That reminds me of a 2000 + year old traveller's story.

Still offline . . .

Wagon still being repaired perhaps?

Update: 01/23/09 Still Being Repaired - Omaha, Nebraska.

Hi G-CPTN, dare you to fax them and urge them to get our Steve back on the road for his international fan club.



http://www.trucktrend.com/truck_deal...aha/index.html

Wrong size dealer - cars and pickups only there.

http://net.volvoce.com/vtnalocator/(...aspx?did=5451D

Hi G-Cptn, damn, that is the one I had originally, but followed a link looking for e mail address and it must have taken me to the van dealer.

Still getting trucke on.
 

REPLACEMENT title: Still getting truck worked on...

What they know so far is the brain boxes/computers were sending false signals and warnings to multiple sensors.

They replaced actual brain boxes, but problem persisted. They assume and are chasing shorted or damaged wiring in the harnesses.

No exact date of release yet.

I saw some questions earlier about plates, etc.....

We have ONE license plate for the truck. BUT, I have a book of permits for every state. alcohol permits, interstate, bridge, and a million other permits. LOL.

Half of the East coast works on Toll roads/bridges. They take (and I have) EZ Pass. Some states use toll booths, others have autoreaders hidden above the road in/under signs.

Speed limits vary widely between states. Some states are 55/trucks, 65 cars. others 65, and in Texas/AZ/NM the speeds are 75. Also WY/MT in some places.

We have electronic logging, but others use paper logs still.

Just because the state speed limit says one thing,MOST other truckers speed with as fast as they can get away with....

Hope this answered some more questions fer ya:)

Thanks for the update (and answers).
It's frustrating when the problems seem to be the control electronics rather than the basic units themselves. Oh for a return to simpler systems . . .
What are the symptoms?

Many thanks BigRigSteve for the answers and for keeping us updated on your problem.

When ya mash the gas pedal, it accelerates hard, and keeps going. we reached 79 before i hit the brakes, then it slows way down sluggish, so ya hit the gas even slightly, and it speeds back up on its own, ya dont even have to touch the gas pedal.

The speedometer pegs on both end back and forth, also get low air warnings (even tho GOOD air presure is there) I get low coolant alarms/truck shuts down, and the dash goes blank and blinks. LOl. NOT a good sign(s) at all.

Definitely gone cucumber . . .
Ya can't drive a machine that behaves like that.
Hope you're still gettin paid.

well, they (company) pays me a mechanical breakdown pay for each day, and they pay hotel. I rented a car so I can get out and about, and have been taking lots of pictures of Omaha and Council Bluffs area...

BUT, still getting ancy about driving again. I need to be on the road....<G>

Steve's truck is a VN670:- http://www.capitolmack.com/Sales/Vol...5/Default.aspx

Blimey! For a Volvo, you've got a right turkey there!!

I suspect that the bits that are misbehaving aren't Swedish . . .

(Sorry, Steve)

That's today, 26th January folks . . . :(

Hi BigRigSteve

Look forward to your return and please tell us what they did to get you back on the road.

Watch this space:- http://www.bigrigtravels.com/
Just approaching 5am in Omaha.

Back online!

Uh Oh, is that the Volvo dealers sign in the distance again?. 1618

Steve got rolling @ 16.30 GMT (he was still parked up at the dealership when you saw the sign) then he drove about an hour to collect a load.
Omaha temperature -5 deg C

B&T (here) has been offline for a couple of hours . . .

He is on a 1137 mile trip this time with 52 viewers watching..

Re Steve
 

Hi Gents, yes I saw him leave at 1630 and tried to up-date you but I found the site down as well, not for the first time. Maybe they close it for maintenance. At least I now know it is not a problem my end.

Just one point G-CPTN it's T&B (but I do find myself referring to B&T)
cheers
Ian

Where I worked the division was known universally as Buck and Truss - and so it will always be thus to me. :D

........so your into spoonerisms (but don't try it with Robin Hood's men) :D
Ian

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=41.6182015...16&l=0&m=s&v=2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_80

200 miles to go . . .
(Steve should make it tonight - late)

He is going well.

I do so hope you are not referring to a rather robust, man of the cloth. Ha ha

100 miles (two hours) to go . . .

Last stop?
 

5.30pm local, 32 miles left . . .
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=39.993956&...13&l=0&m=s&v=2

Rush hour traffic!

Steve has arrived (the hold-up was a minor shunt).
Well done that driver!

Trailer swapped and on his way - but where?

Looks like that's it for today - 7.30pm local. Nosh time . . .

You guys are funny:)

I had a change of trips right in the middle....I ended up dropping my trailer at a drop yard in Orient, Ohio. They had no empty trailer for me, so that is what I will do in the morning...get with dispatch to try and find me an empty trailer so I can get my next load.

The dealer found 14 loose wires in the main grounding block for the sensor control unit. Without grounds, alot of electrical problems can crop up. Been driving two days now, and the truck seems to be running PERFECT.

Biggest delay was waiting for my turn to be worked on. When I arrived last tuesday, there were 32 trucks ahead of mine. :(

BUT, all seems well now:)

[QUOTE=BigRigSteve;3136]You guys are funny:)

IThe dealer found 14 loose wires in the main grounding block for the sensor control unit. Without grounds, alot of electrical problems can crop up.

Sounds to me as though some mystery person has been connecting up a load of ancillary electrical equipment.

Who Me?!, Me?, Me?, not me governor, everything on here is factory fitted.

When I recall back, I actually arranged for our local Auto Electric Contractor, to fit the lads radio and stereo equipment and charge it to the account. It worked out cheaper than having burned out systems replaced when they tried to do it themselves.

One ponders how such problems arise. Is it because someone has been 'dabbling' or because the original build was inadequate?

In one way it's good that the dealership was busy but frustrating that Steve had to wait.