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so I got sent to Chattanooga today and...

Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:45 am
by Lightning
my company put me in a newer truck!


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this thing's got 400,000 less miles on it than my other one did! it even smells like a new car inside, although I have no idea how they pulled that off.

Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:41 am
by Abactus
congrats

Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 10:33 am
by zeus
needs moar lower....

:lol:

Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 6:58 pm
by Dr. Marlow
lol at grassroots motorsports sticker
you should send it in to "stuck on you"

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:11 pm
by Lightning
marlow<12 wrote:lol at grassroots motorsports sticker
you should send it in to "stuck on you"
That's the plan, it'll make it the second largest vehicle they've had with on the magazine. (the other one being that super-huge Russian cargo plane)

Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 11:19 pm
by andysapp
SLAM IT!

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 12:45 am
by Lightning
andysapp wrote:SLAM IT!
wish I could, I'd probably pick up another 1-2mpg out of the deal, but these things have huge suspension travel.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 2:23 am
by P.Haire
i love all the new fuel conservation stuff i've seen on semi's lately.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 2:52 am
by Lightning
P.Haire wrote:i love all the new fuel conservation stuff i've seen on semi's lately.
well, they're actually testing out a hybrid setup on a few of the UPS delivery trucks right now, supposed to have a class 8(semi) version in the works too, so we'll see how that goes.

My old truck could do 6.5mpg with a full load on level ground, this thing's getting nearly 8mpg. What a huge difference it being almost 400,000 miles newer makes.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:01 am
by P.Haire
UGHHHHH, hybrid is ssssssooooooooooooooooooooooooo lame. i was talking about wheel covers and added panels to the trailers.

Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 3:15 am
by Lightning
P.Haire wrote:UGHHHHH, hybrid is ssssssooooooooooooooooooooooooo lame. i was talking about wheel covers and added panels to the trailers.
oh, in that case Mesa Valley Transport's been running the single rear tires with wheel covers for awhile....sucker's are like 445/60/R22's!!


Walmart's working on something with Great Dane to add a spoiler to the back of the trailers, or something like that.