getting my feet wet in heavy haul

LS pays 73% plus 1% for each axle over 5, whether the axle is used or not. So a 7 axle set up gets 75% even if there's only 5 axles on the ground.

 

Ugh. I can only imagine running up 68 and 70 with that load. Makes for one really looooooong day.

Pennsylvania routed me across 70 to US30 back to 70 once with 98000. I couldn't believe it. Thought for sure my engine was going to blow up. Dropping the gears to keep from over revving and it seemed as if the jake just screamed for hours at a time. Get to the top of a mountain, pull off, let her cool down, and the 3 miles of traffic behind clear out, then start down. I guess they did that because of the construction on 68. What a nightmare!

Except for 95, there's no easy way to get to Baltimore.

 

I finally got a Georgia permit. They had that 'state of emergency' stuff going on and closed their permit office until Friday. They told me that they wouldn't lift the state of emergency til Sunday.


"Does that mean that permitted loads can't be on the road?"

No one at the state level could give me an answer. Brilliant.

"Anybody tell me what the coups are doing?"

Locked up, nobody home. "10-4, outta here."

I will be happy to see springtime. Rates have been great, but the weather delays have been terrible.

 

Would that been legal height with a beam trailer? I see you like the bunchers

 

Yes and with a beam you will be limited to what all you can haul.. Plate steel does not ride well on a beam.lol
Plus having the right driver using the beam can make or break you..
I have hauled a beam and it's a young mans trl. Yes I'm old and can still work one, but I prefer the flat deck more.
Running 68 across Md. is about the only and best way with oversize and yes Md. and their snow rules are a pain. Been there done that.

 

70-79-68-70. Job done.
Yeah it's a hilly SOB, but its the only way to go IMHO.

Martin

 

I hate the roller coaster, especially when you come in to town. But it's the way to go when you're OD

 

This week's feller headed to the Dundalk Marine Terminal. I will say that my first time across 68 was a little nerve racking. 68 was my first experience with mountains while driving OTR. On my first trip out, I thought that the long rolling hills after Dallas Pike were the "mountains".... not quite! That's what you get use to when you're used to driving around IA, IL, and IN.