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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
Sparkle was built for heavy haul and oversize. The new one will be a highway princess and will never run over gross. I’m averaging low 4’s mpg now. I have a friend that just bought a 579 and he’s averaging 7+ mpg -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
Probably a little over $200k by the time I’m done specking it out. maybe a smaller motor. 500hp instead of 565 and 13 speed transmission instead of 18 but it will still be a manual. shorter wheel base too. I’m at 280” now -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
After the mess I went through with the motor and the warranty company I don’t trust it any more. It’s like riding around with a ticking time bomb. looking at the new 579’s id like to do something like this but white and burnt orange instead or red and black. -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
Some of those concrete loads I was hauling out of New Braunfels were paying up to $10 a mile. Like these we’re paying me $1600 a piece from New Braunfels to Taylor. -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
Haven’t had a lot of good photo opps lately. And this WWE gig is turning into a real grind. I’ll have sparkle cake paid off in November and I’m probably going to go shopping for a new truck and move back over to the music tours. we were in Lexington yesterday. And I’m parked next to Lambeau field today but we aren’t allowed over there. -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
Last time I was over the road chasing freight was 2023 I believe. I wouldn’t start my truck for less that $2 a mile after deadhead. It was getting real hard to find that then so I went to a different company with their own customers hauling the oversize and heavy hall loads. -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
Ok. I looked back at our schedule so I knew we weren’t in that area. Stage Call trailers are just white unless the tour wants them wrapped. I know a driver that just started at Warner and they started her off at $.42 a mile. They are a company that hires straight out of driving school. Their drivers should average around 2k miles a week. In comparison when I started in the early 90’s my first job was $.21 a mile. I think with experience and a clean driving record some of the better companies are paying around $.60 per mile or better. -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
I have a fan club. They show up every night after the show is over. A WWE truck? He must have been lost. -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
Lined up in Louisville, KY across the river from the yum center. Waiting for the show to go down so we can go to work. you can see the bridge in the background where this happened last year. That was a skinny motherfucker. I pissed a lot of folks off but I took 2 lanes going across. -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
A fan took this video of me rolling into Dayton,OH. After I got parked I walked over and asked him if he was posting online. He thought he was in trouble. I told him I just wanted a link to the vid. I swear I see 10-15 people a day taking pics or vids as they are passing me on the highway. I search #’s on social media sites all the time looking for pics and vids of our trucks. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJX-IDnNH59/?igsh=MW1zc3BjdTRrZ3Q2bg== Nutter Center at Wright University in Dayton. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJdUt_6t96b/?igsh=MTVxZGMxYm9jOXJoaA== -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
A short clip of how we get into some of the tight docks. This was St Louis. Back onto the ramp off the street. Then between 2 columns into the dock. All at different angles. IMG_1361.mov -
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drifter379 replied to drifter379's topic in Daily Texan
I’m not usually one to judge or kink shame, but……. IMG_1341.mov -
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drifter379 started following Fort Worth is exploding
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I was there. Lol
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