not bad for a rookie

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by starvingspider, Dec 14, 2010.

  1. diesel_weasel

    diesel_weasel Medium Load Member

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    What gets me is I worked for a company that had 75+ MPH trucks. We had idiots that thought they could legally drive from L.A. to Yreka, CA or farther (640+ miles) in 11 hours because my BOSS told us that our maximum logging speed is 70 MPH. I laughed so hard the day one got pulled into a scale on I-5 and they basically ripped his logs to shreds and fined the ever loving hell out of him. Some people don't get it.
     
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  3. chompi

    chompi Road Train Member

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    Great job man! Feels good doesn't it? Now all you have to do is drive that everyday and you will make money!:Transportation cost
     
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  4. joseywales77

    joseywales77 Light Load Member

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    hummmmmmmmmmm
     
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  5. Romans612

    Romans612 Light Load Member

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    if no one eale will, then it falls to me...

    I call bullsh!t.

    Cali top LEGAL speed 55
    no bathroom breaks?
    no food or drink breaks?
    I can see not fueling....

    did you wear a diaper or cath yourself??? not joking....

    I can drive all day long (8 hours) with a single bathroom break... run hard (truck governed at 70), and my AVG speed will still only be 67-68.

    you WILL slow down for traffic
    you WILL slow down when you see a po po.
    governed at 61 I would guesstimate your AVG speed nonstop at 58 (635 miles)

    I call bullsh!t...

    not trying to be rude.... I just dont see it.
     
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  6. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    I kind of figured he meant 10 hours 55 minutes of line 3 with some line 1 and/or 2 in there also, not that he drove for basically 11 hours without stopping.
     
  7. Romans612

    Romans612 Light Load Member

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    that WOULD make more sense...lol.... but since he hasnt clarified...lol :biggrin_25522:
     
  8. Luzon

    Luzon Medium Load Member

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    Maybe he caught a good tail wind? :) At 61 mph he may have bug splatters on the swinging doors instead of the windshild. :biggrin_25520:

    It's possible with light loads and an iron bladder to do just what he said. I couldn't do it though. My bladder isn't so accommodating.
     
  9. chompi

    chompi Road Train Member

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    Ummmmm! I'll let the newbies argue it out! Let's see who has learned the most.
     
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  10. 123456

    123456 Road Train Member

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    OK,

    then what did you do for the rest of the day ???

    When you get 10-1200 miles a day post THAT !!!!



    :yes2557:
     
  11. American-Trucker

    American-Trucker Road Train Member

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    Sounds like a good day to me, I have days like that all the time....Now if only we could do that 7 days a week:biggrin_25525:



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