james j neiweem Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 You tube video states that Fitzgeralds Glider states that Gliders from Freightliner and Paccar factories are no more as of 6-29-19. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I've been telling everyone to buy as many as you can, while you still can. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-426832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
41180 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 It was only a matter of time at some point they were goi g to run out of good engine cores anyway couldnt last forever Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-426835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxidyne Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Basicly a business decision- When you've got months and months of orders to keep your assembly lines busy, why tie them up to build only half a truck? 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-426842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oso2 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/3/2019 at 10:28 AM, james j neiweem said: You tube video states that Fitzgeralds Glider states that Gliders from Freightliner and Paccar factories are no more as of 6-29-19. What youtube video? link please. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-427238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Technician Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Old saying, ”Nature abhors a vacuum”. You cut down a tree something will fill the space in short order. Long as demand is there and it’s legal............? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-427239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oso2 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, Mack Technician said: Old saying, ”Nature abhors a vacuum”. You cut down a tree something will fill the space in short order. Long as demand is there and it’s legal............? Sure. But how expensive is it to start a truck manufacturing company dedicated solely to building gliders? I don't think there's money in it. Maybe someone like Autocar might take a swing at it, but I doubt it. Besides - aren't they limited to something like 300 gliders a year? That makes it prohibitively expensive to manufacture. I think what's more likely is the growth of refurbishing companies to rebuild old trucks. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-427240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Rebuilding old Mack trucks seems like a win win. To bad so many have been shipped abroad. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-427259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, james j neiweem said: Rebuilding old Mack trucks seems like a win win. To bad so many have been shipped abroad. "Seems"; good word. It's not as easy to be profitable in this business as it looks on the surface. Might be increased margin available if the rebuilder offered financing for the rebuild, and measures for repossession of the arrears, but not really likely to happen on the small or private scale. I feel the corporate world would have been all over this if plausible. Given my statements, I do not consider a "DuPont overhaul" a truck rebuild myself but see a lot marketed as such. New paint, interior mats, and shiny tires seem to be the norm from what I see. 1 Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-427261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
james j neiweem Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Oso2 Go to you tube. Guy has a smart trucking handle. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/57968-gliders-are-all-but-dead/#findComment-427274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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