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Any truth to the rumour that semi truck drive train linkages are unavailable North America wide right now? That could exasperate things quickly.
by swader999 5y ago
Any truth to the rumour that semi truck drive train linkages are unavailable North America wide right now? That could exasperate things quickly.
- MisterTea 5y agoDo you mean U-joints? Or the major components themselves such as transmission, driveshaft, axle, differential, brake chambers, etc?
- brk 5y agoI think he means general availability of trucks and drivers. Not drivetrain components specifically.
- X-Istence 5y agoNo drivetrain components are becoming unavailable. https://www.jittruckparts.com/blog/post/3-takeaways-from-the-current-parts-shortage https://www.jittruckparts.com/blog/post/3-takeaways-from-the... https://www.ccjdigital.com/maintenance/article/15066337/truck-parts-among-supply-chain-casualties https://www.ccjdigital.com/maintenance/article/15066337/truc...
- swader999 5y agoYeah u joints
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- newbamboo 5y agoNo.
- jhickok 5y agoFor what it's worth, my brother in law who drives semis had not heard of that. I think it might be a tall-tale.
- Saint_Genet 5y agoModern trucks contain quite a lot of semiconductors though, so I expect they'll be affected in some way.