Sitting in sunny comfortable Florida, waiting on a load.
Jimmy
Jimmy
April has sprung!
- Thread starter jujubeans
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After a pretty decent last 3 to 4 weeks, am sitting with 169 loaded miles...still in Dayton, OH and have not gone oos. About to find something to sacrifice to the freight gods...
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
Hope ya get it all figured out and fixed.
I haven't put my pants on since Monday. Stuck in Tn and in 5 min the Tn. page of my atlas will be laying in the ditch because I won't be back. This is getting really stupid, Since Sunday morning, they haven't been able to secure one load? I find that hard to believe.
I was in Georgia and had to chase one in Tennessee to get a load back north
you see the recruiting banner across the top?...."We need more straights...! "...lol
Murraycroexp
Veteran Expediter
Left, right, left, right. That's as close as I got yesterday.
Unloaded early in Troy , MI. Ride north engine light kept coming on every 60 miles or so , truck would start to shut down , then would resume normal speeds again . I decided better take it to the vet before I have to put her down . ( not really , but she is getting old ) . Have a great week fellas
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
Had same thing happen to me a few weeks ago. No idea what caused it. Cruise control also stopped working. Was going to change out those modules near the rear axle (forget what they are called) based on freightliners recommendation.
Only thing I did was change out fuel filters because they where getting a little older then I like, not because they where plugged, just old. All is working perfect now which leads me to believe I may have some problems with the fuse box and or wires which is mounted on the left front fender in the engine room. Bad spot for it and it was where I leaned on and set my tools to service the truck. I must have bumped something just right. Hope ya get your straightened out.
So that's what was under the hat...nothingkens making salsa!
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
Never ever seen Tn dry like this before. Fair amount of straights and vans moving thru the Walmart truck stop.
So many loads lately couldn't take them all, shorties tho . . . after rush hour traffic today driving to my bed
Murraycroexp
Veteran Expediter
TN isn't dry. It, like many other states, are now over-saturated with empty trucks. Supply is far outweighing demand.
Check it out. Available Equipment Search
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
Closes available straight to me appears to out of state or under a load.
I know Tn isn't dry, a lot of freight comes out of this area.
Well after some research while sleeping at the consignee ....I found that this is fairly common on my cat 3126 engine . Should be just a sensor . But to be safe , will get oil change and fuel filters done as well . If it's any more than this , it's time to take the old girl out to pasture . Ps my cruise was still working , and was losing power on and off .
I don't venture much outside of the " ZONE " for us , just for that reason . When I stay in the main MI, OH, KY, IN, IL areas , they have been working me everyday that I'm in service . Occassionally ( is that too many letters ) I'll get stuck for a day , but not too often .
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
Get it diagnosed before ya sink a few hundred bucks into a service. If the pasture is in the future why spend money on service. Chances are servicing truck won't fix it. But what do I know. Good luck.
If it's more than what I think ......your right . Time to move on . But if I can get another year , or even fifty to sixty more loads while I find the right used truck , then I'll pay the six hundred to a Grand for this .
Waiting on ready now load, Pell City AL. to Niles MI. Up date now loaded, get along doggies.
Slo-Ride
Veteran Expediter
I agree, I did this one based on, oh yeah we get a lot of freight out of there. But yeah the magic circle here has gotten awfully flat.