My Experience as a Line Haul Driver

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  1. Jun 23, 2012 #521
    BackIsSore

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    AT has been out on the boat lately :D
     
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  3. Jun 23, 2012 #522
    Big Moe

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    Whats this "pedal trick" for the jakes you were talking about AT? They didnt teach me that at truck driver school. And what do you have against sweat pants and flip flops! :) j/k
     
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  4. Jun 23, 2012 #523
    American-Trucker

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    ...the jake has a sensor on your fuel pedal and your clutch pedal, if the spring thats suposed to return the pedal all the way back up isnt doing its job you need to do it for it in order for the jake to come on. Thats what i was talking about when i said i had to hold the clutch pedal up with my foot anytime i wanted the jake to work.





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  5. Jun 23, 2012 #524
    ACH1130

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    Only 62? I beg to differ. And it is correct because even my GPS said the truck was going that fast
     

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  7. Jun 23, 2012 #525
    Speedemon1084

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    When I was with Con-way, YRC blew us off the road all the time.
     
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    American-Trucker

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    that truck, how many go that fast? :p





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  9. Jun 23, 2012 #527
    American-Trucker

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    just a few min ago i posted my 10,000th post! I missed it, i had been waiting a long time for it and was planning on a big post but oh well lol. This will be #10,003





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  10. Jun 23, 2012 #528
    Trashtrucker1265

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    AT, I'm in your neck of the woods visiting my parents for the weekend (Fort Mill, SC). Coming down 77 today from PA I realized how miserable a run that must be from Charlotte to Charleston, especially with an ill functioning truck. Pretty nice this way, I just wonder how cold it really gets in the winter though, I'm no fan of cold.
     
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  11. Jun 23, 2012 #529
    American-Trucker

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    77 threw WV can turn into a snow/ice covered nightmare in the winter, and even in va threw fancy gap can get nasty or dangerously foggy. va and wv are no differant then new england as far as temp n weather. NC only really sees snow in the mountians (I-26 and I-40) everywhere else just gets COLD but no snow or ice.





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  12. Jun 23, 2012 #530
    Speedemon1084

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    Anyone else noticed that AT has a Monday through Friday day job, is 23 yrs old, and is on TTR on a Saturday night?
     
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