mercer transportation

The contract we have keeps them from keeping the extra. However, she could of just got you the number you asked, our even less. Instead she went for every dollar she could for you. This is what I would call one of our good agents. When they do that for me, I'm more likely to do a load for them when they are in a jam.

 

Well this morning I was at TA in Clayton indiana. I had a blown wheel seal on one of the steers. I turned the goverened speed up two weeks ago. So I pulled it in 7 hours later it is fixed at 432 dollars, went the new brake shoe route. Rush international sent the wrong hardware for the brake shoes. Took 3 hours longer than it should have.

I think the worst part of the day was sitting at the coffee counter listening to trucker stories. One guy claimed to have shut down CH Robinson by saying they made him miss his national guard training day and the goverment shut them down for it. Lol.......

Well I'll drop in the morning reload 70ish miles away. Goto Eastern ohio and hopefully reload late Friday.


Money two loads are north of $2900 and I started noon on Monday. Much better than containers.

 

Holy crap. 7 hours and 432 dollars!?
This is why I work on my own stuff. I can change a wheel seal in under an hour and buy the seal for 35 bucks. New shoes would add 60 bucks, but you can clean the old ones up with a two dollar and fifty cent can of brake cleaner.

 

I have always been a fan of backing up what I say! I have absolutely no reason to lie.

 

Ok

OK, I know how to do it for starts. I watched it didn't seam that hard. Plus I'm hundreds of miles away from jersey. There it would have cost me 250 for the same and they would have given me free coffee.

Honestly, I'm glad it was just the seal and that the spindle and bearings were good.

 

Next time you are at the yard walk around, chances are someone is changing a wheel seal. It's a rather common part that goes bad. I bet ya a cup of coffee if you ask, the contractor will show you exactly how to change it, and load the bearing.

 

i dont know how to Maybe if i see someone at the yard doing it ill offer to help so i can learn

 

It's easy, just Google the closest shop, call them up, have them replace it. Lol. I know it didn't take the shop long to do it last time I had one replaced, should be fairly easy. I'd like to learn too, I try to do most minor repairs myself unless it's warranty work.

 

It's really simple. Easier to take the tires off, but not needed, just Jack it up, if a rear axle pull the 8 axle bolts out of the hub and slide out the axle shaft, if the front axle, take off the plastic hub cover.

Back your brakes off so you can pull the drum. with the axle shaft/hub cover out of the way you will see the big wheel bearing nut. You can buy a big socket for this for about thirty bucks from any parts store, or just use a hammer and punch to remove it. That's the locking nut, there will be another nut behind that. after those are off you can lift the hub off. do not drop the bearings in the dirt! Set the hub on the drum with a rag under it to catch the other bearing. place a piece of 2x4 against the bearing and smack it with a hammer. the seal and bearing will fall out. flip the hub over, place the bearing back, using the block of wood gently tap the new seal in. spin the wood so the seal works in evenly. you will know when its all the way in by the change in the way it feels in your hand tapping the hammer. It will feel "solid". Place the hub back on the axle. Snug the inside nut tight, then back it off just under half a turn. Place the spacer washer with the tab and then the locking nut on, tighten this one tight. clean the drum and shoes with a wire brush and brake cleaner spray. reaseemble the rest. Dont forget to adjust the brake and use blue atv gasket maker on the axle/hub cover. Start to finish one hour.

after youve done a few, you can take the hub, drum, and wheels off as one assembly. jack it up till you can barely see light under the tires. put a plastic mudflap or piece of plywood under the tires and a liberal of grease or gear lube. after backing the brakes off, and removing the big bearing nuts you can slide it all off at once. Use a tire bar or even your winch bar for leverage when you put it back on. ive done them in a rest area like this.

 

Then I would say screenshot the pertinent image of the load screen showing van revenue at 3.5 a mile with the mileage on it. Put it here or pm it. I would say that there is not a single van load in the entire mercer system at even 3.0 a mile that is greater than at most 300 miles.