I'll be getting Brand New Volvo w automatic plus Elogs (Peoplenet) installed!

Discussion in 'Watkins & Shepard' started by nsxftw, Jan 31, 2014.

  1. SpiritWolf

    SpiritWolf Light Load Member

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    My 2 cents.
    I put 130k miles on a 10 speed eaton fuler, then spent 20k in an I-shift volvo.

    1 ten hour day in traffic will convince you the I-shift rules hands down. Pulled everything from beer at 79,980lbs to furniture at less than 10,000lbs in the box.... Feels like a normal truck, with a magic midget doing your shifting for you. I did note that I seamed to be a hair slower up long hills when heavy, and I could never bring my mileage up from 6.0. (old 10 speed was 7.8+)
    I have been told that there are a bunch of things about that particular truck that were dragging the miles down though.

    I guess I will just say it this way. Im buying a truck. It will be an I-shift.
     
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  3. flo3817

    flo3817 Bobtail Member

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    how fast are there trucks?
     
  4. jungledrums

    jungledrums Heavy Load Member

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    They are goverened at 65mph
     
  5. Magnanamus

    Magnanamus Bobtail Member

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    I love mine. They are going through the trucks now, and disabling the Eco-roll. Which is a bummer, I liked it, but a few drivers have trashed their trannys out of stupidity. In traffic, the auto rules. Uphill, I shift manually, because it tends to "dog" . But, its made to save fuel, and even when I keep it "rapping out" I still see all of my fuel bonus's. The easy ones, anyway. I cant break that 8.5 mpg mark for the real money!
     
  6. Passin Thru

    Passin Thru Road Train Member

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    My bro hates the Volvos because he says they are the Chevrolet of trucks and you can see through the curtain. View attachment 74888 Love to see these on NS trains? Have seen quite a few through Virrgina. This train had more than 1.
     
  7. roadhammer123

    roadhammer123 Medium Load Member

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    any Watkins drivers on here pulling the Home depot account out of Westfield Ma to NC. how is the account and the company Im thinking about coming on board this next week hows the equipment company DM dispatch miles any info will be great.
     
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