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« Reply #765 on: November 04, 2009, 09:13:10 AM »
Quote from: Ray F on October 03, 2009, 21:19:37 PM
Ok, it seems like Everybody is getting new Equipment Except Estes and NEMF  huh

Ray, dont forget bout Este's new T660's for team drivers. Ive only seen one though  undecided

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« Reply #766 on: November 04, 2009, 17:51:22 PM »
I'm not sure if these have been mentioned before, a search turned up empty.  I passed this R and L Prostar on I-470 near Wheeling W.Va. recently and got off a few scrappy shots.
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« Reply #767 on: November 04, 2009, 17:57:39 PM »
Nice catch, Paul.  There have been some Prostar sleeper sightings, but this is the first daycab, I think.
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« Reply #768 on: November 15, 2009, 22:57:47 PM »
I see Escape02 posted a pic of a FedEx national LTL Prostar.  Heres one I found sitting at the Hotel in Hermiston Yesterday morning.  I assume he's out of Boise and wasnt able to make it back as the chain law was in effect the night before up on Cabbage Hill which made his a trip a bit slower than usual.


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« Reply #769 on: November 15, 2009, 23:35:50 PM »
Great shot Mike!  I have seen these but haven't had a chance to get a photo as I see them at night.  Maybe Fed Ex National is getting tired of some fo the Volvo problems with the regen system too?
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« Reply #770 on: November 15, 2009, 23:58:22 PM »
Quote from: davef on November 15, 2009, 23:35:50 PM
Great shot Mike!  I have seen these but haven't had a chance to get a photo as I see them at night.  Maybe Fed Ex National is getting tired of some fo the Volvo problems with the regen system too?
seems Like a Large Majority of Fleets are switching over from volvo to other Manufacturers  huh huh
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« Reply #771 on: November 16, 2009, 13:49:36 PM »
Quote from: Mike C on November 15, 2009, 22:57:47 PM
I see Escape02 posted a pic of a FedEx national LTL Prostar.  Heres one I found sitting at the Hotel in Hermiston Yesterday morning.  I assume he's out of Boise and wasnt able to make it back as the chain law was in effect the night before up on Cabbage Hill which made his a trip a bit slower than usual.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/avsfan118/Hanks%20Forum%20Post%20Pics/IMG_6548.jpg

Your shot is 100x better then mine.  Thanks for posting, they look good.
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« Reply #772 on: November 16, 2009, 21:50:37 PM »
Quote from: davef on November 15, 2009, 23:35:50 PM
Great shot Mike!  I have seen these but haven't had a chance to get a photo as I see them at night.  Maybe Fed Ex National is getting tired of some fo the Volvo problems with the regen system too?
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Your shot is 100x better then mine.  Thanks for posting, they look good.


Thanks but you still posted the first pic of one wink
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« Reply #773 on: November 18, 2009, 18:01:20 PM »
I caught this Fedkins Cascadia this evening on my way to Reno. 



 The twin screws and extra wheelbase seem a bit out of the ordinary for LTL. I wonder if its a lease or demo unit.

Reading the Cascadia thread on Truckingboards apparently Con-Way is leasing them.  I wonder if Freightliner up to their old tricks of buying market share once again with subsidized leasing and guaranteeing optimistic residuals.
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« Reply #774 on: November 18, 2009, 18:02:56 PM »
It's a good picture Red, but I'm not sure if that's a company truck or not. It doesn't really look spec'd for it.
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« Reply #775 on: November 18, 2009, 18:18:26 PM »
They have some Volvo VNL's that you'd never believe are company trucks. I wouldn't be surprised at all if that one wasn't one.
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« Reply #776 on: November 18, 2009, 19:39:00 PM »
The "P" prefix on that Fed Ex National Cascadia shows that it is a contractor leased to them.  They continued the same  paractice in this numbering from Watkins.  The aluminum wheels are another giveaway that this is not a company unit.  As far as I know all sleeper units at FXN are single axles.
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« Reply #777 on: Yesterday at 16:41:20 »
New one on me. shocked Can't recall ever seeing a New Century International 8100 before - checked all my pics & can't find a one. Any idea where they might have picked this up from?  huh
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« Reply #778 on: Yesterday at 16:46:59 »
Probably Penske.  Jason said in the past how they can't pass up a good deal when it's available.  Local terminal probably needed another P&D truck and Penske may have just been having a surplus sale at the time. grin  Cool catch, nonetheless.  New Century is always good for a mold breaker truck once in awhile.
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« Reply #779 on: Yesterday at 17:42:39 »
Jeez, I gotta get back into uploading pics.... embarassed

I photographed that at the yard last year, but never got around to posting it. That's the only 8100 in the fleet as far as I know. No idea on power or anything, but I imagine it can't be a whole lot. And as far as where they picked it up, your guess is as good as mine...

You're very much right on them being a mold breaker, as well as frugal. They have so many different trucks down there...
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