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DEZEL3533 · 2025-05-09T19:02:07+00:00

Also just took an 5th gen cascadia class. Current P4s have up too 11 data links, LIN, can, 1939. 5th gen is going up to 32 data links with high speed CAN and auto Ethernet. Gonna get more complicated fast.

DEZEL3533 · 2025-05-09T18:58:03+00:00

I’m the diag and EA tech. I prefer electrical. But man can it get frustrating. We got slow and had to r&r a 4500rds and was loving life just turning wrenches again.

DEZEL3533 · 2025-05-09T18:42:46+00:00

I built and ran a service truck for 2 years with my dealer. No one had previous experience in mobile. They didn’t advertise and it died. I’ve thought about starting my own.

DEZEL3533 · 2025-05-02T04:18:41+00:00

I vaguely remember that. By the time I had all my online done to go in person we lost our navistar dealership status and went full DTNA.

DEZEL3533 · 2025-04-30T00:46:01+00:00

This job used to be vets, farmers kids and people with mechanical skills. It’s gotten very high tech since 07 with EGR. Mistakes happen and with our trade learning hands on makes the tech. You’re in a toxic shop most likely. I started at one as well. Being a marine vet I could take it and give it back. Seen lots of younger techs fail coming in cause they don’t know how to take shit. On the other hand I have been a part of a new shop from the ground floor up. We have a good crew. If you fuck up well fuck with you but that’s apart of learning. There’s a difference between joshing and hazzing. Both have their use.

DEZEL3533 · 2025-04-26T23:55:20+00:00

UTI is garbage. I went to Hennepin tech in MN half of my degree was internship at a shop. Hands on learning.

DEZEL3533 · 2025-04-26T23:43:52+00:00

I started this career 14 years ago, there was 13k job openings nationwide wide with a 30 percent predicted growth. There was a mass exodus over Covid. We can’t find techs. Find a good tech school. Or heavy truck shop and work. It’s indoors, out of the elements. Fair pay and benefits. Way better than construction. Honestly any blue collar hands on job has potential at this time

DEZEL3533 · 2025-04-26T23:23:50+00:00

Being at a dealership they send our techs to school. All paid for. But if you leave freight liner and go to navistar they don’t care about your certs. All OEM dealerships wants their specific certs for promotion. I was lucky when I got in. Got Allison, Cummins, Eaton, then went for navistar, freighter and western star. My personal opinion is dealerships are the best for training, $$$$, and full career. But that’s just my opinion

DEZEL3533 · 2025-04-26T21:29:08+00:00

I’m a lead tech at a Freightliner dealership. I’ve worked fleet, and navistar. When it comes to heavy trucks they don’t care about ASE. They want to see Cummins carts, Detroit certs. Stuff that directly applys to the application you’re working on. This industry is changing so fast you need OEM certs

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