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P/D City Driving

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by boojes11, Jan 24, 2015.

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  1. Jan 24, 2015 #1
    boojes11

    boojes11 Bobtail Member

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    I have a Question, I recently got a new job,its delivering freight, I'm new to doing this,I used to work delivering food to restaurants like sysco foods inc,that type of work,I was wondering they gave me the city rout,San Francisco,
    okay they have been giving me residential s, and the small streets are very tight, some times, well I would have to say like 70% percent of the time, I see a lot of signs, saying no trucks over (3 tons) allowed on the street,
    well I've been kinda not seeing them does anybody know how serious those tickets are,and if I should bring it to my employers attention, so they could send a Bobtail to those residential stops because I've been driving a PUP threw those
    delivery's,and I have a good driving record and I want to keep it that way,and plus I don't want to endanger,myself and anybody else for that matter, so I'm looking for some advice I would appreciate it very much thank you.
     
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  3. Jan 24, 2015 #2
    popcorn169

    popcorn169 Road Train Member

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    Generally you are allowed on that street IF you have a delivery on that street. I would mention it to the manager and ask what he/she thinks.
     
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  4. Jan 24, 2015 #3
    Flybynight041

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    If you're making a local delivery it's not a big deal. I personally have to drive through residential areas on a regular basis.
     
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  5. Jan 24, 2015 #4
    Glp

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    Just wait till you pull a wire down with your trailer. It is a p/d rite of passage
     
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  7. Jan 24, 2015 #5
    Flybynight041

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    I pulled one down 10 years ago when I was driving for DHL. The police actually cited the utility company for improper mounting of the wires.
     
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  8. Jan 24, 2015 #6
    viper822004

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    I don't think it's a bug problem as long as the delivery is in the neighborhood. Once I pulled a 48' lift gate thru a no trucks residential area. I Was shietting my pants cause the trees were so low but I drove down the middle of the street. Was in and out in no time lol
     
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  9. Jan 24, 2015 #7
    Dumdriver

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    I do it everyday.. Never really had much of an issue with cops- like the others said, if you have a local delivery most cops understand.. The problem is getting in and out of some streets.. You figure out how to get creative real quick on those streets
     
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  10. Jan 24, 2015 #8
    aduiepyle

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    If yall haven't got a local delivery out of nyc yall haven't seen nothing crazy yet, some of them quit the next week after they got the job.
     
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  11. Jan 25, 2015 #9
    kemosabi49

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    I used to run an enclosed crane trailer delivering a lot of telephone swicthgear. A lot of times the switching building was in a regular residential neighborhood. A small concrete block building with a chainlink fence around it. I went into a lot of these and trimmed a quite a few trees while doing it. Only had one cop stop me and ask what the h--- I was doing. He was ok after I told him. But I would still mention it to my company if only to CYA.
     
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  12. Jan 25, 2015 #10
    SodaDriver

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    One of the guys at our company did that pulling into a Pizza Hut somewhere down south. The downed wire caught something on fire at the restaurant and burned it to the ground!:biggrin_25524:
     
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