What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Well i almost got stuck going up this 58 degree incline, off a BUSY street too, they call a driveway.

    I took my suspension leveling valve loose and turned it up all the way. This gave me about 3 more inches of lift, and took enough weight off the trsiler pinning my one drive that I got loose.

    Then went on the big adventure to make another attempt, one way feeder road next to the interstate, but sat in the outside lane until the light stopped traffic so I could cut across all the lanes and have a better angle.

    May qualify as the most truck driver thing I did today.
     
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  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Without knowing the agent code, I can't tell you.

    I never look at team freight. I have it out of my filter.

    Never look at team or driver collect.
     
  4. Espressolane

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    ID75 is a blue route, you pull a 48, so no restriction.
    Has some curves for sure, good overall.
     
  5. D.Tibbitt

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    So on my trek down thru the mountains of idaho . We saw a big majestic bear down in the river hunting for his morning breakfast. First time ive ever seen a bear. I was amazed and in awe of how big they are.

    And then in a strange turn of events 20 or so miles later there was an entire family of turkeys crossing the road. A mother and father and looked like 3 or 4 baby turkeys. Unfortunatly big blue has no sympathy for any animals dumb enough to walk in front of him while hes hammered down and ultimatly sent them turkeys back to their creator. We witnessed the entire circle of life all in 1 days worth of truckin
     
  6. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    What is a blue route mean ? It didnt list any restrictions in front of my atlas. Didnt see any signs either.
     
  7. Espressolane

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    How many Turkey stamps did you get?
     
  8. Espressolane

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    Idaho has some restrictions on several routes. Never worried about it he weights, just the length and off-track. They color them. If memory serves me, they are Black, Red, Green and Blue. Each color is for maximum length and off-track. In most places 48’s are not restricted. Anything over that, singles or doubles have to be permitted based on length and off-track.
    You will find the info on the state web site. The permit has three pages, the actual permit, the charts for length/off-track and the maps. For a valid permit you are required to have all three pages. They also have a detailed worksheet for calculating the off-track.
     
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  9. D.Tibbitt

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    they hand out stamps for that ? Sheesh there was atleast 5 turkeys. We are racking up the kills this summer. Got bambi last month and now a whole family of turkeys.
     
  10. Dave_in_AZ

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    Why are trucks doing 20 or better through this Love's???.

    Am i getting that old? That cautious?

    Someone is going to step out from behind a truck and that's going to be all she wrote seems to me.
     
  11. D.Tibbitt

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    That seems to be a common theme . If u arent in high range going around the lot then ur going to slow.... And then u get the boneheads trying to stick it to the man by idling 3mph around the entire truckstop
     
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