PRIME Drivers... What's your 20? (2)

Im always fascinated with the top and bottom bunk deal between co-drivers. As a trainer you just kick the trainee to the top bunk if we are gonna be stopped for more than an hour. How's it going to work on your truck.

BTW, you will be stopped for more than an hour and your APU will not keep the top bunk cool in any sunny weather above 90. Bottom bunk will be nice. Top? Not so much even with the curtains pulled and a circulating fan to push the cool air up.

i stopped taking trainees in the summer because of it.

I've always had a tripac and it's nicer that my last two trucks have had the ducting incorporated into the vents rather than the old days of two vents installed under the bunk.

maybe the rig master apu is better, but I doubt it when RA reccomends in 90+ deg weather that the driver parks with the apu cover open so it won't overheat.

 

I am in porterville, pa. at the pilot on i-79 exit 99. Got my load repowered and sitting under an mt trailer. Just wondering if any prime drivers read my thread, because i only got 1 response to the last entry i made. I thought that i would at least get a few responses out of that one from a few drivers that regularly post here. Cwc at prime is my thread. Maybe no one but that one poster reads my thread because i dont update often. No big deal, just shocked i did not get more responses out of that last entry. Good or bad, but i think i will get more bad responses than good, but its all good, bring it on. At least ill know some prime drivers have read it and answered. To the 1 poster that did answer, thank you.

 

I have been busy getting a student her CDL this week, so my absence is noticeable. Those following this that are new to Prime and are PSD's that just got cleared, I was the big guy talking to you today on the pad. Hometime till tuesday or wednesday...... CWC, I'll read your thread......

 

At the loves on i40 at mm280. Had some spots when I got here now it's every truck for them selves. Lol 630miles to go and 2 days left

 

i read it it after you wrote it last week. My comment wouldn't have helped or been anything insightful.

We all make mistakes, you hope that your mistake is small enough it doesn't put an end to your career. I'd take some minor truck damage and a few more years at Prime, over wedging and destroying a truck roof and trailer with a 12'-0" bridge any day.

 

I've been in a hotel drinking beer, I do have a similar experience and all i can say is that some things are better to fix yourself. Thanks for posting, I'm sure the ones that do research will benefit.

I mean that Prime is self insured. If you can take responsibility and fix it yourself they won't mind "off the record" but if you tell them then they need to follow procedure...

 

At the j in peculiar mo picking up my co-driver in the afternoon. As for the sleeping arrangements I get bottom bunk as for summer I'll cross that when it happens. I know during my training in August my instructor froze me out on top bunk.

 

Thanks for the reply. Your right, it could have been a lot worse. But as far as watching for low clearances; even though i know it is not a good idea to do it, i seen this bridge up ahead and it did not say what the clearance was and it look a little low to me, so i stop and started to bust a u because i did not want to chance it, but before i did that a man came out his house and said it was fine to go under, cause he knew a trucker that does it all the time, so i went under slow and made it thru. This is just to let u know i watch for that all the time. I know that is a career ender.

 

Hindsight is a b. Too late to do that now. Thanks for your story.