⭐️Explain it to me ⭐️

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Barbeque, Oct 3, 2019.

  1. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    They sure work in laboratories and their animated presentations. In real life they're just pain in a arse.
     
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  3. mustang190

    mustang190 Road Train Member

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    Those fairings were all a scam.
     
  4. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    I seen alot of reefers running those fairings, mostly the big megas. Half the time they are closed or one is open and other is closed. Usually when i see fairings it means get in the left lane, its either prime or raider express or some other slow ### truck
     
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  5. striker

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    Prime Intermodal 53' trailers have the fairings, the railroad has an issue with them, and mysteriously, I've seen a few ripped/shredded by the lifts, because the hostlers don't know how to close them, so if the drivers forget, oops
     
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  6. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    No truck is slower than mine. Except for today. Had that stack a blazin doing about 64.
     
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  7. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    I just want everyone to know, I'm backed in tonight.

    Just think it would have been too much hassle trying to back out in the morning, cause I just have a feeling I'll be long gone by the time these guys wake up.
     
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  8. johnsonbar502

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    I did that a few times, tired, not feeling well, and so forth. Did that once, what I thought was an open lot, no one around. Woke up that morning and got boxed in by two hog haulers on either side of me. I had just enough room to unhook, pull straight forward and got some fresh air. On the other hand, never had anyone unload on me because I pulled in. With respect to backing in a few times just because ..... hey, we were all rookies once. I don't take issue with other drivers, not unless we're talking safety. Out there, we're all just trying to make a living and get home safe. Just saying.
     
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  9. rank

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    Waaaaaay Too much information
     
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  10. rank

    rank Road Train Member

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  11. johnsonbar502

    johnsonbar502 Bobtail Member

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    In waiting in line to load, with others, in Larmar County, Mississippi, when I pick up some commotion in my bugeye. Some spray can artists did a real nice job painting a picture of the New York Yankee's logo on all sides of a driver's back door fairings, and underneath that logo... GOG BLESS GENERAL ULYSSES S GRANT. Got the attention of the good ole boys, that's for sure.
    I only saw a few of these, west of Ohio. These things got to be a pain to manage, not to mention expensive. Is there an advantage to these things, money wise? What is the purpose of these things anyway? And those sidings along on the bottom sides of trailers. There has to be some wind resistance logic behind those things. Right?
     
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