On the fence - New trucks, thinking about leaving job

#### a kenworth VIT Aerodyne...My second truck i bought right after my Diamond Rio....belive it or not i loved this truck...man that brings back memories...

 

Oh Crap im showing my Crusty age again....lol...

 

That ain't the only one either. I've seen a few of these running around. Guaranteed to draw a crowd as soon as you back it in.

 

Well not a demand exactly, but one of the reasons behind the demands.

I didn't know trucking companies were in the business of making their drivers look cool. I bet his boss didn't know that either.

And now some actual demands.

Apparently he can't look cool in blue trucks. Must clash with his eye color or something. Either way these seem like idiotic demands to me. If you disagree, you disagree but that's how I see it.

 

Maybe on the color if the company had a certain color scheme they wanted on all the trucks but they don't seem to. If they're ordering them brand new I don't think there's any additional cost unless you're trying to get some specialty color. It might be an unreasonable request on its own but in this case it's just one more thing on a sizable pile.

 

I don't care about the color and I'd bet when it comes down to it Rat doesn't either. I bet if his boss gave him the keys to a new 389 glider with a 700hp PDI ECM, loaded interior he wouldn't care if it was pink. Last truck I ordered for a driver was a W900L with a 36" sleeper, loaded with a 550 Cat, 13spd and the driver picked light brown as the color. Looked horrible, even the dealer questioned the color choice, but he had to drive it so it was his decision. And what's funny the sleeper was NEVER used in the 800k miles he drove it. And I knew it would never be used when I ordered it but the driver wanted the extra room so he got it. I'm not driving a POS and I don't expect anyone else to. I've got black trucks, grey, maroon, purple and bright orange. I've had my eye on this one for a while and if it wasn't a POS ISX that's going to cost me $20k to delete all the junk off of it I would own it by now. This isn't one of Rat's color choices but I'm sure he would have no problem driving it and I bet it won't rattle and fall apart like the plastic aero trucks. Sucks it's a Cummins!

 

Give it up Gremlin your not gonna win an argument with someone basing his knowledge off BIG Mother Truckers.


Rat sounds like OTR guys get what they want. Maybe to you it doesn't make any sense but your not paying the bills. Your boss is not basing a decision on anything other than bottom line.

 

Kinda ironic how basing his decisions off his BOTTOM LINE made him buy 389's huh?

Apparently he didn't get the memo how they only way a guy can make money is with a small engine wrapped in recycled milk jugs.