Truckerfag Thread - /tfg/

>Driving Large Vehicles For Fun And Profit, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying About Personal Hygene:

Find a community college or specialist 'school' that can get you a CDL, either finance it or pay out of pocket, then get on board at a company that offers tuition reimbursement.

Stick out your two years in the meat grinder to pay your dues, then decide once you're debt free whether or not you want to stick around.

There are also companies that will train you in exchange for you signing a (typically) 2-year contract, and while these are generally regarded as a total shitfest, it's not the worst thing in the world if that is your only option.

That said, aim for a recognizable company - Swift, Prime, and Schneider all get a lot of flak for being 'puppy mill' companies, but the true shitters are companies like CR England, CRST, and a handful of others that aren't coming to mind.

Nine times out of ten, a smaller, locally-owned-and-operated 'Mom and Pop' company will be your best bet.

t. Trucker Gundam ver. Ka

>Bandit is sitting in his isolation chamber thinking about Joe Rogan doing a long, low sexy workout

http://www.picgur.org/afterdark/image/Z5m

>>17779017
What's the story with those long hood Petes anyway? Special model plate? Does it house a special engine with more cylinders, or just more cooling?

>>17779052
Prosthetic penis enhancement has gone off the rails.

They can be fitted with longer motors, but rarely are, since nobody has made a V12 or I8 in a long while. On the upside, any old 14L sits right down in it without having to shove a cylinder or two into the dash, so they can be pulled sraight up and out, and you don't need to smuggle in a 12 year old Vietnamese girl to work on the back of the block.

>>17779052
a e s t h e t i c

>>17779043
Gotta soak in that magnesium, bro.

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>>17779043
>Why did I click the link when I already knew what was inside?

>>17779052
Once upon a time, larger engines, now its purely a style choice.

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Protip: when there's no parking left, just head to the shop and ask for a brake check and advise. Should be able to get in most of my 34 hour reset sitting in the shade.

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>>17779293
Is it because they're slow or because that poor old freightshaker is so whooped they're writing up the cost of replacing everything?

>>17779303
About 50/50.

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Is it normal for your knee to hurt from driving a 10spdr?
Been at it two weeks and my left knee hurts and feels weak. I don't even double clutch all the time only at dead stops and when the gear won't go in.

>>17779303
>>17779381
Pulled in for the trailer. Left rear S-cam is about froze up after 17 years and 2 million+ miles.

>>17779399
If you're a bitch and aren't pushing at the pelvis.

>>17779052
So the obese driver can reach the back of engine.

>>17779438
>If you're a bitch and aren't pushing at the pelvis
Says the auto driver.

>>17779399
No idea. I have a based air assisted clutch.

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If PrimeFag's here, I have a question. How do you guys treat your new puppy mill drivers? I feel like I'm gonna get the Big Black Werner Cock

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>tfw you're listening to a drunk named Hot Sauce tell you about the time he was getting picked up by the nuts by Goldgerg and he wanders off without his jacket

>>17779461
Don't recall the last time you rebuilt the clutch linkage in a cabover, buddy.

>>17779709
Instead installed a new clutch, rebuilt the air over hydraulic system and the diff after the crown bearing failed on a 2644 Actros.

Buddy.

>>17779723
You sound like a fag and your shits all retarded.

>>17779017
Have a question. I'm planning to go into trucking once I get eye surgery to meet the requirements. I have one ticket for 'defective equipment' (my third light on the truck was out), and had an atfault accident a year ago.

Is there a company that would hire me on so I cn get my experience? Thanks

>>17779765
All of them, pretty much.

>>17779765
As far as I'm aware most puppy mill companies only keep an eye out for DUIs.

>>17779741
k busrider

>>17779765
Prime takes losers of all sorts.

Could anyone weigh in on if Toronto to Texas would be a decent lane? New driver here if that matters.
Thanks in advance.

>>17779921
Depends on what part of TX. Most of it is hell to drive through. I used to main Laredo to Chicago, I35 is the worst bit of interstate in the country as far as I'm concerned. From San Antonio to Oklahoma is just pure shit.

>>17779934
What makes you say that?

>>17779968
I35E threw my trailer into another lane fully loaded. It's breddy bad.

>>17779971
I know exactly what part you're talking about. I don't even know what they're doing.

>>17779934
Not quite what I was hoping to hear. Dallas or El Paso are the two most likely options so far.

>>17779983
I don't think they do either.

:^)

>>17779983
I'm not sure they knew, either. Could have had a sign like "trucks use third lane next 3 miles" or something, but nope, I just rode through in the right lane like some asshole while my double double got cold.

