Nice Trucks?
#21
09-16-2006, 09:00 PM
such language, real professional.
I know a couple guys who work for western specialized and their making over 40 cents a mile, they both drive immaculate electric blue w900`s with lots of chrome, last time I was out there they were having a bbq for all the employee`s who were in town, seemed like a pretty good place to be a company man to me. 
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09-17-2006, 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by brian
such language, real professional.
I know a couple guys who work for western specialized and their making over 40 cents a mile, they both drive immaculate electric blue w900`s with lots of chrome, last time I was out there they were having a bbq for all the employee`s who were in town, seemed like a pretty good place to be a company man to me. Last time I checked Western Pay-scale it was no where near 40 cpm for with 1-3 yrs experience....and w-900's are trash unless you are built like chick in the width department...... I'll show you professional...I'll back circles around you , and make you feel like it's your first day behind the wheel when I put it in reverse ,and hit a tight spot in one shot no pull up and you either do more pull ups than a marine in basic training or just park curb side ....
#23
09-17-2006, 08:32 AM
now your bragging on the internet about your driving skills, feeling threatened are ya?
judging from your other posts about getting crap trucks from werner i`m assuming your somewhat of a newbie, cause nobody with any amount of experience would put up with constantly getting trucks in poor condition, since we`ve discovered your somewhat new AND you drive for werner we know your making under 30 cents a mile, in which case think of me while your out there running your mouth about your driving prowess and bustin your ass for 450$ a week, i`ll be home with my family enjoying the weekend :lol: the w900 comments were amusing too, to call them crap while 5 minutes earlier complainging about riding around in a wrecked t600 or a century waiting for your company to take care of ya, just hilarious :wink:
#24
09-17-2006, 08:45 AM
Metzger Trucking (metzgertrucking.com) out of Silver Lake, IN have quite a few nice looking Kenworth 900. I believe that all of their trucks compete in the "Show and Shine" circuit.
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#25
09-17-2006, 12:26 PM
I think the W9 is a great truck. I have owned one in the past and I drive one now. The only downside to my W9 now is that the sleeper is a flat top, but I guess you got to give up the stand up sleeper when you drive a 10 car stinger rig. But when you only spend 2-3 nights in the truck and off on weekends you don't need much. Plus a weekly check of about 1600/ week, I guess I can suck it up and make it work lol.
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#26
09-17-2006, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by brian
now your bragging on the internet about your driving skills, feeling threatened are ya?
NOPE BUT PRETTY SURE I COULD MAKE YOU LOOK FOOLISH WHEN MY SKILLS ARE BETTER WITH MOST LIKELY FAR LESS EXPERIENCE :wink: judging from your other posts about getting crap trucks from werner i`m assuming your somewhat of a newbie, cause nobody with any amount of experience would put up with constantly getting trucks in poor condition, since we`ve discovered your somewhat new AND you drive for werner we know your making under 30 cents a mile, in which case think of me while your out there running your mouth about your driving prowess and bustin your ass for 450$ a week, i`ll be home with my family enjoying the weekend :lol: Yep I think the basis of me stating I could make you look foolish was based on my relative lack of experience ,and being able to out back you .... :wink: ........As for thinking of you ..I'M STRAIGHT....As for you being home with ..YOUR ..family enjoying the weekend...WHO DOESN'T ENJOY A GOOD CARNIVAL.....But I don't think I could have brought myself to hitch up with the bearded woman.... :wink: :lol: the w900 comments were amusing too, to call them crap while 5 minutes earlier complaining about riding around in a wrecked t600 or a century waiting for your company to take care of ya, just hilarious :wink: As for my companies issued equipment ...that has no bearing on the fact that the W-900 is a very poor choice for anyone spending weeks out on the road .....if it's only 1 night or 2 in the cramped cab and sleeper it would do .....But only a 100 lb woman could stand to live in it for 4-8 weeks on the road.......you trying to use my companies issued equipment as an argument in favor of a poorly designed truck for OTR living is ridiculous ...AND HILARIOUS
#27
09-17-2006, 09:53 PM
cramped sleeper? i`m 6`1 and 240 and I fit just fine, as well as my refrigerator, my desk, a tv, and loads of other crap in a standard 72 inch sleeper, and poorly designed? lets take my 6 year old truck in immaculate condition with nothing done cosmetically and a 6 year old century class and see how much shit shakes loose off of each of em :lol:
and I wouldn`t wanna stay in a 5 star hotel for 8 weeks let alone a truck, some of use dont have to run ourselves to death :wink:
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09-17-2006, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by brian
cramped sleeper? i`m 6`1 and 240 and I fit just fine, as well as my refrigerator, my desk, a tv, and loads of other crap in a standard 72 inch sleeper, and poorly designed? lets take my 6 year old truck in immaculate condition with nothing done cosmetically and a 6 year old century class and see how much $&!+ shakes loose off of each of em :lol:
and I wouldn`t wanna stay in a 5 star hotel for 8 weeks let alone a truck, some of use dont have to run ourselves to death :wink: welp 6'1 240 is probably a little narrowwer than 5'6 245.... I never drove a 900 But the sleeper/cab/ are basicly identical to the T-600 ,and compared to a 387 or century there is less space to move around ,and that's fact.........i would rather have a 387 pete over a century as it has the room and basicly the same suspension ..and smooth ride the t-600 had ...but with room to move around in....But I would not be-able to bring along 500 + pounds of free weight with the 387 due to it weighing around 17,560 un-laiden ....my century 16,965..un-laiden.....even if I was home every weekend I would need to bring weight along to keep my strengh up....1 more year and I hope to be local ,and able to hit a real gym again 4-5 days a week......
#29
09-17-2006, 10:58 PM
The Kenworth W900 looks like a fine truck for OTR.
Take a look at this link. Especially the interior shots on page 16, 17 and 18. http://www.kenworth.com/brochures/W900.pdf 72? AeroCab?/AERODYNE?/Splendor: Kenworth?s ?standard? Splendor interior has always been a cut above the Class 8 standard. But in an AeroCab, it?s even further ahead. Included in the 72-inch model are a full-length clothes closet, storage shelves, insulated rubber floor mats, vented access doors and 42-inch mattress. A wide variety of options are available, including a folding upper bunk, under-bunk drawers, QuietCab package, TV installation kit, nylon carpet ? even a liftable lower bunk with 42-inch mattress. Not too shabby from my view.
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