Made a mistake tonight that will have me late tomorrow

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Xzay, Aug 25, 2016.

  1. Toomanybikes

    Toomanybikes Road Train Member

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    ^^^ Qualcom senses every speed. The resolution of the ELOG may or may not be set to trigger at that speed, less, or more. I don't know what the Swift perimeters are set at now. It is just not fair to make a blanket statement that a ELOG won't trip below 5mph unless you are with that company and know for sure.

    Even if you have 5mph now, in the future even that 5mph will be tightened up on.
     
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  3. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    I realize you're not using your sarcasm font, but if you are coming to Chicago from the east, if you stop at Lake Station, there's always parking. Up I55, new Petro at exit 240.
     
  4. Rusty Trawler

    Rusty Trawler Road Train Member

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    That doesn't work with all qcoms anymore. You're lucky if they haven't tightened yours up yet, but they will.
    They have to.
    The dot knows we've been taking our 30 in a traffic jam.
    They're putting an end to it.
     
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  5. Rusty Trawler

    Rusty Trawler Road Train Member

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    I need one in Elmhurst in case Chicago has a morning rush.
     
  6. w.h.o

    w.h.o Road Train Member

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    Here, lemme trip plan for you, u know, like how we were train.

    There's a road ranger right off of i55 in chicago, tons of parking, at 11 pm you will surely get a spot

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    As u can see u need to go around to thr alley to get inside.

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    As u can see, swift is already there blocking the whole truck stop. But it's okay, if there's no spot just drive out to the road and go back to the alley until one of those 5 spots open up
     
  7. Rusty Trawler

    Rusty Trawler Road Train Member

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    I'm not sure James Bond could infiltrate that place.
    Is Swift waiting for a helicopter to get him out?
     
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  8. Rusty Trawler

    Rusty Trawler Road Train Member

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    I have a serious question that's kinda urgent.
    How far will a kW 680 go on empty?
    Kinda need to know now
    Thanks
     
  9. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    No I did not train any drivers for any company-- yet. I was however at Swift for 4 years. I do see they are offering $2500 sign on bonus for owner operators now though. Was considering coming back.
     
  10. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    When you get down to 2/8ths it is time to send a freeform message "critical low on fuel need re-opt". Now if you run out of fuel they will have to send a $1000 dollar wrecker to get you back up and running. My truck went out of fuel last winter, miscaluculated all the idling I was doing plus parked regens. Truck died right in the road across the street from a little gas station, cost me $200 to tow me 100 yards to the gas station and $180 bucks to fill up a 3 gallon container umpteen times and $400 to call out the RoadSquad to prime my fuel pump. I had already topped off my filters just that my fuel pump burned up and wouldn't suck up fuel. A city homocide detective happened to be behind me, turned on his lights for traffic control and called in a local PD to do the same. So lucky I didn't get a ticket.
     
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  11. Rusty Trawler

    Rusty Trawler Road Train Member

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    Yeah, i chickened out
    I just switched companies and they sent me ridiculous routing
    I told my dm I was going to go another way.
    Trouble is, there was no approved fuel stops my way.
    I hate to make them override cuz if I make it a problem, they're not going to let me change the routing.
    But I needed to make another 85 miles to get to an approved stop and I was smack dab on E.
    For the last 7 yrs I've been in frtlnrs and you can get 200 after E.
    I grabbed 50 gal.
     
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