Had a close encounter yesterday on I77 in Ohio. Following a flatbed loaded with 3 autos and some other junk, 400 yards off my nose his tandems locked up and debris started launching. It really looked liked something in the movies or Nascar. I glanced left, thru on the blinker and jumped in front of a four wheeler. Kudos to that driver he guided his rig to the shoulder 65 to 0 in nothing flat. the trailer did slide about 25 degrees into th ditch, but he didn't jack knife or worse, roll. I cleared him well in the center lane. Left the hammer lane for the slug of traffic behind me. The driver was wide-eyed , but safe. I am sure he was thanking someone for being over his shoulder.

Not sure exactly how to handle that at full speed, under load....Do you let thte trailer stop the rig? I know you don't want to jerk the wheel. Is it like ice...;hold firm and donta toucha nothin?

[QUOTE=CntrySngr;1426818]They cant hold equipment fail that is no fault of yours against you can they[/QUOTE

they SHOULDNT but they seem to do as they please. All my loads are screwed up in some way or another that i dont even care about service fails anymore. LOL

This load of chocolate i have now, isnt even expected at my 99. I go up to the call box to call the guard, give him my delivery # and looks through 5 days worth of loads due in and mine isnt on any of them. Well the way i see it RIGHT NOW... no appointment, im not supposed to be here cant give me a service fail for being somewhere im not supposed to be.

hey guys i leave Friday morning to go to utah for school...and i would like to know what all i should bring with me for the 5weeks i'll be out with my driver trainer...i would appreciate it..thanks

Originally Posted by Majorphatguy

hey guys i leave Friday morning to go to utah for school...and i would like to know what all i should bring with me for the 5weeks i'll be out with my driver trainer...i would appreciate it..thanks

clothes for 1 week (should be doing laundry once a week anyway) sleeping bag/blanket pillow, personal hygiene products, and $400 for food.

Originally Posted by Bootlegger66

Was sent away and 3 minutes later they came to get me to tell me I was fired.

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Fun to be stranded 800mi from home!

I'm sorry bootlegger. I hope you can manage the money for the rental to get home.

I suspect the Silent One and I will be right behind you on the firing list.

May you be lucky enough to find a new job with a company that actually gives a crap.

Originally Posted by mikley28

Anyone else notice they added "current reg & safety inspection" to mac 9? Probably because my trl was overdue for an inspection by a month and 1/2 and no one said anything until i got it.

No one ever checks those. when we ran beer, we had 6 trailers in a month and a half that came out of Utah with no inspections.

And, I kid you not, at least twice a month we get one missing registration, or overdue for an inspection. No one ever checks these trailers.

Same with crossmember damage, I've found 4 in the last month with serious damage that no one's ever reported.

Originally Posted by Majorphatguy

hey guys i leave Friday morning to go to utah for school...and i would like to know what all i should bring with me for the 5weeks i'll be out with my driver trainer...i would appreciate it..thanks

Cellphone (or calculator if you don't have one)
notebook with a couple pens
book, puzzle book, or something to read to pass the time

7-10 days worth of clothes
Sleeping bag and pillow (travel pillow if you can manage it)
laundry stuff (check out the travel size aisle, or grab some of those purex 3 in 1 sheets to save space)
Dirty clothes bag
toiletries (not optional)

good sized bag of beef jerky
granola bars
and once you get to WVC, grab a gallon of water at Walmart before you leave with your trainer

That last three are optional, but since you never know what your trainer will have on the truck, you want to be prepared. My trainer did not have a fridge, microwave, or television, and would prefer to get to a location 2 days early and sit in their parking lot, rather than stay at the truck stop 2 miles down the road. So, the beef jerky, granola bars, and water were sometimes all I had, since anything that needed refrigerating would go bad within a day.