Brand new f$cking trucks with TONS of problems

[Lmackattack]

One problem with older trucks is that today's drivers are pretty useless for trouble shooting simple fixes...steering wheel holders know how to release the brakes and press drive, beyond that they get lost.....i100% agree that older trucks are more reliable. and if you have a small fleet it's the way to go. My last job we ran 98' internationals. Pretty good otr trucks...I drive a 97 Mack now and it has 840,000 miles. Engine has been rebuilt,basic maintance repairs have been done but thats it....simple repair costs are much cheaper vs a truck payment. The other truck is a Mack rd glider with a E7 mechanical. That truck blows black and just makes money...the rears in that glider are from a mid 70's r model that hauled steel all it's life......100% stock never been opened up....

[Supermario]

One of our field service guys got a new service truck. Older trucks used to be Ford 4x4 F550 or Sterling 5 ton trucks like my last one I had but I was heavy. Full tools and fuel I could only haul 500kg of cargo. So the company had the bright idea of go big to haul more.
The new truck is a International 4X4 Workstar. $265,000 rig The thing is an absolute Monster! He needs a ladder to reach the top drawers in the service box!
Nothing but trouble since day one. It was delivered 3 months late due to " electrical problems". Same thing others are suffering.... regen issues. About every 3 days it needs a manual regen done. The best part is, he has to bring it to the International dealer across the street! A CAT truck at a IH shop....priceless!
It drinks fuel like crazy, has absolutely no power. his top speed on the worst grade hill along the shores of Lake Superior was 45km/hr he gets passed by transports like he's standing still. All this for less emissions ??
I'm currently rebuilding a older 30 ton underground rock truck. I just dropped the fresh 3406E into it yesterday. No regen and all the other crap, nice to work on and it puts out 600HP.
It's not highway trucks that need more emission's controls....it's them poor guys working 2,000ft underground! And don't forget, all that smoke and carbon has to go somewhere ..... Up to surface and pumped into the atmosphere of course! a perfect example of " out of sight , out of mind " where's the crack down on mining equipment? Oh that's right, mining production could be affected, can't have that now can we

Mario

[ihbuilder]

they all gettin that bad never owned newer then a big cam III once set right ran like a champ . same with IH 466B . Oh and them lil kittens are tier 2 0r 3 can't remember still no engine issues well starter on the 303cr at 1000 hrs same thing went wrong on the 247B at the same hrs . 1st electronic pump motor i had pump crapped out last year . 1 thing on that truck that is holdin up is the trany considering most say it needs rebuilding at 70k 160k keeps on tickin