My new 2016 Cascadia

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by skro47, Sep 12, 2015.

  1. skro47

    skro47 Light Load Member

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    Why dont you tell me how to drive safely so you dont have to take a day off? What is it I should or souldnt do?
     
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  3. CanadianVaquero

    CanadianVaquero Light Load Member

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    Maybe its because your truck drops it to neutral. Thats the truck. I've driven those freights, not the newest model but even cruising on flat if I let off the throttle and coast it would do that.
     
  4. skro47

    skro47 Light Load Member

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    Small update. Now at 26.5 l/100 km.
    Did 2 drop and hooks around Montréal city for 300 km and yo of mu usual runs of over 800 km.

    Bonus picture of my wifes dog having a nap in trafic ;)
     

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  5. sdaniel

    sdaniel Road Train Member

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    Great feeling when your fuel savings makes the note payment !
     
  6. skro47

    skro47 Light Load Member

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    Lol maybe not as much as a whole truck payment but whatever, more like 3/5. I have 14 other payed of truck running at the same time. Ranging from 98 to 2010.

    Older trucks are running local range. 160 km radius. If anything happens my brother is close to just get in the mobile unite and fix it.

    Got new longer runs so I dont want to take any chances.

    In the last 2 months I had an engine blow up over 1200 km from here. Tow bill was 5000$. Another turbo blew around 600 km from home. Got it fixed by a peterbilt dealer over there... Engine blew 24 km after the "fix" (still fighting with dealership).

    Another driver jack knifed last winter totaling truck but managed to save trailer and no damage to freight.

    Got 5 new trucks... Wish me luck!!!
     
  7. CanadianVaquero

    CanadianVaquero Light Load Member

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    Luck! Send one out to Calgary and I'll run it for ya ;) lol
     
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  8. skro47

    skro47 Light Load Member

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    Not related to the Cascadia but I had to work for one my driver, he asked for à day off.

    Now I had a decision to make... Drive my Cascadia or take the daycab, c12 t800 straight pipe :) had a little fun last night!

    Run had 7 grocery store to drop at.
    Total 254 km, 5.1 mpg hauling 19k in the box at the begining. Finished empty.

    Not as fuel efficient but so much fun! It was 10 celcius out and I was riding with both windows down :)
     

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  9. skro47

    skro47 Light Load Member

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    Truck setup is not optimal at all for this run. C12 410 HP, 10 speed and 4.55 ratio.

    If running at 105, its running at 1700 rpm.
     
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    kendall Light Load Member

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    what kind of frieght you hauling
     
  11. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    these DD15 with the DD12 mercedes transmission are a different animal
    not really neutral it is called e coast
    here is real actual data for the last 10 months
    135044 miles 19486.5 gal 89 was idling
    truck governed at 75 running 80 to the west coast
    the jake will put you thru the window if you put it up too high
    i have disc brakes all the way around
    boss says the oldest trailer with disc has 500000 miles and hasn't been replaced yet
     
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