Tandem placement and turning radius

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  1. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    When my company was having me sleep while my students were driving, I was running teams when I was asleep and training when I was awake.
     
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  3. buzzarddriver

    buzzarddriver Road Train Member

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    How many hours of sleep training did your company require?
     
  4. IH Truck Guy

    IH Truck Guy Road Train Member

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    Hey fake million miler,I don't want to short circuit your brain. How did this driver accomplish this with the tandems all the way back and all that nose swing????
     
  5. Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

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  6. Sons Hero

    Sons Hero Road Train Member

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    probably no power steering either
     
  7. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    He didn't. Trailer is still at an angle yo the dock which is not osha compliant. A compliant has been entered and safety critters are on the way.
     
  8. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    There was no sleep training requirement
     
  9. PaulMinternational

    PaulMinternational Road Train Member

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    Not trying to be mean but a million miles and you are just now trying to understand this?
    Yes this is proof positive that they didn’t teach what you needed to understand!
     
    Bud A. Thanks this.
  10. expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

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    I know it now. I created this thread 2 years and a 300,000 miles ago.
     
  11. Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

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    So two years from now, you should know what dedicated driving is. You got this!
     
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