New Freightliner, Wow!

Discussion in 'Prime' started by darthanubis, Oct 18, 2016.

  1. melsno

    melsno Light Load Member

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  3. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I wonder if they still pull right all the time & wear the steers .......
    From the first 2006 to the last 2015 & all in between, they have all had issues pulling right & wearing out steers. I'll usually get about 60,000 or so out of a set of steers, then have to replace them because they are worn out on one edge because of frontend issues. After a while, it starts to shake. Hence the phrase "Freightshaker".
     
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  4. archangelic peon

    archangelic peon Medium Load Member

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    nay nay to the driver lounge & cathedral ceiling options, at least for now...prime is a training company & will spec upper bunks as standard.

    More interested if they will go with Detroit's iteration of OnGuard & lane assist instead of the aftermarket versions they use currently...

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  5. not4hire

    not4hire Road Train Member

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    Hope they've stocked up on those drive wheel fairings...
     
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  6. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    What are you trying to say driver? lol
     
  7. boneebone

    boneebone Road Train Member

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    The Driver's Lounge was first introduced in a Volvo VNL770 starting in 1998, One piece front windshields and side glass have been in trucks since about the same time.

    Freightliner...... you're 18 years too late, always playing catch up, never the Innovator.
     
  8. darthanubis

    darthanubis Heavy Load Member

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    Looks like no one read the article.
     
  9. breadtrk

    breadtrk Heavy Load Member

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    Put 300k on my 13 no issues.

    This 16 I'm in right now has 140k and because of your post I put the depth gage on, still 12/32 on the factory tires, even all the way across. Perhaps you had incompetent mechanics that didn't keep thing properly Greasemonkey checked alignment? Perhaps too many curb slams by the operator?

    300 evo's in our fleet, called shop foreman this eve, he says usually about 160k on steers.....

    Guess you are one of those who saw one drive past you on the interstate guys so have an opinion?
     
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  10. breadtrk

    breadtrk Heavy Load Member

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    I might add that you are an amazing driver, privileged to drive a model in 06 that wasn't even introduced till 08.....
     
  11. DoubleK81

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    The test truck Prime has was on the lot in SpriMO the other day. Not sure if its still in town or not.
     
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