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Found another old pic of my Dad's '66 Diamond T. This was taken when he was leased to Moore Transportation near 28th St in Ft Worth. It had a 671 238 Detroit with oversize injectors and was turned up to 2500 rpm. She was a screaming beast.

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Here's an older side view taken in '73. When Dad got it it was a daycab. He stretched the frame and added the sleeper. When the fuel crisis came along he added 2 black 250 gallon fuel tanks so he could sneak across the border in El Paso and buy cheap Mexican diesel, hence the dark smoke ring on the stacks. If you understand 671 Detroits, that is highly unusual. Look close and you can see the resonator muffler between the fuel tanks. Those did absolutely no noise reduction at all. I blame my tinnitus on them. Also check out the improvements between the pics. Front and rear hubs were switched from Erie to Budd wheels and brakes were upgraded from wedge to shoe.

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Just a heads up. I’ve switched companies and am back to running mostly in Texas.
I’ll be hauling precast concrete for the most part with some oil fuel thrown in for good measure. Last week I pulled 4 loads up to the new Samsung plant being built in Taylor that had me grossed over 100k lbs. so if you see ole Sparkle Cake in your mirror on 35 please kindly get the fuck out of the way. Lol

We are also building the new basketball arena for Baylor but our part of that project will probably be done this week.

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A few less wiggle wagons to dodge out there.

Cash-strapped U.S. trucking company Yellow Corp (YELL.O) has ceased operations and is filing for bankruptcy after failing to reorganize and refinance over a billion dollars in debt, the Teamsters Union said on Sunday.

Yellow, formerly called YRC Worldwide, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Earlier this month Yellow averted a threatened strike by 22,000 Teamsters-represented workers and last week it said it was exploring opportunities to divest its third-party logistics company.

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This dude had a major hard on for the Stevie Wonder Institute For Trucking

 

A Detroit-area man was found guilty of maliciously setting fires to six semi-trailers belonging to a major commercial trucking company in the Inland Empire and High Desert during a 10-month span, the United States Department of Justice announced.

Viorel Pricop, 66, of Allen Park, Michigan, was found guilty of six counts of arson of vehicle or property in interstate commerce. Pricop has been in federal custody since October 2022.

 

According to evidence presented at a 16-day trial, from December 2021 to September 2022, Pricop maliciously set fire to six semi-trailers belonging to Swift Transportation, a Phoenix-based commercial trucking company.

Four of the arsons occurred in San Bernardino County (Newberry Springs, Ludlow, Barstow, and Hesperia) and two occurred in Riverside County (Coachella).

Pricop is scheduled to be sentenced on June 7, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal prison and a statutory maximum of 20 years in federal prison for each count.

ATF and the New Mexico State Fire Marshal’s Office investigated this matter. Assistant United States Attorneys Cory L. Burleson, Sean D. Peterson and Mitchell M. Suliman of the Riverside Branch Office are prosecuting this case.

According to the DOJ, in each of the incidents, the Swift-owned trailer was parked at or near a truck stop when a fire occurred on the trailer portion of the vehicle, mainly on or near the trailer tires.

Pricop set on fire at least 18 additional Swift Transportation semi-trailers in other states from June 2020 to March 2022, according to an affidavit previously filed in this case.

The incidents occurred at locations spanning from Barstow, California to McCalla, Alabama, with most incidents occurring along Interstate 10 and Interstate 40, the affidavit states.

Federal criminal charges associated with some of these fires were filed against Pricop in the District of New Mexico and the District of Arizona.

According to the DOJ, Swift Transportation hired a fire investigation consultant to assist with fire scene examinations. A pattern began to develop when multiple reports noted substantially similar methods of lighting the trailers on fire, including where on the vehicles the fires began, and the fact the fires occurred during the middle of the night.

A review of cell tower data near some of the fires showed that a specific device – later found to be a navigation device installed in a commercial tractor-style truck – connected to cell towers near many of the fires at or around the times of the fires.

