Do you name your truck?

Well since I drive the only red truck in a fleet of white ones the rest of the crew took to calling it the "Kotex Kenworth" and ###### if it didn't stick

 

I still see no need for it. When I was OTR maybe I could have signaled another driver to turn on his radio for emergencies. If not too close. But any ohter time the truck horn works just fine and sometimes too good. Picture a huge truck snaking through the gas station pumps to make a delievery and here's this guy waiting to get gas and he has to move. He's day dreaming and I've got to blow the horn. I know he did more that just pi** his pants. Sure I could have used the city horn but then they want to get out and argue why they have to move. Believe it or not there are people that will not move even if the gasoline they want is in the truck behind them.

I'm sure DOT has a reference somewhere on how loud the horn can be and I'm sure a train horn wouldn't meet those requirements. You have to admit the only reason you'd use it is for pay-back and I've had many times myself where a rocket and mini-gun would work too. We can only wish or pay the fine and time.

 

I had to use it yesterday running the 70 before the Eisenhower tunnels....There were two wrecks and DOT on the shoulder...I needed to merge and get to the hammer lane....I was already halfway in the lane when a 4-wheeler shot right through......
That "Me First" SOB deserved the blast.........

 

I've named the ones that seemed to have "personalities" of their own. (I know. Waaaaaaay too much time alone.)

There was "Medici"--The Volvo automatic that seemed to just "know" what to do. He was the intellectual, soft sort. Loved him in traffic jams, and for just cruisin'---wasn't worth two dead flies pullin' a hill, though.

Then there was "Kong"--I LOVED THIS TRUCK. He was big, dumb, brawny, and took over the whole danged lane when we rode! Wooo... I still miss him! He started life pulling flats, and still had his headache rack and chain brace. He was just all kinds of bad---and willing to do whatever I asked!

The others were simply large commecial vehicles...

 

I've affectionately named my truck "The Turd".

If your truck is slower and spends more time with a red tag than it does on the road I'll relinquish the name but till then she's "The Turd". Pisses me too cause it pulls and goes down the road oh so nice. This is the beginning of the 5'th week without her after turbo issues and getting lost in the system - think she's about 1200 miles away now..

 

Yeah,that's the place....you've been there,just past soggy hollar?And to think I thought I was the only one who knew about that place,well I'll be a coon with a coonskin cap!

 

Hey Oldnewbie,shhhh over here,don't say nuffin' but between me and you,I don't reckon a driver can get one of them big ol' trucks down thar.And ifin' he did.......he sure as hell aina gettin' er out!

 

The last place I worked, pulling flats local, they had 2 frieghtliner Columbias and 1 International Eagle, all 10 speeds with twin Stacks. Then there was "Nancy" , The base International Single Stack Auto-shift.

She was the only one with a name. She had issues.

 

My last truck was an International, so....... " 13 letter #### spreader "