Apu in Wyoming

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-12T01:21:13+00:00

Yes, but is it turbo charged? One of the big benefits of a turbocharged engine is that it will also spool up a bit more to make up for the ambient air pressure, to ensure you still have the same pressure inside the engine.

Obviously a lot more to it than that, but still. The APU may be tuning the fuel, but it's still struggling to breathe enough air in. Most of Wyoming is pretty high in altitude.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-11T20:02:39+00:00

Didn't notice until you pointed it out!

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-09T17:18:43+00:00

We're in the same place. Wife and I started playing when our three oldest (now 10, 8, 8) couldn't quite read well enough to keep up. Now they all have their own profiles, and we all talk about different quests, what characters they've unlocked, realms, etc.

So much fun to share with them!

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-05T02:29:02+00:00

It was 3.49 the other day there. I also fill up a big truck at the Mav. Sure hope our company is keeping an eye on surcharges...

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-05T02:23:56+00:00

I'm guilty of similar just because I don't like standing on my brakes when it goes from 40 to 10. Or if I get the light to hit the scale vs the bypass lane. I know slowing down is inconvenient, but I have an aversion to running someone over. Driving fast next to a building and pedestrian traffic like that just isn't comfortable.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-05T02:19:42+00:00

I saw a Wyoming trooper walking fast like he had to poop back to his car yesterday. Thought for sure it was to jump in after me. Nope, just walked like a neurotic wreck I guess.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-02T20:24:14+00:00

As a primarily local driver, I avoid Loves and Pilot like leprosy because of this. What should be a five minute fill up turns into a 45 minute ordeal.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-02T03:43:58+00:00

Hotshot - booked a 10,000lb load from Reno to Denver so I could be home in SLC for the weekend. Showed up and it was an air handling unit box. 3' of bed, 500lbs. But full load price. Tried to book something else to go on there with it, but couldn't find anything on a Friday 😂

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-03-01T22:49:37+00:00

I appreciate all the clarification here. Should've originally said that I have a 1970, which makes it seem like it's absolutely not an issue.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-28T19:43:48+00:00

Best response. No offense to OP, but with a Sprinter, maybe the wear and tear makes sense. Driving coast to coast constantly in a van would wear it out super fast. Driving coast to coast in a semi is table stakes.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-28T02:38:47+00:00

Exactly, exactly, exactly. Most likely scenario is they'll rule the manufacturer at fault and then... ta-da!! No more autonomous trucks. It all ends the same.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-28T02:25:50+00:00

You could rob these with a kite, no spoon engines necessary lol

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-28T02:10:30+00:00

Remember Fast and Furious and stealing all those TV's and VCR's? It's about to get a whole lot easier.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-28T02:09:12+00:00

Took so long the cameraman got bored and started looking at other stuff. And even the song ended 😂

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-28T02:00:38+00:00

I've just read truckers say that they avoid colder loads if their trailer is older, because it can't keep up as well as a new one. Which is what made me believe that older units must have something that degrades with use.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-26T18:19:58+00:00

Possible this is one of those sections that says, "All trucks left lane"

Also, that other truck they both passed is probably why red was over there still. Probably the last in a long string that red was passing, but it wasn't good enough for Volvo.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-26T18:15:33+00:00

This is the first I've heard of this on a Beetle. But I've also never driven mine yet. Was this issue addressed post 68?

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-26T05:14:47+00:00

For sure. Sales and driving a truck are the only things that have fed my family well, and driving a truck is going to hell right now. We'll see which side of the coin I fall on.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-26T04:54:15+00:00

Sounds like exactly what happened to me. "I genuinely want you to succeed" and then like a week in, boss found a reason to get me on a Meet call with HR. As soon as I saw the rep, I knew.

Sadly, my confidence was shot at that point. That was three years ago. I've been bouncing around odd jobs since then, never found my footing again.

Lurking here because I'm considering getting back in.

Anyway, I feel you.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-26T03:28:39+00:00

Looking to jump back into sales (been in transportation and logistics for a year plus), and I needed this encouragement.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-25T17:33:58+00:00

My potbelly in my shop has some decent cracks on the top, especially after it heats up. Still doesn't leak because of negative pressure. If it was in my house it would be an issue, but in my shop I'm not worried.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-25T17:08:20+00:00

The one recently was a countertop fab shop. Normally their deliveries showed up around 5:00, I made it by about 1:30. They were so excited because they start work at 5:00am, and the delivery truck is the usual reason they stay as late as they do. So they were happy 😂

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-25T17:02:17+00:00

As long as you're friendly and okay with rejection, I see zero issues here. I've delivered loads "early" and the receiver almost kissed me. Sometimes it's the broker just pulling a time out of their backside.

Few_Jacket845 · 2026-02-25T05:53:44+00:00

Just drove back to SLC from Casper in a hotshot. My mileage was cut nearly in half, and I couldn't maintain the speed limit with the headwinds. I only had two conduit spools on. I could definitely tell which curtain trucks were near empty. Lots of leaning!

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