Where is everyone #5

stwik · Aug 6, 2019

Czar_Zero said: ↑

Came in to work this morning and boss says "Sorry, I gotta send you to the coast today. Pickup trailer is already loaded up"

Imagine cartoons where the cloud of dust shaped like the character is all that remains because of rapid departure. That was me.

Not heartbroken to go where it's 30 degrees cooler and overcast.

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Some day.

Closest I’ve been is Aberdeen..

stwik · Aug 6, 2019

PoleCrusher said: ↑

Man I'm just giving you a bit of a hard time. It's what we do to folks we like, maybe you far northern types are different?
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They are a very different breed.

Negative temperatures and some of them are outside in shorts and t-shirts.

Or is that just the legendary Heavy Hammer?

MartinFromBC · Aug 6, 2019

PoleCrusher said: ↑

Man I'm just giving you a bit of a hard time. It's what we do to folks we like, maybe you far northern types are different?
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Sorry its sometimes hard to read humor when in a written form. And just a little bit stressed out this afternoon, had a little incident happen just outside the restaurant after lunch. Nobody is hurt thank God. But sorry @PoleCrusher for getting annoyed.

OLDSKOOLERnWV · Aug 6, 2019

superhauler said: ↑

A witzoo isn't a desired trailer...if you get my drift. From the looks say bout $5000 give or take a grand. Now that triaxle pull behind I'd be interested in.
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It’s for sale too..... real heavy duty trailer. I spent 13 years with this company, shame the new owner milked it to death. Now the original owner is trying to clean up the leftovers!

MACK E-6 · Aug 6, 2019

OLDSKOOLERnWV said: ↑

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That’s a good way to have to come find your truck.

stwik · Aug 6, 2019

@Rugerfan

Is this you? In a few years when the youngster is old enough?

MACK E-6 · Aug 6, 2019

MartinFromBC said: ↑

Warning long post...and ends with a question for you experienced people who frequent this thread.
The question is about my training methods, even though i have trained many to haul heavy and oversized loads...i can probably always improve my way of training. Background on her, age 28, driven fuel truck and gravel truck, plus end dump for me for 4 years, drove for a couple other companies for about 4 years before I hired her. Been training her part time for a couple of months to low bed big heavy stuff...then i send her to drive normal loads between my training sessions.
We are about 182k to 183k lbs gross, 14'9 high, 14'3 wide, and 92'8 long. Now for the rest of the story.
My trainee was nervous about fueling up this morning at a large card lock we went to. I could have driven but then she didn't do it herself to really learn it. So i said do what you are comfortable with, and go slow. She nosed in, filled the drivers side tank from one pump, hose would not reach the other side, so she shut that pump off, swiped the card to the other pump, and filled the passenger side tank. I said now that is using your brain, good job. Remember that you have two pilot cars and their drivers to utilize, don't be scared to use them, this is her first run with two pilot cars. She got on the radio and asked them to block traffic for a minute and let her know if she was okay to back up, since she was nervous to attempt pulling straight through between the pumps. Once they assured her all was clear, she backed up, then turned hard right and pulled back out onto the road. She is an extremely capable driver, impresses me every day I send her to work. But this is a big load, and some areas are pretty tight we have been into...so its learning to stop, stay calm, and think. And a friendly reminder that the pilot cars are there for her to use in any way that she chooses. She is the boss, they are working for her this trip, they are not just coworkers who also drive truck beside her like usual. The only thing that is truly different about heavy haul, compared to say just driving a tanker, is mind set. Once you switch your mind to the new normal, which is being really wide, way too long, a bit too tall, and the weight is significantly more than normal, that is the new normal, and it isn't all that hard. Slow down and go easy, watch the signs extra carefully for low obstructions ahead, and anything showing a narrow bridge or the oncoming traffic. We will stop for lunch in Houston, and I will drive the next hour or so of the trip because I know what is coming up, and I feel its better that I drive, and explain to her why I am doing things the way I am. I will send the lead pilot car ahead to stop traffic, because the bridge coming up two minutes after we leave our lunch stop is just barely wide enough for two legal width semis, and no way will we even get past a pickup coming the other way. Then the hill down into Telkwa is no joke at our size and weight. In Smithers she gets the steering wheel back. I'm sure she can do it, but will be white knuckles, so no point in causing her that level of stress when I'm sitting right here. I think sometimes training is making them do something difficult so they learn...but also knowing that occasionally its better to just drive a stretch and explain why we the trainer are doing what we are...Or maybe i am wrong and no #### clue what is the best way to train heavy haul even though i have trained many before...but possibly i was too easy or too hard on them...training is anything but an exact science.
My train of thought is to push and stretch her...but not force her to drive in truly sketchy areas, but to trade seats and drive those stretches myself.
Right or wrong ???
Force her to drive no matter what?
Or be even more lenient and drive even in the only somewhat difficult areas???
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Has this gal expressed any trepidation at all?

