Most if not all Freightliners are now assembled in Mexico.
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Most if not all Freightliners are now assembled in Mexico.
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At OD all of our Freightliners have been built in North Carolina.
easttnhillbilly
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That's true but when they shut the sterling plant in Portland down there moving the military vehicals to north Carolina wonder if they will move the Columbia brand to Mexico to make room time will tell
conwaygreasemonkey
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as far as i know conway needs a brand that can use the detroit diesel series 60 or the new epa world engine the detroit15 series so that means no volvos not sure if international can have them or not. bu that only going by what we get a mojority of our training on its all been on detroit engines. also we arent going to be getting any more city units what we have will be run into the ground all heavy's from now on. that's my 2 cents worth have a great conway day
easttnhillbilly
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i think you can get the dd15 in all types of trucks except volvo and mack i seen a kw last week with one but i think frieghtliner is really pushing this engineas far as i know conway needs a brand that can use the detroit diesel series 60 or the new epa world engine the detroit15 series so that means no volvos not sure if international can have them or not. bu that only going by what we get a mojority of our training on its all been on detroit engines. also we arent going to be getting any more city units what we have will be run into the ground all heavy's from now on. that's my 2 cents worth have a great conway day
also we arent going to be getting any more city units what we have will be run into the ground all heavy's from now on.
Good those city units are useless since they are only rated for lighter gross weight.
TiredDvrsWife
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My husband's L/H truck is also used during the day as a city truck. Is this usual or just at smaller terminals?
longtimeltl
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That is business as usual at all terminals, big or small. Why have a truck that only runs 12 hours per night when they can be used for the city operation?I personally love my city unit. Hope Brad is wrong about phasing them out....probably not! :smilie_132:
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Western Stars built in Mexico................How low can we go? :smilie_132:
Western Stars built in Mexico................How low can we go? :smilie_132:
TiredDvrsWife
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I personally love my city unit. Hope Brad is wrong about phasing them out....probably not! :smilie_132:
Thanks! Drat, have to put something else in because 'your message is too short'. There, that should let me post this
Sterling will be no more. The Mexico plant they are opening is for the Freightliner Cascadia. Both the Canada plant and the Portland plant will be closed next year. In my humble opinion we will be going with a freightliner or possibly International, but we have a lot of buying power with Daimler so I think freightliner is more likely.
imported_BUCKEYE1
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the company i work for has 2 sterlings were supposed to be pitt ohio but we got them rattles, steering shakes so bad loud sounds like cab grinds on frame terrible
selkirk fred
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well i drove a 2000 sterling for 6 years and it was a good, reliable, fuel efficent truck. only broke down a few times. was a bit rough even though it was air ride. air ride cab would of had solved alot of that though. started great even at -40 up here in canada. my 2008 is a great truck, longer frame, turning radius too. too muck of a gap between the fairing and trailer, thus too much air drag and wasted fuel. nice ride and very quiet. a few engine light come on ocassionally but it seems to be when it is extremely cold and does not last long or shut down.only thing i would improve is to put in a stereo.
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seems I remember hearing the head of maintenance doing an interview with some transport magazine and he said the Conway LTL's will be getting the 375,000 mile TL trucks and they will be converted to daycabs by Road Systems...so more or less we will be driving KW's, Volvos, etc. with the C15's and 10 speeds just broken in by Truckload.
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I still can't believe people work when it is -40 outside!
Single digits is all i can handle.
imported_oldtimer50
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But its a dry cold.
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conway is going to IH bunch in XDE with a university study. Rerunning VORAD of all things and cameras on the mirrors for lane control and get this a comera on the driver at all times.
This may be a part of the study.
If not and it is something the company is seriously considering then they can
goodbye!!!I won't be spied on as if I were a criminal, terrorist, or sexual deviant. I do my job to the best of my ability...and if that isn't good enough then see ya'! If they are considering doing this they are stone cold insane.
Not that I wouldn't put it past them or any such thing. This would be the epitome of micro-managment to the nth degree.
I suppose the argument would be in the case of an accident there is video proof of the drivers actions in tandem with the info provided by the on-board computer. Like the dash cams the LEOs use.
I for one won't tolerate it...under any circumstances...we pay good...but not that good!!!
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NorthTXcon-way
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I talked to a Fedex express driver a few days ago and he said all of there semi trucks had a microphone in the cab so they can monitor if your talking on the phone and such.This may be a part of the study.
If not and it is something the company is seriously considering then they can
I won't be spied on as if I were a criminal, terrorist, or sexual deviant. I do my job to the best of my ability...and if that isn't good enough then see ya'! If they are considering doing this they are stone cold insane.
Not that I wouldn't put it past them or any such thing. This would be the epitome of micro-managment to the nth degree.
I suppose the argument would be in the case of an accident there is video proof of the drivers actions in tandem with the info provided by the on-board computer. Like the dash cams the LEOs use.
I for one won't tolerate it...under any circumstances...we pay good...but not that good!!!
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They can stuff that idea too!
I will make them want to not listen to my conversations...and (trust me!!!) I can be very prolific at this!
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I will make them want to not listen to my conversations...
Great English, no?