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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Dave_in_AZ, Jun 3, 2016.

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  1. Jul 11, 2016 #181
    Skate-Board

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    Ya, no kidding. They work 24/7 and are only paid by the ounce. They would make more as a coffee creamer at Starbucks!
     
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  3. Jul 20, 2016 #182
    Dave_in_AZ

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    110+ for the next 5 days here and surrounding areas. We have an added twist for the next few days. The coveted dust storms. The " Haboob. " The haboob is no joke. And if your on 10 between Tucson and Phoenix you have a very real chance of being caught up in one. ZERO visibility, and they last for 2 to 5 hours. If you see weather advisery, and there is an active haboob between Tucson & Phoenix, just post up at the TTT until it passes, you'll probably not make it to Eloy.
    Good luck, and thank you for visiting Arizona.
     
    Dave_in_AZ, Jul 20, 2016
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  4. Jul 20, 2016 #183
    bentstrider83

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    We get mini-versions of those things out in Bovina and Hereford in the afternoon. When it's feeding time, the feed-lots have massive stampedes towards to trowels that kick up fog-level dust.
    As for moving down towards the PHX area, still no dice on those food-service positions I inquired about down there. I guess the non-local zip code is whooping me.
     
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  5. Jul 22, 2016 #184
    Cat sdp

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    Summer has come to the tundra .... image.jpg
     
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  7. Jul 22, 2016 #185
    Dave_in_AZ

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    Ah man that's like night time low lol.
    They are talking 115+ for the next 3 days. Today coming into Phoenix from the south 4 big rigs getting tires in about a 3 mile span. They have cleaned up the HUGE mess of tires from the first bad heat wave between here and Tucson.
    DPS is working that stretch like you cannot imagine. If your passing through Arizona on 10 during daylight hours you have a very real chance of a roadside.

    20160605_133935.jpg
     
    Dave_in_AZ, Jul 22, 2016
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  8. Jul 22, 2016 #186
    bzinger

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    Heat index in the big O 115 with our usaul Vietnam humidity , other than that it's nice lol
     
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  9. Jul 22, 2016 #187
    tucker

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    The AC is broke in this tavern, they say they got it fixed, it was 90, we're down to 86, I can tell it too.
     
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  10. Jul 23, 2016 #188
    Cat sdp

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    image.jpg

    :)
     
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  11. Jul 23, 2016 #189
    Big Don

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    Haven't had to deal with that in many years. Nor do I want to ever again....:confused:
    We were at 109.8 here yesterday, and it seems like we're getting some of that pre-monsoonal humididitty here.:biggrin_2551:
     
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  12. Jul 23, 2016 #190
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    And they don't want us to idle while stopped.

    1) i'm not sure of the logic of office workers getting A/C while everyone else doesn't? i can see a salesperson "needing" A/C all the time, but everyone else?

    2) why spend all that money to put A/C on a truck if you're not going to use it?

    3) LTL profit margins are not very large? Then again, most, vast majority of businesses the profit margin is not big. ( i think?)
     
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