Picking my own freight baby! My journey to & of being on Schneider choice, the Adventure & Numbers!

Discussion in 'Schneider' started by freightwipper, Jun 1, 2015.

  1. Outlawd19

    Outlawd19 Light Load Member

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    I appreciate everyone's responses to what I've said and asked. I will be sure to post once I hear back from them and know if I made it in. My motivation for doing this is my family, I want to be able to provide them with a solid financial foundation. I want to know that my kids will always have clothes on their backs, food on the table, and a roof over their heads. I feel I can achieve this by being given the ability to run how I want to and not have to rely on someone behind a desk that would leave me sitting for hours or even days waiting for a load.
     
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  3. Outlawd19

    Outlawd19 Light Load Member

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    It's actually fairly flat where that happened. Just a few minor lumps in the road. I live close to where this happened. We've been getting snow squalls everyday out here since Thursday
     
  4. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Only thing Prime could ever been following too close is a turtle perhaps
     
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  5. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    here's a different angle.
    Happened at the bottom of the hill right after exit 8 on I78


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    Here's right before exit 8 (notice still ascending)


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  6. Outlawd19

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    When I say fairly flat, I mean compared to the other hills we have around here. Like 81 once you pass exit 100 and especially past 104. I guess I could have said they are more like little rolling hills. Either way it was tragic what happened. Prayers to all involved and their families.
     
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  7. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    It's indeed sad.
    Scene happened in between hills, probably factored in having less reaction time.
    Lots of dangerous areas in PA during winter.
     
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  8. T_TRUCKER.

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    I was just in that area all last week, left Friday, looks like i got out just in time... Now im in Ohio and its been snowing all afternoon. Spring time needs to hurrrrrryyyyy!

    FW how you been? I keep thinking i see your truck but its hard to tell. I dont see that many KW anymore, the black freightliners have taken over! Lol
     
  9. freightwipper

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    Today there was utter devastation in Indiana.
    I went across the state eastbound on I74 and today takes the cake for a single day seeing the most cars/trucks in ditches and slid off crashed on the shoulder.
    My whole trip was like.... :biggrin_25513: and [​IMG]

    I saw I74 westbound shutdown in 3 different sections with traffic rerouted around accidents.
    On the CB I heard I70 westbound was a disaster and shutdown and I65 North was shutdown down.

    The snow wasn't that bad but people were losing control all over the place.
    There was a moment on i465 where I looked to my left and saw a Chrysler Crossfire driving in what appeared to be sliding with his front end angled at 10 o clock. Dude couldn't keep it straight at all. Then look to my right and see a Miata (those tiny roadsters) with his rear end wiggling along side of me. :eek:
    Maybe oh 10-15 minutes later I see a red car bit ahead of me go sliding off and crash on the shoulder to the left.

    Some articles started to surface.
    50 car pile up on I70
    http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_...cle_68ecbc0c-9ab6-54c4-ae3c-71c482c5eae2.html

    40 car crash on I65
    http://fox59.com/2016/02/14/thirty-people-injured-in-40-car-crash-in-boone-county/

    pile up on I74
    http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/...cle_55e57b18-cb71-5680-9d99-53335e636905.html

    Cheap freight in the south is looking better and better lol
     
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  10. freightwipper

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    I'm ok, haven't been in PA or east since November I think. So that's reason to celebrate lol.
    I've seen 4-5 trucks the same as mine since I've been here.
    How are things rolling with you?
     
  11. rickybobby

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    Yeah Indiana and Illinois is a mess. I'm headed to Louisiana and then Texas. Every thing is big in Texas. Especially the freight weight. Nothing under 44k in the whole state lol. I bet every truck that runs in tx is overweight. Are there any scales in tx?
     
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