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FINALLY!!!! back in service. Told the better half she may not see me until Memorial Weekend. LOL

Final update on trans. To make a long story short. It was not the ECM, which they never did find, but it was the original diagnosis of the clutch. Even thou it wasn't too warn the engineers at Mercedes said to replace it anyway as other parts, like springs, can go bad and you can't tell by the...

Speaking of Elogs. As you all know my truck has been in the shop, which I just picked up on Thursday FIXED :) However, when I picked it up come to find out they were test driving it on Wednesday and it activated the Elogs. By the time I picked it up it had showed I was on duty for over 26 hours...

Ok ladies and gentlemen I am asking for some help. It seems as thou my transmission needs an ECM. I have searched and searched. I can't find anything. New, used, refurbished, nothing. The freightliner dealer can't find one either. Some questions that I hope some of you can answer. First I have a...

At 4pm this afternoon I had -6 with a wind chill of -20 to -30. I have decided to start using the Kelvin scale. With a -6 Fahrenheit that converts to 252 Kelvin. Man is it hot out there. ;)

I took it to Diesel Truck Sales in Saginaw, Mi. Closest Freightliner dealer to my house. The transmission is a Mercedes smart shift 6 speed.

Update. It was not the clutch. Now they think it's the clutch actuator. IF this does not solve the problem next will be the trans ECM. They already warned me they did a preliminary search and they can't find one in stock and if they do need to find one the sticker price will be 4k for the part...

Also a big thank you to Dynamite 1 for coming to my rescue and finishing the load. And I would remiss in not mentioning the hard work Ryan did in coordinating the cross dock and logistics on his end. It truly does take a team effort to run a successful operation for both the broker and the...

Well lets see. Week in review. Truck breaks down loaded. :( According to dealer it's the clutch went out. In an automatic? Who knew? Not me. Did not know there was a clutch in an automatic in these big trucks. IF all goes well should be back on the road by Wednesday. Estimated cost 3k give or...

Re: January Locations & Witty Repartee Unloaded yesterday in Flint. (100 miles from home) Did a 19 and was 15 of 15 so headed home. :) Got home and was 1 of 1. :) No calls today but this is part of the problem/blessing of living in a dead zone. The real question is head back south and get...

Stuck in North Carolina. Could think of worse places to be stuck this time of year. ;)

But would you have rooted for U of M if they were playing yesterday? ;) I found myself rooting for ANY team not in the SEC in the bowl games. Bunch of pompous @#$%^s IMO and they had the nerve to say today that they don't care about any of the bowls unless it's for the championship? Really? c'mon!

For those who have a lift gate. You may want to watch this. LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j83zZD41PIA

I have a "quick valve" on my truck. I don't have a clue which brand it is as it was already installed when I purchased the truck. I have never had a problem with it and with every PM the mechanics couldn't be happier I have it and comment how they wish everyone had one.

Sorry for your loss John. It's times like these that help us to put things into perspective. Remember, time does heal all wounds. My deepest sympathies. :(

Sorry but it just rubbed me the wrong way. Been an extremely long week in more ways than just the storm. Patience has worn paper thin. Sorry Ken.

Hind sight is 20/20. There are lake effect warnings all the time in Northern Michigan. Normally you get anywhere from 6-24 inches. Not over 100 in a 3 day period. Also, if you look at the timeline and other posts on EO, even the local Buffalo forecasters weren't predicting it to be as bad as...

Thought I might give everyone my inside story of what transpired here in Buffalo, NY. The week started off with a bang. I was sitting at home waiting for a call on Monday morning and sure enough Russell calls to see if I would be interested in a load picking up in Charlevoix, MI going to...

Just watched all videos due thru December and only 1 had a quiz. Something tells me I may have to watch them again once the issue is fixed.

That must be why I had no test after both distracted driver videos