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Why do truckers park their rigs at the top of passes?

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by Robert Gift, Nov 5, 2011.

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  1. Nov 11, 2011 #11
    EZ Money

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    Exactly! LMAO!!
     
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  3. Nov 11, 2011 #12
    rachi

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    I stop up there to pee on a rattle snake.
     
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  4. Nov 11, 2011 #13
    Beer Runner

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    His throttle got stuck and he's just flying up.
     
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  5. Nov 11, 2011 #14
    Beer Runner

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    It's a safe place to make something to eat, unless some guy pulls in with his brakes of fire.
     
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  7. Nov 12, 2011 #15
    metric adjustable

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    Better to stop at the top, grab a coffee, take a leak, and walk around the truck, than to be halfway down wishing you'd stopped at the top.
     
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  8. Nov 13, 2011 #16
    Robert Gift

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    Years ago someone caused a large gasoline spill at a service station.
    As the service station people are getting all of their absorbant material outo place in the large puddle, a driver on the street discovers that his vehicle is on fire.
    How lucky, he thinks, when he spots a service station only a block ahead, and heads for it.
    The Salvation Army brought food to the firefighters battling the blaze.
     
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  9. Nov 13, 2011 #17
    georgeandson

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    to nap...LOL
     
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  10. Nov 13, 2011 #18
    bigjoel

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    They are stopping to pray for a safe descent down the other side.
     
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  11. Nov 13, 2011 #19
    Wiseguywireless

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    Why did the boy climb the mountain? To see what was on the other side..... OK I'll be serous, I Stop at the top of a mt, to check the engine for one, because it just was under a lot of strain going up, and to make sure my Tires and brakes are good for my fast ride back down the other side.
     
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  12. Nov 13, 2011 #20
    Okieron

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    That's the time to find out if there are any problems ! Not halfway down the pass and find out a brake pod just blew or jake is not working
     
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