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You would be amazed how many younger drivers we hire that come to us having never seen one before. Driver I road tested for hire today last worked directly for Ryder, he saw the Johnny Bar and said "thank God! I didn't have one of these at my last job!"

That's a piss poor comparison. You are being paid to train somebody how to safely operate a commercial vehicle, but instead you chose the path of least resistance and only train them to pass a test. On flat land. You don't teach them how to use the Johnny bar because they won't be asked to use...

I know this, you know this, seasoned drivers know this. :homer:

Sorry, long day at work and a total brain fart of a post. The NOX sensor is the second most problematic one in heavy trucks, and will just rear its ugly head without those quality sensors getting in the way.

I believe the official tally is 105. :flipoff2:

KYB all the way. FCS is a decent budget option. Monroe has gone way downhill, even on the commercial application side. We couldn't get more than a few months out of them before they would leak all their oil out. Mevotech TTX for the end links. If BJs are worn, Mevotech TTX can't be beat.

That's why the law was changed to allow this sensor to be ignored... but its only going to move the problem/expenses to the SCR Efficiency sensor.

There are three primary reasons: 1. Purchasing/Leasing the absolute cheapest truck possible. 2. Owner/ Lease Operators pay for their tractor's maintenance and would be more likely to use the Johnny Bar to hold the truck back going down grades, burning the company's trailer brakes up. 3...

It was designed to ensure DEF was put in the tank instead of just water (we all know we would do it if it worked).

Depends. If the company is too cheap, they will delete the option at the time of purchase to save something like $135 per truck.

Give the Mazda CX-5 a good, hard look. Super reliable, and no Toyota Tax. https://www.edmunds.com/mazda/cx-5/2020/vin/JM3KFADM3L0825567/?radius=6000

Have you thought about gardening? I bet your side job's experience would help you in cultivating some greenery... Potential for licensing and small batch distribution?

I have an 80 on a 79 chassis with a leftover 78 440. :laughing: