I'm worried I won't get this job on a technicality

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Quinid, Aug 19, 2010.

  1. oldmacksrule

    oldmacksrule Light Load Member

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    It's easy using PhotoShop. :biggrin_2559:

    There are five and six trailer rigs running in Oz, though. They call 'em road trains.

    Google "Mack Titan" to see some pics.
     
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  3. Lilbit

    Lilbit Road Train Member

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    Seen a few of them posted on here already (non-photoshopped!). Just saw one last week in some thread (don't remember which one now). 21 axles not counting the steers.

    I pulled doubles a couple of times, and that was enough! I would not want to drag that many trailers behind me!
     
  4. oldmacksrule

    oldmacksrule Light Load Member

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    Lilbit Thanks this.
  5. Quinid

    Quinid Light Load Member

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    That truck/train pic is awsome! lol Could you imagine stop and go traffic with that setup? lol

    Yeah, I'm kinda of a pushover, I need to work on that.
     
  6. fr0sty

    fr0sty Light Load Member

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    well good luck with things, heck, once I get my head around the expenses and what not in working over in the states, ill be seeing about if my MC(road train license) will be validated over there..

    But enough about me :p; you should do one of them youtube clips about what your doing, and when you get to ride with your mate...
     
  7. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    One of the things that we used to have to do when I worked local here, was to hook up sets for the night line-haul. It isn't that they were primadonnas, it is just that we could set them up before the shop closed, so if there were mechanical problems they could be taken care of. We didn't have an open shop at oh-dark-thirty. Anyway, I always wanted to hook up one for a friend of mine, that would include every available gear and trailer. Never did it, as I liked my job to well.:biggrin_25513:

    Hey we all have things we need to work on. I'm working on a cup of coffee right now.:biggrin_2559:
     
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  8. kajidono

    kajidono Road Train Member

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    I've pulled one set of doubles in my career and they were very well behaved. It was kind of an odd setup, though.

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    I pulled it without the combine on it. Still, with the heavy steel combine trailer in the middle, it didn't wriggle at all. Tracked better than a straight trailer and was fun for me to pull. It was much easier to hook it all up than it was to slide that huge wheat head into the rear trailer.
     
  9. Quinid

    Quinid Light Load Member

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    Ooo I think those look like 9660's since they are small enough to leave the tires on in the trailer. Still a huge load tho.
    Anyway, so I took the driving test yesterday with Fedex. It was... interesting trying to back into the second trailer and dolly hehe. Took me two tries. And it made me realize just how much upper body strength I lost this year trying to move the dolly lol. This was also the first time I met my boss face to face. He looked and dressed like The Notorious B.I.G, but he was cool and laid back, that's a good thing. He also showed me how turning a double a waaay easier than what I'm used to. He purued by doing fast U-turns in the fedex line lot. It felt like we were doing donuts lol. The ol lady thinks its hilarious that Biggy and Dierks Bentley will be team driving and I won't be surprised if more ppl mention it at gas stations.

    Just got a call. Fedex wants to verify the school was a 180Hr course. Its only a 160Hr course... here we go again...
     
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