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I'm an Owner Operator from Wisconsin who's been hauling Onions out
of California for 35 years. I serve accounts in Boston, Detroit,
Pittsburgh and Bronx, NY. I had been averaging 3500 miles per year
in California which really doesn't justify a $20,000 filter. I work
on 10 year trade cycles, this truck is due to be traded in 2017. If
you talk to any heavy duty towing company they'll tell you that
these new engines aren't very reliable. The shop foreman  say's the
new engines have "issues" but they're "headed in the right
direction" because warranty claims are down 40%.  My new truck
salesman John Shingen from Wisconsin Kenworth also stated that he
didn't want to sell me a new truck without the extended warranty
(500,000 miles@$8500) because of these potential problems. As an
Owner Operator I don't need a $150,000 truck sitting in the shop
with "issues". I've been in the produce buisness my entire life.
When it's time to harvest you don't want to lose a single load
because you can't get enough trucks. Let us buy some sort of
temporary CARB sticker to cover the harvest. Thanks.