

I have heard some Freightliner horror stories. But I have lived a VOLVO nightmare.

I have spent in excess of $25 000.00 in repairs over the past 16 months. This excludes PM services and tires. The Denver and Hermiston VOLVO invoice was $20 013.00. This was on 160 000 miles. Maintenance comes to 15.5 cents per mile. The Freighliner Coronado running under my authority, same year, same miles, same trailer, is at 2.9 cents per mile. Imagine that.

If you buy a new Volvo, you should purchase the MAXIMUM warranty extensions you possibly can. If you intend to buy a used VOLVO, see a bankruptcy lawyer first.
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Charette1272 · Jul 7, 2016

Minder Kat said: ↑

Owning a truck nowadays is not an exercise for the faint-hearted soul. It is the cost of ownership that is the hairy monster in my truck.

Why do I own my own truck?
I felt that I was being ripped off by MachineryLink in Kansas City, MO. Being leased on to them I paid $650.00 per week to lease a Ryder unit. This included insurance and maintenance. All was good when all went well, but in wintertime, I had negative paycheks 8 weeks in a row. I was working for free while MachineryLink had all their commitments covered. Their freight were moved and their Ryder leases were covered. I was being had over a barrel.

I decided to move on and I signed a lease with Lone Mountain Truck Leasing in Pacific Junction in Iowa. So I signed for a "previously owned by U.S. Express" VOLVO VNL780 with a D12 motor. It had 488 000 miles on the clock.

The thought behind this was that the lower monthly payments would help me survive the slow winter. But even with the lower monthly payments, I was out on the road 28 days a month with negative paycheks from MachineryLink. This was my second winter with them boys from Kansas City, and I was planning on it being my last. I then figured it was time for my authority. OOIDA helped me on this one and since I am running under my own authority and working off Internet Truckstop and the DAT load board, I have never looked back.

Owning your own truck absolutely makes a difference in revenue. Last financial year I had $183K in revenue, opposed to the $100K at MachineryLink in the previous years.

The Hairy Monster
When you sign a lease with Lone Mountain Truck leasing, it comes with a fancy 6 months National Truck Protection warranty. So, assuming mechanical failure of the engine and drivetrain, you have major breakdowns covered. What is not covered, is electrical components and everything "not running in an oil bath" . Like EGR valves, engine position sensors and coolant leaks.

I knew this BEFORE I purchased the truck. I thought I was being smart by taking delivery of the truck in the morning, driving it to Omaha, NE and have a dealership do a thorough test on the ECM and while I am there, have it strapped down and hammer it on the dyno to see if there are any issues. If there were any issues, I had the option of returning it to Lone Mountain Truck Leasing within 24 hours and either select another unit or having the problems repaired.

Neither the EGR valve problems, nor the coolant leak , nor the other couple of engine codes showed up on the dyno testing. But sure enough, they showed up as soon as I took my first 48k load up Loveland Pass in Colorado. And you guessed it, neither Lone Mountain Truck Leasing not NTP could save my sorry ### from the whipping I was about to get from VOLVO.

THE HAIRY MONSTER GETS TO EXIST BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT HIGH RISK ITEMS LIKE ECU'S, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND HIGH TECH ITEMS ON TRUCKS ARE NEVER INCLUDED IN AFTERMARKET WARRANTIES AND ARE BILLED TO THE MAX BY MANUFACTURERS. LEAVING THE OWNER OF THE TRUCK TAKING ALL THE IMPACT OF A MAJOR BREAKDOWN. (Funny how nobody complain about the replacement cost of a conrod or piston on a Volvo truck, but everybody fear an EGR valve or Engine ECU going out?)

Denver VOLVO
I did not rush back to the Volvo dealership in Omaha, NE to have the issues resolved. In fact I booked my fancy truck in for repairs 14 months later. I lived with the coolant leak, and my 2 engine codes grew to 6. Being prepared for the worst, I saved up $15 000.00 to have these issues fixed.

