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Spring time in Wyoming! Yeah!

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by joseph1135, Apr 16, 2015.

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  1. Apr 19, 2015 #91
    drvrtech77

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    That's one part of this job that the new guys are not being trained on...they're not being told to carry emergency supplies in winter time...
     
    drvrtech77, Apr 19, 2015
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  3. Apr 19, 2015 #92
    joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    Problem when even when they are told, they're not smart enough or don't care and then cry like babies when they're stuck. At that point I say screw them.
     
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  4. Apr 19, 2015 #93
    joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    Even if you don't have a fridge or microwave, beef jerky, cans of soup/spaghetti, water, and heater meals will get you through if shut down due to things like this. I'm well stocked throughout the winter because God forbid if I go without a meal.....,
     
    joseph1135, Apr 19, 2015
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  5. Apr 19, 2015 #94
    ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    Somewhere in my attic I know I have the original circa 1988....cdl study guide from Fl DMV....the one I picked up the day I got my license upgraded from a chauffeurs to the new CDL....i gotta find it&figure out how to post a pic...the cover states in huge bold letters.....
    "From Now On.Only the BEST Will Drive"....so how'd that work out?....LMAO
     
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  7. Apr 19, 2015 #95
    Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    i had 3 different states licenses in 1980 i musta been better then
     
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  8. Apr 20, 2015 #96
    nofreetime

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    1:30-2:00 mark is full of one truck passing every 3 seconds. 3 second following distance, driving in a pack on a slick road, low visibility, going to fast for conditions, all while going downhill(laramie to cheyenne is about a 2600ft drop) oh and all that with the cb off I'm assuming since you know ppl were had to be screaming "pile up eastbound pile up, at mm###". Yup what could have gone wrong.
     
    nofreetime, Apr 20, 2015
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  9. Apr 20, 2015 #97
    mnmover

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    80 is closed again today west of Cheyenn . More pile ups.
     
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  10. Apr 20, 2015 #98
    Lepton1

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    Yikes! I've got to get a load from Denver to Tracy, CA. Running north to I-80 and west to Sacramento then south is the shortest route. I'm considering heading west on I-70, which shows wet and slushy at the passes. After that I have a choice whether to work my way north to I-80 in Utah or south on I-15 to Barstow and west on US-58.

    Thoughts?
     
    Lepton1, Apr 20, 2015
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  11. Apr 20, 2015 #99
    Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    rawlins to laramie closed AGAIN
     
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  12. Apr 20, 2015 #100
    Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    There is minimal difference in mileage running 70 and over Soldier vs. going over I-80. With the Charlie Foxtrot that has been up there, I wouldn't even chance it. Over the hill I go! Cotrip just shows wet roads on top, whereas even if you ran 287 to Laramie and 30 over to Walcott Jct (Which would as long as over 70,) 80 is still closed from there to Rawlins.

    TL;DR climb them big hills and coast downhill to Utah.
     
    Hammer166, Apr 20, 2015
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