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Discussion in 'USA Truck' started by RetiredSarge, Feb 21, 2012.

  1. Sea0fgreen

    Sea0fgreen Light Load Member

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  3. Thomas0810

    Thomas0810 Road Train Member

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    I love when you send in breakdown macro for eng fault on apu, they say get with fm in morning to get routed to a terminal.Ok i am in oklahoma heading to Iowa there are no terminals in between.WTH? So what do they expect you to do for ac till you get routed to a terminal,go get motel room every day yeah thats cost effective versus just getting it looked at immediately at a shop somewhere and get it fixed smh
     
  4. Green Machine

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    Swap a load with someone that is heading towards VanBuren. Thats usually what my FM did when I needed to get something fixed like that.
     
  5. RetiredSarge

    RetiredSarge Medium Load Member

    they have now started sending ppl to thermo king if you're not near a terminal
     
  6. Thomas0810

    Thomas0810 Road Train Member

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    i will be into Missouri by time any one gets to Van Buren to do anything.Got the accelerator mashed down with my broom so i can idle truck all night.It just went to thermo king two weeks ago had two belts replaced and now its doing the same thing again
     
  7. RetiredSarge

    RetiredSarge Medium Load Member

    Just put a bungee around Johnson bar and it will idle all night
     
  8. Klatu

    Klatu Road Train Member

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    I just pulled trailer brakes. Then pushed in tractor brakes. Mine would idle all night.
     
  9. Green Machine

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    I wouldn't trust most of the trailer brakes on USA Trailers lol... Then again when I was OTR the only time the trailer brakes were set was if the customer required it or if i was dropping the trailer :).
     
  10. Klatu

    Klatu Road Train Member

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    That's true. But you just need a little tug on the trailer to make sure the brakes are set. When you release that air they are set. Just don't be on a mountain.
     
  11. RetiredSarge

    RetiredSarge Medium Load Member


    I tried that with my KW and it didnt matter which one was pulled it would still cut off
     
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