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Decided not to purchase this truck. Thanks you all for the excellent advise.

Would blowby mean also ring wear and higher chromium readings? It was lo in all reports.

Could any additives mask aluminum and iron such that one method of analysis used by one lab would see the metals and another testing protocol such as what Speedco uses miss it entirely?

What would does the amount of huff point too/indicate?

Going to send what is left of the sample we saw drawn at SpeedCo to blackstone Labs. The 54% idle time caught my eye too but the dealer said it was nothing to sweat. Why might I be concerned with a high idle time?

Trying to check out a used truck with a MBE 900 (300 hp) engine with lo mileage. Had Freightliner do a 2 hour inspection, pulled computer codes, all checked out ok. Codes showed a high idle percentage (54%) but truck has no apu. Had dealer pull an oil sample and they recommended a...

Carfax is a great service for used car buyers. For a little over $20 you get a vehicle history report that covers title history, major accident report, odometer tampering & registration info. Is there a carfax like service to for commercial vehicles?

Located a truck offered by a private seller I may want to purchase. Both are in another state. For truck evaluation: I extracted the bottom recommendations from one of Greg’s posts on EO. “First find a licensed experienced mechanic you can trust” “The second thing is go through and...

Ok it appears for me a "d" will make the most cents, So the max sleeper is about 96" Available Benz & AA sleepers seem rather similarly configured, but other than a double bunk what would you guys say are the essentials in a sleeper? What would you do with the remaing 42-48" Is the...

I expect there will be times my son and I are satisfied its time for some home leave but we are much to far to DH. If we decide to fly, where can we park a 40' expediter for a week or more, confident the truck will be safe upon our return? One driver suggested it would be a good time to...

You all are such a great resource. Thank you for your candor and well reasoned answers. John

This question is naive i realise but please bear with me. Should two fedex trucks a class "D" and "C" that are equiped the same, arrive within minutes of each other at the same location, which truck would get offered a "C" load?

Thank you all for your input. This all came up after talking to a seller. Said its a MD2106 with a 6 speed synchro (MDT?) The rear ratio is 4 something I think it is 4.1. I started this thread because owner claimed it averages 10 + mpg and says cruising @ 2100 is about right since the...

A MBE900 engine specs: 300 HP @ 2200 RPM/ 860 LBFT @ 1200 RPM If a class D expediter truck cruises at 65 mph and is turning 2100 rpm is it geared correctly? For fuel economy, would it be better if the cruising rpms were closer to the slower max torque rpms. Would lower cruise rpms mean...

Want to team expedite but not sure how to decide between a class d or a class c truck. If I understand this right: Class d trucks are pretty much constrained to a 96" sleeper and may take the smaller class c loads as well d loads. Class c trucks can't take d loads but might be...