Shut up, I can make it

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Linte_Loco, Sep 29, 2011.

  1. gravdigr

    gravdigr Road Train Member

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    not in that truck. Trainers get dual bunk cascadias. That looks like the single bunk century i drive.
     
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  3. djtrype

    djtrype Heavy Load Member

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    This is what a typical trainer's truck with PAM looks like.

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  4. Black_379

    Black_379 Light Load Member

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    Sheesh! I guess no sense of humor must be a requirement to work at pam. :biggrin_25518:
     
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  5. djtrype

    djtrype Heavy Load Member

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    Guess so. I'm too tired to think right now. :(
     
  6. 7122894003481

    7122894003481 Bobtail Member

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    See this is why I put an 8 inch suspension lift and a 3 inch body lift and some 52 inch mickey thompsons on my tractor and trailer.

    It will drive through anything, except under bridges.:biggrin_25522:
     
  7. Dryver

    Dryver Road Train Member

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    I blame his trainer, everyone knows you need to be doing 70+mph to make that lane change. Obviously being too careful was his downfall.:biggrin_2556:
     
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  8. chompi

    chompi Road Train Member

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    I don't think he's stuck. As you can plainly see he has an orange cone out and I think he's getting ready to alley dock in those woods over there. Probably a papermill or something back there.

    You guys are too quick to judge. Plain as day he is in the middle of a set up. Probably just got a phone call and got interrupted!
     
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  9. OpenRoadDreamer

    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    He shouldve just tried to jump it... He almost made it... Put it in low, lock the difs, n.... wait for the tow truck lol
     
  10. 48Packard

    48Packard Ol' Two-stop Shag!

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    I trained for about a year at another company...it was all I could take.

    But during monologue #1, on day #1, one of the things I would tell a trainee (and this would not be the only time they would hear it from me) was:

    There is not a mistake you can make that has not been made hundreds of thousands of times before you. It will happen, and when it does, stop....take a few deep breaths, and THINK IT THROUGH.

    Looks like this driver got perhaps the first two steps right....
     
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  11. OpenRoadDreamer

    OpenRoadDreamer Road Train Member

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    My CDL Instructor at my company always said "Dont make one mistake worse by making another". You can usually survive the first, its the second that hurts. Or in some instances, the 3rd, 4th, 5th... lol
     
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