What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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  3. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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  4. WesternPlains

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    I can't say I noticed that? I drove two Volvo's. Older one and a brand new one.
    I can say I was less fatigued when the eld said I had to take my ten.
    Electronics weren't perfect in the Volvo. They were pretty darn good.
    But the Pete's electronics were a joke... more of toy quality. Paccar...

    The bright white lights on the Volvo. That white light in the blue spectrum helps keep you awake. Also the low beams shine brightly to the sides. That somehow helps you to keep oriented. Even though it isn't forward.
    The seat's lumbar would inflate and deflate every ten seconds.
    They put a whole lotta thought into that Volvo.
     
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  5. lovesthedrive

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    The head ache is there are alot of numb people out there that cant rationalize. America has gone into lockdown. At most people are only to get necessities that are to last 2-4 weeks. Unfortunately these idjuts arent paying attention to how much they need and are buying 2 to 4 years worth.

    Tho the nice part is, now that it is stockpiled. They wont be trying to buy more. We hope
     
  6. x1Heavy

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    In Hagerstown Maryland there is a railroad yard, you pull flatbed in, they pile wood on you. You strap until you need to buy more straps. Repeat until tighty loosie.

    Find that 5000 dollars a foot asian wood (Easy, look for foreman all worried sick standing with hand on the pile) Tarp same. Until foreman sighs and walks off content that hes not personally responsible in the pending rain over by the horizon.

    You have a 8 am Lowes at Lewes DE delivery tomorrow.

    Go home and party at the dance hall tonight. Don't drink too much, you will find two sets of forks in the road on the way to Lewes. Seeing double is not that time for it.
     
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  7. Rocks

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    I was thinking about my dry van trailers and the loads I had dealt with... soooo many... the last 7 loads my male dispatcher gave me were all super heavy... and hard to distribute the weight... sometimes the rear was too heavy and couldn't move the tandems much further back... sometimes couldn't make the drives legal... sometimes was over 81.000 lbs... and dispatcher kept telling me that was ok... I got so sick and tired of moving 5th wheel and keeping less than a quart tank of fuel driving for over 2.000 miles like that... that got out of his board...
     
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  8. gentleroger

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    Except getting unloaded and reloaded in the same dock.
     
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  9. lovesthedrive

    lovesthedrive R.I.P.

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    Good night all. Time for my beauty rest, Or something??????????
     
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  10. x1Heavy

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    Don't

    I had a tan tarp. Easier for bossman to yell and roar at me for cutting holes in it.

    I yell back that he is too cheap to drop a new tarp each year. Its coils. They cut everything, including humans while providing norishment by a thousand cuts with that iron don't you know.

    Im feeling pretty anemic tonight on that scarchy diet. I should go cut some coils.
     
  11. WesternPlains

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    Come on Dave. You know. That's childish stuff from the Pete 379 type people who cut everything down.
     
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