Cadillac Fleetwood – A quick review!

Renamed Fleetwood in a restyle for 1993, this big traditional rear-drive sedan gained dual airbags and four inches in length. More-rounded than the old Brougham, the mid 1990s Fleetwood was built on the same platform used by the Buick Roadmaster and Chevrolet Caprice. In this case, though, the chassis was stretched five inches for a 121.5-inch wheelbase. At 225 inches overall, Fleetwood was the longest production car built in the U.S. Initial Fleetwoods held a 185-horsepower V8, with 4-speed automatic transmission and air suspension. Standard traction control and antilock brakes made this rear-drive sedan an all-weather vehicle. Dual airbags were installed, and head room grew an inch in the rear, leg room 2.7 inches. The Fleetwood name was used on the top of the Cadillac line since 1927. In 1946, Cadillac created a special version of the Series 60 Special called the “Series 60 Special Fleetwood”. The Fleetwood name was then used to designate the top of the line trim of the Series 70 and Sixty Special models through 1976.

Year to Year Changes:

1994 Cadillac Fleetwood: Tucking a Corvette-derived LT1 engine under the hood of a Fleetwood gave this traditional-size sedan a new personality. A new transmission with electronic controls helped take full advantage of the extra power. An optional trailer-towing package increased capacity to 7000 pounds.

1995 Cadillac Fleetwood: Traction control added an on-off switch. New platinum-tipped spark plugs were installed, along with transmission fluid that was intended to last 100,000 miles. Outside mirrors grew larger, sat farther forward, and incorporated a new foldaway feature.

1996 Cadillac Fleetwood: The final season for the traditional-size, rear-drive sedan, changes were few. A folding center armrest for the front seat included storage for cassettes and CDs, and dual cupholders.

Should You Attend A Trucking School To Become A Professional Driver?

Maybe since you were young you always dreamed of driving one of those really big truck pulling a trailer for a living. Or maybe you now realize you can earn some decent money doing it without spending four long years in college. Although you will spend a lot of time away from home to earn the bigger bucks, but everything has a price to pay.

So the question is do you attend one of those trucking schools you see on TV or in the newspaper, or maybe even online? Or do you try to do a company paid training or sponsored training from one of the larger trucking companies? Everyone must make up their own minds, but whatever you choose make sure to understand what you are getting into before you sign up for anything.

Some truck driver training programs are so short or so limited in scope you do not learn enough basic skills, but you end up paying high fees. These may be just cdl mills where all they care about is taking your money. You want to make sure you sigh up for a program that has good cdl training available so you learn the needed skills to begin your truck driver career ASAP.

The best way to go about this is to do your research. That means checking out every school or company to find out the good and the bad. They will all likely have bad mark, so you need to be careful in what you pay attention to. Talk to former students or employers if possible before making a decision.