Verizon WI-FI is wonderful! lol
why do you think some call the state NO-hio ! lol
oh well im in pennsylvania now over by scranton
so if anyone sees a big grey freightliner with Michigan West on the doors its me! lol
Im not advertising but..... www.miwest101.com is our website, we dont pull the black trailer anymore that you will see, we pull an enclosed drop deck trailer for the same porpose just inside.
later
TRX450R racer wrote: Im in toldeo, OH w/ my dad fixin to got a bite to eat at the Flying J, headed to the east coast then down to NJ then up to MASS. well g2g just thought i would let you know and, keep ya informed and im kinda bored laterJason
Im in toldeo, OH w/ my dad fixin to got a bite to eat at the Flying J, headed to the east coast then down to NJ then up to MASS. well g2g
just thought i would let you know and, keep ya informed and im kinda bored
Jason
Hope you didnt feed those little koisks for 1.00 every minute or whatever it was to log online lol.
Gambi80 wrote: Falls Valley RR wrote:Once that 5th wheel of yours goes "Click" then it is on you. =) Be careful what you put on that plate!What happens if your 5th wheel goes flat...?
Falls Valley RR wrote:Once that 5th wheel of yours goes "Click" then it is on you. =) Be careful what you put on that plate!
What happens if your 5th wheel goes flat...?
Should have checked the muffler bearings and turn signal fluid.
TRX450R ; Thank you for the good words. For the last 45yrs. I had my own truck , and 25 yrs .ago my bride started runnin' with me after the kids grew up. We havent' been every where , but a lot of places andsaw a lot of things some good and some bad. We pulled the pin ( retired ) in Nov. I started drivin' in summer vacation from school when I was 13 . Driving in the gravel pit to the grizzly . Then teachin' youngins' how to drive trucks. Movin onto freight , runnin' casual from the local hall. Then got ( Rattler) of my own ) ~~~ Ya'll take care now. Hope to hear from you again soon .
Respectfully, Cannonball
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
thanks cannon. i appreciate that youre one of the few drivers that i have met that actually has some commom courtesy
i know from being around it all my life and from my dad that this industry isnt what it used to be, ...... im sorry to say
yea i know they are heavy in the top lol, i drove it one night out in wisconsin and my dad had an escalade on the dove tail it was pretty whippy, it kept my hands full i drove for about 20 MI and said screw this and let my dad have it lol
also in ND i was down to 40 MPH just north of fargo i got caught in a down pour i was going by the lines on the road and all hunched over the steering wheel but i made it through it and i got a big pat on the back and a "good job boy" from my dad when i got through it
who do you drive for?
switch7frg wrote: Falls Valley RR : what are those 2 sticks poking thru the floor for?
Falls Valley RR : what are those 2 sticks poking thru the floor for?
im 14 my dad has an old '88 freightliner he has 9 in one box and 4 in the other it will do 140 on the dyno
and if you think im one of those "kids" that only can ride in these things, well youre wrong!
I have driven it down the road loaded with 8 cars in ND and my dad in the passennger seat
starting from a stop,
you dont believe me like most?
i can prove it call me 616-318-1345
nice post switch7frg
locoi1sa wrote: ....I shut the key off after that school bus full of kids took a right turn onto the same 2 lane I was doing 35 MPH on with 35 ton of sand in the box. I blew 2 tires trieing to stop.
....I shut the key off after that school bus full of kids took a right turn onto the same 2 lane I was doing 35 MPH on with 35 ton of sand in the box. I blew 2 tires trieing to stop.
Requirements needed to drive a school bus:
Ability to inhale and exhale sequentially for an extended period of time. Previous driving experience not necessary.
It all started with the drive up ATM machines with BRAILE. Now thats how a lot of people drive. I shut the key off after that school bus full of kids took a right turn onto the same 2 lane I was doing 35 MPH on with 35 ton of sand in the box. I blew 2 tires trieing to stop. That was too close and the cop said what do you want me to do give the driver a ticket? She may lose her job. I said the kids almost lost thier lives!!! Needless to say no ticket and 2 flats. Now I drive a service truck. Much smaller but dirtier.
Pete
I pray every day I break even, Cause I can really use the money!
I started with nothing and still have most of it left!
John K, Been there and done that ( fun and games time) on I 40 eastbound to at least to Chambers. some times it can get very interesting.