Law enforcement determined that this device was installed on a vehicle operated by Pricop. Law enforcement also identified the cellphone subscribed to Pricop and, after obtaining court authorization, obtained historical cellular data and real-time location information for Pricop’s cellphone. Analysis of this data showed that Pricop’s cellphone was present in the general area of all California fires, as well as the 18 additional fires across the country.

In September 2022, search warrants were executed on Pricop’s tractor-trailer, personal vehicle and residence, yielding additional evidence corroborating his involvement in this series of arsons. This evidence included a gas torch, torch-style lighters, and record-keeping documents containing location information, such as cargo pickup and delivery dates which coincided with the time and location of several fires in the series of 24 fires across the country.

Pricop has a history of trouble with Swift Transportation. The company was among other trucking companies that were victims of thefts between 2010 and 2014. Swift initiated its own investigation into those thefts and utilized bait trailers to catch thieves.

In 2015, someone broke into one of the bait trailers and took boxes of electronic goods containing tracking devices. Swift investigators tracked those boxes to a storage facility in Michigan, and local law enforcement in Michigan arrested Pricop in possession of the boxes of electronic goods from the bait trailer.

Pricop was convicted in 2018 in the Eastern District of Michigan for a tax offense and for transportation of stolen goods, charges stemming from the investigation conducted by Swift. Pricop was sentenced to time served in that case, amounting to approximately 26 months’ imprisonment. His term of supervised release ended in June 2019, approximately one year before the arsons in this case began.

“This defendant went on a rampage of retaliation against a victim of his last crime,” said United States Attorney Martin Estrada. “Rather than take advantage of the second chance offered to him, he chose an incredibly reckless and dangerous path. We will not accept arson and other violent crime on our streets, and I am grateful that this defendant will now be held to account."

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I am alive and still a slacker. But I did start an Instagram for ole Sparkle Cake if anyone is into that sort of thing. 
 

Apparently I’m too dumb to link it. 
@SPARKLE_CAKE_389

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On 5/15/2024 at 12:33 PM, drifter379 said:

I am alive and still a slacker. But I did start an Instagram for ole Sparkle Cake if anyone is into that sort of thing. 
 

Apparently I’m too dumb to link it. 
@SPARKLE_CAKE_389

What's the odometer reading these days?

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Hey, you can't park there! or That's not how an end dump works! Saw this driving home.

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The driver of an 18-wheeler who was involved in a dramatic crash off of U.S. 81/287 in Decatur Saturday morning has been hospitalized but is expected to recover.

 The wreck occurred at approximately 5:33 a.m, said Decatur Police Chief Delvon Campbell. The driver, George Edward Crow, 63, of Garland was traveling south in a 2005 Freightliner before leaving the roadway at 500 South U.S. 81/287. 

Campbell said Crow missed the guardrail and continued to travel south before going over the concrete bridge and landing on 800 W. Business 380. The cabin of the 18-wheeler crashed through and dove into the roadway below, while the dump sand trailer remained partially attached to the concrete barrier of the embankment.

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COURTESY | DECATUR PD

 

Crow was transported to Medical City Decatur by Wise County EMS. Campbell said his injuries were non-life threatening.

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Paccar recall prompts ‘do not drive’ order for certain Kenworth, Peterbilt trucks

 

Paccar is recalling several thousand Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks of various models after discovering a steering-related issue similar to a recent Mack and Volvo recall that resulted in advising owners not to drive the vehicles.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Paccar is recalling nearly 4,000 new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks. The tie rod or drag link assembly may contain an improperly heat-treated ball stud, causing the ball stud to break. A broken ball stud can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Kenworth trucks affected by the recall include (all model year 2025):

K270
K370
T280
T380
T480
T680
T880
W900
W990
Peterbilt trucks affected by the recall include (all model year 2025):

220
536
537
548
567
579
589
Dealers will inspect and replace the tie rod and drag link assemblies for free. Notification letters will be sent on Aug. 11.

Paccar is urging owners of affected trucks not to drive the vehicles until dealers inspect and fix the issue.
As of June 6, Paccar had not received any warranty claims or reports about any trucks in the field that may be related to the issue. No related deaths or injuries have been reported.

