driving side by side with another truck...

soon to be trucking it is good to know that after all there is one driver that is ALWAYS paying attention as you pointed out on numerous occasions if only we could all be so perfect

 

Ain't those trips just dandy to run??? I bet with your union you don't have to go and break down the set and re-build then at the drop. Try taking the middle box out and loading an empty on the rear in the desert at night. I got it down to 15 minutes and that was including a fast walk around. I wouldn't mind pulling from point to point, I've even pulled them in snow. They just have to be loaded right and I'm sure you already knew that.

 

You forgot them good looking womenz, they get me every time!!!!! I just cant explain it every time i see one i start drivin real funny ,,, runnin over pedestrians ,4x4s, rear endin school busses, hittin curbs, once almost ran over a train , #### em good looking womenz !!!!

 

You must be looking down at those 4-wheels.........

 

I think you're confusing perfection with proficiency.

 

Driver, I'm a newb and have the utmost respect for anyone who's driven for 20 years. You've probably forgotten more than I will ever know, but because I'm a newb and have only recently read the CDL manual, I know it's called "Rearward Amplification". It's in section 6 of the CDL handbook from virtually any state. With tripples the trailers are short, and any deviation you make with the power unit is amplified by a factor of 3 at the rear wheels of the third trailer. It's like "cracking the whip!"

You slip over 1 foot to the left and then quickly correct back while only just touching the yellow line with your tractor, and your third trailer just moved 2 feet into the oncoming lane before it staightened out behind you! And this is with good equipment! With worn couplers, out of balance loads, bad road conditions, etc., it can be much worse.

The fact that you don't remember ever doing this is a testament to your gentle touch on the wheel and otherwise smooth driving!

 

I think it's a trick your eyes and mind play on you, like walking on a 2x4 on the ground and walking on one 30 feet in the air. If the other truck wasn't there, you wouldn't think about it and try to overcompensate.

 

I personally think that no one gives a frog's fat ##* company drivers and o/o I can't tell you how many times I have been passing a truck , and about mid way up Im looking at there steer tire and shure as #### the steer tire is on the zipper. So I haft to move toward the bar ditch to get around and I'll glance over, as I pass It looks like they are focused hands at 10 and 2 and the whole 9 yards!! I mean did you for get that you have finders that stick out quite a bit.I have noticed this more in the last 5 to 8 years.......sorry to say!!!

 

I found recently that load weight amkes quite a difference between trucks' abilities to maintain speed on grades. So if you are heavy and coasting downhill, you will be traveling faster than the truck in front of you, and therefore have to move into the passing lane to continue coasting. and the revearse is true for going uphill.

 

They did a study on cell phone use. They had several 20-40 yo run an obsticle course with traffic cones. Their first run was without any distractions. Then a run with the radio on, then one doing 'paperwork', yet another talking on a hand held cell, and one with a hands free cell. This track was set up with 'people' who would jump out or other vehicles that would jump into traffic. The cell phone, regardless if it was hands free or not, still caused the same amount of accidents. So just because you have one hand free from holding the cell, still dont mean it will always be on the wheel.