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One of my rides.

ok fine

it may look stupid but its very comfortable and fast

Just got new rims...



:-)

I thought this was a cell phone forum?

very fansy rims thebluedot lool

Thanks - they are 48 inchers.... Its great on Gas, gets me where I need to go, and who needs sun roofs when you got a full open driving seat. Safety rating isn't the best, and it only has 1 HP but this baby goes!

Blue is the new green... Make an impact on the environment.

1971 Chevy C-10 Shorty.

I'll submit pictures later.

Nice car bluedot!

There haven't been any posts or pictures since 2009. What car do you drive? How do you like it?

I drive a 2011 Chevy Cruze LS. It's a great car, but I always wonder what it would have been like if I had the 1.4 Liter Turbo instead. I choose the cheaper model with the regular 1.8 Liter engine.

I thought I posted in this thread already, but the post seems to have vanished.

Here are some of my rides.

2005 Subaru Legacy wagon. Basic, functional, and with the limo tint on the back side windows I get lots of compliments on it. Stuff like "sporty" and "sweet", and "it looks like it can really go". Actually, I had the speedo buried out in the middle of Nevada on a 2 lane state highway a few years back. The speedo reads as high as 140. I had to be rolling at least 150.

My woman was not happy.

I was pingin'!



My 2001 Dodge Ram. 5.9 Turbo Diesel. 6 speed manual transmission. 6 wheel drive. Heated leather seats. This truck rocks.





My 1971 Datsun 240Z road race car. It goes way faster than the Subaru.





My current truck. 2007 Freightliner Columbia. 15 liter Detroit diesel. 550 horsepower. 13 speed manual transmission. It will move 80,000 lbs no problem.

Originally Posted by Racer X 69

I thought I posted in this thread already, but the post seems to have vanished.

Here are some of my rides.

2005 Subaru Legacy wagon. Basic, functional, and with the limo tint on the back side windows I get lots of compliments on it. Stuff like "sporty" and "sweet", and "it looks like it can really go". Actually, I had the speedo buried out in the middle of Nevada on a 2 lane state highway a few years back. The speedo reads as high as 140. I had to be rolling at least 150.

My woman was not happy.

I was pingin'!

My 2001 Dodge Ram. 5.9 Turbo Diesel. 6 speed manual transmission. 6 wheel drive. Heated leather seats. This truck rocks.

My 1971 Datsun 240Z road race car. It goes way faster than the Subaru.

My current truck. 2007 Freightliner Columbia. 15 liter Detroit diesel. 550 horsepower. 13 speed manual transmission. It will move 80,000 lbs no problem.

Nice!!

How many miles have you put on your Subaru since you purchased it? Did you get it new or used?

Do you drive that tractor trailer for a living?

Originally Posted by avenue

How many miles have you put on your Subaru since you purchased it? Did you get it new or used?

Bought it spankin' new in '05, and it has about 75,000 miles on it now.

Originally Posted by avenue

Do you drive that tractor trailer for a living?

I "retired" from a job as a fleet mechanic at a local public utility in 2007. After trying to work as a mechanic in the private sector I decided to put the CDL to better use and started driving OTR flatbed.

The company I run for moves lots of stuff for Boeing and Boeing subcontractors, as well as lots of other flatbed freight.

Here are some of the loads I have moved:

"Tooling" for a fuselage section for a commercial airliner. Tooling is a fancy word for reusable shipping fixture.


Jet engine thrust reversers on Lookout Pass, on the Idaho/Montana border.


A portion of some equipment that Saety Kleen had fabricated to use for crushing used automotive oil filters to reclaim the motor oil trapped inside them. I picked this up in Centralia, WA and moved it to Providence, RI. I stopped at the summit of White Pass to fix lunch and snapped this shot.


After I delivered in Rhode Island I left my trailer at the receiver and went to the grocery store, and along the way I spied this sushi bar, and had to stop for a bite.


A load of pipe I picked up in Houston, TX, headed for Vanvouver. BC. A contractor for Boeing is going to bend each piece 180° by hydroforming, for some plant equipment used in aircraft manufacture. (And again, on Lookout Pass)


Some rock crusher bases I moved from Arlington, WA to Cedar Rapids, IA, and a commercial pizza oven I took to a university in Superior, WI. Snapped the shot when I stopped for lunch in Eastern Montana.


Here is a custom made boom for an excavator, for demolition, It adds extra reach, and has a water line on it. A pincher type grapple is mounted on the end, and a nozzle for the water to spray whatever is being demolished to keep dust down. I picked it up in Portland, OR and delivered it to Thetford Mines, Quebec. Overall length of the load and tractor was 100 feet. (Legal length is 75 feet)

Originally Posted by Racer X 69

Bought it spankin' new in '05, and it has about 75,000 miles on it now.



I "retired" from a job as a fleet mechanic at a local public utility in 2007. After trying to work as a mechanic in the private sector I decided to put the CDL to better use and started driving OTR flatbed.

The company I run for moves lots of stuff for Boeing and Boeing subcontractors, as well as lots of other flatbed freight.

Here are some of the loads I have moved:

"Tooling" for a fuselage section for a commercial airliner. Tooling is a fancy word for reusable shipping fixture.

Jet engine thrust reversers on Lookout Pass, on the Idaho/Montana border.

A portion of some equipment that Saety Kleen had fabricated to use for crushing used automotive oil filters to reclaim the motor oil trapped inside them. I picked this up in Centralia, WA and moved it to Providence, RI. I stopped at the summit of White Pass to fix lunch and snapped this shot.

