Oversize haulers...give them a break.

Nice clean unit in your sig, excellent post. I give alot of credit to you oversize haulers.

 

When a guy gives an OS truck respect by allowing for the size of the load he's hauling then you can bet he's done it himself.

 

I'm a heavy hauler...mostly combines...not huge, but not exactly small either at 13 feet wide, 14 tall.

Another aspect of this is...don't panic when you pass one on a 2 lane (going the opposite direction), I see this a lot...

And if there is a narrow bridge between you and the OS load...slow down (maybe even stop) until you're sure the OS driver is gonna let you come through it first...most will let you go first (we ain't in that big of a hurry), but play it safe and make sure. (CB's are still used by most of us...feel free to communicate)

 

Good advice. I hauled pairs of 20' by 14' tanks all over the Rockies. Had to go through Loveland Pass. Most drivers are very courteous. Few weren't. Most HAZ MAT goes that way as well. So you have to do what you can for fuel trucks coming down. Biggest problem was always the guy in Corvette/Porsche etc trying to impress girlfriend. Lot of them got the Hell scared out of them.

 

I always give oversize, wide loads and long loads room. If I'm passing or about to be passed by a wide or oversize load, I move over a little past the fog line.

I had a guy pulling rocky mountain double tankers out in Wyoming on highway 30 that graciously thanked me over the cb one night for slowing way down so he could get around me on a short uphill passing lane. He said he was shocked to see an England driver or any other slow truck like mine give that kind of respect..... I said not all of us are boneheads.....

 

It has been my experience that unless it is a mega load, the oversize haulers are among the guys that are speeding down the road and passing me.

 

I make it a point to give oversize loads a wide berth, it's just good common sense. Even if we're going the same direction on a 4-lane (2 lanes each direction) I'll let him know I'm coming around in case he needs to move over a little.

 

When an OS/OD load has room on the shoulder, we/they will hug the right lane, giving other trucks room to pass on the left. Just remember to always hug the left side of the lane when passing and give a shout out before doing so.

 

LOL...passing a maroon truck doesn't necessarily mean one is speeding.