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Quitting Trimac and heading to Superior.

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by ethos, Mar 22, 2017.

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  1. Apr 11, 2017 #81
    ethos

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    In my brief foray it looked okay. Nothing glaringly wrong. The absolute best thing is that they have four A/C outlets in the sleeper. That might be the best idea ever.
    I'm sure I will find stuff I like and stuff I hate but I haven't lived there yet so we shall see.

    I did charge four hours. That's a nice policy.
     
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  3. Apr 11, 2017 #82
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    Those outlets are shore power. They could probably be powered by an inverter if wired up.
     
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  4. Apr 11, 2017 #83
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    I just moved into a new truck last week too.......am I'm still finding thing wrong with it. The other guy retired and it wasn't with good feelings towards the company. Sunday I find out the pump leaks. That one really irritated me. I havent done a pump off since january, then I do 4 since sunday with the first one using 100' of hose and another being a 2 stopper at stupid farm. Get the job halfway done, "hey we need you to go to our other barn 12 miles away and put some in our tank there.......*%$#@$%^!!!!!!
     
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  5. Apr 12, 2017 #84
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    Yeah, just found out that joyous news. That makes them virtually pointless. They should have saved the money and added overhead cabinets instead. No big deal, I'll get one installed.
     
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  7. Apr 12, 2017 #85
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    Lol, I got an actual check in my box at the terminal. Like a paper check, haven't had one of those in years! Guess it takes a while for the direct deposit to start.
     
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  8. Apr 12, 2017 #86
    wsyrob

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    I could see them being useful up north where you have to plug in the engine block heater. When those were purchased Idle air had just come back. Superior paid for that back in the day. The pencil pusher who makes these decisions probably envisions every truck stop supplying shore power.

    Biggest complaint I hear about Superior is storage space in the Macks. The Prostars aren't too bad storage wise. They were actually a little better than the 9400's they replaced.

    Glad to see you are up and running.
     
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  9. Apr 12, 2017 #87
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    Can't wait hear about your adventures
     
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  10. Apr 12, 2017 #88
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    The Macks are a little cramped, definitely less open feeling inside than the ProStars, and even the Eagles before that, but that's mostly because the cab roof is lower than the sleeper's. There's actually a decent amount of storage in the sleeper cabinets, but if you add shelves to the tall wardrobe cabinet it makes that one significantly more useful. My problem is the lack of storage in the cab, particularly storage within easy reach from the driver's seat. And there's so much wasted space that could have been easily used for storage that just isn't, which baffles me. Given that Mack is owned by Volvo, which is unsurpassed in terms of storage space, I expected much better in that regard.

    And everybody gets excited by the AC outlets in the sleeper... until they realize they're basically useless.
     
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  11. Apr 12, 2017 #89
    ethos

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    Took the words right out of my mouth. I am astounded that they let so much wasted space happen. There is a terrible lack of overhead storage up front and none at all in the back. They didn't even build in places where you could hang stuff. Superior doesn't run as hard as Trimac and thank God for that because this would be tough.
     
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  12. Apr 12, 2017 #90
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    Just be thankful you aren't in a prostar that needs a parked regen every 60 miles
     
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