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divadriver01

divadriver01

Expert Expediter
cherokee727 said:
Again not every class 7. Our truck was properly maintained from new. (We have all receipts) we were the 2nd owners. Pm preformed every 12k. I look over my truck everyday and watch for things to go bad. But maintenance won't stop the problems we had. It had nothing to do with maintenance. Drive train was solid. But everything else was breaking. A/c compressor 4 times, alternator, 5 windshields, radiator, hvac problems, wires going bad, water pump, apu motor due to a computer malfunction causing it to over heat, apu computers, roof a/c we did have to do a head gasket. I know I am forgetting stuff but we had $50k in repairs $20k of that over the last year. The cost isn't the problem. The down time caused by bad shops and having to order parts because the don't stock our parts. Getting wrong parts etc. That is what was the killer. We could never get ahead of the repairs...
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I totally agree with you and completely understand. It's very easy to sit behind a phone or computer screen and play Monday morning quarterback. Not everything is black and white. :rolleyes:
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
cherokee727 said:
Again not every class 7. Our truck was properly maintained from new. (We have all receipts) we were the 2nd owners. Pm preformed every 12k. I look over my truck everyday and watch for things to go bad. But maintenance won't stop the problems we had. It had nothing to do with maintenance. Drive train was solid. But everything else was breaking. A/c compressor 4 times, alternator, 5 windshields, radiator, hvac problems, wires going bad, water pump, apu motor due to a computer malfunction causing it to over heat, apu computers, roof a/c we did have to do a head gasket. I know I am forgetting stuff but we had $50k in repairs $20k of that over the last year. The cost isn't the problem. The down time caused by bad shops and having to order parts because the don't stock our parts. Getting wrong parts etc. That is what was the killer. We could never get ahead of the repairs...
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They don't callem Freightshakers for nothing....they weren't built for the long haul ...local pick up and delivery trucks....:)
 
divadriver01

divadriver01

Expert Expediter
..they weren't built for the long haul ...local pick up and delivery trucks....:)[/QUOTE]

I thought that's what they called sprinter drivers bahahah. :D. Poke poke ;)
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
divadriver01 said:
..they weren't built for the long haul ...local pick up and delivery trucks....:)
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I thought that's what they called sprinter drivers bahahah. :D. Poke poke ;)[/QUOTE]

Cherokee's description sounds a lot like a sprinter...wait for parts and slow service at times.....well both serviced by Freightliner anyways.....LOL
 
RoadTime

RoadTime

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Dang sick bug did bite me. Feels like it will be a 48hr one (I hope), or I'm too over medicated to tell the difference. What was I talking about? :rolleyes:
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
At Pennyrile Ford in Hopkinsville getting my oil changed..bring you're own oil and filter, and they do everything else for $6.91...yup..that was a correct number...lol..how I so much love the van life...lol..
 
jelliott

jelliott

Veteran Expediter
Motor Carrier Executive
US Army
Another day....another airplane. Heading down to Baltimore for the flight home.
 
jujubeans

jujubeans

OVM Project Manager
Having been fortified by my third cup of coffee on a day that will probably end up with snow, the hubby is on the move, the cats have all been fed and are whining about the cold weather, I guess it's time to tackle that table full of tomatoes before the last two trailers pull in for the season. Hope that everyone gets moving today! :)
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
At the frame alignment shop in Nashville hoping to get this van going down the road right. Something got twisted during the accident...
 
RoadTime

RoadTime

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
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TMZ exclusive. John Elliott was seen boarding the new Load One company jet. An unidentified source stated that the jet will be made available to drivers when not being used for "official business".

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guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
Why cant my problems be solved quickly and efficiently? ...lol..they are all over this van, 2 techs, and can't find anything wrong with it anywhere even remotely wrong, even though they are admitting there is a problem after driving it and aligning it...ugghhh..thoughts of selling the van, all of my tools, etc, and moving into a apartment and getting some kind of b.s. job are really being considered here...lol..just getting tired of the constant struggle...
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
Its up in the air now. The whole van....lol..running like it is going down the road. The only thing they see are the tires and rims are not true. The trueing process has begun, even though they say that wouldn't cause the problems we are experiencing. Any ideas, anyone? When something stumps these guys, that's when it worries me...they are too good to be stumped. This is like the Load One of alignment shops, in other words...
 
jelliott

jelliott

Veteran Expediter
Motor Carrier Executive
US Army
guido4475 said:
Its up in the air now. The whole van....lol..running like it is going down the road. The only thing they see are the tires and rims are not true. The trueing process has begun, even though they say that wouldn't cause the problems we are experiencing. Any ideas, anyone? When something stumps these guys, that's when it worries me...they are too good to be stumped. This is like the Load One of alignment shops, in other words...
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Frustrating I am sure. :(
 
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