After I delivered in Rhode Island I left my trailer at the receiver and went to the grocery store, and along the way I spied this sushi bar, and had to stop for a bite.

A load of pipe I picked up in Houston, TX, headed for Vanvouver. BC. A contractor for Boeing is going to bend each piece 180° by hydroforming, for some plant equipment used in aircraft manufacture. (And again, on Lookout Pass)

Some rock crusher bases I moved from Arlington, WA to Cedar Rapids, IA, and a commercial pizza oven I took to a university in Superior, WI. Snapped the shot when I stopped for lunch in Eastern Montana.

Here is a custom made boom for an excavator, for demolition, It adds extra reach, and has a water line on it. A pincher type grapple is mounted on the end, and a nozzle for the water to spray whatever is being demolished to keep dust down. I picked it up in Portland, OR and delivered it to Thetford Mines, Quebec. Overall length of the load and tractor was 100 feet. (Legal length is 75 feet)

It's nice that you get to see so many different things around the country (and Canada), but it looks like a challenging job. Have you had any problems with turns, especially with that last large load?

How many miles do you get per gallon, on average?

I noticed that some of those aren't your truck. Does the company provide different trucks?

Originally Posted by avenue

It's nice that you get to see so many different things around the country (and Canada), but it looks like a challenging job. Have you had any problems with turns, especially with that last large load?

The biggest challenge is dealing with all the inconsiderate people in cars who have no clue what is involved with driving such a large vehicle. It is about 5 or 6 times longer than the average car. At 80,000lbs fully loaded it outweighs most cars by about 26 times. So many people refuse to take an extra 5 seconds and stay behind me for the next exit, rather they insist on speeding past me and then at the last minute cut directly in front of me and stomp on their brakes. Lucky for them I am usually observant and see the situation developing and ease off the throttle so my truck doesn't smash their tiny little car and their ignorant and inconsiderate puny human body into a pancake. Or the morons who get to the and of the freeway onramp and suddenly realize there is a big truck there (if they would stop texting and drive this might not ever happen), and act like it is my fault they are rapidly running out of pavement. Hey, they are supposed to merge, not me. And if I can't get over for them, I sure as Hell am not going to give up my forward momentum. Even though the engine is large and powerful, if I am loaded heavy it may take me 5 miles to regain the speed that I have to give up so they can get onto the roadway.

Long loads like the one pictured can present challenges. A driver has to plan turns, swing out to clear signs and power poles on corners, etc. I also move wide loads, some as wide as 16 to 18 feet. That is much wider than the width of the freeway lanes. If I am in an area where there are no shoulders, I will take up two lanes. Sometimes the people in cars who have no clue will try to pass when they should just wait a moment longer.

Originally Posted by avenue

How many miles do you get per gallon, on average?

Today's trucks get much better fuel economy that they used to, about 5 to 7 mpg. Trucks used to typically get 1 to 2 mpg. When the fuel costs began to rise, fleet owners began to demand better fuel economy so manufacturers began to squeeze more out of every drop.

Originally Posted by avenue

I noticed that some of those aren't your truck. Does the company provide different trucks?

All the trucks in the pictures are company trucks, that I drove for the company I work for. The blue one was my first truck, a 2005 Volvo 780. 15 liter ISX Cummins 550hp, 13 speed transmission. It had about 500,000 miles on it when I took it over, and I put about 200,000 miles on it. When I moved out of it the next driver misused it and blew the engine.

The green truck was my second, another Volvo 780, a 2007 with a Volvo D12 engine (it sucked, had no power, got crappy fuel mileage) and a 13 speed transmission. This truck only had one other driver before me, and had about 300,000 miles on it when I moved into it. I put about 140,000 miles on it, but moved out of it a year ago last December when I took a couple months off to have a hip replacement done.

The burgundy truck is my latest rig. A Frieghtlliner Columbia, 15 liter Detroit 550hp, 13 speed transmission. This truck had about 500,000 miles on it when I came back to work after the hip surgery, and so far I have put about 120,000 miles on it.

All the trucks have double bunks, refrigerator/freezer, APU and inverter. Very well appointed, comfortable and great to have while away from home. I also have a microwave, a toaster and a thing that makes hot water for coffee and instant oatmeal, etc. And of course I also have a 24" flatscreen TV.

I gotta be cozy and comfortable when I'm stuck someplace 3,000 miles from home waiting for the next load.

Some things to think about:

An average solo truck driver usually runs about 130,000 to 150,000 miles a year. A team will double that annual mileage.

The average automobile driver goes about 15,000 to 20,000 miles a year.

Average cars cost about $20,000 to $30,000.

A new truck like the ones I have driven sell for $130,000 to $150,000.

Cars have 4 tires, that cost about $50 to $100 each.

Trucks have 18 tires (including the trailer) and cost about $250 to $500 each.

A car has about 4 quarts of oil in the crankcase, and a good car owner changes their oil every 5,000 miles.

A truck has 10 gallons of oil in the crankcase, and it should be changed every 20,000 miles (although some of the 2013 engines have extended oil change intervals up to 40,000 miles).

The average car owner gets a new car every 10 to 15 years, at about 100,000 miles.

I will drive enough miles to wear a truck out in about 4 or 5 years and it will have over a million miles on it.


Oh, one last thing. Every thing you have in your home, at one time was on a truck. Some things have been on many trucks. If we didn't have trucks, we would not have the stuff that we have in our homes. Or the cars in our garages or driveways. Or the planes that we fly on. Or the trains the move people and materials.

Without trucks, America stops.

The world stops.