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Old 02-23-2009, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Syncrosonix
ringringringringringringringringringring bananafone!
actually this was for Carlos....my old one did. when it got low the alarm went off in the sleeper. this one dont have an alarm....which kinda sucks. but hey, had i been rolling and not sitting for 2 days, not to mention having to play the 'fastest fingers' game in order to get a flippin' load.....i wouldnt have needed two jumps.

But hey, it works out better for me.....that fastest fingers preplan i didnt win was only 1100some odd miles. this one i DID win, was just shy of 1700. ....SO SUCK ON THAT SWIFT DRIVERS!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
 
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Old 02-24-2009, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevin0915
actually this was for Carlos....my old one did. when it got low the alarm went off in the sleeper. this one dont have an alarm....which kinda sucks. but hey, had i been rolling and not sitting for 2 days, not to mention having to play the 'fastest fingers' game in order to get a flippin' load.....i wouldnt have needed two jumps.

But hey, it works out better for me.....that fastest fingers preplan i didnt win was only 1100some odd miles. this one i DID win, was just shy of 1700. ....SO SUCK ON THAT SWIFT DRIVERS!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
Man I am so glad I don't have to fiddle with a QC anymore, and that the company only has 1 dispatcher for all 6 trucks in total, and that that dispatcher actually WANTS the trucks to move Although the lack of freight is kind of making it suck
 
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Old 02-24-2009, 05:26 AM
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Ohh yeah, I was going to mention, the truck I am in has a 5000w inverter factory installed, with 10 total 120v receptacles scattered about the sleeper (looks just like the outlets in a house, even uses standard outlet face plates). Not to mention a factory installed fridge. This truck has YET to have the batteries die to the point of needing a jump. Yes the alarm will go off from time to time, but idling for 5 minutes and the alarm won't kick back on for about 7 or 8 hours.
 
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Old 02-24-2009, 11:11 AM
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If your batteries are down to 10.1 volts after shutting down for 4 hours, you've got a dead battery. I shut mine down for 10-12 hours every day, run a 1,500 watt inverter (laptop, printer, usb hub, etc) on it and a 12v cooler. It always has the juice to restart the engine, even when it's 20f outside.
 
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Old 02-25-2009, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by matcat
Ohh yeah, I was going to mention, the truck I am in has a 5000w inverter factory installed, with 10 total 120v receptacles scattered about the sleeper (looks just like the outlets in a house, even uses standard outlet face plates). Not to mention a factory installed fridge. This truck has YET to have the batteries die to the point of needing a jump. Yes the alarm will go off from time to time, but idling for 5 minutes and the alarm won't kick back on for about 7 or 8 hours.


Annnnnnnnd yet you fail to tell us what kind of truck you're driving.
 
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Old 02-25-2009, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Malaki86
If your batteries are down to 10.1 volts after shutting down for 4 hours, you've got a dead battery. I shut mine down for 10-12 hours every day, run a 1,500 watt inverter (laptop, printer, usb hub, etc) on it and a 12v cooler. It always has the juice to restart the engine, even when it's 20f outside.
+1 :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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Old 02-25-2009, 11:33 PM
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Kevin0915, I saw a swift truck that looked just like the one in your avatar today going south bound on 81 in VA this afternoon, was that you?
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by matcat
Kevin0915, I saw a swift truck that looked just like the one in your avatar today going south bound on 81 in VA this afternoon, was that you?

Nope. that truck is my mentor's truck. He is Wal-Mart DC out of Harrisonville, MO, and will never leave the midwest. I am driving a 2009 Volvo 760, and am in the middle of a run from phoenix to Joliet, il.
 
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Old 02-26-2009, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevin0915
Nope. that truck is my mentor's truck. He is Wal-Mart DC out of Harrisonville, MO, and will never leave the midwest. I am driving a 2009 Volvo 760, and am in the middle of a run from phoenix to Joliet, il.

Uhhhh.... I think you meant Volvo 670.
 




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