Solo. I can't imagine driving with anyone else..... Outside of my wife. I mean, it's baffling that I make it through a day now without her riding beside me telling me how to drive. Seriously though, that would be the only person I'd want in a seat beside me but she's not interested in getting her CDL.
I thought it had meant a co driver. Driving a tanker I guess I'm not familiar with the term.
Are the truck stop Lizards a thing or not (assking for a freind) ?
I've not seen any other than Vegas.
They never have us rush a load. The most important thing is to get there. The last thing that they want us to do is sacrifice safety for speed. Our orders are normally hammered out months in advance allowing for extra time as a buffer. I'm guessing that if they were to run into some sort of situation that they needed the run to go non-stop, they'd probably arrange drop and hook locations so other drivers could move the load on down the road.
It's all about the 'clocks' when driving. Lots of regulations. A 34hr reset is basically me parking the truck and being off duty for 34 consecutive hours. When a driver does this, it gives them a new set of clocks, or new work week, how ever you'd like to think of it. Here's a pic of my available clocks after this current reset.....
As much as it sucks to have to answer to these clocks, it's probably better in the long run for the public in general. If there were no accountability, there'd bea lot of trucks on the road that should be parked due to driver fatigue.Good Lord!
Give government bureaucrats enough time and they will screw up any and everything they touch.
Yes, the 30 minute break was required to continue on down the road. I only drive a couple more hours and then parked for the day.
Is there any forgiveness. If you hit the time limit are you required to absolutely stop at that very minute even if it is on the shoulder of a very busy highway.
I don't think there's any leeway when it comes to being in violation. I've never run out of time yet but if it should happen I'll make note of it in my electronic log. Not that it'll mean anything to a roadside inspector but it's worth a shot.
Yeah, the traction is my main concern. When I first started driving this combination, I could feel the difference in the ride. There seems to be more give to side movement when rolling through corners down the interstate. Kind of a weird feeling that is now my new normal.WOW! While they look wider I, like you, am skeptical. Maybe not as much rubber on the road reducing friction but it also seems like it would reduce braking distance in an emergency.
Plus, how much of an issue is having one blow/flat with a load? Does that mean you would have to stop and wait for service truck to come rescue you?
And lastly, please tell me they don't use recaps on the single wheels.
I've not seen one of them laying in the road yet. One night recently I did hit someone's regular recap tread that let loose in front of me. It was the full piece. I had vehicles to both sides and was loaded. I couldn't have swerved to avoid it. I got it with the front, right steer tire followed by the rears. While I didn't actually see it hit, it hit my trailers ladder that is on that side. It bent that back like a pretzel. That's some heavy duty metal that got deformed. The only damage that it did to the truck was bending the frame for the steps when it came from under the front tire. Not too bad though.
Yep, people don't realize how dangerous it is to follow or drive beside a truck and trailer. Especially motorcycles.
I can see the sidewalls being softer for sure.
5,819 gallons of motor oil. It was loaded at 80 degrees. It’s at 76 degrees now. These tankers are insulated pretty well. The place where I’m delivering is concerned with the delivery temperature. Many places are. Had this have been one of those locations I’d probably have to stop to have the load steamed before delivering. And yes, the colder the product, the slower it offloads.
