Truck maintenance

. air lines wheel seal seeping( before it blows). Front end parts axle bushings. Torque rod bushings air bags ( cracking) Cab and motor mounts

 

I mostly cross my fingers and hope nothing breaks .... but seriously you need to just stay on top of it

 

Do your routine maintenance like PM's, a services and b services. Replace air filters regularly (interval will depend on your environment)

What engine do you have? As I might be able to give you some pointers regarding your DEF system to help avoid costly problems.

Best of luck and drive safe!!

 

For the most part, lease programs end up being bad deals. It’s like renting all your life, and you never get to own anything. However, I actually recommend people to enter a lease-only program for “3-12 months” as a free trial. Let’s face it. Business is not for everyone.

In a lease-only program, they will discover if that is what they want; if they can be profitable; they get to learn the business; and they get to save money for a downpayment. I will admit that not all lease-only programs are the same. A good lease-only program requires no downpayment, includes bonuses (say, $3,000) for entering, and has no cancellation fee, or at least not very high.

I started in a lease-only program, and then transitioned to owner operator, but was not charged a cancellation fee because I was still a contractor with them. They had a cancellation fee of $500, but only if you were to leave the company completely. Staying as a company driver had no cancellation fee.

 

2014 with 350000. Is it one of those Cummins ISX with the fuel pump plunger that disintegrates and wipes out the motor around that time frame? If so I'd be looking into getting that replaced soon.

 

I think it was earlier know of some 2012 most 2014 make about 800,000 depending on driver service and idle