Yellow | new trucks all the yrc guys r waiving
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I wouldn't of retired in 2009 if Roadway Express was still around.If Maislin had never bought Gateway and stuck to what they did best they might still be in business today and I might have had 4 million miles safe driving by now!
Then again I would have never been here on the YRC Freight forum (the thought of which might please a few people). :LMAO:
Yes that was the first batch of 42 month lease they were 98 model year, the original idea was to by them at the end of the lease and use as P&D units but when the time came the bottom fell out of the used truck market and the buy out was about 10 grand more then they sold for on the open market.
The story we got in South Kearny was that the town Officials informed new penn that they are between 2 rivers and should consider moving their equipment before the storm, The Vice president did not want to pay man hours to move the equipment. These were trucks YRC had taken out of service 2 years earlier and made new penn PAY for them. The towing company is now used so often that he wants a regular start time. But they will be fine once we get the kinks out, Its just because they sat out of service so long. We were also told they would all be painted white( about 5 have been) but that seems to have changed to they will be painted white after fender benders to big to be fixed with silver duct tape occur.
And YES that Vice President is still employed.
Newpenn22 Please take care to ensure you return this truck in the same condition you got it. :LMAO:
Sometimes it got off track with special test units, the 200 or so 1986 C800s with power steering were numbered 10xxx while the non power steering C800 16xxx, at the time the first number being a 1 meant it was a P&D tractor the second digit was the year, that started in 1979 with 1980 LN8000"s.
Straight trucks didn't fit the pattern either they started out being a 2xxxx but then it was decided to make retired L/H tractors 2's and it was all down hill from there in the P&D fleet numbering program, Line Haul kept it pretty straight up until merge now there are numbers that as I walk out to look for a unit make me wonder if I'm looking for a tractor or a trailer..........................
Straight trucks didn't fit the pattern either they started out being a 2xxxx but then it was decided to make retired L/H tractors 2's and it was all down hill from there in the P&D fleet numbering program, Line Haul kept it pretty straight up until merge now there are numbers that as I walk out to look for a unit make me wonder if I'm looking for a tractor or a trailer..........................
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Looks like something they pieced out of a junk yard .
The truck # use to be 835164 its still written on the wall
In black magic marker....
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Nice match
Now that's a cool looking rig, I like it.
Nice match
Fits right in at the South Kearny/Jersey City area.
Did you find the hood release tabs, and try the differential lock for functionality ?
Yes, I use the tabs daily during my pre-trip. She's a bit rusty, but never uses oil.
My only regret is that I can no longer find a gear, with which, to "jiff-up!"
BTW, mine is still heritage Roadway with an extremely faded R on the windscreen.
