When I was active duty, we usually towed buses from the rear. Kinda sketchy with cabovers since they tend to bottom out from the front. But that's what we did.
Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)
Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by road_runner, Jun 21, 2013.
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Try doing a car carrier! Or a moving truck! Coach buses are so low to the ground that I won’t go under to do a shaft.
Some car carriers are so low to the ground I have to lift them up to get my bar under it. And you have to tow it low as most are 13’4 tall. Moving trucks have that tail swing and low to ground so same way. Thankfully we don’t do a lot of school buses especially cab overs.
Front loader garbage trucks the axels are so far back that normally I’ll chain sling them.road_runner Thanks this. -
On the bright side, I have yet to meet a fuel clerk that knows how to weigh a set of doubles. I explain exactly what we need to do, and they weigh it like a spread axle instead. Sometimes more than once. I've weighed four sets at truck stops so far, and have yet to pay a dime. I just put on my frowny-face, play up my aggravation level a bit, and they waive the fee. One gal even gave me a free coffee. Sweet. -
In my neck of the woods, DoT doesn't care until it's right around 4k+ over. I think right around 6k+ they start writing tickets and force you to rehook them.LoneCowboy and Mike2633 Thank this. -
GFS Brighton used to snap axles pulling out of the warehouse, I don't even know how they got those trailers delivered.
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I pull two pups with 22,500 lbs of talc each all the time.Naptown Thanks this. -
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