Hauling Containers With No Experience?

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  1. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    The cool can haulers do it Chicago style by driving 50 mph in the center lane with that little yellow strobe taped to the mirror ....and also never ever wash the truck ....the worse it looks the better .
    Chrome to a can hauler is a bane unless it is rusty or bashed to hell .
    Add ons are 10 mismatched tires and rusty wheels and exhaust that is one speed bump from falling off .
     
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  3. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    First off hauling containers sucks. There is very little to do. Just buy a safety vest. Watch out for pot holes at the rail yard. Do your best on have an available chassis all the time
     
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  4. ChicagoJohn

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    The ironic part is, those guys doing 50 are actually following the law. (Not the middle Lane part) If you see the yellow lights, they're running on an overweight permit and it requires driving 5 mph under three posted speed limit. I did overweight grain. I would piss of guys all the time driving 55 on 80 coming back from Rochelle or Anawon. At 95-98,000 it's really easy to blow a tire during summer and we had to buy our own blowouts.
     
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  5. Rod1972

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    Hi guys. My name is Rodrigo. I used to be an owner operator in Canada. I live here in browArd County. Lookin g to go back truck driving. Any intermodel container trucking companies hiring.??
     
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  7. Rod1972

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    Do any of you know of any intermodel container trucking companies that is a little lenient with the 2 year's of recent experience. I have been out of the business for 4 years do to family emergency. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
     
  8. Speed_Drums

    Speed_Drums Road Train Member

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  9. Rightlane76

    Rightlane76 Bobtail Member

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    U better believe it, by the time you get to repair shop and out u maybe out of hours
     
  10. ChicagoJohn

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    That's why I had a backpack full of lights. I would take them off bad order chassis. Years later, I still have the backpack full of lights, you just never know when you'll need a light.
     
  11. tnpete

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    Seen a FLD that was nice and clean Friday. Guy had the truck looking good. Other then the beat and nasty cab behind it.
     
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