two pix from today...

Actually, I just started driving these 2 weeks ago. All the ones I've been on so far haven't been bad, except when it's dark, you'd think a powerplant could put in some decent lighting. And some of the approaches could have more room. As soon as my enhanced license gets here, I'll go to the Canadian Soo, at the GP plant, 3 times a week, the guys tell me they used their heads on that one.
Where did you drive chip boxes?

 

Now you should know better by now that safe,well designed truck facilities are few and far between. We always had cargo lights on the back of the trailers and headache racks to see in non-lighted dumps. Oregon,Washington,Idaho,Alaska.

 

Oh man, you were in some nice driving areas. We use 7-8 axle walking floors here, and permitted to 160k, oh, that's Michigan. So far it fits me, I needed something to be home nightly, and got it.

 

Land of Trolls and Uppers just kidding. Walking floors are nice and in Mich. since the Winters are harder on the roads than 8 axle # 80tons it is typical. PNW 105.5 GVW on 8 axles. I'd still be haul'n chips or logs but they tree huggers ran us out of the woods years ago. So now I drive a stringing truck(below)or HH. Home 6 months gone 6 months. You do what ya got to do.

 

Ya, we're somewhat unique here how much weight we can get away with, and they still cut you off! Really though, it surprised me how nice those chip boxes are to drive, as long as you remember the lift axles. We don't have much of a problem with the treehuggers, at least for now.
And it's "yooper"!

I've been into a couple processors picking up the finished product with a dry van. That's where I first ever saw a tipper. And ya on the Lays and BetterMade, after being there I just can't look at a potato chip anymore.

 

Sorry yooper. Word.....those chip trailer can tip over in the corners. There's only one thing worst than Sawdust,Hogfuel. And I use to love Lays potatoe chips.

 

You can tell you're a bit top heavy for sure, but it was no where near as bad as I thought it would be. Ya, I can't wait for the hogfuel, luckily though those are all clean chips going to GP to make that cheap paneling. That's what I was hired to do, and after being out for training with a couple other guys, I think I got the better runs, at least in my mind.

That photo you have, it looks like the trailer tandems steer?

 

Yes it is a steer trailer. Know as a Pole trailer. 80 foot joints/pipe. off-track to the outside not the inside.

 

That's what it looked like, how do you control that, with a joystick from the cab?