Seams in the Road

First time I ever had a truck on the road I had to navigate a construction zone. Some clown set a group of cones about 9' apart. Speed limit was 30 (km not miles) and I thought for sure I was gonna take 1 out. Managed to put the truck and trailer through dead center. Instructor was pretty impressed

 

It is because the sidewalls of the tires are so stiff. Passenger cars have a similar reaction, but not so acute because the tire sidewalls for those vehicles are more compliant as they are designed for ride comfort rather than load hauling.

 

That's normal though. You should expect it when they are doing road work and you're dang near at the edge of the road.

We had a driver roll a brand new t660 because the wheel caught the seam where the new black top was taller than the asphalt underneath and it pulled him he jerked the wheel lost all control because he got scared and over reacted and rolled it. Those personally don't bother me because I know how to react to them but there is people who get real concerned or focused when that happens.

 

Cone in my lane, I am taking it out. We hauled some bridge beams into Yellowstone and I knew there was road construction to get to the bridge and I asked at least 4 times if they were going to remove the cones in the center of the road. Our beams were 93' long and the cones were not going to make it.

I was told that yes they were removing them. Well they did but only up near the bridge. I would guess it took them half a day to set all the cones back up after 5 trucks went through there. We call it blowing out the candles as they were the thin candle stick type.

On another note, if you hit them just right with the trailer tires they will pop out of the base and shoot across the road.

In another road construction in Harlowton, MT they set the cones so narrow that I was rubbing them with the tracks of the excavator on both sides. Just slowed down to the speed limit and said screw it, it is their fault. Oddly enough I did not knock even one down. Just wiggled them a bit. The construction guys just stood there and watched.

 

Ease up on the go pedal and small movements of the steering wheel seem to be best for getting out of trouble.

 

This happens to me every week rolling West on the 91 in LA coming up to the 57. The hammer lane and the slow lane both have a seam where my rt front steer rides in the lane.
Every time I go through there it looks like I'm drunk!

 

Plus your air/ride cab makes small moves feel like large moves because cab is moving on its own.

 

Try working for a company who runs Prostars with super singles on the truck and duals on the trailer. Each type of tire wants to follow differently. Kinda feels like you are steering a kiddie car with slack rope...on ice