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Not really, flowers aren't that heavy when doing our distribution runs twice a week, eggs are a lot heavier, and a full load can get you up to gross, but I'm not sure how much of that I'll be doing.Back in the day when I was hauling a lot of cereal out of Battle Creek, those loads weren't over 14 iirc, pop tarts were a whole different story as was the paper on our return runs. That being said, 80 is only 30 over what the 8-axle setups I ran for many yrs weighed lol.Kinda weird running these new automatic transmission trucks, I've ran them a bit, but just when I hauled drywall and when I went to driving school back in 93. Funny to think Eaton had them back then. I still find myself reaching for the clutch when pulling up to a light and the RPM go down, then it downshifts . Not that I feel like a manual would be better for hauling these "lighter" loads, just different. It certainly makes my job easier, so I'm good with it. The truck I was in last week training is a 2020 Volvo, he has 333k on it and he said he's had no issues with the trans in it or the last one he had. They are putting me in a 2018 Volvo iirc(one of their oldest trucks), #35 I remember that lol, They have another they want me in permanently, but it's in the shop right now.
Not really, flowers aren't that heavy when doing our distribution runs twice a week, eggs are a lot heavier, and a full load can get you up to gross, but I'm not sure how much of that I'll be doing.
Back in the day when I was hauling a lot of cereal out of Battle Creek, those loads weren't over 14 iirc, pop tarts were a whole different story as was the paper on our return runs. That being said, 80 is only 30 over what the 8-axle setups I ran for many yrs weighed lol.
Kinda weird running these new automatic transmission trucks, I've ran them a bit, but just when I hauled drywall and when I went to driving school back in 93. Funny to think Eaton had them back then. I still find myself reaching for the clutch when pulling up to a light and the RPM go down, then it downshifts . Not that I feel like a manual would be better for hauling these "lighter" loads, just different. It certainly makes my job easier, so I'm good with it. The truck I was in last week training is a 2020 Volvo, he has 333k on it and he said he's had no issues with the trans in it or the last one he had. They are putting me in a 2018 Volvo iirc(one of their oldest trucks), #35 I remember that lol, They have another they want me in permanently, but it's in the shop right now.
