Maverick Used Cascadias Quality?

Tankdriver44 · Aug 21, 2017

Are there any weed burners that have PTO and compressor pumps on them pulling tankers

mxpx148 · Aug 22, 2017

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The 2011 trucks were really plagued with problems, and I know they had to replace a LOT of the APUs on them under warranty due to factory defects.

The 2012 trucks are much better, but they're just starting to trickle off the fleet so I don't know how many you'll run across. Mine is 12913, which means it was the 13th 2012 model TCD truck to be put into service, and it hasn't even hit 300,000 miles yet, so you might not find many 12's yet.

I know that Maverick is very good about getting things fixed, so you're probably safe with the 2011 models. I'd stay away from any 2010 model that doesn't have DEF because the lawmakers haven't really settled on the new requirements for trucks yet, and if you buy a bunch without DEF and then they decide to remove trucks without DEF off the road, you'll be screwed. Not likely, but definitely possible.

The ParkSmart system is okay for the most part. I have to admit that I personally wouldn't run one on a truck tha I was buying, because it is a battery based system only and can only run a limited amount of time before it runs out of power. Most of the time it has enough to get the driver through a 10 hour break, but much longer and he'll have to get up and idle the truck for at least an hour in order to recharge the system. This sucks on both 34 hour restarts and those days where you're breaking for 14 or 15 hours for whatever reason.

I'd personally prefer a Tripac on there that would charge the batteries automatically. Or, I have a family member who drives for Celadon, and he says that their trucks will start themselves and idle as needed to charge the system without the driver having to do it. Maybe you can look into that, might be cheaper than a full Tripac.

But other than it being a battery based system, it seems to do fine. It's definitely quiet, which is a plus, and the A/C will freeze you out on its highest setting. You can't get any better when it comes to fuel savings, but your drivers would love you a lot if you came up with a way for the system to recharge itself on those long breaks
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Since you run reefer, you ever think about running jumpers from the reefer battery(run in constant), to your charging/jump post to maintain your tractor batteries? Old trick we used at my first reefer company.

Aradrox · Oct 24, 2017

Can't really comment on Mavericks trucks but if your looking at used fleet trucks and interested in a Volvo 670 climate express does good maintenance every 15k not sure if they have any trucks on the market currently just thought I'd throw the info out there they are out of stock Louis by the way so might check around there

MYPY Transportation · Mar 19, 2018

What is Mavericks web page where they sell their equipment?

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