Joe & Tow's new trucking adventures/ex GTI thread

I got rid of my fish load early today, had my truck serviced and actually get to be home for a holiday for once. I don't know how that happened, but the weekend has just begun and something still might go wrong and I find myself back at work before I know it. The way this trip went I could get greedy and actually do three trips to Alaska in a month. I did a nine day turnaround with a reset in Anchorage. It was nice to pull a 2015 trailer on its maiden voyage. I guess it is broken in now. Luckily it rained pretty good today and it got somewhat of a wash. I hope it wont be needed over the weekend and I get to keep it. I should have put an out of service tag on it.


Well, I will be putting my new lights on the truck I got in Alaska. I bought a set of the 6.7" VisionX Light cannons. They have a 2500' spot beam or you can change the pattern with different lenses. I bought a set of Euro lenses that have a 60 degree pattern and about 1000' of coverage.

Here is a link: http://www.visionxusa.com/LED-LED_L.../index.html?osCsid=q0llh7ifqmbts0p5c02qpk30h2

 

Thanks for the link VS! Was just thinking some real driving lights would be nice.

 

Thanks for the compliments. They mean a lot coming from colleagues. And I wish I could hang in OKC. I would be a whole lot closer to my grands!

 

And remember...long haul is dead. HAH!

 

I'm so jealous.

 

You need to go visit your old stomping grounds. I just came down the Parks Highway and like always it rained and actually had some snow flakes in the mix as well. I think Mt McKinley is just a farce I have never seen it driving by. The bears are out and I am having a blast watching them. I did see a nice Grizzly after crossing the White River in the Yukon. I guess you better check twice before you head to the outhouse in the rest area or you might run into a furry friend.

 

I'd like to see some pics of those bears..

 

I have been lazy about taking pictures. I need to catch one of our owner ops that has a movie of black bear pulling up on his old GTI Columbia and almost pulling the mirror of the hood. He is a big Ukrainian kid and could have probably wrestled that black bear to the ground.