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Originally Posted by spike III
Now your talking my loving of work. Drove truck 38 years, 49 states, 4,500,000 miles. Was a owner operator when I started. hauled everything there is to haul. Drove single unit double short pups double 48 footers and triple shorties on the west coast. Box,Tanker,flat bed,drop deck,goose neck. Started driving B61 Mack truck with 3 shift sticks & 18 gears.
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You're so old you're lucky you didn't die in a dinosaur snack incident!
I'm still a noob at 29 years, same company for 26 dragging dry box.
Remember when you could get on I-40 through AZ and NM and felt like you
were the only person in the world? Now it's constant traffic... even at 3am.
Now that I know more than I ever did, I'm dumber than I ever was.
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Originally Posted by Trickskier
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I know you didn't ask me, but typical trucker, I'm gonna tell you what I think anyhow
The last Volvo I drove was in the 90's, it was SO soft! But went thru steer tires like candy.
From a drivers perspective, it needs a cup holder, that Volvo ride, and dependability that keeps you on the road, not in a shop. There are still a lot of drivers that put looks high on the list.
Owners perspective, that's where it gets tough...
Give me a sleeper model and I'll write you weekly reports on how it's doing
Short list is weight, dependability, service and parts availability.
Here's a note for your structural engineers: Figure out how to make the visibility line of the A-pillars smaller, or change the mirrors to be less intrusive to forward visibility, or both. Between the two, you can hide a dually pickup from the drivers forward left view, the way they are now.
I'd rather have smaller A-pillars than a high roof..... but that's just me.