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Thanks for the correction up_santafe I hauled everything except class 7 (Nuclear) and Class 1 (Explosives). Had alot of fun. I was not aware that the 53' was around that long. I did not get to haul those because the bulk of my hauling was seafood and foods into Hunt's Point and other areas of the Northeast. Later in my driving I was able to run them. I wipe a tear from my eye when I recall my old Superliner Mack with the under drive 13 that was converted from trailer service to a dump truck. Yes it was oldie but a goodie. A word on leasing, one of my previous employers FFE out of Texas ruthlessly leased freightliner centurys until they reach the end of the lease and traded them right back in for new copies of the same. The senior drivers got the new ones first, followed by the trainers and teams and finally to the newer driver as they accumulated miles and not so valuable to maintain in a perfect condition. After about 10 months in Reefer team service my brand new rig went from 17 miles to about 230,000 miles and was beginning to exhibit problems that required shop time. (All covered by the warranty but costly in terms of lost revenue) They flat dont build em like they used to... then again.. they sure make em comfortable these days. I recall a few older rigs with gas engines that you literally had your foot on the floor all day. It took you that long to get any kind of work out of them. Gasoline does not have the "HAUL" that desiels did.
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