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VERY SAD HAFTA MOVE! Thanks Swift!

Discussion in 'Swift' started by Wyldfyur, Apr 3, 2011.

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  1. Apr 7, 2011 #21
    LadyTrucker99

    LadyTrucker99 Heavy Load Member

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    Wyld--did yall get it worked out? i hope you do--that doesnt seem right at all. Good luck!
     
    LadyTrucker99, Apr 7, 2011
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  3. Apr 8, 2011 #22
    Wyldfyur

    Wyldfyur Light Load Member

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    Nope we never turn down loads! Havent had any violations etc, cept the 2 preventables I mentioned in a diff post here, mine. But they werent giving us the miles before then either.
    We are thinking of moving to a diff terminal which has been suggested by other drivers.
    This week we had a 1700mi run an have accepted a 2200mi run back to California. We did talk to our DM, but we talked before...got a couple of good runs then back to the crappy ones
     
    Wyldfyur, Apr 8, 2011
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    scottied67 Thanks this.
  4. Apr 10, 2011 #23
    LadyTrucker99

    LadyTrucker99 Heavy Load Member

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    Sorry 2 hear that--I hope yall get it straightened out. Maybe terminal switch is what ya need. Hang in there :)
     
    LadyTrucker99, Apr 10, 2011
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  5. Apr 11, 2011 #24
    The Challenger

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    Ask to Switch DM's and cite the reasons you listed on here.

    KH
     
    The Challenger, Apr 11, 2011
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  7. Apr 18, 2011 #25
    Wyldfyur

    Wyldfyur Light Load Member

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    Been awhile, sorry, but not lol. We finally have had some miles and it has been way fun!
    Do have a question, are the empty miles always combined with the loaded? We were asked, on a preplan, to take a load, 2300mi, an deliver it in 17hrs. Naturally we said this couldnt physically be done. Once we accepted it we saw it was 1700mi loaded.
    Also when we went to pick up the trailer in Laredo we couldnt get under it, the tires were higher than the trailer, an it was jacked up all the way! We had to wait 6hrs til morning to get help from yard goat. It was frustrating and would like to know if anyone else has had the same problem?
    Thanks all for your suggestions an support
     
    Wyldfyur, Apr 18, 2011
    Wyldfyur, Apr 18, 2011
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  8. Apr 18, 2011 #26
    Injun

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    Next time, try dropping your air suspension and get the beveled edge of the frame under the trailer. If you can do this, you can get under the trailer. Fully reinflate the suspension and push back under the trailer. You should be able to lift the trailer with the frame and slide it onto the fifth wheel. You have to be sure the fifth wheel is tilted back before you do this.

    They must have parked your trailer back in that far corner. I ran into that once in Laredo, too. I made the yard jockey go pick it up out of principle...not because I couldn't do it.

    Loads dispatched from Laredo often have the total mileage, including that within Mexico, added into the original preplan. That's where the 2,300 miles came from. When looking at loads from the border, check the mileage for yourself. Apparently, this one came from 600 miles inside Mexico.
     
    Injun, Apr 18, 2011
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  9. Apr 18, 2011 #27
    badcompany

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    If the tires hit the trailer you could take the suspension completely out its not gonna do any good

    Unless you want a new set of drives
     
    badcompany, Apr 18, 2011
    badcompany, Apr 18, 2011
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  10. Apr 18, 2011 #28
    Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    Which is why some of us carry 4x4s. When you pick the trailer up with the frame, put the 4x4s under the feet. Dorp the air, get further under the trailer and then pick it up with the frame again. I uderstand there are times this is simply not possible. In most cases, though, with a little inginuity a low trailer can be lifted when air suspension dump is available. Air dump can be similarly used when a trailer is dropped too high: dump the air, back the frame under, put 4x4s on the frame, lift the air, wind up the landing gear, dump the air, get the wood out, air it up and hook to the trailer.

    If you drive for Prime, you're hosed. The trucks that are equipped with air dump have it disabled over there.
     
    Injun, Apr 18, 2011
    Injun, Apr 18, 2011
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  11. Apr 18, 2011 #29
    badcompany

    badcompany Heavy Load Member

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    I know what you're saying but if I read her post right if the tires are hitting the trailer you're not gonna get the frame under it
     
    badcompany, Apr 18, 2011
    badcompany, Apr 18, 2011
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  12. Apr 18, 2011 #30
    Injun

    Injun Road Train Member

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    There's an awful lot of frame behind the tires.
     
    Injun, Apr 18, 2011
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