Stuck pulling doubles or triples ?

Only good thing about triples is they can't force dispatch you into Kommiefornia....

 

dennisroc I drove doubles for many many years. If, and I do mean if you ever get yourself in a situation like that, just unhook, and turn them around. This will never happen to you though, doubles have a great turning radius. If you can't do that, take your time and back them out. I have never done it myself, but my buddy used to show off and do it all the time.

 

I knew you'd come around to LTL eventually!!! 7% turnover vs. 100% in TL.
I have had to break down a set once to get out of a dead end street, bad directions that I didn't verify.
You can back them a little, if needed - but its difficult.

You would be going terminal to terminal, so should never get stuck - theoretically!

 

Pulled doubles years ago. It was 100% drop and hook. No tight backing off a busy street, no lumpers, no crowded warehouse yard that looks more like a salvage yard. Easiest form of trucking there is.

 

I myself don't pull doubles but I got the chance to see a double in action. I was at a shipper. my load wasn't ready. so u no how we do I sat in my seat and people watch. this particular day it was pouring down rain. I enjoyed myself because people was running around trying not to get wet that was really good.

he pulled up I guess his load had to go in 1st trailer. but he stopped dropped 2nd trailer. pulled out then I really didn't see what he did to the dolly then he got back in truck and pulled out from dolly. and he took the 1st trailer and bump dock. the dropped that trailer to go pick the 2nd trailer now becoming the 1st trailer then he backed up to dolly and hooked it up then he went to go pick up trailer that was against dock now becoming 2nd trailer. and now all this was done in rain. I do envy people that pull doubles but not that particular day did you see on you tube the driver straight line backing doubles to park that was a bad driver he did that.

then the bad side while I was in a 53 loaded was pretty heavy. was in windy rain storm later find out I was skirting on a tornado. a double in front of me had his 2nd trailer to roll but the tractor and 1st trailer didn't roll just last trailer. because u no the light trailer go in rear. good luck to you and your wife!!!!

 

Doubles requires a little more planning. Don't get yourself in a situation where you have to try and back up. Or if you're like me, have a little patience (I have none). Got behind some guy at the fuel island who must have been on break. Decided to Back the set up which I did successfully but......upon making a hard left I broke the emergency glad hand on the back trailer (because of the angle I was at) blocking about three lanes at the Petro. Never did tell the company about it and took the glad hand from the rear of the last trailer and used it since all their trailers had shut-off valves. Got it done after about a half hour and a lot of enbarrasment.....oh, and the guy in front of me came wandering out about a half an hour later and couldn't figure out what was going on.

 

Doubles are not bad. Turn much tighter then any 53-57'. Make sure heavy one is always up front. If all is loaded well and in good shape they will run down the road pretty good. Can be a handful if not and in windy weather. Just adapt to the conditions. As for backing. I managed to back a pair about 40 yrd--1 time. 98%of the time I was crossed up within 50 ft. lol Never pulled triples. Sure it's even more fun. If you get next to a governed truck you can always act like they are a lot more squirrely then they are and scare him off. You will be fine. Hope it works out well for you two.