Shaffer Experiment

My first year with Crete, I ran 150,000 odometer miles. I had a single bunk Freightliner conventional with an 11.1 litre Detroit. No jake. The engine was supposed to put out 340 hp. But that engine was sick. I doubt it had 300 hp. Of course, I only got paid for 138,000. They paid shortest route miles then. To their credit, they pay practical route now.

Torque? ????? Yeah, could have used some of that !!!!

Someone earlier was saying Crete had stripped down trucks, they don't know what stripped down is.

 

Did a mention it was a flattop with no closets or storage bins. And it left me on the side of the road 7 times. Once in a blizzard. I hitched a ride to Little America, Wy. So, me and the road service guy head out to fix my truck and the service truck keeps stalling on I-80. In a blizzard. He had no working tail lights. I had to tell him to turn on the flashers. He turned on the strobes. I didn't wanna get flattened by a truck. It's not like he was pulling to the shoulder. I didn't wanna die.

 

well it more entertaining now. numbers can only go so far lol.

 

I did Yoplait when I was training with Crete. (Yes part of my Crete training was with a Shaffer driver). When we got the load the trainer said it was my pick. I could drive it in or drive it out of there but he was backing it in. I picked that I would drive it in. Wrong pick. We filled the fridge with free yogurt though.

 

Also glad xlsdraw is doing this thread. Kind of confirms my suspicions about reefer from that training stint.

 

Free Yoplait ?????? That's it !!! I'm there !!!!! Gonna get the app filled out.

 

Hogwash is a place they wash hogs also known as Blue Beacon.

 

you get free Chocolate when you go to the Hershey's plant also