If not, I’d say let her at it and see what she’s got, until it looks like she can’t handle it.

OLDSKOOLERnWV · Aug 6, 2019

I use to drive and or operate all this stuff, kinda sad in a way.....

MACK E-6 · Aug 6, 2019

TripleSix said: ↑

Speaking of racism...do you see anything wrong with this?

Years ago, I was sitting in a restaurant chatting with a waitress.

Waitress: Are you married?
Six: No.
Waitress: Do you have any kids?
Six: No, I’m not married.
Waitress: You don’t have to be married to have kids...
Six: Yes you do.
Waitress:......
Old Man: Sir, can I shake your hand? I agree with you wholeheartedly.

The difference between Men and boys is that Men are responsible. There is more to parental responsibility than just paying child support.

Now, you have this moron with 33 kids. The media focus is on him. But, what about the women? The thing is, if anyone says anything about how they’re living, they’re racist. Well, I guess I am racist. I pay taxes, and my taxes to to people who choose not to be responsible.

Bleeders want to shame you with terms like racist and homophobe and sexist and they feel that we are obligated to take care of “the less fortunate.” They will tell us that these people didn’t get a fair shake, or didn’t have the opportunities that others had.
Sorry. That line of reasoning might work with 1 kid. But 33? TFU,S

“But Six, perhaps he didn’t know any better? Perhaps he couldn’t figure out what he was doing wrong?”

The very first step in being in control of your life is that you have to be responsible for your life. This situation with this guy, what do you think is going to happen with those 33 kids? Well, they will all become statistics.
-75% of all new AIDS cases are black people between the ages of 18-24
-1/4 of black men are in prison.
Where does this end?

Speaking of control, my mind goes to the shooting in El Paso. El Paso has been a battle ground for the cartels for quite a few years, to the point to where you could hear the gun fire at night. But now you got some guy that, according to the media, was protesting the migration of Mexicans into the country. Has anyone ever been to El Paso? Did you see any Mexicans?

This was a setup. They’re going to pin this on Trump. Predictable. Get a white kid, give him a gun and send him to a gun free zone and have him shoot at women and children. And the media will take care of the rest.
And all the Bleeders are clamoring for a ban on guns. What would happen then? Well, in the big cities like Chicago, those too old or too feeble to throw down have to carry Mugger Money just to go to the grocery store and run errands. Nationwide, the cops would be overrun in just a couple days and the street gangs would have absolute power. Nope, I think I will keep my guns and take my chances.

“But Six, there needs to be a solution to the mass shooters.”

Oh, there is...they usually hit gun free zones. The more gun free zones you have, the more targets you have. Get rid of the the gun free zones and put the metal detection at the school doors.
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Mass shooters?

Sure, drop them before they get a shot off. Case closed.

PoleCrusher · Aug 6, 2019

MartinFromBC said: ↑

Sorry its sometimes hard to read humor when in a written form. And just a little bit stressed out this afternoon, had a little incident happen just outside the restaurant after lunch. Nobody is hurt thank God. But sorry @PoleCrusher for getting annoyed.
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Well hopefully your day is getting better.

Maybe I should move to BC and find me a boss man?

Hey that's it, now I understand. All the good people in the trucking industry done went off and moved to BC. Ain't none left south of the border.

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