Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.

It's been over 20 years since I lost it. It healed up about as well as it could have, and is rarely more than a very minor inconvenience.

That said, from the beginning, I refused to be depressed about it. #####ing and whining about it would have just made things worse.

So, I make jokes. (I only have to cut nine fingernails now!) I offer advice when it seems appropriate. I don't get upset when I see kids, or even adults, staring at my hand.

More than anything else though, I'm a lot more careful now about where I put my hands.

 

Well, brief update.

Two monday's ago I brain farted and forgot to turn in my weekly settlement info, so it carried over to this week.

The combined settlement was for right at 7000 total miles. I will get that check this coming Friday.

I also have gone nearly three weeks with no repairs or maintenance costs at all after the steer axle brake job.

I have, however noted that there is slightly more wear on the inner part of the steers than the outer. No cupping or oddness, just a bit more wear inside.

525k miles, and I am pretty sure the truck has never had a 3-axle alignment.

Next 34, i will have the steers rotated/flipped and get a 3-axle alignment.

 

Well, my last 34 ended up being somewhere without a shop that I was willing to let do work on my truck.

I am starting to head towards the house now for some home time.

The extended warrantee agreement requires that I replace the transmission oil, and the oil in both differentials within 80k miles of activating the warrantee.

They aren't fools. They know Crete runs the truck for 400k+ miles and never change transmission or differential oil.

Unfortunately, they don't care that I can prove I did it at @450k miles.

So... last month's repairs were limited to a steer axle brake job, BUT I will be starting this month with a three axle alignment, a full rotation of steers and drives, oil test on engine, oil tests on transmission and both differentials, and oil changes on the transmission and both differentials.

I also need to find out if there are oil filters in the transmission / differentials. If there are, I know #### well Crete never touched them.

When I get out of the truck on home time, i will update my year-to-date numbers.

 

I am on the same account, yes, but I do more California and Texas loads as an owner op.