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  1. TeamsterGrrrl
    Makes me glad to be a Ford stockholder. Now when will the Ford tractors and big trucks return?
  2. TeamsterGrrrl
    All the Postal Service Macks from 91 on up had Allison automatics.
  3. TeamsterGrrrl
    If I was in the market for a one ton pickup I'd go with an NPR or similar with a flatbed instead- If you're going to have to lift the cab to get at the turbo and other stuff buried on the back of the engine, get a cab that's hinged and doesn't require an overhead hoist to lift out of the way!
  4. TeamsterGrrrl
    Compared to some of the earlier regs like EPA2007 and 2010, the fuel economy regs actually make sense and are doable- Why else has almost every affected party approved them? Volvo and Daimler are only ticked because the regs won't kill competitor Cummins. Agree you with the need for conformity with the EC regs- The U.S. is too small a market to make it's own regs viable.
  5. TeamsterGrrrl
    Geez... We had no problem moving 40 tons GCW with 237 Maxidynes and even less.
  6. TeamsterGrrrl
    It's all based on bridge formula, you can do 105,500 on 7 axles if you can get them spaced far enough apart.
  7. TeamsterGrrrl
    About 10%, but with 16% to 24% better fuel economy that investment will be paid back in a couple years. For some owners the cost will be less because they're already buying fuel efficient options.
  8. TeamsterGrrrl
    I skimmed through the NPRM, and this looks doable- The EPA is being quite flexible in the means that can be used to comply. There are also a bunch of exemptions for small businesses, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles, and they're even grandfathering in glider kit builders. And unlike the past 2007 and 2010 EPA standards, this is a win-win... Reducing greenhouse gases reduces fuel use and the profit stealing $$$ we have to spend on diesel!
  9. TeamsterGrrrl
    With professional drivers, double 40s would be no problem on 4 lane roads and 2 lanes with good sight distances. And unlike the oddball 33s, 40 footers are the worlds most common box size and would easily transfer to trains and container ships.
  10. TeamsterGrrrl
    The truckload carriers don't like it because they'd have to spend twice as long training their steering wheel holders how to hook and unhook doubles... Training would take a whole two weeks!
  11. TeamsterGrrrl
    Those mid mounted lift axles are pretty common in Washington, Orgeon, etc.- They can run at 105,500 pounds weight instead of the usual 50 state limit of 80,000 there. But they still have to meet a "bridge formula", which usually requires 8 axles and they have to be spaced far apart, thus the extra axle mounted so far forward of the drive axles. This would typically be coupled to a 4 axle trailer to get near the maximum weight allowed.
  12. TeamsterGrrrl
    Interesting that despite the attempts of Daimler, Navistar, and Volvo to force vertical integration with their proprietary engines, Cummins still has the biggest market share.
  13. TeamsterGrrrl
    Just a legal way to run turnpike doubles with almost none of the advantages...
  14. TeamsterGrrrl
    Some guys just gotta play big rigger...
  15. TeamsterGrrrl
    A few of these made it to the U.S. , see them occasionally- Was a very slow seller.
  16. TeamsterGrrrl
    Think they called that a "Midliner" or something like that, IIRC it's a rebadged Renault with the "club cab". This one has North American clearance and marker lights with Euro mirrors, no wonder it's stranded in Croatia.
  17. TeamsterGrrrl
    BTW, Volvo recently bought Terex off road trucks, which used Scania engines. One of the first things they did was to substitute Cummins and I believe it was MTU engines!
  18. TeamsterGrrrl
    IIRC, Foden built the last of the Ford Transcontinental for Ford.
  19. TeamsterGrrrl
    This is not a "Lemon Law" vehicle- It's 10 years old and has a half million miles on the odometer. Thus you have no case against Mack or Eaton, your only cause of action in the U.S. might be against the last used truck dealer.
  20. TeamsterGrrrl
    MATS fundamental problem is that their target market is owner-operators, and that's a shrinking market.
  21. TeamsterGrrrl
    If you stray on road and within the weight limits of the axles, you'll probably be OK... But it's no DM or RD.
  22. TeamsterGrrrl
    Sounds like another doomed highway tractor to dump truck conversion. The CH was never designed for off road use, it's easier to just buy an RD or DM dump truck than try to convert a CH. What's the rated capacity of the axles. 12k and 40K?
  23. TeamsterGrrrl
    The biggest issue with the double 33s isn't safety, I've looked at the accident stats for South Dakota which allows just about anything on the roads, and the doubles have about the same accident rates as single trailer combinations. The big problem with the 33s is that they're incompatible with rail intermodal cars, which are set up to fit 28' pups or 40-53' long trailers. This suggests to me that this legislation is really an attempt by FDX et al to negotiate cheaper intermodal rates?
  24. TeamsterGrrrl
    IIRC, Agility specializes in fuel tanks while Westport converts diesels to run on natural gas.
  25. TeamsterGrrrl
    This is the latest in a series of "musical executive chairs" moves at the Euro based truckmakers. If the CEOs have no brand loyalty, why should we?

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