Re: Semi Semi Truck Drivers


<squattingdawg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>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 did not mean to imply that longer trailers were "more stable" only that it
is a lot easy to see when they start drifting. Plus, it is pretty hard to
overcorrect when your trailer is 70 feet or longer.


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