FRESH START FEBRUARY
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Gotta be close to my age to remember, but today reminds me of a couple songs by Johnny Horton. DFW north to Denver, but cold like "North To Alaska" and as Mardi Gras begins, "The Battle Of New Orleans". U guess, given the heritage of my co-driver we should throw in his third hit "Sink The Bismarck" 
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Since you're a newb RoadTime, curious how new a truck does big orange give you?
So am I
I still have about 90 miles to go to find out what's behind door #1
I yard trained on a 2015, road trained in a 2018. Unless I get really lucky, I'm guessing a 17 or 18. Or that really old cabover no one wants to drive lol.
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So am I
I still have about 90 miles to go to find out what's behind door #1
I yard trained on a 2015, road trained in a 2018. Unless I get really lucky, I'm guessing a 17 or 18. Or that really old cabover no one wants to drive lol.
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Its waiting for you.
They will even give you a trailer to start with. Beauty!
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If you get a cabover, I will forever refer to you as "The Legend RoadTime". Even more legendary than Moot maybe.
I did drive an orange cabover for a few years. 1973 Mack F with a 45' Kentucky trailer. One of the first trucks I ever drove with power steering. It had a whopping 237 HP Maxidyne and the Maxi-torque 5 speed. Good thing I humped household goods for awhile to keep me in shape.
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Humped?I did drive an orange cabover for a few years. 1973 Mack F with a 45' Kentucky trailer. One of the first trucks I ever drove with power steering. It had a whopping 237 HP Maxidyne and the Maxi-torque 5 speed. Good thing I humped household goods for awhile to keep me in shape.
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Back in the day that's what it was called. A driver lumped freight and a bedbugger humped furniture.Humped?
Bedbugger
Another cabover I drove for a few years. This one is in the museum behind the Iowa 80 truck stop. Pictured is 414-3001 restored by the CCX shop in Toledo. After restoration it graced the lobby of CCX's general office in Ann Arbor. Eventually it was donated to the I-80 Truck museum. I drove 414-3021 for a couple of years. These were the first 21 road tractors Con-Way Central Express started with when they opened for business in 1983.
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As requested, Canadian hillbilly heater install pics
Yes I ran the diesel lines and pump mostly inside for speed.
Yes I ran the diesel lines and pump mostly inside for speed.
A guy who sold me mine, said you should run pump inside to avoid all the troubles down the road.
Glad you are rolling with the heat. God knows, Mr. Trudeau won't warm that country anytime soon.
But it Feels so good to Not have to get up to make an early delivery...
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But it Feels so good to Not have to get up to make an early delivery...
sent from my Recliner..
When are you changing your status to retired?
When he gets out of bed. Probably never. Lol.When are you changing your status to retired?
In 1976 AC/DC released "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" and on this day exactly 40 years ago Bon Scott died. Well, we ain't workin' dirt cheap And a 34# box going 1000 miles ain't dirty either. Canyon City to Calexio CA. WOOT!
This one's for OVM, a big AC/DC fan
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This one's for OVM, a big AC/DC fan
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Red is the new Orange?
Got moved into my truck in the rain, that was fun
I was not expecting what I got. A 2017 Freightliner with a Tri-Pac APU.
The truck is pretty sweet looking. Another shock was the how clean the inside was. I was expecting to do a lot of cleaning, and just hoping it didn't smell of smoke. Which it didn't
I kept thinking this can't be my truck, someone goofed, where is my cabover pumpkin
I'm pretty sure this was a former owner/operator lease purchase truck.
I will be in the minority of Schneider company drivers with this truck. Never would I of expected for it to be...Red
On my first solo trip. Picked up 40 miles away from Carlisle Pennsylvania, came back to the operating center, Took the company car to Walmart and now settled in for the night. Saturday delivery near my old company in Taylor, Michigan. How ironic
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Got moved into my truck in the rain, that was fun
I was not expecting what I got. A 2017 Freightliner with a Tri-Pac APU.
The truck is pretty sweet looking. Another shock was the how clean the inside was. I was expecting to do a lot of cleaning, and just hoping it didn't smell of smoke. Which it didn't
I kept thinking this can't be my truck, someone goofed, where is my cabover pumpkin
I'm pretty sure this was a former owner/operator lease purchase truck.
I will be in the minority of Schneider company drivers with this truck. Never would I of expected for it to be...Red
On my first solo trip. Picked up 40 miles away from Carlisle Pennsylvania, came back to the operating center, Took the company car to Walmart and now settled in for the night. Saturday delivery near my old company in Taylor, Michigan. How ironic
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For those of you with tinfoil hats...
Book published 1981. Hmm...
Book published 1981. Hmm...