Double Yellow's Company Driver to Independent Thread

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  1. Nov 25, 2014 #111
    double yellow

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    This better?

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  3. Nov 25, 2014 #112
    Lepton1

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    Sounds like you are looking at aerodynamics similar to Airflow truck. Look them up on Google. Prototype got over 13 mpg.
     
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  4. Nov 25, 2014 #113
    double yellow

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    Similar, yeah. Here's a pic for those who haven't seen it:
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    But I don't think I'll ever adopt a nose cone -- too impractical for OTR truck stops (and some tight shippers). And I'll focus more on the gap between tractor & trailer.

    Besides, physics tells us that what is at the rear of the object matters most in aerodynamics -- que "Backdraft Binder:"
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    9mpg over 650,000 miles & 10mpg over the last 30,000 (and also on a 2001 International 9400i)
     
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  5. Nov 25, 2014 #114
    icsheeple

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    Wow, what a great thread.
     
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  7. Nov 27, 2014 #115
    double yellow

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    In honor of Thanksgiving, I'd like to thank a number of members here whose posts have helped me advance my business. I know this list is incomplete, but hopefully my memory will recover before the 24-hour TTR editing deadline...

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    [TD]BigBadBill[/TD]
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    And I'd like to single out Rollin Coal again; without his advice, I would not have been able to book my first $4+/mile load yesterday -- from a reviled 3-letter big brokerage, no less! I look forward to posting the details when I have more time (and yes, Skate-Board, it is going to an area where I probably won't get $2 coming out).


    Thanks again everyone!
     
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  8. Nov 27, 2014 #116
    ironpony

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    So what? We're playing the long game here, not calling it after the next load. That would be like punting the ball on 3rd down and 1, because your running back got stuffed at the line of scrimmage on 2nd down. Just keep the lower-rate loads as short as possible to get into a better freight area, and keep on truckin'.
     
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  9. Nov 27, 2014 #117
    rollin coal

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    Shhhhhh. They think us van guys work for cheap and this is truck stop diner counter talk.
     
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  10. Nov 27, 2014 #118
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    I hope for your sake it's not going to New Brunswick. Apparently they don't have the weather network here and this storm was a complete surprise.

    I wish the ramblinman were here so he could see how to drive on some slippery ice not that girly sticky ice he's used too LOL.
     
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  11. Nov 27, 2014 #119
    rank

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    LOL. NO!!!!
     
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  12. Nov 27, 2014 #120
    Skate-Board

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    Can't believe I'm 16th on the list. Even Rank beat me.
     
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