And then I booked my truck in at Denver VOLVO. At first, you think that these people are true professionals, because they treat you like crap. It is only when you conclude business with them that you get the sensation that you have just been violently raped.

Please note the sign on the wall at the service desk that states that a diagnostic fee will be charged. $126.00 per condition. I had 8 conditions. Upon check-in, I asked the gentleman at the check-in desk to speak to the mechanic making the repairs, because I had specific conditions that I needed him to take note of. For instance, the transmission that had an error upon disengagement from reverse. Or the low power code on the ECM. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO A SERVICE TECHNICIAN. THIS IS COMPANY POLICY.

I described all these conditions in the best layman term I could. I then requested a quote from Denver VOLVO, to make sure I have enough money to pay the bill.

DENVER VOLVO PLAYS THE 'CORPORATE PROFITS BEFORE CUSTOMER SERVICE' GAME TO THE MAX.

Ballooning the Bill: Denver VOLVO
Two days after check in, I had a call from some gentleman at Denver VOLVO. He said the repairs were going to be about $5300.00 and he asked whether he could proceed. I said yes, and thank you. Most rape victims do at some stage in their ordeal. I requested a faxed or e-mailed copy of the quote, and that never got sent to me. Not even after I asked.

And two days later Denver VOLVO called again. This time to inform me that they are going to need some more parts and labor, and that the quote would be adjusted upwards by $ 1900.00. I said yes, but that night I could not sleep. I was constantly worrying about this repairs.

And two days later Denver VOLVO called me again and said that they are unable to get rid of the fault codes on the engine, and now we need to replace the engine harness. At a cost of roughly $2000.00.

And two days later Denver Volvo called me once more to tell me that my fancy Volvo is now repaired and that a mere $9 539.00 would release the truck. I was not happy with this, the amount pushed my cost of ownership of this truck equal to owning a brand new truck.

Customer Satisfaction: Denver VOLVO
As soon as I walked in to Denver VOLVO, the friendly service desk attendant asked me how I will be paying, and by the way, good afternoon. I handed them a cashiers check and he gave me the key. I asked to speak to the technician who performed all the repairs and the service desk manager told me sorry, you can't. Well, since my truck was now "fixed" and the bill paid, all I had to do was to get behind the wheel and make some money, right? Wrong.

Upon starting the truck the oil level sensor malfunctioned. Patiently I went back to the service desk and said that the oil level sensor malfunctioned. Amongst the back and forth on how and when this was going to be fixed, I agreed to pick up the truck later on. From a distance I looked at the activity in the shop. Sure, some overweight technician dropped the oil in a drain pan. removed the sump, and screwed around with something underneath. And then took that same oil that they just dumped in the drain pan and poured it right back into the engine. No amount of ######## about that to the service desk could change their methods, though. Oil is expensive, remember.

Eventually I took off in my fancy truck with the new dirty oil. And TWELVE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, all the ECU engine faults were back. THE WHOLE LOT. I AM ####TIN' YOU NOT. The only thing that were fixed was the coolant leak. I returned to Denver VOLVO, only to be told by their service manager that they can not help me. And if I have a problem with that I can return the next day to speak to the service manager. They have been paid, all their responsibility was done.

The next day the service manager was conveniently unavailable and when I finally got to voice my concerns with him ten days later, he said that I am welcome to book my truck in for them to look at it and advise me on the problems. At another $126.00 per condition. Are you ####tin' me? He was dead serious.

The long and the short of my visit to Denver Volvo was that I had a coolant leak fixed at a cost of $9 539.00

Why are you not happy with Denver VOLVO?
As owner of the truck being worked on, you have no control over any part of the repair process. You cannot question anything, they will feed you any story without showing you how they have come to their conclusion. They play the guessing game as much as I do.

You cannot go by the quote they give you. Because the diagnosis is ALMOST ALWAYS wrong in the first place. By design, I believe.

There is no way to effectively communicate what the problem is, or how to solve it. It's their way or the highway. They tell you what is wrong and they tell you what the solution is and they tell you how much it is going to cost. Period.

