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Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by road_runner, Jun 21, 2013.

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  1. Sep 7, 2017 #5221
    MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    We have guys that would slide theirs clear to the middle of the trailer if they had enough subframe.

    I'm not riding around like that. Absolutely not.
     
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  3. Sep 7, 2017 #5222
    JPenn

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    Volvo ergonomics aren't for everyone. Personally, they work just fine for me, though it could be an acquired taste (I also like Sterlings, Macks and the odd Western Star, so...). Though, most of ours are devoid of clutch pedals, so that's an ergonomic non-issue for me.

    On the trailer tandems, I typically leave them at the NY-mandated 41' mark, though if I'm going somewhere uncomfortable I'll put them to the front of the track. I've seen lots of folks lately riding around with their 53' trailer tandems clear to the rear, though...not sure what the motivation for that would be. That much wheelbase can't be any help maneuvering around the northeast, besides being illegal most places up here.
     
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  4. Sep 7, 2017 #5223
    Lrh502

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    When I have to drag a 53' doing P&D I slide the tandems all the way forward. Some places we go I need as tight of a turning radius as I can get.
     
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  5. Sep 7, 2017 #5224
    road_runner

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    Unspoken rule for us is to never touch the tandems on a long box. We pull Rocky Mountain sets from Montana all the way down to Idaho and Utah.

    Moving the tandems will tighten the turn radius... But you are way more likely to pinch your trailers and damage your pintle hook since the arse end of your long box will swing out faster and wider.
     
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  7. Sep 7, 2017 #5225
    MACK E-6

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    The motivation for that is simple. It's called stupidity. That's one of the easiest ways to spot a moron, if you're not out in @road_runner's part of the world.
     
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  8. Sep 7, 2017 #5226
    MACK E-6

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    I find tail swing thoroughly annoying.

    They have me in a 48' now, so I keep the center of mine roughly 10-11' from the back. Not a problem for someone who knows how to drive, and should accessibility become an issue, that's what we have straight trucks for.
     
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  9. Sep 7, 2017 #5227
    road_runner

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    Come work for Reddaway at any of the Montana terminals. It will have a very profound impact on your psyche.

    We are now assigned the same lift gate trailers. Problem is not all of our trucks have the auxiliary electical lines to charge the trailer battery. So every three days the same drivers have to get roadside assistance cause their liftgates won't move. We used to rotate out trailers between drivers. That way every trailer got charged two or three times a week... But nooooo...

    Luckily my truck has that extra cable.
     
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  10. Sep 7, 2017 #5228
    MACK E-6

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    Thankfully our liftgates are wired directly to the tractor batteries. There isn't another on the trailer.
     
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  11. Sep 7, 2017 #5229
    Mike2633

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    I had to push the wheels back for loading purposes the warehouse was nice and big maneuvering was not really a problem.
     
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  12. Sep 7, 2017 #5230
    Mike2633

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    No they just want the wheels back for loading.
     
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