Cannonball
Chico ; 10-4 on that good post . Cannonball
Falls Valley RR : In times gone by , this old hide has driven more than a few older trucks . Now days they are called " tired iron" . I was not given new equipment because I knew how to keep the old ones going. Like you said, the young kids could not handle them, ( what are those 2 sticks poking thru the floor for? ) ~~~ A hat & coat rack kid . A train brought it to the siding, but if you got it a truck brought it. This is a good thread ,it would be nice to see it grow and survive. After a road adventure, we could go to the Depot Diner for CWs good grocerys to eat. Respectfully, Cannonball
switch7frg That is a lomng time to be out there. Lawyers and insurance men seem to make the laws today. Seems to make it harder for us as drivers and C&E on trains to get the freight over the road. Yes we need rules but common sense doen't count for much anymore.
Gambi80 wrote: I like how it took almost 2 pages worth of posting on this topic for someone to say... Look away, not at the lights. I've been driving a truck for almost 8 years and I've noticed the 'trucker' courtesy on the road declining. I don't get into the over-the-road business though, just local.
I like how it took almost 2 pages worth of posting on this topic for someone to say... Look away, not at the lights.
I've been driving a truck for almost 8 years and I've noticed the 'trucker' courtesy on the road declining. I don't get into the over-the-road business though, just local.
Yea, no kiddin'. Just because the sun is coming up does mean you need to stare at it. Look at the other side of the road so you don't wreck.
spokyone wrote: Don't dump 'til you thump?
Nice phrase! I'm adding that to my vernacular.
"Transfer Paint..." good one.
Be safe out there. I think things are a tad more dangerous out there.
I dont run on the roads anymore except to use my experience working with the older trucks that today's young folk may not really understand. Those Super500's for example take me back.
Cheers.
Nice large car in your icon. That a 379?
RWM
Wow ! Railroaders and truckers talking! Who would have thunk.
I have dimmed my lights for trains and they have for me. Just two people trying to get over vthe road as best they can. We can all try the golden rule from time to time to make life easy on both of us.
challenger3980 wrote: My whole point was to have the lights dimmed to a less intense level, just as on a highway vehicle, you would still be plenty visible, without having near the impact on highway traffic.
Well the FRA disagrees with you, since about 15 years ago they mandated MORE lights on the head end of a train with the mandate of ditch lights.
An "expensive model collector"
FTGT725 wrote: I guess when a trucker takes out a family because a train blinded the driver, you just sue the railroad and the engineer as they share in the cause of the accident.
I guess when a trucker takes out a family because a train blinded the driver, you just sue the railroad and the engineer as they share in the cause of the accident.
I assume most trains do not just "suddenly" appear. Most. So if you see a train is approaching and it has a bright headlight that may interfere with your vision, why not just slow your truck down so you have it under control? Even if you have to pull it off to the side on the shoulder for 30 seconds to a minute, isn't that better than the possibility of taking out an innocent family? Or are you in that much of a hurry? As an aside, let me ask you truck drivers how any of your fellow truck drivers can drive in smoke/fog/blinding rain at such high speeds that they become part of those massive 50 vehicle interstate wrecks as we have seen twice recently near Madison, Wisconsin and a really big one on I-4 between Orlando and Tampa? I realize having driven a 40-footer for awhile that four wheelers are part of the problem and that problem becomes potentially fatal in less than perfect visibility. But having that knowledge that you never know what the four wheelers are going to do always made me extra special careful in those situations.
Ulrich wrote: I can appreciate why those lights need to be as bright as they are...you've got 13000 plus tons rolling along at a fair clip....and those 13000 tons can't be stopped quickly in the event of an emergency. It needs to be as visible as possible.
I can appreciate why those lights need to be as bright as they are...you've got 13000 plus tons rolling along at a fair clip....and those 13000 tons can't be stopped quickly in the event of an emergency. It needs to be as visible as possible.
At high speeds (+20mph) the headlights are on so the train may be SEEN by the public, at low speeds (-20mph) the headlights are so WE can see the public.
Granted, the above is a simplification, but hopefully you'll get the point.
The potential for lawsuits against an engineer personally (not to mention the railroad) for not dimming his headlights (should an incident occur) is so great that an engineer dare not dim his lights except in the prescribed manner and locations.
Years ago, we used to frequently dim our headlights for paralell road traffic; we even used to extinguish the headlights when meeting opposing trains (so we could read the engine number).
But alas, those days are gone, thanks to the dilligent efforts of various lawyers to reward those morons that don't know well enough to stay off the tracks; then those very same morons reproduce thereby creating even more morons who will do something stupid thereby creating more business for lawyers, ad infinitum....
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