You end up buying parts and services that you did not need in the first place. Like, say, $2 000.00 engine harnesses.

The customer is always wrong. After all, what do they know? Customers have no access to decision making tools or diagnostics IN ANY CASE.

The labor comes to 50% of most bills. This is a clear sign of workshop inefficiency.

The Solution?
After my ordeal with Denver Volvo, I was ready to go to school myself to become a Volvo technician. If Denver VOLVO sets the standard in service and cost, be sure to be out of business at your next breakdown.

Three months later I had another breakdown. This time it was the same transmission fault that Denver VOLVO could not figure out. I had to deal with the Hermiston VOLVO repair shop in Hermiston, OR.

For starters, they charge $89.00 per hour. No diagnostic fee per condition. And you get to communicate every troubleshooting step with the technician, even see what they see and have it explained to you. It turns out that, apparently it was the transmission wiring harness that caused the engine faults. Bad connections, bad wires and a bad transmission ECU. As soon as the transmission ECU were replaced, the engine fault codes disappeared.

Agreed, Hermiston VOLVO cannot get it right all the time, and yes, you are still going to end up buying parts you did not need. But the labor cost on my latest bill was only 10% of the total bill. I am much more satisfied with the whole process than Denver or Kansas City Volvo. My bill at Hermiston VOLVO ran a total of $10 474.00.

One thing I've learnt from Hermiston Volvo is that a condition sometimes has to get worse before it can be properly diagnosed and repaired. If you cannot replicate a fault consistently, do not even bother asking, even though it is recorded to the ECM. That, my dear friends, is the magic of it all. All the fancy electronics, diagnostics and flowcharts left me in no better position than my buddies without the gadgets. Please tell me that Volvo diagnostics is the gold standard in resolving $1 350.00 issues with $10 474.00 fixes.

I am not advocating that Hermiston Volvo is the Volvo superhero, but they still beat the crap out of Denver Volvo's performance. THE HUNT IS ON FOR REPAIR SHOPS WITH HONESTY, EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY. PAY ATTENTION.

Maths.
As business owner you constantly do the math on how to run the most profitable operation. You run the spreadsheets and you count the pennies. Unfortunately, the cost of ownership on a used VOLVO by far exceeds the cost of ownership of a new Freightliner or Peterbilt.

Maybe I should go on the tech course and maybe I should put up a shop and do the repairs myself. But it does not make sense. Stick to what you know, and what works. Ever seen a Jack-of-all-trades living like a millionaire? Me neither.

I have heard some Freightliner horror stories. But I have lived a VOLVO nightmare.

I have spent in excess of $25 000.00 in repairs over the past 16 months. This excludes PM services and tires. The Denver and Hermiston VOLVO invoice was $20 013.00. This was on 160 000 miles. Maintenance comes to 15.5 cents per mile. The Freighliner Coronado running under my authority, same year, same miles, same trailer, is at 2.9 cents per mile. Imagine that.

If you buy a new Volvo, you should purchase the MAXIMUM warranty extensions you possibly can. If you intend to buy a used VOLVO, see a bankruptcy lawyer first.
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I have a 2007 Volvo 630 I bought last year. I have receipts for over 43000 dollars, which included a salvage engine, and about every part on the truck and still breaking stuff every week. ... My fuel milage hasn't been out of the 5 mpg range since I owned it, unless you doo 55 mph all day long. It is the worst truck in my 21 years of driving. I have had 4 count it, 4 steering boxes and power steering pumps in 12 months. 3 shops all said there is nothing wrong with any linkage, kingpins, or tie rods, or alignment. I am almost broke. If I can manage to pay it off in 24 months, I will be getting my Peterbilt with a Cummins and never look back. Not to mention, it will be brand new awill have maximum warranty until paid for. I hate Volvo. I will never buy anything from them ever again. ..

