Jump to content

drifter379

Full Members
  • Posts

    1092
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by drifter379

  1. I’m am strongly considering this. With a white stripe and black border. That orange is fucking beautiful in person if you haven’t seen it.
  2. With this on the back. I’d be down.
  3. So after shopping around I’ve found that the new Pete’s don’t have shit as far as storage. So I’m in the process of specking out a KW t680. I’m not really happy about it but it’s more practical. looking at this paint scheme. Not these colors. Any suggestions on 3 color combos that would look really good.
  4. On this tour I’m staying in 5 star hotels 3-5 nights a week. Once we load in we leave our trucks wherever they have us staged and then we go to a hotel. Places like Hyatt Regency or whatever fancy place that’s down town or near the venue.
  5. I live in Texas. I am a Texan. I did go to school at Jax State in Alabama though. most trucks are registered in the state that the trucks authority is in. The company I’m leased to is in AZ. as far as the ok trailer tags I believe it’s a tax thing.
  6. Newark, NJ East Rutherford, NJ Got to walk around on the field. The he Jets and the Giants each have half the stadium for their “ring of honor”. The only name I recognized was Mark Gastoneau. No Joe Namath or Lawerence Taylor anywhere to be seen. What in the actual fuck. Coked out or not LT is the greatest football player to ever play the game. Fucking Quebec City Canada. The only thing worse than a Canadian is a French Canadian. I’d rather be in Mexico. It’s a fucking crescent roll. Get over it.
  7. I was looking for the valve online and found them for $1400 shop charged me $2200. 🤬🤬🤬
  8. A little good news/bad news guessing game. 1. While I was home I put ole sparkle cake in the shop. Fixed an exhaust leak and a few minor issues. First time I’ve been to “my shop” since the whole motor fiasco. My mechanic calls and says the trucks ready so I ask what I owe him. He says $0. He is putting it in as warranty work even though nothing I had him work on had anything to do with any work he’s done previously. 2. 1300 miles from home and I throw a code for the EGR valve and the truck derates on me. I made it to load out in Detroit then head to a shop. $3700 later I have a new EGR valve and I’m back on the road. any guesses on which one is good news or bad news. On a better note while I was in the shop I talked to a salesman and we speced, spec’d, specd (none of those look right) out a new 579. Looking at around $220,000. If I get $100,000 for ole sparkle cake I’ll be pulling the trigger after the first of the year. (Tax reasons)
  9. Home for the first time since February.
  10. Mercy sakes alive!! on the way to Rhode Island. Staged up. parking lot party for load out tonight.
  11. ok boy got out and walked away. Never even looked over his shoulder.
  12. As a trade in I should get $100k or more. selling out right maybe $115-$120k selling would bring me more but the time and hassle and logistics of selling and then buying are a pain in the ass. I don’t plan on just buying what’s available, I will want to spec the truck I buy.
  13. Green Bay. Right next door to Lambeau field.
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
×
×
  • Create New...