Doubles for the first time

I wouldn't worry about pulling them, millions of miles are put on doubles, I'd be more concerned with 2-3 trips a night over 100 miles. THAT, gets mighty old. I did a Madison to Milwaukee line haul, 2 trips a night, at night, nothing to see, more like a factory job. You don't back up doubles, you unhook them and spot them separately. ( PITA) In my 3 million+ miles, I never pulled more than one trailer at a time.

 

Thats going to wear on you plus the commute home. (Don't commute more than 30 minutes, especially that you are in a mountain valley with five ridges to cross on both sides of Hagerstown. Its going to be a battle when empty some days. Even for full 18 wheelers.

 

I have seen the big co. drop the last trailer in real bad weather and keep on truckn with only the 1st one and dolly hooked on?

 

don't make any quick moves of the steering wheel, you will get that tail trailer to go bonkers on you.

straight and steady

 

Doubles are nice, just don't drive anywhere that you can't see a way out. if you do you will be breaking them down to get out. the 3 hooks and 3 drop will be a real pita.

 

In MAryland? HAHAHA.

Sorry. Just had to get it out of my system.

I made a special goal not to touch doubles. We had CF Freightways in the area at one time and it was super intense in those days. I was not going to deal with it. My pa was so gaga over it back then. Ugh.

Doubles today isnt bad, just alot of thinking ahead. I prefer two full 48 trailers if I had to do doubles. Go big or go home.

 

Yeah, it's like motorcycles, you only hear of the disasters, but not the hundreds of thousands of safe riding. Don't get me wrong, there's several advantages to a job like that. A) you can't get lost, B) probably no scales to worry about, and rarely overweight anyway,C), momma likes it, because you'll be home for those "yes dear" jobs, and see the kids little league game, probably the most important reason to do it. FedEx going to be around a while, no work shortage there. Most trucking is repetitive anyway. Try dump trucks. I did 23 loads one day from one side of a pit to the other,,