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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Long FLD, May 22, 2018.

  1. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    What’s the mpg gains driving like this?


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  3. Puppage

    Puppage Road Train Member

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    What’s the increase in insurance when you rear end the guy in front?
     
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  4. okiedokie

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  5. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    Drafting a van actually works good, well until they got the brakes and then you hit them and now you have highway dominos.
     
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  6. tucker

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    Maybe Witte slowed down and followed the flatbed so you could blow past them both but then you slowed down and got your camera out so Witte sped up to get in front of you but you blocked him and took his picture.
     
  7. Linte_Loco

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  8. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    Good theory, but he was right there when I pulled out. Then after I went by he jumped out behind me but couldn’t get around the Mercer truck. They stayed side by side from the Rock Creek exit until the road construction at Milltown/Bonner. I know this because I was listening to everyone cussing the Witte truck for being in the left lane and cussing the Mercer truck for not backing out of it to let him around.
     
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  10. Ridgeline

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    Crap drivers and you guys wonder why I think we need tighter licensing and revoking cdls.

    I had two drivers today decide to cut people off, one Volvo in the right lane, another one right behind it and anither volvo in the Middle lane. The ****hole driving the Volvo in the Middle lane cuts off a white car and enter the left lane, then as the white car starts to go into the middle lane, but the ***hole driver in the Volvo doesn't see the Volvo in the right lane that is slowing down and he whips into the middle lane almost taking out the white car which almost hits the idiot in the left lane that cut him off. I wish I had a rear dash came.
     
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  11. Bakerman

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    Wait...........what?
     
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  12. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    I think Witte is set at 68 and Mercer is an owner op sipping fuel.
    Mercer should have bumped her up.
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    The other day some puke posted how he hated ATA trucks and wouldn’t let them pass him, he’d hang them out in the left lane or if they were on a 2 lane State highway he would drive 35 and mouth off on the CB.
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