New 2011 Freightliner Argosy

[marta56212]

since when did freight liners start putting driving controls on the passnger side

[Sauron767]

Those look cool..would be nice if they made them in the US again

[tab2021]

I do long haul for 44 cents a km plus Super,,,, about 5000km per week

screaming for "good" drivers...

I assume you reverse a b double? many with licenses cannot

[mozebasic]

@tab2021 I do linehaul with a b double for 37 cents a km plus super and about 6000km a week. 44 cents a km is great wish we could get that here. Yes i do know how to reverse a double witch i will put on youtube soon and not many drivers do at the place i work. A lot of the older drivers have trouble.

[trucker69orso]

Too bad they don't sell them in the States anymore.

[maddoxde]

It´s a new truck?

Analogue gauge? No MFD´s? No Advanced Driver Assistance Systems? No Telligent-Systems? Automatic Power Shift?

Looks like a Truck of the 1970s

[Twinturbo120]

Same thing as the 04 my dad has with minor upgrades.

[HillbillyonaYZ]

LOL! Truck show in Oz, with Miranda Lambert blaring in the background. That's pretty cool.

[valtterifani]

Not enything bad but that looks oldtimer.

Too meny metrics.

Here in Europe used to meter the farm computer screen where you can see all that quickly and clearly.

[chadberry75]

any truck jobs in oz?....cause there aint SHIT in canada...

[mozebasic]

@chadberry75 They are screaming for long haul drivers.

[mannwhosoldtheworld]

@mozebasic Hows the pay?

[mozebasic]

@mannwhosoldtheworld depends if you do linehaul or local?

[rigjockey423]

@chadberry75 look in alberta

[robichaud99]

@chadberry75 There is lots of jobs in canada... You just have to do long haul or be willing to work in alberta doing oilfield related hauling...

[mannwhosoldtheworld]

@robichaud99 There are lots of jobs... and none of them pay

[robichaud99]

@mannwhosoldtheworld They do if you are willing to put in the long hours. If you want to work around the city in edmonton, the starting rate is roughly 24 an hour for city work. And 45 cents a mile is base for long/short haul in alberta. That goes up if your doing anything specialized or have much experience. You can make easily 1000 bucks take home a week. Your just gonna have to work as close to a 70 hour work week as possible.

[mannwhosoldtheworld]

@robichaud99 The city wage in Edmonton is definitely more than the $15/h you're going to get in Toronto lol, but the long haul rate of 45 cent is about standard for us as well if you are willing to do cross-border. Thanks for the info!!

[mamaduabate]

freihgtliner are the cheapest trucks here in the u.s.a

[Ps3capt]

show us the outside ?!?!?!?!?

[dieselpowrguy85]

Was that Miranda Lambert, or someone else singing her song? Nice truck! I didn't know there were steps inside of the fairings.

[mozebasic]

@dieselpowrguy85 to be honest with you i dont know who was singing and yes it has swing out stair case.

[dieselpowrguy85]

@mozebasic Thanks. :) Looks to be a nice truck. I've seen Centuries and Columbias up close (I've actually driven a Columbia), but I've never got a chance to see an Argosy up close. I love cabovers.

[mozebasic]

@dieselpowrguy85 where abouts are you from?

[dieselpowrguy85]

@mozebasic I'm from America. Louisiana, to be exact. :)

[mozebasic]

@dieselpowrguy85 Ahhh you guys only have big bonneted trucks and very few cab overs. Im from Sydney but travel up and down the east coast.

[dieselpowrguy85]

@mozebasic You're absolutely correct! We have mostly conventional tractors, and cabovers are rarely seen these days since the overall length regulations are no more. I see one every so often, but they're not common.

[lynette1953]

what country?

[mozebasic]

@lynette1953 Australia