Robert kinkaw · Jul 8, 2016

Minder Kat said: ↑

I am the first to admit that I have made several mistakes in this sad story. But Warren Buffet said that the rearview mirror always gives 20/20 vision and the windshield is like fogged up glass. Could have, would have, should have. I wrote this painfully true story not for the experienced trucker that knows his way about shops, parts dealers and crooks, but for the guy who is tempted to sign that good deal at Lone Mountain or Arrow Trucks. If you have to sign, sign for that Freightliner or Pete. The Volvo business model is designed to make the Volvo shareholders money, not the sorry-### trucker doing all the work. And hey, I do not feel sorry for myself, despite all this, I am convinced that I have still made way better money than working at Wallie-world or flippin' burgers at McDonalds.

My question for the experienced trucker is: Where do you go for service and be satisfied with the end result? It is all a function of time and money, but sometimes I cannot help but feel wronged by the Volvo business model:
(VTT invest in companies that have a business model leading to a profitable company. Developing a profitable business increases the value of the company and provides improved returns on invested capital.)

In plain English that means: How can we at Volvo screw our customers to the max, and in the process extract as much cash from them as possible?

OK, I got a little carried away there. My question for the experienced trucker is: Where do you go for service and be satisfied with the end result?
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I believe many of us have felt the frustration of dealing with Volvo service centers. Sorry for your woes. We go in thinking we,re taking care of our trucks by taking it to specialists who are familiar with it to leave with a hefty bill and an abundance of little faith. All I can suggest is find a local shop that you trust and save your work for them whenever possible. As an o/o your going to take a beating, minimizing it is the best you can do.

Anonymousproxy · Feb 3, 2019

After the experience I’ve had with past Volvo’s and now, I can definitely be sure the current Volvo I’m driving now will be the last one.

I’ll go to my previous experiences first, which were with a now-defunct company I used to drive for. They had bought a bunch of brand new Volvo 630’s which were a lot nicer than the old freaghtshaker Columbia they had, which by then were approaching 6-10 years old and in really nasty condition. The first one I drove kept having to go into the local dealership , GATR Volvo, for “updates”. By the time I got out of there the clowns in the GATR shop told me they had to “harvest” the steering wheel sensor out of my truck for another customer’s truck. When I got back into the truck I found they had mounted the steering wheel almost upside down so I couldn’t even see the gauges, and when going straight down the road all kinds of bells & whistles started going off. I promptly walked back into their shop to demand it get straightened out IMMEDIATELY.

Fast forward a couple of years later when I moved into a slightly newer Volvo, same model but with different interior and a few small upgrades. Unfortunately the engine brake went and it went into the same dealership 6 TIMES to get fixed. Finally it was bad enough I was moved into another truck. I later found out that GATR kept overlooking the same bolt for the Jake brake mechanism each time.

Now the current mess. This time it’s a big-daddy sleeper 780, premium stereo with amplifier & subwoofer, ishift, etc. I moved into it 2 years ago and since then it’s been in the RDO dealership numerous times for the same SCR system problems and never fixed correctly. Each time they would release me after supposedly “clearing the codes and replacing a sensor”.... only to experience the same problem again a couple weeks later. It’s already had the driver’s side aluminum fuel tank corroded inside the straps bad enough it had to be replaced and the stereo amp replaced 5 times.

Now the latest nightmare... the dreaded message “SCR system fault, engine will de-rate to 5mph max in <___ minutes”. The DEF gauge would swing to empty and the associated light would flash basically meaning the onboard computer thinks the DEF tank was empty.... which I just filled. It would do this on & off through yesterday’s driving until I got halfway through the day’s driving and I went to stop for my lunch break. This time the same thing happened and the gauge stayed dead for the rest of the day. I wound up having to call my current company’s after hours dispatch and I have to stay put for the dealer(near by, fortunately).to open Monday. Which means my delivery will be late and my paycheck much smaller even if I get breakdown pay.

I currently have my name in for one of the new kenworths the company ordered. I was told the owner of the company told me he finally got fed up with the poor quality of the Volvo’s and the dealers screwing him over. After this truck I will never drive a Volvo again. If I was an owner operator I would’ve been dragging Volvo Trucks and those dealers into court for the poor quality and workmanship.

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