Trucking Trends That Can Go Away Anytime Now...


The big thing now is, the idiots that drive these 'Crapcadias and Columbias', that have these silly headlight pods that don't light the road up 10' in front of them all are trying to be cool riding with their high beams on.

I don't understand the need for the super bright LED's. They don't broadcast a beam, they broadcast a wide spectrum that in fog or a decent snow, just creates a whiteout effect for the driver.

I just can't wait for the Eurotrucks to be brought into our market with 100 lights on the front. These down here will adorn them with 100 more lights that the DOT will do nothing about.
 
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Fins said:
The big thing now is, the idiots that drive these 'Crapcadias and Columbias', that have these silly headlight pods that don't light the road up 10' in front of them all are trying to be cool riding with their high beams on.

I don't understand the need for the super bright LED's. They don't broadcast a beam, they broadcast a wide spectrum that in fog or a decent snow, just creates a whiteout effect for the driver.

I just can't wait for the Eurotrucks to be brought into our market with 100 lights on the front. These greasy Ricans and Cubans down here will adorn them with 100 more lights that the DOT will do nothing about.
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Uuummm I guess those folks in Florida you speak of don’t get out much. Get up around Illinois and Wisconsin along the lake. The euro import drivers do put the roof lamp bars on their Volvo’s and every redneck and euro driver from north to south runs those stupid fucking square light bars under the front bumper.
They haven’t made a Columbia since like 2009. Coronado production stopped as well. Your option for a tractor these days are the Crashcadia, and the 122SD.
 
It's a rarity for me to even leave Floriduh. But to go that far north I'd have to be dragged kicking and screaming all the way.

The light bars are a joke, all of them, useless as tits on a bull.

As far as what Freightshakers are today, I have no idea what they make tbh. If these schoolboys and girls today had to drive what some of us gray-haired guys started with, they would know what driving a truck is all about. Spring ride, no A/C, 5X4's, little barefoot 220's with 50 bushel in the trailer, armstrong steering, mirrors that flapped so bad you hardly ever looked at them. Although, Volvo still has those mirrors. :stirpot2:

Anyone that has a Volvo to begin with I expect to be stupid. :hide: As much as I like my job and my company, if they said they were getting me a Volvo, I'd tell them, No, you're getting you a new driver. But since they like their trucks moving and not sitting in a shop, they don't bother with them.
 
Fins said:
It's a rarity for me to even leave Floriduh. But to go that far north I'd have to be dragged kicking and screaming all the way.

The light bars are a joke, all of them, useless as tits on a bull.

As far as what Freightshakers are today, I have no idea what they make tbh. If these schoolboys and girls today had to drive what some of us gray-haired guys started with, they would know what driving a truck is all about. Spring ride, no A/C, 5X4's, little barefoot 220's with 50 bushel in the trailer, armstrong steering, mirrors that flapped so bad you hardly ever looked at them. Although, Volvo still has those mirrors. :stirpot2:

Anyone that has a Volvo to begin with I expect to be stupid. :hide: As much as I like my job and my company, if they said they were getting me a Volvo, I'd tell them, No, you're getting you a new driver. But since they like their trucks moving and not sitting in a shop, they don't bother with them.
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I always say if TMC tries to shove me in a Volvo I’ll be out like a fart in a car.
 
r3gulator3 said:
Can you fart in a car without the other person noticing?

ergo out like a fart in the car. Everyone knows it’s out.
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The trick to farting in a car while you are driving, is to roll down the passenger side window. That way the fart has to travel to the other side.

Anyone can hit me up for advise on how to best fart on a transit bus, an elevator or even how to crop dust a Walmart. ;)
 
Fins said:
The big thing now is, the idiots that drive these 'Crapcadias and Columbias', that have these silly headlight pods that don't light the road up 10' in front of them all are trying to be cool riding with their high beams on.

I don't understand the need for the super bright LED's. They don't broadcast a beam, they broadcast a wide spectrum that in fog or a decent snow, just creates a whiteout effect for the driver.

I just can't wait for the Eurotrucks to be brought into our market with 100 lights on the front. These down here will adorn them with 100 more lights that the DOT will do nothing about.
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r3gulator3 said:
Uuummm I guess those folks in Florida you speak of don’t get out much. Get up around Illinois and Wisconsin along the lake. The euro import drivers do put the roof lamp bars on their Volvo’s and every redneck and euro driver from north to south runs those stupid ****ing square light bars under the front bumper.
They haven’t made a Columbia since like 2009. Coronado production stopped as well. Your option for a tractor these days are the Crashcadia, and the 122SD.
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Fins said:
It's a rarity for me to even leave Floriduh. But to go that far north I'd have to be dragged kicking and screaming all the way.

The light bars are a joke, all of them, useless as tits on a bull.

As far as what Freightshakers are today, I have no idea what they make tbh. If these schoolboys and girls today had to drive what some of us gray-haired guys started with, they would know what driving a truck is all about. Spring ride, no A/C, 5X4's, little barefoot 220's with 50 bushel in the trailer, armstrong steering, mirrors that flapped so bad you hardly ever looked at them. Although, Volvo still has those mirrors. :stirpot2:

Anyone that has a Volvo to begin with I expect to be stupid. :hide: As much as I like my job and my company, if they said they were getting me a Volvo, I'd tell them, No, you're getting you a new driver. But since they like their trucks moving and not sitting in a shop, they don't bother with them.
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We have Volvos and raggedy Freightliners of all sorts terrorizing the 400 series highways with WALLS of LEDs regardless of daylight or weather. I call them durka lights. I think you can figure that one out. I miss pulling a deck with big bright load lights when one of those pieces of shit comes up the lane beside me. Thank Jesus for power mirrors!
 
Hillbilly Canuck said:
We have Volvos and raggedy Freightliners of all sorts terrorizing the 400 series highways with WALLS of LEDs regardless of daylight or weather. I call them durka lights. I think you can figure that one out. I miss pulling a deck with big bright load lights when one of those pieces of **** comes up the lane beside me. Thank Jesus for power mirrors!
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Brampton Express™
 
I can deal with the a-hole drivers, the construction that happens at night and the lack of places to park, but those damned lights are hell on the peepers when you get past 60.
 

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