Where is everyone #5

For sale too.... 25 ton Tri axle

 

They got a country pride as I just found out...



But. Rumor has it. There’s a bar down the way that has some real good food....

 

.....I could do OTR in that....

 

Yes. Just found out. A google server building. Serious red tape.

Warning to all. Bland, VA to Clarksville, TN. Just say no. Still waiting on authorization. Transformers for server building. 30 more loads coming

 

I know egg-actly where you’re at... right off 79 there.

When I was at Melton we had runs from Tulsa to Clarksville. We delivered to Hendrickson right there across US79 from ya...

If you’re southbound on I24 and you need to go left on US79 there’s no traffic light. So, you know, if you hit in during rush hour you basically just gotta say eff it and impede traffic going towards Clarksville... no one and their mother will allow you to cross otherwise.

But no means is that uncommon but I always had to block traffic... and I was always hitting it in early afternoon. Too busy of an area for no light imo.

 

I use to run it to Illinois and up in @MACK E-6 territory lol.

 

He bought it brand new. Shame the original owner has to step back in and clean up.....

 

After 8 hours google decided that no crane near building. They must reposition dunnage then use an approved lift in building. Original Dunnage is bolted of course

 

Warning long post...and ends with a question for you experienced people who frequent this thread.
The question is about my training methods, even though i have trained many to haul heavy and oversized loads...i can probably always improve my way of training. Background on her, age 28, driven fuel truck and gravel truck, plus end dump for me for 4 years, drove for a couple other companies for about 4 years before I hired her. Been training her part time for a couple of months to low bed big heavy stuff...then i send her to drive normal loads between my training sessions.
We are about 182k to 183k lbs gross, 14'9 high, 14'3 wide, and 92'8 long. Now for the rest of the story.
My trainee was nervous about fueling up this morning at a large card lock we went to. I could have driven but then she didn't do it herself to really learn it. So i said do what you are comfortable with, and go slow. She nosed in, filled the drivers side tank from one pump, hose would not reach the other side, so she shut that pump off, swiped the card to the other pump, and filled the passenger side tank. I said now that is using your brain, good job. Remember that you have two pilot cars and their drivers to utilize, don't be scared to use them, this is her first run with two pilot cars. She got on the radio and asked them to block traffic for a minute and let her know if she was okay to back up, since she was nervous to attempt pulling straight through between the pumps. Once they assured her all was clear, she backed up, then turned hard right and pulled back out onto the road. She is an extremely capable driver, impresses me every day I send her to work. But this is a big load, and some areas are pretty tight we have been into...so its learning to stop, stay calm, and think. And a friendly reminder that the pilot cars are there for her to use in any way that she chooses. She is the boss, they are working for her this trip, they are not just coworkers who also drive truck beside her like usual. The only thing that is truly different about heavy haul, compared to say just driving a tanker, is mind set. Once you switch your mind to the new normal, which is being really wide, way too long, a bit too tall, and the weight is significantly more than normal, that is the new normal, and it isn't all that hard. Slow down and go easy, watch the signs extra carefully for low obstructions ahead, and anything showing a narrow bridge or the oncoming traffic. We will stop for lunch in Houston, and I will drive the next hour or so of the trip because I know what is coming up, and I feel its better that I drive, and explain to her why I am doing things the way I am. I will send the lead pilot car ahead to stop traffic, because the bridge coming up two minutes after we leave our lunch stop is just barely wide enough for two legal width semis, and no way will we even get past a pickup coming the other way. Then the hill down into Telkwa is no joke at our size and weight. In Smithers she gets the steering wheel back. I'm sure she can do it, but will be white knuckles, so no point in causing her that level of stress when I'm sitting right here. I think sometimes training is making them do something difficult so they learn...but also knowing that occasionally its better to just drive a stretch and explain why we the trainer are doing what we are...Or maybe i am wrong and no #### clue what is the best way to train heavy haul even though i have trained many before...but possibly i was too easy or too hard on them...training is anything but an exact science.
My train of thought is to push and stretch her...but not force her to drive in truly sketchy areas, but to trade seats and drive those stretches myself.
Right or wrong ???
Force her to drive no matter what?
Or be even more lenient and drive even in the only somewhat difficult areas???