either that or he's got a woman in the cab with 'im!!! lol
"Mike Marron" wrote in message
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(Peter Stickney) wrote:

Allison also Diesel engines for use in tractor-trailers & other such
applications. You can easily pick 'em out by ear, they've got a
distinctive high-frequency scream in their engine note.

I'm not aware of any Allison diesel engines used in semis. The Big
Three truck engine manufacturers are Caterpillar, Cummins and Detroit
Diesel. Going down the road, you can't differentiate between the three
by the sound alone and I suspect the high-freqency scream you're
referring to is simply the turbo.