Be "On Time"

Discussion in 'Heavy Haul Trucking Forum' started by TripleSix, May 21, 2017.

  1. thelushlarry

    thelushlarry Road Train Member

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    Look on the bright side. Better the pilot car late than your girlfriend late.
     
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  3. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    Not always Larry, that being late can cause problems all the way down the line. Getting caught up in a curfew zone costs many hours of time. Thus you are even more late.. time and miles you can't make up for
     
  4. johndeere4020

    johndeere4020 Road Train Member

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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    Carl and Six are dead on, there's nothing worse than getting caught by a curfew by a matter of minutes and thinking back to the morning where you lost a half an hour because of something stupid. Six said it right, if curfew is 9 am I'm setting at the edge of the road ready to go at 8:59 brakes released foot on the clutch.
     
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Not to mention the possible fines for that...
     
  6. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    I've got a rule about pilot cars. If they are late one time, it's the last time i ever use them.

    Any of you guys remember the show cheers? Sam had his black book filled with girls phone numbers. It was his most treasured and valuable possession. Well i have my black blook of good pilot cars. When i need a pilot, i first go to the black book. Rollback operators are found in there also.
     
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  7. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    A buck fifty a mile round trip for a small pick up aint enough money?
     
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  8. johndeere4020

    johndeere4020 Road Train Member

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    That's your fault if you're fined for that. Carl meant being held up before the zone when you could have made it through if the pilot would have been on time, not getting caught by the law.
     
  9. noluck

    noluck Road Train Member

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    Some pilots make a #### good living.
     
  10. noluck

    noluck Road Train Member

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    Put it this way. A good pilot car will make more than an avg. door swinger. That said an avg door swinger can't do what a GOOD pilot can do.
     
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  11. johndeere4020

    johndeere4020 Road Train Member

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    I'm leaving the door swinger part alone, but right here is the exact problem. There's more to it than that, everyone thinks there's nothing to it and it shows.
     
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