Anyone in Phoenix help with doubles?

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  1. trecord88

    trecord88 Light Load Member

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    Yeah thats what I thought that they should do but the guy told me that they dont train people on that, he said to get hired on people would need to know how to do all of that already but who knows im still going to call tomorrow and ask when I can come in.
     
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  3. road_runner

    road_runner Road Train Member

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    It is not that hard. You are dealing with a Pintlehook connection, safety chains, and then two sets of airlines to move air in between trailers. (Also a petcock valve on a reservoir air tank). Seriously.. you will do ok. Just take the job.
     
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  4. trecord88

    trecord88 Light Load Member

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    Sweet yeah sounds real simple like that lol, but thanks for everything I am going to call and do my best and hopefully it will all go good!
     
  5. Roberts450

    Roberts450 Road Train Member

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    OH OH OH ONE MORE THING. When you get on the big roads with doubles or tripples. NEVER EVER EVER watch the trailers in your mirrors. They are called wiggle wagons for a reason. If you watch them you will unconsciously try to correct them and that never works.
     
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    Your trailers will sway if they are out of sync (you hook an empty or light infront of a heavier trailer). Not a big deal with doubles... triples this can be a major issue. Seriously though. Get your foot in there with UPS. They are an amazing company with awesome pay. I would totally sign on.
     
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  7. trecord88

    trecord88 Light Load Member

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    Well guys thought I would give you the final result, so I passed my doubles test with UPS, Im not sure how I managed to do it with no experience but I made it happen. So thanks to all of you guys for your help and advice!
    And on the other hand I had to turn down the job at UPS because starting pay and hours would not cut it for me to survive and take care of the family. Only 16.75 when working dock and 17.40 when driving but hours would be 40 or less depending on the need.
    On the brighter side im going to interview at XPO next Thursday so hopefully better luck over there!
    Thanks again!
     
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  8. MACK E-6

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    The amount of the weight differential plays a huge part in that equation, and blindly trusting what's printed on paper, especially when there's an operable scale available is at best a very naive thing to do.
     
  9. road_runner

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    Absolutely correct. All of our forklifts get serviced at a Washington terminal. We usually shuttle them in a light LTL trailer, and since it is a intercompany movement, the forklift (and the added weight) are not manifested with all the other BoLs.

    Same thing goes with ballast (such as k-barriers on a pallet) that we use for extra traction in the winter time. Those also never get manifested. My coworker hooked empty triples one year, and he did not realize that his back box had a bunch of undocumented ballast. He had one hell of a time keeping everything on the road and almost took out a state trooper that was on the side of the interstate writing a ticket on a four wheeler. His back box got so close that it blew the troopers hat off.

    Sheriff chased my coworker down and made him break and rehook his entire set after all his trailers were opened.

    Lesson: check your empties
     
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  10. DonRobbie

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    If you try to pick up the skill, it's best to not have the air and electric hooked up (and safely stowed) before you try.

    Only other pointer not covered so far is the anti-tip leg. Since pups are so short they will do a "handstand" if a heavy forklift tries to load the nose, so there's a bar attached to the front of the trailer that drops down and is pinned in place to prevent that. It's important to make sure the bar is raised and pinned up before you try to hook up (you check that at the same time you're checking the 5th wheel height).

    Other bit of advice is if somebody comes up and chats with you or you're otherwise distracted or interrupted while hooking to double check yourself. None of this is hard but there's a lot of steps and it's easy to forget where you were at.
     
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