Back up beeper

I would hope, well not hope..but there was some sort of great excuse for that backing episode. Believe me its not arousing, at least for me. Its just that a bunch of us have witnessed backing done almost this bad. Not this much bumping and damage.

 

Had to install one when i hauled coal. Think it was the mine safety rules. But that was their rule.

 

I was always so bad at backing that it scared me. Scared me so bad that I had to close my eyes
Then when both eyes were closed, I just mashed the gas and went and kept going till it sounded expensive.

 

Apperantly all the construction jobs aren't on the the same safety standards. All federal jobs it's required. Even the City, State jobs it's required. Every dump truck construction project I've drove on it's required.

 

I’ve got one on my ‘18 Pete 587. Annoying as all get out. I run the same route weekly and never have to back up for my break. All pull thrus in the Midwest where I run. Usually parked alone in a dirt lot. I’ve already looked into it and the beeper is intertwined into the backup and taillights. It’s more involved than just unhooking a wire.

The few times I have had to park late in a packed truck stop for my break I’ve actually found sloped spots that I could literally coast backwards in neutral to get into.

They don’t bother me when sleeping. I’d rather hear a backup beeper briefly than spend the night next to a reefer unit.

Saw a Mexican in Laredo once that had an 80 decibal Tarzan back up beeper. He was not a good backer and it was highly annoying.

 

We had a new safety guy on a job last year. He was the poster child for doing things by the rules. Young guy, just out of school. Nice enough, but dumber than a post.
The rules said that all vehicles required back up alarms and he took that to mean that the truck and the trailer should have back up alarms.
Not a problem. We were running long wheelbase T-800s with 30 foot end dumps. The trucks already had alarms.
The shop guys brought out some alarms that were designed for heavy equipment and wired them into the back up lights on the trailers. The tones were different on the alarms and they didn't blast on the same schedule. They sounded like those weird french cop cars in the Pink Panther movies. But louder. Much louder.
Whenever we had a chance we'd park next to wherever the safety man was...his pickup usually...shut off the engine, put the truck in reverse, turn the key back on and let it roar.
After a couple of days of that a more experienced safety guy took over and we were allowed to take the trailer alarms off.
Never did see the young safety guy again.

 

Seen a PGE guy wheel chock and cone all 4 corners of his pu in a plowed Corn field once. SMH

 

speeding up the video sure made it look worse!!
when I ran leased/rental trucks I always cut the wire. they didn't like it but when told to install a switch they said no. so? I always cut after being serviced.lol

 

I was always told that if you hit the dock hard and fast the cargo will unload by itself.
At least he had his 4 ways on!