To the spelling police: The post was put in quotes because that was how the letter was received from Good Sam, mis-spelling included.
For the uninformed, a 45' coach weighs in at about 41,000 pounds. A 35' gasser weighs in at about 17,000 pounds. Is it fair to compare my coach to a semi truck? Lets see most semi tractors on the road have a diesel engine around 350 to 400 horse power. My coach has a 500 horse power Cummins. I'm thinking the only RV on the road bigger may be a Prevost which is basically a luxury coach on a converted Greyhound Bus chassis.
Do I know about the transportation industry? Maybe, I have been an Independent Insurance Adjuster since 1990 providing services to GM, Ford & Navistar as claim related to tractors, trailers and cargo.
This post wasn't started to have a pissing contest about facts. It was started so inform others who may rely on GSRA that they may want to consider having a backup. AS has been pointed out, companies who provide "exteneded warranties" also dot their "I's" and cross their "T's" to take your money and not provide the service You thought you bought. If anybody is satisfied with their RSA, great.
I am kind of wondering why some one would pay for roadside assistance plan for a Motor home and expect that plan to provide service for a volkswagen! I too have had umpteen tires repaired on the side of the road. I have also seen a tire service truck helping a motor home along the road. The companies I drove for always had a list of tire companies along the route we traveled to call for help. Uninformed imho.
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Jackthewonderdog wrote: So, you want to compare a commercial trucking operation with a private RV, interesting. Have you watched a truck tire replacement, or have you seen a truck swapping a rim with a new or spare tire already on it? GS, Coachnet are not in the business of commercial trucking, thus they do not employ these services. The service providers are the same as if you had a Volkswagen, not a Mack Truck. Most trucking operations employ their own service trucks or use a common service provider specializing in heavy trucks, they do not contract with a local Firestone/Goodyear/Michelin dealer as GS and Coachnet do. These truck also may sit on the side of the road for many hours until one of their mechanics can arrive, I'm sure you would not mind waiting 8-10 hours or overnight would you? Changing a 20 ton truck carrying a 56,000 lb load compares to an RV about the same as a whistle compares to a tuba. By the way many Class A DP carry a spare mounted under the coach attached to the frame with a crank to lower it, as mine does. Since they reimbursed you when they clearly did not have to, you gather no sympathy or support here.
Yep, I'll be the first to dare take you challenge!! I've had to call CoachNet twice and both times they have responded with wreckers large enough to handle a 80,000 pound rig. And just how do I know this? Well, I retired from the transportation field. And I have seen tires repaired on the side of the highway many times! And Coach Net's contractors will do this if the tire can be repaired, but that is up to the client. And many trucking companies who run coast to coast do not send out their own mechanic - wow, would that ever cost some bucks!!! And most of them do "contract with a local Firestone/Goodyear/Michelin dealer as GS and Coachnet do." using a purchase order system! So maybe you should add that "Perhaps I should add IMHO, so I do not appear to be judgmental – nah", because it does appear you are being very judgmental when you don't have any knowledge of what you are talking about. And to qualify on my knowledge, I am a retired teamster who hauled fuel, jet-a, JP-8 and liquid asphalt for over 20 years, and also hauled produce, frozen, and even steel all over the east coast for my first 10 years of driving. During that time I also hauled double flat beds, hauling steel coils, from the Lackawanna steel plants across Ontario into the auto plants in Michigan, grossing 135,000 US pounds. I do think I am very well qualified to say you don't know what you are talking about!
Ah, a union teamster who does not read and comprehend, why doesn't this surprise me of course IMHO. Just wondering well qualified, why did they bring a wrecker capable of handling 80,000 lbs to a flat tire party? Of course I'm being judgmental, do you seriously believe that by adding IMHO it changes anything. If it weren't your opinion, why write it without giving credit, if it ain't honest, why lie. You see when you mix together several responses to different posters as if they were one, it is like mixing JP-8 and produce, you wind up with Sauerkraut. It appears like a food, but it just produces gas.
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Ah, a union teamster who does not read and comprehend, why doesn't this surprise me of course IMHO. Just wondering well qualified, why did they bring a wrecker capable of handling 80,000 lbs to a flat tire party? Of course I'm being judgmental, do you seriously believe that by adding IMHO it changes anything. If it weren't your opinion, why write it without giving credit, if it ain't honest, why lie. You see when you mix together several responses to different posters as if they were one, it is like mixing JP-8 and produce, you wind up with Sauerkraut. It appears like a food, but it just produces gas.
Tom,
I read and comprehend quite well. Never said that CoachNet sent a heavy truck wrecker for a flat tire, just said that was what was dispatched by them, so I don't know how you got that out of there. But one uses the very same equipment to change a 22.5 tire on a motorhome as they would for a 80,000 pound truck. Infact if you don't have that equipment your not changing the tire! So they would dispatch the same equipment for either! So we are comparing apples with apples, and not apples with sauerkraut like you want to do.
Ah, a union teamster who does not read and comprehend, why doesn't this surprise me of course IMHO. Just wondering well qualified, why did they bring a wrecker capable of handling 80,000 lbs to a flat tire party? Of course I'm being judgmental, do you seriously believe that by adding IMHO it changes anything. If it weren't your opinion, why write it without giving credit, if it ain't honest, why lie. You see when you mix together several responses to different posters as if they were one, it is like mixing JP-8 and produce, you wind up with Sauerkraut. It appears like a food, but it just produces gas.
Tom,
I read and comprehend quite well. Never said that CoachNet sent a heavy truck wrecker for a flat tire, just said that was what was dispatched by them, so I don't know how you got that out of there. But one uses the very same equipment to change a 22.5 tire on a motorhome as they would for a 80,000 pound truck. Infact if you don't have that equipment your not changing the tire! So they would dispatch the same equipment for either! So we are comparing apples with apples, and not apples with sauerkraut like you want to do.
No, you're right and I was wrong. I was a bit tense last evening and no excuse. Peace Pat
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