New Trucks - Page 17

fishin98 · #97 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 05:29 PM

Now that's "RED THINKING", now they need to get you a Cascadia DayCab CM

RickyRicardo · #98 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by fishin98

Saw the photo in the news letter, are these T/L drivers or are they sleeper shuttle? If your going to test a sleeper truck, give it to a long time T/L driver, load on 44-45k and then set off to delvr, they will find out real quick if that's the ticket. Spoke with a T/L driver of a prostar week before last, he told me that it weighs out 200lbs more than a Pete, No thank you. Spoke with a T/L guy in Nash and his new volvo is no light weight either, max's out at 45k. The Cascadia is a great truck, Maybe some day I'll get a used one

My last truck was a 379 Pete which people assume are heavy, based on their looks.
The company I was leased to had Volvos(small sleepers like Averitt has without the tall roof). They were actually heavier than my big ole Pete.

I loaded beer at Cartersville GA a while back and noticed the FL on the scales ahead of me was a full 1000 lbs lighter than my Volvo.
But if a company is in a position to exist on lighter freight(no beer, roll paper etc.), I would prefer a better quality truck, despite the weight difference.

fishin98 · #99 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 05:40 PM

My 1st avrt 11110 a 03 Volvo,full fuel 45000 max, 2nd trk 12149 05 Pete 44500 full fuel,current ride 12587,07 frtlnr full fuel 46400, makes it nice when pulling loads from the ports,beer loads,paper etc. make life EZ at the scale house

LTL Lifer · #**100** (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AE Iceman

Dear Corporate, I would humblely lay down my Volvo and be a test pilot for a new Cascadia day cab. hint,hint,wink,wink

And Dear Corporate, Send me CM's used Volvo since mine has very high mileage and I don't want to be in the same hemisphere as ANY Freightliner. hint hint wink wink.