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re: I drive a semi truck. Ask me anything.
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:28 am to CR4090
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:28 am to CR4090
quote:Thanks for the question Mr DOT inspector/State Trooper
Why do you never have your paperwork, know what you are hauling or have the proper equipment?
I'm not sure tbh. Most company drivers have an account they drive for and know exactly what they are hauling. Every load I get has a BOL(I keep it right on the seat for each one) and I know exactly what I'm hauling down to the weight of normal cargo and weight of hazardous material. If i feel heavy(sometimes the bol weight listed is incorrect and i know this because after you pull weights of all kinds long enough you know what it feels like and your like, na this paperwork isnt right so i go weigh it myself), i always cat scale to have that ticket on deck. I weigh myself more so actually because your load drives better when the weight is distributed correctly on your drive axles/tandem axles. Too much weight front or back causes driving to be more bouncy or harder to flow while driving. Even weight eliminates that. Most hazmat items are under a certain weight so I don't have to placard the trailer. All of my truck information(insurance inspection, physical etc) is in a folder in the driver door.
As far as proper equipment, what do you mean by that?
This post was edited on 7/24/24 at 11:48 am
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Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:36 am to BET
quote:
Drive i10 for 5 months straight and then you'll realize how stupid people are in general everyday life.
More like five minutes but point taken.
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:44 am to BET
Somebody asked how do I fix unbalanced weight inside of a trailer. Once you have your trailer weight at a cat scale station(at most all big truck stops)and get a cat scale ticket. That ticket shows how much weight is on your steers/drives and tandems. Law says you can't be more than 34k lbs on your drive(rear tires of tractor) axles or tandem(rear tires) axles. So if one side is over that weight you need to slide your tandem slide under the trailer to where the weight is balanced and/or legal on each of those axles. You can be under weight and still be unbalanced. There is a release arm under the trailer, you pull it open and allows the slides to move forward or backwards above your axles then by keeping your air brakes on your trailer engaged, pull forward with tractor(brakes off) very slowly and slide the trailer forward or backward without the wheels moving(utube videos everywhere on this) allowing you to evenly distribute the weight accordingly. That's how you fix unbalanced or illegally distributed weight. I do all of this with app that you type in your weights and then it tells you if your good or weight needs to move so many holes forward or backward under trailer to balance your weight during the time you are sliding your trailer for optimal results accordingly.
This post was edited on 7/24/24 at 11:53 am
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:48 am to BET
What do I need to know about removing and reinstalling a yoke on a Dana 44?
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:49 am to BET
quote:
As far as proper equipment, what do you mean by that?
"I didn't know I was supposed to have PPE...."
Said while wearing flip flops, a wife beater, and sweat pants and standing in a chemical plant/construction site/rig location
Solid thread by the way, I'm in the industry but from the dispatching/logistics side, never drove. Good drivers are indeed tough to come by, safe travels.
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:51 am to BET
What are most commercial liners speeds governed at?
Nothing drives me more insane than being behind a rig who is passing another rig and they’re only going 1 mph faster.
Can most not give it a little gas so they don’t hold up the left lane for 5 mins?
Nothing drives me more insane than being behind a rig who is passing another rig and they’re only going 1 mph faster.
Can most not give it a little gas so they don’t hold up the left lane for 5 mins?
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:53 am to BET
What is better/more in demand being a company driver vs independent? I assume independent means you own your own truck and pay all your own gas insurance repair bills?
If so does that mean you just accept jobs and work at will? Vs company you would work for XYZ company and go where and when they tell you?
And for both are you paid by the hour or by the mile/load?
If so does that mean you just accept jobs and work at will? Vs company you would work for XYZ company and go where and when they tell you?
And for both are you paid by the hour or by the mile/load?
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:55 am to slacker130
quote:im not a mechanic but here goes.
What do I need to know about removing and reinstalling a yoke on a Dana 44?
1.Remove drive line ujoints
2 Chisel mark's so you know how everything came off and can reset it.
Pull yoke nut
3 once nut is off use a pool puller to get the yoke off,
4 change seal
5 reinstall yoke
6 set nut to the mark you should have made before taking it off and go about 1/8 past the marks.
7 done.
This post was edited on 7/24/24 at 11:57 am
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:55 am to BET
I worked at a large warehouse many years ago checking in the over the road drivers. All the major names came through. KLLM, Swift, Werner, Schneider, etc.
Serious question. How many of those fellas child molesters?
Serious question. How many of those fellas child molesters?
Posted on 7/24/24 at 11:59 am to Crawdaddy
quote:i mean, is this a question based on their appearance? Some of the roughest individuals I've met when I talk to them sound like got darn Tiger Woods and they just got finished writing code or something
worked at a large warehouse many years ago checking in the over the road drivers. All the major names came through. KLLM, Swift, Werner, Schneider, etc.
