Posted by Lyndon - AB on December 01, 2019 at 09:37:05 from (72.172.118.156):
In Reply to: California Big Rigs posted by JimS on November 30, 2019 at 13:30:28:
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John, the trucks from the late 90's and first half of the 2000's are highly sought after up here in Western Canada, especially if they are well maintained or reconditioned. The newer, highly emission controlled engines have a difficult time dealing with the frigid winter temperatures up here without coding out and derating/shutting down. They also have issues with longevity (from personal experience, I have very little good to say about a Detroit DD16).
A friend and I ran the same run for 16 months, pulling super B tankers (gross weight nearly 140,000 lbs) of caustic soda and hydrochloric acid to a plant in northern Alberta. I had a 2015 Western Star with a 600 hp Detroit DD16, and he had (still has) a 2007 Peterbilt with a stock 550 Cat. I could barely keep pace with him, especially in the hills, and he had by far the best up-time in the whole fleet by not having to deal with stupid little emissions issues. In hindsight, I should have yanked that DD16 out of my truck when it blew up the second time, and stuffed a C15 Cat under the hood. Oh well, I'm better off now that I left trucking anyway.
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