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trailer length for first year?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by DC843, Jul 6, 2015.

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  1. Jul 6, 2015 #1
    DC843

    DC843 Medium Load Member

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    when you finally get out on your own, do they start you with a shorter trailer? or is this just by the company?

    I notice when I drive around I see some trailers that are ridiculously long and some that are fairly short.
     
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  3. Jul 6, 2015 #2
    G.Anthony

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    Typically, you get to pull, what the company has. Most if not all fleets are 53 footers.
     
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  4. Jul 6, 2015 #3
    Saturday

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    There are some docks I've been to that I wished I had a 48 ft trailer, but I haven't pulled a 48 since CDL school.
     
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  5. Jul 6, 2015 #4
    joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    You bobtail for your first year. If you don't screw up, you get a trailer
     
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  7. Jul 6, 2015 #5
    just_the

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    53' and touche on the 48... especially when out west, always some sort of craziness when backing.
     
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  8. Jul 6, 2015 #6
    just_the

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    lol
     
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  9. Jul 6, 2015 #7
    KMac

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    Out West? Holy Schmoly... Ever been to the North East?
     
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  10. Jul 6, 2015 #8
    Allow Me.

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    Probably 95% of OTR fleets are 53' ers. Spread axle vans are 48' ers. City P/D fleets use 28' ers, which is half a set, or, one of two trailers that make a set (of doubles). Some P/D fleets use 30' ers with a tailgate. Then there's low boys for OD loads (OD, over dimensional) that can be very long but aren't the norm. Now if you see a 53' er that's stretched (the tandems all the way to the rear), it will look very long.
     
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  11. Jul 6, 2015 #9
    just_the

    just_the Light Load Member

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    New Haven to Camden frequently, honestly prefer NE to West; alley docks and 90 degree no problem, the blindside crap I have to do in Nogales all the time is not fun.
     
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  12. Jul 6, 2015 #10
    sherlock510

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    Some local drivers roll with 28', or a "pup" as some would call it.
     
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