mercer transportation

47k..

 

Lol. It will be an experience.

 

Why does every load that needs RGN say "5 day" under it?

 

I've wondered the same thing.

 

Prob because that all the work you're gonna get for 5 days?

 

A few hills, but nothing to shirk away from. The bigger issue is it being curvy, narrow and generally slow going when loaded. Lots of little towns with slow speed limits. Take a wizz break at Ashdown if heading north or at the truck stop at 49 and 71 on the south side of Ft Smith cuz its a long stretch with hardly anywhere to stop.

All in all, it ain't a bad road but I still groan every time I have to run it. Which is quite often since my folks live just outside of Van Buren.

Also, if you're heading on up north on 49 towards Fayetteville, stop at the truck stop at exit 24 (Rudy). Good folks, good food and good fuel.

 

@HalpinUout pretty much what they said. Watch the speed in towns. The locals don't like speeding trucks lol. I ran that road all the time with Tyson. Just watch the curves

 

Several factors such as extended loading and unloading time (not that it takes long to load but you can be staged half the day while they get the bucket off a big loader/ blade of a dozer/ break the crane down/ etc etc) , plus curfews, plus permitted routing, dd and rgn is commonly billed by the day plus x number for expected fuel burn.

 

I have the XZA3+ now, my favorite steer ever... I "heard" the new Energy Z is a bit rougher ride do to they made the sidewall more stiff. My plan is to replace mine with those when it comes time.
Probably won't need them before the end of the year, but might buy a pair so I can write them off.

 

i Haven't noticed a rougher ride they seem the same. But then again i had a broken belt in one so who knows