advice on doubles

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Do you have your doubles/triples endorsement? And what kind of doubles will you be pulling?

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr.../162869-so-you-want-pull-doubles-triples.html

Everything you need to know about pulling doubles and triples right there.

 

Dont worry about all the wiggling you will see in the mirrors, its normal. LOL You will also need to be LCV (long combination vehicle) trained and certified by your employer along with your doubles/triples endorsement if you have never pulled them before.

 

I have pulled A train 40ft/ 20ft sets, Super B train 32 ft/ 28ft sets and the same 28 ft doubles (as you listed) with a dolly. The 28 ft sets are more wiggly than the others and all the sets prove to be a helluva challenge in the ice/snow. It will be weird at first when you start pulling them then it becomes like second nature. It took me a good 6 mos to really learn how and be decent at it with the doubles. A year pretty steady with the Super B train and I could back it up pretty much anywhere you wanted. One thing to be on the lookout for is where to park.

 

and LCV certification is only required if you are pulling doubles/triples over 80,000 pounds

going forward double 28s are very easy to pull, the second trailer follows the first, so you can take turns easier then with a 53, its a little bit harder to go backwards though

 

So basically, you need LCV cert for rocky sets or triples, but not double pups... that is my understanding.

 

that is correct, unless your pulling emptys/light loads, then you dont need it, the only time you need the cert is if the company gets audited by the DOT