For more information, call Kenworth’s customer service at 425-828-5888 with recall number 24KWG or Peterbilt’s customer service at 940-591-4220 with recall number 24PBG. NHTSA’s number for this recall is 24V-433.

Paccar’s recall is nearly identical to one issued by Mack and Volvo Trucks earlier in June. That recall also involved improperly heat-treated ball studs within the drag link assembly. Both recalls reveal that a supplier mixed ball studs with an unvalidated heat-treat process into production-ready ball studs shipped to manufacturers. Mack, Volvo and Paccar likely receive their drag links from the same supplier. A key difference is that Paccar’s recall also includes tie rods, whereas the Mack and Volvo recalls do not. LL

https://landline.media/paccar-recall-prompts-do-not-drive-order-for-certain-kenworth-peterbilt-trucks/

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Anyone in the market for some gently used oil pump bearings? image000001.thumb.jpeg.5b41ee7103c67e13dfaa4ec17ab4382f.jpeg
 

Here’s the story. Had a low oil pressure warning so I shut it down. Was able to get an oil pressure sensor. (With these new motors it’s always a sensor and never actually mechanical) replaced the sensor and it didn’t fix the issue. So I changed the oil filter. It’s rare but filters have been known to collapse. Fired it up after the filter change and everything went back to normal. I drove the truck for another week without incident. 
Then it happened again. 
I was in Stephenville. My shop is in Liberty Hill. This might be where I fucked up. I was showing 20-22psi where normal operating range is 24-30psi. Instead of paying for the tow to the shop which would have been a couple of grand I decided to limp it in. 
The shop pulled the pan and found the bearings were fucked and that the crank was blued.  NOT GOOD! 
 

here is my current situation

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460,000 miles 

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4 hours ago, drifter379 said:

That’s pretty similar to my reaponse

I'd throw into a go fund me, with only a request for a few more pictures every month in this thread. 

Anybody else? Sometime wanna start this, or maybe we just start a trucker fund

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18 hours ago, Wally Fairway said:

I'd throw into a go fund me, with only a request for a few more pictures every month in this thread. 

Anybody else? Sometime wanna start this, or maybe we just start a trucker fund

That’s awesome that you’d even think to do that but it’s really not necessary and I wouldn’t feel comfortable accepting it. I’m lazy and forgetful but I promise to try and post more on here. 

 

Out with the old. 

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I had 2 options. Do an in frame or swap motors. The swap was a little more expensive if you don’t figure in lost revenue due to down time. The long block alone was $30k. I’m going to be looking at around $50k out the door. 

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I had 2 options. Do an in frame or swap motors. The swap was a little more expensive if you don’t figure in lost revenue due to down time. The long block alone was $30k. I’m going to be looking at around $50k out the door. 

That’s why a lot of guys I know have gone to being company drivers.
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16 hours ago, Jkwellborn said:


That’s why a lot of guys I know have gone to being company drivers.

I get that. But if I don’t want to do something I can tell them to fuck off. And I REALLY don’t like having to ask if I can go home. 

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I do not recommend blowing a steer tire on I-10 running nearly 80mph. It will get your heart pumping but it’s not a fun experience. 
 

the truck is a loaner while mine is having heart replacement surgery. 
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1 hour ago, drifter379 said:

I do not recommend blowing a steer tire on I-10 running nearly 80mph. It will get your heart pumping but it’s not a fun experience. 
 

the truck is a loaner while mine is having heart replacement surgery. 
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Nope

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I was sitting in the waiting area of my local shop getting a headlight replaced (don't get me started, it cost $350 because it's a bitch to do) and a DPS Trooper brings in his Tahoe for a brake job. 15 min later they come back and inform him he's ground one of the rotors so bad it has to be replaced, parts tomorrow. He says fine, I can drive it. Be back tomorrow. I'm sitting there dying to say something like "Aren't you going to red tag that vehicle and write yourself a massive fucking ticket for knowingly operating unsafe equipment?" 

Narrator: He did not.

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