Henry Albert is the owner of Albert Transport, Inc., based in Statesville, NC. Before participating in the "Slice of Life" program, Albert drove a 2001 Freightliner Century Class S/T™, and will use his Cascadia for general freight and a dry van trailer. Albert, who has been a trucker for 26 years, was recognized by Overdrive as its 2007 Trucker of the Year.
Model: Cascadia 72" RR SleeperCab
Cab: 125" BBC Aluminum
Engine: DD15 455HP, 1550/1750 lb/ft
Transmission: Eaton Fuller RTLOM-16913L-DM Ultrashift
Front Axle/Suspension: 13,000 lb.
Rear Axle/Suspension: 40,000 lb. Airliner
Fuel Tanks: Dual 140 gallon
Wheel Base: 234"
Yesterday, I had the unfortunate chance to test out the Cascadia’s road handling capability when a U-Haul trailer came unhitched from a SUV. The feel of the rack and pinion steering was incredible as I weaved and dodged this potential disaster. The spring rates that Freightliner chose for the Cascadia are perfect because the truck remained poised even as I made some pretty aggressive maneuver’s to avoid this malady. The good news is that nobody was hurt in this incident.
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March 12, 2009 at 6:05 am
Wow glad you got out of that situation safely Henry!
March 12, 2009 at 8:54 am
Wow…glad nobody got hurt. One time I saw an SUV pulling a boat trailer fish-tailing and the boat was slung off the trailer and into the road. Just like your incident, luckily no one was hurt (except the boat!)