Mass Exodus

Now that is funny, I am getting a kick out of reading this message center. It`s been a while since I was over the road, just local now but all this information is what I should know if I ever have to go back out there. Train the son in law to like microwave burgers

 

Kinda late now, seems he and my daughter just got divorced. But I do have another son in law that I taught how to drive.

It is tough getting anyone to hire you to drive OTR after you have driven local or regional for awhile. It may be that they know you won't stick with it because you know they can't lie to you and get you to fall for it again.

I was going to see my old buddy Pete at Tenco Transportation only to find he sold out and retired. So I went by Van Roach Cattle....and they too were gone. So I thought I might talk to Lisa Motor Lines that I used to train for.....The terminal on Mony street is gone!

I am expecting Rod Serling to show up and tell me I have entered the Twilight Zone! I can't believe what's left of my mind!

 

it must be nice to able to pick if you want to run day or night---never have had that option
to me it really doesnt matter--running about 0400 on a nice summer night is great--cant be beat--if it is snowing and blowing bad--i would rather run at night--except on 80--way to many idiots on that road
as for parking-- i unload--then look for "for sale" signs at warehouses--some times you even find the ones where all the local pd drivers nap at in the daytime when they are supposed to be working

 

Starting at about 6 am it is real easy to find a parking space, I am more than happy to drive all night and sleep all day.

It doesnt hurt my feelings one little bit to be fast asleep while everyone else is out dealing with traffic, idiot four wheelers, DOT, road construction delays, school zones, and all the other fun stuff that transpires during the daylight hours.

I invested in a good set of projector headlights for each of my trucks, the burn brighter and shine further down the road. They are great for running at night, it is amazing how much of a difference they make over the old POS sealed beams.

I think on my next truck I may even invest in a set of HID lamps.

I would run 212 in eastern montana all the time and it is amazing how well I was able to see the deer after I installed them.

Something I also would do is take one of my spot lights and point it into the ditch, id run it as long as there were no oncoming traffic which in montana is legal to do so you use them just like your high beams.

I have noticed that not a lot of trucks today have spotlights, I always found mine were extremly handy.

 

some of those moose lights can be expensive--but well worth it--the ones with the changeable colour lens help alot in snow as well

 

Yeah, PIAA makes some really nice lights that you can do that with, they are also about 300.00 each. Amazing what you can see with them though.