Poly trucking Mechanics staging revolt against company ???

I drive a Mack mDrive...automated transmissions are the worst thing ever invented next to a Maxxforce engine. Even our iDrive Volvos suck, and they're suppose to be the top rated boxes

 

I've had the dt12 auto for 2.5yrs..knock on wood..not one issue..

 

My biggest issue is that it can't make up it's mind what gear it wants to use. One time it'll wind up to the redine in 1st, then try to skip to 4th or 5th (with 45k lbs), then downshift, then upshift..then the next redlight it shifts 4 or 5 times from a dead start before you get thru an intersection. And it doesn't have a creep mode for backing...and it gets hung in gear to easily. Can't count the times when I'm trying to hook or unhook, but when you try to put it in neutral to wind landing gear...it gives you the little lightening bolt and refuses to shift into neutral..many times I end up giving up fighting it and just shut the engine off in gear...then amazingly, it figures out how to find neutral.

 

Sounds Like its a computer issue... Have you addressed it with anybody yet ?

 

They checked it out when it was in the Ft. Smith dealer (when they were trying to figure out why my crankcase keeps filling with diesel). They said it was up to date with the latest software update. The only thing they said was maybe the pneumatics are acting up.

 

Consider yourself lucky you don't have the eaton ultrashift...that thing bounces your truck while backing...as usual Eaton still can't make an autoshift worth a darn..

 

I wish it had the ultra low reverse. I read that the bigger MP10 has a low and lower reverse for idle speed backing. Some of our customers have inclined ramps that you have to back onto at an angle, and you have to keep the trailer torque to a minimum hauling glass so you don't break it. The place I delivered in Orlando Weds has one dock that is a normal single truck width door, but is only accessible blindside, uphill. Not the place to have an irritable auto. But, like everything, learning to adapt new equipment is often the toughest thing for us old farts set in our ways.

 

Everybody knows that your heart belongs to Poly's immaculate Internationals. You loooove Max Force. Max must be short for Maxine. Must be the unknown John Force daughter. C'mon back, you know you wanna.

 

That’s funny... I had quit Poly for over 3 months and got a call from John in outbound asking if he could put me on the board for Grand Prairie. I told him I wouldn’t be available for awhile...