Loggin' and Legal

LOL...

The industry sure has changed hasn't it ?!?

 

so x#1,

your advice to all of us "noobs" is to drive a truck that on visual inspection is not road worthy? i just want to be clear so i know how to treat this situation if it happens to me

though i do agree with you in that the OP was probably looking at parts trucks left behind in the yard.

 

this ain't rocket science bro, if the equiptment is junk and your not comfy walk away..

 

That is an awesome video... but by the spelling, I am guessing the person that created it was also the one responsible for the truck maintenance... Hehehehee

Mikeeee

 

Don't walk, RUUUUUUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!

Mikeeee

 

First local truck I drove was a 71 mack. Darn thing had at least 2 million miles on it. Would not go more than 50. And did not have a drivers seat for the first 2 weeks. I drove on a 5 gal bucket. Juggling 2 sticks and armstrong steering.
Seat got replaced, but rest of truck lasted several more years.
That was 20 years ago, and I have driven many trucks since then. Most in better condition. These are not road trucks, they are used for hard use local hauling. If I will be running more than 10 miles or so at a time on a highway I make sure they are fixed. And they do get fixed. But I never call them junk.
They may be old, but those darn old trucks have good ears.

You have to make the call. And if they will hire you will in part depend on how you approach the situation. Though you may have already lost that chance, if they saw your initial reaction.
I have not driven an old truck in several years now. And none in bad shape on the roads in longer. You are the driver. You decide what you will and will not do.

 

That CT vid is funny. Probably a union shop. They usually have the worst of the worst equipment.
The drivers do not care for or take care of their equipment (not paid too under contract). So they just let it go. Then everyone else follows suit in the company.
I have driven trucks as bad an worse than any of those, accept the tires. I always have good tires and brakes.
AC is a luxury. I can live without it in a daycab. Not really needed but nice to have.

 

no jeep,i am not suggesting that you drive that which you deem "not road worthy". logging trucks are application specific and obviously,the op was not truly seeking a local job as he talked himself out of contention before speaking w/whomever at that particular logging business.those trucks could very well have been pull out trucks that stayed off road or retired trucks.

i actually started pulling logs/sticks again for a bit 2 weeks ago as i decide which route i am going to take regarding dry van,reefer or not at all.extremely long days and not for the faint of heart.the op reads as if he needs a little more time otr or regional before he truly desires a local gig.local is almost always longer days and more hours than an otr/regional set up and logging is, well,a form of trucking like no other-