What Type of Vehile Do You Drive For Expediting?

TheOGExpediterGuy · Oct 17, 2009

What is the vehicle that you drive as an expediter???

Poorboy · Oct 17, 2009

I Drive a 1999 FL-70 with 846,000 Miles on the Odometer and 321,000 on a New 3126 Cat Motor with a 7 Speed Spicer Tranny! 84 In. Sleeper with all the Goodies!

bluejaybee · Oct 17, 2009

2000 Peterbilt 3126 Cat 9 Spd tranny 60 inch sleeper. Has 365000 miles on it now. Rough riding truck, but get's it done.

FIS53 · Oct 17, 2009

I actually have 2 vehicles but this poll only allows for one answer (discriminating). Have Sprinter and a flatdeck st. With the slowdown the st has done a bit better than the sprinter as most of the loads pay better even with low mileage for the runs.
Rob

Bruno · Oct 17, 2009

We have all Freightliners with 4 having 3126 Cat motors and one with an 8.3 Cummins. All but one has Condo sleepers. Integrity Motor Freight has 10 trucks which 8 of them are Freightliner trucks and 2 are Kenworths. One Kenworth is a W900 and the other is a D-unit with a refer box. Out of all the truck I manage 13 have Cat motors and 2 have the 8.3 Cummins in them. My 1st truck had a 5.9 Cummins which was a great motor. Over the years I have tried to stay away from Cummins because there Parts COST way to much. So I have stayed with the 3126 Cat.

Cummins reman fuel pump $2900.00
Cat brand new fuel pump $359.00

I will take a Cat over a Cummins because of the part cost.

greg334 · Oct 17, 2009

Dave,
You talking about the injection pump, right? My lift pump was $350 and the trade off is the other parts and parts availability, Some Cat parts are getting harder to find for some reason for that 3126 and rebuilding them is a lot more than my little 8.3.

FL70 Cummins ISC spicer 6+1 non-syncro trans - a truck driver's trans.

In the works a *cough* cutaway van

jj214 · Oct 17, 2009

20th year of expediting. first year drove a straight truck as a company driver. 19 plus in cargo vans. Now on 5th van, 1 Dodge, 2 Ford Diesels, 1 Chevy now a Ford Gas. 3 one tons, 2 3/4 tons. Over 450000 each on the first 4. No tickets, no accidents (2 deer) many breakdowns. Pick a lane, stay in it. Keep a reasonable distance from the vehicle in front of you. Get an XM. I stay away from truck stops, since the most, not all, the guys are either *****ing about their company, or lying about their loads/experiences. I have not been taking my notebook with me but might start. I have started spending more time checking out EO and for the most part enjoy reading the experiences and advice from others.

skyraider · Oct 17, 2009

2002 b3500 dodge 1 ton, 179000 miles,,runs good,,mpg at 63mph is 16mpg , the best it will do, shes old and Im older, lol.

Wingnut · Oct 17, 2009

I had a 2005 HINO with a 76" sleeper that had a few perks. Just traded it in for a '09 with a 96" custom sleeper that has an office. Instead of having a sink & all that stuff, I have a mini office in its place with a small desk, shelves, built in file cabinets. Now I'm able to run my fleet and drive team with hubby.

nightcreacher · Oct 18, 2009

2004 traded a 1999 Freightliner Classic E unit with 800000 miles for the 2004 Freightliner Coronado I have now,and it has 800000 miles.Truck is paid for and have no plans ever to replace it

TeamCozumel · Oct 18, 2009

TJ. Can you please explain the purpose of the poll?

Bruno · Oct 18, 2009

greg334 said:
Dave,
You talking about the injection pump, right? My lift pump was $350 and the trade off is the other parts and parts availability, Some Cat parts are getting harder to find for some reason for that 3126 and rebuilding them is a lot more than my little 8.3.

FL70 Cummins ISC spicer 6+1 non-syncro trans - a truck driver's trans.

In the works a *cough* cutaway van

The caps pump Greg is what Cummins call it.

TheOGExpediterGuy · Oct 19, 2009

was just curious of what the majority of people drove??? is that ok???

greg334 · Oct 19, 2009

tjpohio44

Yea that's alright to ask no biggie, ask away.....

Dave,

that's what I thought. Two different things but sometimes, well you know Potato..... Potato.

Jack_Berry · Oct 21, 2009

o5. 4.6 stripper extrordinaire. 334---

Scuba · Oct 21, 2009

I use a dc 10

guido4475 · Oct 21, 2009

greg334 said:
Dave,
You talking about the injection pump, right? My lift pump was $350 and the trade off is the other parts and parts availability, Some Cat parts are getting harder to find for some reason for that 3126 and rebuilding them is a lot more than my little 8.3.

FL70 Cummins ISC spicer 6+1 non-syncro trans - a truck driver's trans.

In the works a *cough* cutaway van

I totally agree with you, Greg.I had 2 trucks with the 8.3, one mechanical, the other electronic.I loved them to death, and that is the only engine I would get in another straight truck.I also had a 3126 cat, and to say it was an expensive engine to fix would be an understatement.The water pump on a 8.3 Was so easy to change.3 bolts, one o-ring.And 109.00 at Cummins.But the Cat water pump,250.00,6 hours labor at Freightliner.I wasnt about to do the Cat waterpump myself.But the Cummins is so user and mechanic freindly.There is an old saying that the old timers would use,"a Cat wont break down much, but when it does, it'll cost you" I'm not saying a Cat is a bad engine.My 3126 had 820,000 on it when I sold it, and it is still going strong, unopened.Good luck on the cutaway van, Greg.My train of thought was on the same kind of vehicle in addition to the van soon.

wallytrucker1 · Oct 23, 2009

Tractor is 2000 FLD120 , trailer is 48' van w/liftgate, new motor and super singles and Rigmaster have given me a very FIRM grip on the tractor. Trying to sell , no luck yet...lol.