Northern California Truckin' Photos

Hello all, I drive around some of the most breathtaking roads in Norcal. Not your I-5's or 80's of the state, but the backroads delivering woodchips, sawdust, shavings and hogwood. I'm one of those crazy chip truck drivers. When I was driving OTR in oregon so much I would always be amazed at how the chip drivers up there drove on the back roads so fast. Well, now I know. We drive those roads day after day after day. Let me know how you like the photos!


My Pete 385 all lit up in Camino, CA.




All our live floors and chip trailers


PERFECT! While not legal on the axels, we don't care about that. Just gross weight.


Waiting to go load in Camino. Right now up there, everything is covered in that white cold stuff.


Under the bins loading up with chips


Somehow I lucked out and got one of the newer trucks on the fleet. It's so much better than those 80's petes we also run...

Thats it. Let me know what ya think!

Chris

 

That's our tack wheel. It's the mechanical version of a qualcomm. Inside theres a paper wheel that you put in at the beginning of your shift. It then draws a line on the wheel for as long as you have it in. It also draws another line if your driving or standing still. Also, it draws a line like an earthquake detector machine that shows how fast your going. Mine has been manipulated to show 60mph if I'm going any speed over that...

Thanks for all the comments. I have some photos from when I was OTR if anyone cares to see...

 

aww yes, tarping is not one of my favorites. Also, when it's anywhere close to freezing the loads like freeze to the inside walls of the trailer. Theres nothing like being covered in wet shavings all night... meh