hrm, maybe someone from safety had a talk with ya? I already mentioned somethng to them and they said they fixed it, well, guess what...

If I'm governed, it's not at 65

 

Holy F... Parked at the T/A in Florence, KY a couple of hrs ago. Idled for about 2hrs, shut the truck off and went in for a shower. Came back out and saw something I definitely didn't want to see - fuel flowing from under the hood. Opened it up, and sure enough, there's a massive fuel leak on the fuel rail above the fuel filter. Called in and have to have someone else pick up this load since they can't get me into a garage until tomorrow (Cummins or International).

I can't go a week without something happening now...

 

umh, cradle to grave? I think it's time to bury that thing. Time for a new truck

 

From the stories I'm hearing about the new trucks, don't think I want one of those POS's either. Fun, right?

This ld is scheduled to deliver at 6am tomorrow and they still haven't assigned a truck to come get the load. So, I'm not only stuck sitting here with no A/C, even though they said they'd pay for a motel for the night, but the load will probably also be late.

I just wonder if they'll have it towed or not. Yes, it still runs, but it's pumping fuel out pretty good onto the drivers side of the engine - I'm guessing in the range of 1/2-3/4 gallon per hour at idle. I'm sure when it's running on the road it's pumping quite a bit more.

 

They understand that the leak is an "OOS" item.....right?? You do as well? Yes?

 

I do, yes.

BTW - still no relay setup and the load is due at the consignee in 8 minutes. Idiots... Wait - that was my other whining thread ;-)

 

Well, got some crap rolling (finally). I called in @ 6:05 and asked where my relay was since the load was already late. They instantly put another truck on the load. He was sitting about 30 miles away and has been since 2pm yesterday. Makes sense, right? Also, called breakdown back and waiting on the tow truck now.

Nights/weekends = DUH!!!

 

Sitting at an International dealer just north of Cincinnati now. They 'may' be able to take a quick look at it sometime today, but more than likely won't be able to do anything to it until tomorrow. Called my regular dispatch and she's pissed, especially when I said that I'm just about done with this crap. She's getting management involved to try to get me into another truck ASAP.

At least they're going to put me into a room so I don't have to roast in the truck all day today like I did yesterday.

 

Mal.....Let us know just how long you're able to hold your breath please. Advise if you passed out before posting that time period.

 

The sad part is that even if they put me into another truck ASAP, this truck will then be sold/leased to an unsuspecting O/O. I just hope they have better luck with it than I have lately. Of course, you never know, maybe all of the major stuff has already went out/fixed. Well, except for the list of crap I still have that I won't let the shop fix because I've sat in the shops too much lately to get the items fixed, like the major water leak in the windshield, mirrors that you can't see out of from the vibration, etc.