Time to buy a new semitruck, but not sure what brand

Sorry meant paccar engines

 

My dad has an n14 he gets 7 with pretty regularly and it'll hit 7.5 with a light load.

 

Wut???

You learned how to drive a truck from an "article"...and it was written by a guy that doesn't even drive for a living?

You say you drove or drive for Knight? Yeah, 10-4

 

See, I wasn’t going to point that out for the audience. It makes the reading all the more funny.

I read an article on lasik eye surgery- you want to come thru for a quick ZAP bro? I know that stuff through and through, what with having read Dr. Schol’s article. Yup, I’m the man to listen to for advice when it comes to eye surgery.

Lol

 

I learned how to move a truck down the road while in training at Knight. I got my CDL through Knight and thanks to their program I made it where I am today.
I learned how to properly drive a truck through articles written by Bruce. He talked about proper use of a boost gauge, managing horsepower, focusing on momentum rather than speed, how to properly manage hills, all in pursuit of maximum fuel economy. I also read the stuff Henry Albert posts with Team RunSmart. Between those sources I went from just driving the truck to knowing how to operate it like a professional. At Knight you just learn how to move a truck down the road and not kill anybody, anyone that can fog a window can do that, with training.
I don’t drive for Knight anymore. Even if I did, what would it matter? I think if you look at the content of my posts in threads I have, beginning with my time at Knight to where I am now, running my own authority, you’d see I’m focused on fuel mileage and profits. My current truck, a 2018 International with their new A26, has gotten 8.9 mpg since February. I talk about it a lot in the thread on here specific to the A26.
I’ve been driving, solo, for four years as of the second week of November. I was a dispatcher for eight years before coming on the road. Having that experience has helped me a lot as well.

 

See my reply to Snowman to better understand what I meant. I learned the finer points of operating a truck from those articles he wrote as well as stuff Henry Albert posts in Team RunSmart.

 

I’ve read his articles too. It’s basic stuff. I honestly haven’t heard anything good about Malinson that didn’t come from himself or Rutherford. Maybe look up that husband and wife O/O team that got the super super malinson rebuild treatment

 

I have read about it. The problem was the microblue and since that disaster they don’t use it. They build engines like they did for years before that and do good work. One bad project does not mean everything they do is bad.
That stuff seems basic to me too because I do it everyday. When you’re just starting out driving a truck it isn’t though. It was all new to me at the time and I’m glad I found the information. By listening to someone that has a lot more experience with heavy duty motors I learned how to get the most out of these trucks.
When I was at Knight your fuel bonus is tied to the year model of the truck. I was beating their top tier fuel bonus for my model by 6-7 tenths of a mile per gallon every quarter. I was asked by the terminal manager at Memphis if I was putting fuel in the truck because my numbers were high.
That truck had no gauges other than the basic stuff like air and oil pressure. I had bought a Scangauge, not the KR because I hadn’t heard of Rutherford until much later, and started driving by the boost gauge and practicing the tips I read from Bruce’s articles and the posts from Henry Albert. And their tips and advice work very well.

 

I'm not sure who you've been talking to over there a Pittsburgh Power or why you are a cheerleader for them without ever having delt with them personally, but I suggest you talk to some of the real folks that have had dealings with them.

The Pittsburgh Power box was one of, if not the WORST "tuner" that's ever been on the market. I have a couple friends that have had a horrible experience with Pittsburgh Power.

 

The “torque multiplier” of tuners.