Green Dash

And a much cooler name by far! Happy Birthday!

Nice pics. That B7-ty-sumthin' is a beauty! Is that Vision on the Movin' Out cover slightly chopped? I have a copy here, but haven't looked at it yet.

Glad you thought of it, that was too long ago. I do remember Lorna Doone being another of the recommened cookies.

Think of it as a game and it'll be fun!

I've had 3 Sterlings assigned to me at 2 different jobs. My opinions and observations are: Pro's 1. Very comfortable 2. Good ergonomics 3. Reliable Con's 1.They're not Mack Pinnacles 2.Excessive wind noise even when doors are properly aligned. 3.You may have the standard turn signal lever which is a cheap plastic pos with a pushbutton for the 4-ways. With that setup, the flashers stop blinking when the foot brake is applied, just like a car-I shit you not. Fortunately,my employer chose to have them replaced with the traditional SignalStat type. 4. A benefit to the pos turn signals is that they have the rotating type wiper/washer switch and the end of the stalk. If not, you get the pushbutton Freightliner type which has the most idiotic operation for a wiper switch I've ever seen. 5. Like many of todays trucks they have that cheap feeling about them, but I accept that as part of being a driver in the 21st century. Like you, I go for the pay and benefits and happily accept what's given to me by those who are paying the bills, provided it's properly maintained and looks decent. The second Sterling I drove was assigned to me with 65 miles on the odometer and was my least favorite. It had no major problems, but lots of little annoyances. The window crank fell of at the first tollbooth I came to, the radio antenna was not plugged in, the drivers wiper arm would stop 6 inches above the base of the windshield. All stupid stuff, but it gets you wondering if anything potetionally dangerous had been overlooked. My current ride is a 2006 AT9513 with the MBE4000 and 10 speed RR. The Merecedes engines have proven to be good reliable performers, but we've had some issues with the '07 emmissions equipped motors. My truck has always been shared by 2 caring drivers. The city guy is the original and I'm only the second linehaul driver in it. It has 946k on the odometer and is not only in great shape but it feels like it could hang on for at least another 500k. Best of luck.

They do fine work, but that's pretty ignorant.

Thanks for the details. I thought the foam could have been used to not only control the fire but possibly slow the flow of fuel down the embankment. I now know better.

I must be getting old. I don't know which dumper I like more.

They do look mean. So do the dogs.

Didn't take long to find a 72" cab. It's in good hands, too.

Nice rims. I've noticed that if you pluralise a word (any word) you can use it to describe boobs. If someone says "Whoa! Check out the (spoons, floor lamps, ash trays, clouds, donuts, etc) on that babe!," where are you gonna look?

I thought I had a picture of Howard's B but It was his black Autocar. Since I went through the trouble of looking, here's a Mack.

I was thinking the same thing as you. Should I be concerned? Your right, they are using those words a lot less than they used to.

You thought you had nailed the "Dummy of the Day" award for your town and ended up losing it in a matter of minutes. Who'da thunk you'd lose it to a female driver?

Best of luck to you. I've spoken to a few carhaulers over the years and they all felt it was the best driving job out there.

It's called over-compensation. As a kid, his parents had to tie a pork chop around his neck to get the dog to play with him. Now he has lotsa friends, until Mar 09, 2012 08:07:13 PST at least.

Cool shots, but they all seem to have that "As soon as I get out,I'm gonna kill the s.o.b. that did this to me" look on their faces.

Is that JiffyPop popcorn or someones hat?

Good to see that you have it home and even have a replacement cab. Have you decided on what the finished product will look like? If your gonna keep heading east to escape the HUTA mentality, you may find yourself in the Atlantic Ocean. I already have short hair, can I drive the Jaguar?

Oh well. At least I wasn't the first one to think of it.

That late? I probably saw a few back then but didn't know what I was looking at. Thanks.

Finally got around to watching replays of the crash. I'm no fireman, but shouldn't they have foam at the track?

This might help. It has air line schematics for 10 & 15 speeds beginning around page 20, but I'm not sure if it applies to your specific model. http://www.roadranger.com/ecm/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=288150

Forgive my lack of knowledge of the older trucks, but does it really have a generator ? That aside, I hope your able to solve the problem.