Re: Semi Semi Truck Drivers


<squattingdawg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1133126120.199926.106290@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I would have to watch someone to believe that they could back up
> triples other than stright line and very short distance. The lenght of
> the trip's would not help, just to many joints to control being pushed.
> I pull rocky mountains NV/ID and Northern AZ. At times we have to back
> them out of the loading plants, it is normally about 1 to 1 and half
> truck/trailer lengths. As far as the guy backing doubles around corners
> again I just dont believe it. I have heard the claim many times over
> the years but always followed by excuses when they could not do it. The
> over all length does not make it more stable in either direction. It
> would if it was a single trailer because it would slow down the
> reaction rate of the turn. But not with all the turn points.They are
> however much more stable when loaded to out to legal. Watch out for
> them in bad weather. The driver has no control of the rear trailer when
> ice comes to play. Drive safe and enjoy the Holidays.

I've pulled triples from Reno to Salt lake in the winter and did not ever
drop the last box. You just go down the grades very slow and put about 3
pounds of brakes on the trailers. When I say slow I'm talking about 5 to 10
mph. I wouldn't do it now but the cheap company I worked at would always say
"well the over truck made it ok". There was only one time I should have
dropped the last box but I was at Lake Side UT when it got bad and just
slowed it way down. The guy I saw back the trips up did it in a straight
line back into the dock. Any other stories I'd have to see.

When you talk about turn point I assume you're talking about pivot points
and a set of trips has 5. You sound like you pull for *** Simon. And the
route you're driving up through AZ, and UT I would drop the last box even if
it rained. I know AZ port is a bitch and I've heard all the horror stories
about that interstate when I started hauling gasoline. Say hi to my friends
at Ken Bettridge for me.


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