Just what the heck is a "shag fee"?

It takes a minimum of 4 lanes to bust a u-turn. Always remember that. Occasionally you gotta do em' just make #### sure it's in a safe area and that you know what the traffic around your truck is doing before you even think about it.

Sometimes it's best to take the long way around to get back where you need to be but to be honest, I did the same thing there in Kansas. Who knows what kinda crap you'll run into on them roads, best to just get er done and get back where it's familiar.

In all seriousness, if you get yourself in a bad situation that requires backing through intersections or traffic and a u turn cannot be done safely or if you even have a hint of doubt, call the cops and have them come assist you.

I did that once in Ohio after my bout of stupidity in NC where I thought I could make a u turn on a dead end street with an mt trailer and an embankment I didn't see until my steer almost went in it causing me to panic and yank the wheel to the left.

I then became stuck on pavement. I could only go backwards (even with differential locked in) and crushed the wing against the trailer and in a complete and utter bonehead move, jacknifed the thing having to get a tow truck to come straighten' her out. All because I didn't want to back 2 miles around curves and up hills (which looking back, woulda been the thing to do).

Occasionally you will get into bad situations but what seperates the professionals from the idiots (like I was) is how they assess and handle the situation. Set the brakes on that ##### and think about all of your options before you act.



That happened back in March or April. If you're wondering why Swift didn't fire me for a u-turn violation, well it was a dead end in a place with no traffic and very minor damage. BUT I won't be doing that crap again. U-turns are a very iffy thing and must be done correctly and safely if not, you can get yourself into deep doo doo.

 

went down a road like that with doubles ;;; had to break them down to get out

 

Yeah it was pretty stupid but it's not quite as tight as it appears. I realized I couldn't make it once I commited and when I tried to get myself straightened back out it was too late. Had I not panicked, I coulda got it back where I started and backed BUT hindsight is always 20/20.

I could have also disconnected from the trailer and rehooked a couple times before I got in too deep. there are always options but I didn't really pause and think about all of my options before I dove in and made a stupid decision.

It was also due to poor planning and not calling the customer first like I do now.

Yikes! Bet that was fun!

 

was just womdering, what type of frieght goes to that place? is it reefer or dry van or something else? just wondering so if I get aload of something they get, just looking to do a word association thing. thanks

I was just thinking the samething, not enough room there to even attempt it.

 

Wondering if they were meaning swag?

Swag [Noun] Slang 1. Free stuff or property 2. Loot 3. Items taken by coercing or trickery.

Whereas:

Shag [Noun] Slang 1. To do(not asexually) 2. Thick carpet/cloth with long nap. 3. Tangled mass(hair)

In either case, sounds like you were taken!

 

Reefers and dry vans. I pulled in a load of chep pallets over there.

Now ya' tell me!

 

lol, your welcome

 

I work for a local co that is a steel supplier with a 42' Skateboard and a 20'(maybe 24') flat Straight Truck. Well one day we had a trip(most of our loads are a few bundles to different places.) which had a stop on Raynor Rd. in Dixon, Il. We actually deliver to plant 4 there and this other place is right past there around a curve. So we take the big truck to our other stops and we had the Raynor load and a load for a small shop we'd not been to which is up the road. Well we get around that curve and it's a dead-end and narrow to boot. The shop was at the end of the dead-end. At this time I only had my permit, so I had the other driver do it, but first he tried a u-turn and couldn't do it. So he backed all the way back down the road(while I stood on the catwalk cuz he's impatient, while the reciever signed the bills.) and right back into the dock we pull into at Raynor. I'm sure I could have done it now, but back then, I was a still a n00bie. Now we usually take the straight truck up there if we can. But seeing your picture made me remember that.