Double Yellow's Company Driver to Independent Thread

Ok double yellow I'm only on page 13 right now in this thread and just wanted to say thank you very much to you and some other great forum members here. I am so glad to see people that will share information on here. I'm not to far from making this step myself and some of the members on here have given me a boost of confidence that with will and some common sense you can do well with this and not have to grind your self to death to be successful with it! I will be continuing reading the rest and may bug you and some other great members with questions. Thank you so much TTR community!

 

LOL. The first week my buddy bought his trailer a shipper punched a hole in the roof. He laughed and said, "I've been pulling other companies trailers for years, and that's never happened before. Figures."

 

When I pull the slide lock handle to move the tandems before bumping the dock, I don't lock it back in. I don't see the need (tandems don't slide unless the brakes are set), and it saves a step when sliding forward after pulling away from the dock.

Thanks for the great thread, btw.

 

It has been a good year for trailer sales and most dealers feel they do not need to chase a sale. As for poor alignment that's an almost given regardless of the maker if picked up at the factory and usually not corrected when dealer does their supposed PDI. I take my new trailers in for an alignment as soon as the hit the yard for the first time.

 

Sounds like a modification may be in order...

 

I pull my handle out three pins retract. The last one I have to push in by hand slide the hose clamp over and tighten it to keep that one retracted. Is that the kind of mod you are talking about?

 

Holy cow that is some great fuel mileage. I keep watching the Data Star display and when I just think about touching the throttle it drops. I am wondering about lift axles for the tridem trailer to help improve fuel mileage when lighter or empty. The last load North I left at 88,000lbs and was almost 92,000lbs when crossing the Tok scale in Alaska. That fluffy snow does add up quickly.

 

At 11.6 he beat that glider from pp and kr. With no engine mods and new paint job