Estes | Estes purchases Yellow Equipment

[Dennis Tichy]

Wonder what terminals will be stuck with tractors that are not on par with Estes tractors? We got a bunch of crap from Central.

You should be thankful that your company is growing .

Wonder what terminals will be stuck with tractors that are not on par with Estes tractors? We got a bunch of crap from Central.

 

[steercrazee]

You should be thankful that your company is growing .

I am thankful , but i also know crap when i see it.

 

[Stimpy]

I am thankful , but i also know crap when i see it.

I can tell you the tractor I was assigned was taken care of by the driver..... maintenance was another issue.... they didn't like to fix stuff..... it was almost like they knew the company was going under.

But what I'm trying to say is quite a few Holland drivers took pride in their equipment.

Hey you might even find one that says Stimpy on the door....lol last time I knew it was in Buffalo.

 

[Stimpy]

 

[steercrazee]

I can tell you the tractor I was assigned was taken care of by the driver..... maintenance was another issue.... they didn't like to fix stuff..... it was almost like they knew the company was going under.

But what I'm trying to say is quite a few Holland drivers took pride in their equipment.

Hey you might even find one that says Stimpy on the door....lol last time I knew it was in Buffalo.

I was just replying on the central tractors. They are being used for yard dogs. I agree on the mechanics comment. However i have seen mechanics at Estes that either dont know what they are doing or just dont care. Makes you wonder how they got the job.

 

[Triplex]

I can tell you the tractor I was assigned was taken care of by the driver..... maintenance was another issue.... they didn't like to fix stuff..... it was almost like they knew the company was going under.

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If you didn't break stuff they wouldn't have to fix anything!

 

[Stimpy]

If you didn't break stuff they wouldn't have to fix anything!

Like the check engine light????

 

[Triplex]

Like the check engine light????

I tilt the hood and check to see the engine is there before every trip. Don't you?

 

[truckdriver]

I tilt the hood and check to see the engine is there before every trip. Don't you?

Engine Anti-Theft light?

 

[xeastend]

When the dead axle is forward of the powered axle it's called a pusher axle, when it's behind the powered axle it's called a tag axle.

Ok. Had no idea of the varied nomenclature. Any twins I drove had regular rears. Just trailers had lift axles. At 62, driving truck since 1982 still learn something every day

 

[Triplex]

Ok. Had no idea of the varied nomenclature. Any twins I drove had regular rears. Just trailers had lift axles. At 62, driving truck since 1982 still learn something every day

Same here, never too old to learn. Started driving TT in 1966, keeping my age a secret though, too many younger smart asses ready to pounce

 

[seabreeze]

Ok. Had no idea of the varied nomenclature. Any twins I drove had regular rears. Just trailers had lift axles. At 62, driving truck since 1982 still learn something every day

You've come to the right place, if we can't dazzle you with brilliance, we will baffle you with B S.

 

[seabreeze]

Same here, never too old to learn. Started driving TT in 1966, keeping my age a secret though, too many younger smart asses ready to pounce

You rang?

 

[seabreeze]

I tilt the hood and check to see the engine is there before every trip. Don't you?

I learned never to tilt when playing the pinball machine.

 

[slipperysleuth]

Estes Express Lines has reached an agreement with Daimler (Freightliner) to purchase 135 Yellow Corp tractors across the country. This comes before the proposed Equipment Auction Yellow plans to have this fall, but these units were not yet paid off/owned by Yellow Corp. This cash move again shows Estes’ commitment to the future growth of their LTL capacity.

All trucks are geared to 61.50 mph at our barn in Mississippi hope Estes turns them up for their drivers

 

[xeastend]

You've come to the right place, if we can't dazzle you with brilliance, we will baffle you with B S.

I have learned it's more B.S. than brilliance. Creative and repetitive B.S.

 

[Recap Slinger]

Seen some in Knoxville behind shop. Dont look to bad, but looks isnt what pulls. Heard a driver saying they look like twin screws but dont have the power of a twin screw. One of the set of wheels in back is rolling free with no pull power. Dont know what that means but the driver seemed pretty sure he knew what he was talking about.

Holland ran tag axles for years. Their old Aeromax and Sterlings had an air adjustable tag axle that worked great for winter weather driving.

 

[steercrazee]

All trucks are geared to 61.50 mph at our barn in Mississippi hope Estes turns them up for their drivers

They are bitchen now that all the drivers speed according to samsara. All these years of safe drivers then they get samsara and oh looky looky. To many office people wanting to micro manage every thing. If the drivers aint wrecking or bringing in speeding tickets please let them drive. Id like to see the office people get out and drive for a week under the same none sense they want us to do. They make a simple job of getting freight from point A to point B and make more stressful than it has to be.

 

[Cab Lizzard]

Tag axels on snow good luck...

 

[seabreeze]

Holland ran tag axles for years. Their old Aeromax and Sterlings had an air adjustable tag axle that worked great for winter weather driving.

Our pushers were less than great, pee under a wheel, and you were stuck.
Ours did not have airbags.