What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. LtlAnonymous

    LtlAnonymous Road Train Member

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    I watched the whole thing. My wife packed a bag and took the dogs. Please advise.
     
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  3. LtlAnonymous

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    Freightliners are good trucks, especially if you haul light. Of course you go Pete, Kenworth or Mack if you're pulling heavy.
     
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  4. LtlAnonymous

    LtlAnonymous Road Train Member

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    I've paid a lot of money for that kind of treatment. It would be neat to get paid instead.
     
  5. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I took the train to Ft Worth recently. I was curious about the speeds so I opened the Waze app. Got up to 75 mph a few times and even hit 80 once. Was funny, the app didn't seem to like me running on the RR tracks. Kept trying to make me turn off at every crossing.
     
  6. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Loves in Clovis NM has a crossing across the road with lots of trains running through all night.
     
  7. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    TA in Gallup.
     
  8. homeskillet

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    Well, vacation is over. For sure.

    I'm supposed to be enroute to Chicago with a clean trailer, but some knucklehead can't read numbers and took my trailer.

    So now I gotta live wash one, which is gonna set my schedule back 2 hrs, at least.

    I HATE when this happens. But at least I don't have trash water dripping down my neck.
     
  9. Dale thompson

    Dale thompson Road Train Member

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    Volvo hell continues check engine light with the flashing red triangle saying stop and derated. They have a mobile guy come to the yard plugs in his laptop and says yup it’s got problems that he can’t solve. Took truck home and came to shop this morning safety guy asked if anything happened on the drive in I said no so he concludes that it might be the trailer. I mumbled something about I don’t think the ECM really knows if a trailer is hooked or not. He says it might be a short in the trailer. I conclude that I have a effing moron for a safety man.
     
  10. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    *** Enter phone ring tone here***

    "Hola?"

    "David this Blah from Blah blah agency from Landstar. "

    "Yes?"

    "When are you going to be empty in California so I can put you on this load to Utah?"

    "Sir....."

    "David this is a very important load. I need to put you on it."

    "Sir......"

    "David......."

    The OM grabbed the phone and hung up on him.
     
  11. JolliRoger

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    When the westbound UP caught me around North Platte back when, I could get the old IH L195 gas into 5th overdrive. Until he walked me, then back to direct on to Scotts Bluff.
     
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