Broke Down 69...The Adventure Continues

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Broke Down 69, Dec 17, 2016.

  1. ReeferOhio

    ReeferOhio Medium Load Member

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    That's a Home Depot requirement, we haul those.
     
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  3. dclerici1

    dclerici1 Medium Load Member

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    Then you look at the shelves in the store and they ran the forks right through the bundles, go figure.
     
  4. swaggerjacker

    swaggerjacker Medium Load Member

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    Very encouraging. Thanks
     
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  5. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    Here is the thing, running open deck, things go with the job. Your gonna have to tarp some dumb stuff and sometimes it seems to be for no good reason. Other times you get to load, secure and roll. tarps are part of the job. Sure, it can be an mighty ugly sometimes. still has to be done. may not want or like to, thats opendeck.

    I have been told that open deck drivers are a bit unusual, maybe even odd or off a bit as things go. have even been outright told I was crazy to do the job. well I said thanks, I'll take that as a compliment.
     
  6. daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

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    Tarping shingles is nothing.
    Wait till they make you tarp a 45 000lbs piece off granite.:confused::eek:
     
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  7. Broke Down 69

    Broke Down 69 Road Train Member

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    0700 appointment in Atlanta. Got here at 0640 only to find out nobody will be here to unload me until 0900. Wasting hours sucks big smelly balls.

    More later...
     
  8. blacklabel

    blacklabel Heavy Load Member

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    Take it you didn't call to verify that time?
     
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  9. Kyle s

    Kyle s Bobtail Member

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    You can use them 2 hrs and do a split break
     
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  10. Scooter Jones

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    How do you use 2 hrs to do a split break? If you're referring to an 8/2 split berth provision, doesn't the break start with 8 continuous hrs in the sleeper berth first?
     
  11. Scooter Jones

    Scooter Jones Road Train Member

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    Yep, I have a friend who decided to go flatbed over a year ago. He tells me about the screwy locations & appointments all the time.

    Stuff like, "go down the hwy 45 miles until you pass a house with a plastic deer in the yard, there's a little store on the right, go inside and have Ethel call me (no cell service) and I will have one of the boys come and lead you up onto the ranch where the hay is stacked." ;-)
     
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