retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
I drove a snub nosed International for a couple of years. The Cat engine in that thing was a beast. The only tractor that rode worse was a Sterling I had for a bit.
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burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
That’s the family truckster
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
In Boston , we actually still have a Sterling ,, shop spare , I remember when it was new in 04 , even then I didn't like it !
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
I drove a Ford for a while, and they were really terrible. Stayed in the shop. Then Ford rebranded their trucks and all of a sudden called them Sterlings. Same junk, different nameplate.
Coldworld
60 months and counting
Had to do my CDL test in one of those… still had no idea how I passed considering I was horrible shifting that thing..think the CDL tester felt sorry for me…lmao
Just A UPS Guy
Bully.
Got a new sterling in 04 as well (former employer), I remember it fondly, actually. It was the first tractor I ever got to drive with an air ride cab, couldn't believe I could finish my day with my spine intact. Lol
Cowboy Mac
Well-Known Member
I never got to drive the Sterlings but I always thought they sounded awesome with the turbo noise driving around the yard. We still have a couple they use for shifting at some of the smaller centers around here.
Covemastah
Hoopah drives the boat Chief !!
All the Sterlings we had were springs
Johney
Well-Known Member
I believe it.
Johney
Well-Known Member
I tested in a Sterling also. I found they shifted much easier than the International's.
I always used a Sterling until I had a few months under my belt and could shift whatever then I liked the Internationals much better. The 269 I drover was tuned up so it would do 79 mph easily. Nice for when you were pulling a full set and needed to pass.
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
When I took my CDL driving test 38 years ago, I was able to take it in a 12 passenger dodge van with an automatic transmission. Several other drivers and I split the cost to rent it and take our tests. I'm sure you couldn't do that nowadays.
My training was free........no rental.......and no pay! It's still hard to believe the Union agreed to voluntary training off the clock.
I always wondered if you could have been fired for an accident or any other scenario? Most of us were so glad to get out of package we did just about whatever. Company knew this too. Union could have cared less.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Depends on your supplement.
"Upon completion of tractor-trailer school, the Employer will determine whether the employee is qualified to drive tractor-trailers and whether the employee will be placed on the qualified list. When an employee is placed on the qualified list he/she shall be compensated forty (40) hours at the appropriate straight time hourly rate."
Johney
Well-Known Member
Still that way here. Plus an hour+ ride to and from, some had a two hour+ ride to the hub everyday for training. All unpaid. Then back down for the test.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
We were renting that building while we were under construction at the Jax hub. We don’t use it anymore.
ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
I still see one pulling into Meadow every once in a while. I’ve also seen the flat nose International pull in as I’m leaving. It’s a 270. Both within the last year.
Coldworld
60 months and counting
They are crushing all of the 276 Mack’s here so how can they still be driving flat nose internationals around…??? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in the wild before.
ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
I’ve seen it at Meadow multiple times coming up the driveway pulling a load. within the last year. 270***
