Just some of the stupid things I see

**kajidono** · 07.25.2012

Originally Posted by ibflat2

Originally Posted by kajidono

Hope everything worked out.

We've been losing tires left and right. So have the other companies we run with. This heat is murder on tires. But I've been taking care of my truck and getting after the other guys to replace theirs. They'd gotten a little tired of dealing with it, a little complacent. Now we have most of the trucks up to snuff and a new account with another tire shop. Now if I can get the stubborn old retired guy to fall in, we'll have made a lot of progress considering the boss has been on his yearly vacation (not to be disturbed.) He might be a little miffed at the repair bills I've been racking up since I started but it'll be ok.

I know that the tires have been taking a huge beating with the heat and weather...

We have lost 2 heavy duty tow trucks (this is the industry in general) in Florida in the last month when the right front floats blew and the truck went off the road or overturned. This happened when they were emply !!!

Please be careful out there.

Yup, blew mine empty too. Then about bought it when the kid driving for another company blew one and stopped to check it. I came down the hill and around the corner on the interstate to see him popping out from the shoulder at 10mph. Lucky there were no 4 wheelers next to me for once and I could get around him in the left lane.

**Zab** · 07.26.2012

I know that the tires have been taking a huge beating with the heat and weather...

We have lost 2 heavy duty tow trucks (this is the industry in general) in Florida in the last month when the right front floats blew and the truck went off the road or overturned. This happened when they were emply !!!

Please be careful out there.

I saw one of those trucks just north of Bradenton FL about 3 weeks ago. The driver lost his life in that one. Seen lots of accidents in my years, but that one was probably the worst I have ever seen.
Front Right blew about 25-50 yards before an overpass, the truck went off the road, rode up the embankment of the the overpass, launched cab first into the the bottom of the overpass. The driver probably had less then a second to decide whether to try to steer left back on to the road, or steer right to try to go up and over the road. I would venture to guess that instinct told him to steer left.

everyone be careful out there. This heat is going to be around for a while yet.

**daf105paccar** · 07.28.2012

Scalemaster,if you have time,what do you think off the handy work in this thread?
Is this placard illegal?
BTW,driver refused to repower the load.
Would he have been in trouble if you pulled him over on your scale?

**skellr** · 07.31.2012

I don't think this pic made it in the other post.

Just some of the stupid things I see-shantycar.jpg

**Scalemaster** · 07.31.2012

Looks like something from the Red Green show!

**MrBeast** · 07.31.2012

Originally Posted by Scalemaster

Had a guy yesterday that was still splitting his sleeper 5/5, 6/4. That went away, when, 2004? Said his safety guy was cool with it, so what was my problem?

Another guy was pulling an intermodal container on a chassis with 3 of 4 corner locks open. The front two did not even line up with the holes. Driver said that was the railroad's responsibility to check that, he just gets paid to haul it down the road.

Now that there is just good old fashioned pure unadulterated laziness!

**Truck school sucker** · 07.31.2012

But you weren't in the sleeper berth were you?

**spyder2012** · 08.02.2012

Originally Posted by MrBeast

Now that there is just good old fashioned pure unadulterated laziness!

Im sure if he lost that container going down the road, he'd find out the hard way just how much responsibility he is liable for.

**123456** · 09.28.2012

wish they would lock and dock this one...........

**Guntoter** · 09.28.2012

Originally Posted by thedrifter

I can run most states after dark if I'm 10' or under all wide. Points of the load have to have lights on them. There are a few states that let you run wider but not many. Some states have differant regs for farm equip. Also

California is 24/7 up to 16' wide and/or 125 long.
Arizona is 3:00 A.M. to sunset up to 16' wide (with a pilot car till the sun comes up). Helps with beating Phoenix-Tucson curfew. Sat and Sun 3:00 A.M. till Noon.