Why would anyone drive something that could cause them to freeze or get sick? If it is broke and the DOT pulls you over you could get written up . I just don't get it. I don't drive a broken truck.
Sterling has a vent door & blend door problem. The doors stick open or shut causing this problem. My city tractor is the same way. Going in to the shop & see if it can be repaired. If not, dash replacement is $3,000.000. I don't see Abf droppin 3 grand for a dash on a tractor with 800,000 miles. Have the shop set the doors on dash vent for the ac air ya gonna need. If you leave it on defrost, come may or june the ac wont be much after the air hits that hot glass. Oh well, there is always a dock bid.
Ford pick up trucks have these same problems. I wouldn't have them locked in anything other than defrost which, by the way, is the default position if and when there is a failure in the system. In order for us to get a city unit repaired for anything we have to refuse to drive it. One would think that having a tractor down when there are no extras would be incentive enough to fix them when they're written up instead of waiting until it's put out of service by a driver.
: box Sterlings for me. I hope this info helped!How did you an '09 Mack???I had one with the same problem. It was blowing out of the defroster no matter where the switch was and our vendor could not figure it out.if you pull the cover off on top of the dash (4 torx screws) were the 4 power studs are located you'll see a small servo with a linkage that controls the vent doors.My plastic linkage was broken and had to be replaced.You can use a small driver and manually change the flow of the air by turning the screw on top of the linkage.its best to unplug the servo and leave it unplugged untill it's repaired.Mine happened in the summer time so I needed the A/C to blow out the dash vents not out of the defroster were it was fogging up my windshield.It took them a while to finally get the part and fix it right.Now I have 2009 mack so no more ::
I think it'd take an act of God for me to get something with only 600,000 miles on it!It's got close to 800,000 on her.After line haul got done with it our u.e. driver ran 5 turns to Carlisle (2700 miles a week) he graduated to a 2011 and I grabbed the 09.And no there's no vacuum,it's all electric driven motors.Like I said earlier I pulled the cover off turned the blower motor on and started Turning the selector knob and could see the servo was working but the plastic linkage arm was broken. Bingo!How did you an '09 Mack???
So I take it that there is not a vacuum pump on the Sterlings to run the air flow door.
Brother Muler has a good point. DOT/FMCSA requires a defroster,.....make that a good working defroster,.....in tractors. ABF is supposed to be sitting on wads and scads of money,.......savings from the pay/vacation cuts,....that were contractually EARMARKED for new equipment purchases. Plus,.....Apparently, we're not going to get "bonuses" this year,......The O.R. was......wait for it..........97%,....instead of the 96% to qualify for bonuses.......Imagine That.........So they save another pile of money they don't have to pay out...........Lessee here,.........Equipment maintenance and purchases?,......or Executive bonuses and perks?,............which one do you think our current ..."management'.....will go for? And .........will the Three Blind Mice....AKA Jimmy/Gordon/Tyson,....once again turn a blind eye to the contractual language? We'd better invest in a Duct Tape factory,.....That seems to be ABF's maintenance program..........
They fixed mine after I told them what the problem was that they couldn't figure out.Thats what they get when they hire oil changers instead of real vendors to work on their equipment!
If and when pulled over by the law man that vehicle inspection report was always one of the first things they asked for. That and the log book took precedence over driver's license and registration. I wonder why?
I'm the same way,you could eat off my floor if you had to! (A little tough this time of year) but I keep it spot less inside and out.if I have to live in it 10to12 hours a day I want it clean.I hate when someone else uses it and don't pick up after them selves.I was off one day and somebody used it and left their mcdonalds bag and all their garbage behind.i found out who it was through the VCR right up and stuffed his garbage bag under his windshield wiper arm on his car!He never said a word to me so I figure he got the message!
What about blower motor this summer blowing cold?
Or..... Write it up per contrac. You know the ccontract they use when it bbenefits them.
I have a Sterling, and the airflow thing has always been an issue. Currently, when my airflow is set to 'OFF' air flows from the panel vents. And I still think the flashers 'freezing' when you apply the brake is a serious safety issue.
Dumping the liability on a driver is the first thing they teach law enforcement. They're looking for the "Gotcha" moment. That way, they can write a ticket to the driver, and not interfere with industry data collection. They justify their job,....the carrier skates through a D.O.T. check,.....everyone's happy,.......except the driver, who pays the fine. .....But who ever worried about the driver?If and when pulled over by the law man that vehicle inspection report was always one of the first things they asked for. That and the log book took precedence over driver's license and registration. I wonder why?
I only have this issue with sterlings. Not with macks or freight shakers
