72 Hour Blitz

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by TruckDuo, Jun 2, 2013.

  1. FatDaddy

    FatDaddy Road Train Member

    4,314
    10,375
    Dec 23, 2008
    Katy, TX or Swedesboro, NJ
    0
    Ha ha...yeah I was being sarcastic cause I was basically ignored all week...and I'm not complaining
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

    6,354
    3,178
    Jan 28, 2011
    Arlington Heights, IL
    0
    Most days I will drive over/past three or five scales in a day. But my loads were cooperative this week. I crossed one scale twice. Once as a bobtail and they stopped me to weigh. And once loaded and they sent all of us down the bypass lane.

    Today all were locked up.

    Around chicago they did pop up the week after last year. But only a few locations.

    Mikeeee
     
  4. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

    17,502
    12,015
    Sep 23, 2007
    Ask my GPS...
    0
    The states mostly don't have the money to put on the full court press that they used to do.
     
  5. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

    20,612
    13,330
    Jul 6, 2009
    0
    there's an online artice by overdrive.com. says govt funded. 10,000 inspectors, 1500 checkpoints.

    i haven't seen anything.
     
  6. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

    12,812
    6,137
    Jul 22, 2008
    Owensboro , KY
    0
    Overdrive isn't what it once was . I quit reading it months ago after they continually promoted UShip and wrote articles promoting Shipping Wars . No wonder they quit charging for it and have to give it away .
     
  7. windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

    7,296
    6,032
    Sep 2, 2011
    NEPA
    0
    I made it through with zero inspections. I did dodge one scale in IL, but only because of CB reports that it was busy and backed up, and I needed to get loaded ASAP in order to get to my delivery appointment on time with the hours I had left.
     
  8. plentygood

    plentygood Road Train Member

    1,108
    729
    Apr 24, 2011
    USA / CANADA
    0
    Most everywhere I've been the scales have been closed or torn up for repaires.
     
  9. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

    20,612
    13,330
    Jul 6, 2009
    0
    i've mever read it. i just stumbled upon it on google for something else. there was another article on the web also. pretty much the same story.

    so it could be truth. could be fiction. 10,000 inspectors and 1500 checkpoints though, i'd say is fiction. cuz arizona, new mexico, and cali were the only states doing anything on this side of the country.
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.