Snackbar's new adventure at Moore Freight Services

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  1. The Kraut

    The Kraut Medium Load Member

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    My first trip 2009 from P.E.I. to St. Johns was an adventure. This was my first trip in Canada without my mentor.
    Was in Newfoundland several times after that, loved it.
    SSB, be aware of the moose, it's no joke DON'T DRIVE AT NIGHT!
    Even in daylight, the sun was still shining, I almost hit a moose. Three moose were crossing the road, and these moose are big!
    There are a lot of accidents every year, I've seen a totaled truck after a moose accident.
    Enjoy your adventure but be careful!
     
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  3. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Thanks, the safety boss warned about the same thing and also to carry lots of washer fluid. I guess the bugs are kinda thick in the summer up there
     
  4. iraqralph43

    iraqralph43 Road Train Member

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    There must be a good profit margin...with glass hauling...for them to have such ...long empty backhauls...you do sometimes
     
  5. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    A lot of our empty moves are paid by the glass plant, at least on AGC loads.
     
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  6. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    Kinda looks weird when it's Friday afternoon and I look at the GPS and it still says I have 2100+ miles to my destination.

    Newfoundlanders must be unique, very special or a group of people who like to be different and not follow the crowd. When I spoke to my safety boss yesterday, he sent me the fuel location we use when on the island (they don't accept Comdata, so we have to pay cash), the ferry schedule and a reminder that New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are Atlantic time zone, but Newfoundland is on it's own unique time zone...1 1/2 hours ahead of the US's eastern time...(1/2 an hour ahead of the rest of the Atlantic time zone.
     
  7. TokyoJoe

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    Look at that place on the map and you'll see that you're about as close to Ireland as you are Florida.
     
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  8. The Kraut

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    There are no real truck stops in St. Johns. I always parked in Mount Pearl at a gas station, check trucker path or ask some guys on the ferry where to park. Not many rest areas on the way up there, plan your trip before it's getting dark. There are some rest areas on trucker path but with only one spot. I left the ferry most time in the morning and made it to St. Johns in daylight.
     
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  9. The Kraut

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    He's much closer to Europe, the Isle of
    Saint Pierre and Miquelon
    is French and it's only a few miles from Newfoundland
    Google Maps
     
  10. Western flyer

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    Lol. Rest areas with only 1 truck parking spot.
    I'm guessing he'll be lucky to find a port a John
    Out back.
     
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  11. supersnackbar

    supersnackbar Road Train Member

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    I was thinking the same thing about running the night ferry then run straight over once we disembark and spend the night at the customer. And then hope they unload me quickly enough to run straight back to the port before dark so I am not moose hunting. I would like to take the day ferry back so I can see what I missed on the trip over.
     
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