Serious question. How many of those fellas child molesters?
It's actually hard to judge a book by its cover in this industry. Those guys ate a library of info regarding trucking.
This post was edited on 7/24/24 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:04 pm to BET
Was watching a trucker youtube channel and he was pulled over. Don't remember which state but the trooper was saying he could cite him for not having his bed made. Is that really a thing?
Which brings me to my next question. What is the most ridiculous rule/law you have to follow in regards to your truck, driving etc?
Which brings me to my next question. What is the most ridiculous rule/law you have to follow in regards to your truck, driving etc?
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:15 pm to Samso
This is a very optimistic look from our perspective. I'm hearing $6/mile with a base minimum of $6/ton from truckers ChatGPT shows $3.50/mile here.
Although, the $6/mile is distance to site, but covers both to and return. So reallly ends up being $3/mile if you count both there and back. Not sure if ChatGPT is assuming this is $/mile where miles is 1 way but it covers both to and return... or they're literally counting miles to and from. In my experience working this so far, a 75 mile haul terminology means 75 miles to site and 75 back... not 37.5 there and 37.5 back.
Although, the $6/mile is distance to site, but covers both to and return. So reallly ends up being $3/mile if you count both there and back. Not sure if ChatGPT is assuming this is $/mile where miles is 1 way but it covers both to and return... or they're literally counting miles to and from. In my experience working this so far, a 75 mile haul terminology means 75 miles to site and 75 back... not 37.5 there and 37.5 back.
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:18 pm to Yammie250F
quote:not sure about bed being made but if you get dot'd and you keep a dirty truck like stinks, empty bottles everywhere, empty food containers etc. You will get cited for it. I keep a clean truck. It's you home away from home. Some people dgaf and there trucks smell like hammered shite inside. Its horrible what a company has to do to disinfect and clean before handing it to another driver.
Was watching a trucker youtube channel and he was pulled over. Don't remember which state but the trooper was saying he could cite him for not having his bed made. Is that really a thing?
quote:probably I wish it was law that all companies had to allow their drivers personal conveyance. This is for off the clock reasons to go places for whatever you need or want esp on weekends. Drivers abuse pc and they eliminate it punishing all drivers in the process. For the most part my driving world is good. I've been dot'd 3 times and one violation(hit some broken tire tread on the interstate and it flipped of course under my trailer and ripped off one of my mud flaps, cop see's I don't have a flap and pulls me over and commences to dot me, I was totally clean except for that. I knew when it happened like 30 minutes before i got whammed, what can you do until you get to a truck stop and have another put on)i had between all three dot inspections, just 1 violation and it was to the company not me. Some of the L.E.O. are courteous and some are straight assholes("look at me i wear a uniform and im a "school bus DOT agent" in Georgia and louisiana people are stupid".)
Which brings me to my next question. What is the most ridiculous rule/law you have to follow in regards to your truck, driving etc?
This post was edited on 7/24/24 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:22 pm to Saunson69
quote:the way my company counts miles which can be positive or negative they tabulate miles to and from and they use zipcode to zipcode to do the miles.
they're literally counting miles to and from.
ikr. It's always round trip miles that should be paid. Deadhead/backhaul etc.
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:22 pm to BET
Thank you for your service. An unsung hero doing work for our benefit.
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:27 pm to BET
Have you developed meth mouth yet?
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:33 pm to Nole Man
quote:thank you brother. Chances are if you buy from home depot from west Texas to Georgia, we delivered it. I don't work for home depot but my company is contracted thru them and home depot is one of our many accounts.
Thank you for your service. An unsung hero doing work for our benefit.
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:37 pm to jafari rastaman
quote:
Have you developed meth mouth yet?
Truckers are pretty much clean esp if you work for a company. Drug testing procedures are very thorough. In accidents that isn't even your fault, you get drug tested anyway. New jobs, you are tested etc. Lots of people fail the test and aren't offered employment or get fired. Alcohol is a big problem. They tell us we have to not drink for so many hours(4 to 6hrs I think) before driving if you decide to drink when your off work. I rarely drink. Like 1 time a month if that.
This post was edited on 7/24/24 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:41 pm to BET
quote:
thank you brother. Chances are if you buy from home depot from west Texas to Georgia, we delivered it. I don't work for home depot but my company is contracted thru them and home depot is one of our many accounts.
You do them pine straw rolls?
Posted on 7/24/24 at 12:44 pm to Nole Man
quote:we deliver everything for them!
You do them pine straw rolls?
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