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RE: Hybrid Electric Diesel; A Sign of Things to Co I have been keeping track of the hybrid cars Honda and Toyota have on the road now. When I hear that word, hybrid, I think of Diesel-Electric locomtives that have been riding the rails since 1936. A good friend of mine who passed away a...

I ran for FedEx CC for a little while in 2000. I know, who cares, right? I am purposely leaving this thread alone to an extent, even though a few people posting on it are acting just the way those two fellows on RobZip's posting look. Maybe I'll come up with my own motto, and use that picture...

RE: RE%253A FEDEX CC New Dispatch Crap RobZip, you are right there on the money 100%. Pictures paint millions of words, don't they? -Weave-

I would still venture on the kingpins first, they can cause a lot of screwy problems like that just before they lock up completely, and would be that steering system's most likely wear point on the 1990 model van if they haven't been addressed yet. What about the tie rod ends? Have they been...

I love getting bombed with questions on holiday weekends when everyone is home! I didn't neglect the resale on the KW/Pete 330's, they weren't included for whatever reason on the list I have, and I don't know why. I would put them on top myself. Cummins 11 liter engines (M-11, M11+, M11...

The thing is though, there isn't much of a used market for ANY expediter truck, regardless of what it is or has, and big bargains can be found on everything from 3126 powered Topkicks to Luxo-Barges with 600 HP. For the same price or maybe only a few more bucks, you can get into something that...

There comes that day where you just have to say no. If you don't do it soon, they will know you are a sucker for the crappy loads, and will offer them to you all the time. You are not being a bad person by not accepting loads that make yo no money or are a total waste of time. Just tell the...

Funny this was mentioned, as I have been witnessing a small rebirth of it! I saw a coupe of vans leased to mom and pop places pulling small trailers last week. -Weave-

You could walk into and use just about any broker you want, but I have to admit also that Livingston has been really good as of late. -Weave-

When the van is jacked up, is there a noticeable difference in the steering feel when the engine is on with power assist and when it is shut off? -Weave-

I take a lot of loads for EGL, and if I'm not mistaken some of the terminals use contractors and some don't. E-Mail GEO, I'm sure he knows a lot more about them. -Weave-

Most dependable D truck and transmission.. I could have fun with this:-) Cost is no object: Any of the class 8 tractor based trucks, with basically any engine or tranny offering in them. Flor Class 7's where cost is sort of an object: Bet picks are KW T300 or Pete 330 W/Cummins ISC 8.3, and...

I'm pretty sure the 150 van has upper and lower A-arms with ball joints, at least one I looked at recently did. You'll have to go under it and look. Even if it does have kingpins, they can cause that same problem. -Weave-

Those are the best kind of places to find, independent shops who actually care about your problems and can fix them for you without a major hassle or expense. I have found many around where I like here in Buffalo, so in just about every instance where I need work done I use them. I might order...

Thing to watch these days is a shop's labor cost. A couple years ago, most were around $65/hr. Now many are up to about $85/hr. That could make a $150.00 alternator cost around $250.00 to get replaced if they charged you a full hour of labor and you add your local tax on to it. The only...

Most trailer shops that repair reefer units can service aux units also, as they are somewhat similar things. Just call around to trailer shops around where you live, you'll probably get a referral in no time. Some auto shops that work on A/C might look at them too. -Weave-

That sounds like a bad set of lower ball joints to me. If they haven't been done on the 1990 van, it's probably about that time. Check all the sttering linkage components too, especially the tie rod ends. -Weave-

Note for Freightliner Century/Columia owners: A/C serviceman found source of my refrigerant leak that killed the compressor. There is a junction under the sleeper where the heater and A/C lines go into the sleeper climate control box from the junction under the hood. It seems one of the .59...

There is a short occuring somewhere in that computer circuit. 20 amp fuses are hefty ones to be blowing, and putting bigger ones in isn't really the safest answer. I'll take it you have a M11 plus as it has electronic FI. This can be a few different things. First do the simple stuff- inspect...

Now we need Rollscanhardly model designations: The RCH 9030-- down at 90, up at 30, power by Briggs and Stratton:7 -Weave-