Pulling Doubles, are they as intimidating as I'm thinking?

Awesome. Thanks. I'm not doing anything till spring. That way, by next winter, I'll have a much better idea what I'm doing with them.

 

A lot of drivers are overtime hounds and are right up against the HOS with all the overtime they do.

 

Boy, that sure is a whole lot of truck. My hat's off to you for being able to pull that around. I can say, without reservation, that I wouldn't feel safe behind the wheel of that without a few weeks training by an old hand like you. Thanks for your post. I'm kinda looking forward to learning another part of trucking!

 

Thank you, Driver. That's exactly what I thought. I reckoned you'd naturally swing wider than a regular long box. I've seen videos of breaking down and setting up a set. Looks like a little bit of work but I ain't sweating that part too much. But, there is next to nothing in the way of instructional videos of pulling doubles.

Driving a city bus, we aren't allowed any distractions. No radio, no talking, can't even take a sip of water except at red lights. So, that gives me a lot of time to think about stuff and second guess myself and wonder about a lot of the questions I have about doubles. I'll start paying attention to how the doubles/ triples drivers get around turns while driving my route.

I'll be doing a 2-week refresher course for drivers with previous experience - which I don't mind at all. I've heard other drivers complain about ''going back to school." I don't mind one bit. I've been out of a truck for 9 years and I'm sure it couldn't hurt any. Things have changed a bit since then and I'd appreciate being brought up to speed. Seems like common sense to me. After that, I'll be with one of their drivers for a few weeks that will train me on the ins and outs of doubles. I'm looking forward to it. But, in the meantime, I wanted to pick the brains of drivers who already know what they are doing with them. You sound like one of them. Ten four on the increased following distance. I don't want to be one of the MANY guys whose rear pup flipped on them. Seen it all the time when I ran NE regional. Especially on them foggy hills on 81 and 83.

Thanks again!

 

Any potential employer who says ANYTHING about a 1099- IMMEDIATELY sets off my ''Spidey Senses." I trust my senses. 1099 employers are usually dirtbag, bottom feeders who are dodgy in other areas as well.

I learned my lesson with 1099's from doing it for about 3 months for an O.O who leased his equipment onto Kane (is able) out of Scranton, Pa. What a frigging nightmare. Real, real iffy equipment, ridiculous hours on what was supposed to be a ''local'' job and he paid IN CASH.

Nice enough guy, but,I will never work a 1099 again. I'm not 22 anymore. If they aren't paying by check, offering benefits, a 401 AND running equipment that doesn't have me sweating like a hooker in Church at a scale house or a random roadside inspection- then, I won't even waste the time it takes to sign my name- with a company like that.