>>17779934
true

>>17780064
Obese fuck

Well, I think it's safe to say I have a gambling addiction now. I need some other self-destructive hobby to fill the time. Suggestions?

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>>17780297
Anime

>>17780315
He said self-destructive, not self-loathing.

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>>17779074

> I8

Was this configuration ever a thing? I know back in the old days they did some weird shit with the big diesels but a straight 8 seems pretty unlikely, IDK.

Obsolete diesel engines fascinate me for some reason. Doesn't YBJ have some sort of weird 1970s Cummins V8 diesel that's super rare or some shit?

>>17780297
Meth, its gambling with your sanity.

>>17780328
YBJ has a Comeapart V904 IIRC

>>17780328
Love me some 60° Caterpillar V8. 3408 <3.
Also happy that Scania continues to fly the 998ci V8 flag that Mack dropped when they got bought out by Volvo.

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AYYY LMAO

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>heading into Houston today

>>17780658
F

>>17780658
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yP1tcy9a10

>>17780658
Eh, maybe not. Just got off the phone, it's really bad. Neighbor's house is under water, 200 roads and streets flooded and two more days of rain forecasted. I'll feel guilty as fuck if I stop and hang out in a free hotel while my neighborhood floods, though.

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Which companies hire NEETs? I have zero verifiable work experience or references. I know by law they have to check at least 3 year employment history. What if I give them my buddy's number and he pretends to be my old boss when they call him up. Will that work?

>>17781124
Swift will hire you anyway. Just say you were self-employed or a college dropout.

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>>17781408

From what I've heart Swift will ask me for tax returns if I claim to be self employed. I have worked for months at a time under the table for cash but they were fly-by-night operations and the owners have since disappeared off the face of the earth so I can't get a legitimate reference or tax returns. As for college... well let's just say I'm past the typical "college age" so that story won't fly.

Has anyone faked a reference? I think that is my only choice. How thorough are they in checking the references you put down?

>>17781719
Just get your CDL and apply, you'd be surprised how little you need to get hired as a truck driver.

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>>17781731

Yeah that was plan B. If I can't get hired through company school I'm just gonna get my CDL on my own and hope someone will take me. My worry is that if I get my CDL on my own I still wont get hired. There are no cheap schools or community colleges where I live so I can't afford to not get hired.

I appreciate the replies.

>>17781719
Carrier I'm with were fucking nazis about prior history. Self employment was ok but you had to have at least 1099's for the period. As for references they checked every one listed in the last ten years and if they didn't get a response from a listed reference for whatever reason you were on hold until they did. However long it took. Some guys in my orientation class were still on hold weeks later so faking a reference might not work with a mega.

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>>17781797

Yeah I've heard some megas like Prime will want to know everything about you short of a DNA sample and anal probe so I'm not gonna even bother with them. From what I understand self-employed is a red flag for megas and they require more paperwork than if you just put down your mcdonald's job.

When I mean "fake" I mean giving them my buddy's number rather than fake number. Of course I would prep my friend on what to say beforehand. I was just curious if they are gonna check through state records to see if my buddy is a legitimate employer. Or verify the business address, that sort of thing.

>>17780328
>>17780351
VT-903. 14.8L of disappointment. Old timers called them nine-oh-nothings, because they were huge, but had a whopping 900ft/lbs or torque. Schneider ran a few thousand of them for an average of 3.5 million miles.

>>17781853
>I was just curious if they are gonna check through state records to see if my buddy is a legitimate employer. Or verify the business address, that sort of thing.
I wouldn't put it past them if they get any sense something is "off" about the reference.

Remember, drivers try shit all the time so there's probably very little HR or Safety hasn't heard or seen before. Including your idea.

>Our terminal has a rollercoaster

By proxy, the Springfield terminal does, on parts of 44, any of the farm roads around the city and the entrance road into Prime which we affectionately call Mayfair Pass.

Mayfair Pass is not a real mountain pass though it has a huge hill in the middle, but once every couple of months drivers who are either dicking on their phones or the QC run off of it and roll their truck since the road is like 5 feet higher than the ground it's built on. I've watched it happen.

>>17779854

p much this if you can breathe, pass a DOT physical and not hit anything on your first week out you're hired.

>>17781124

any mega-carrier, but stay away from CRST, Celadon and any other bottom-feeder that pays less than .40cpm starting. you will want to commit vehicular homicide in your first month

>>17778136

>Be Primefag
>$2/mi hook and book Smithfield run in Smithfield VA
>Cranking down the trailer to my 5th wheel because yard dogs always drop them too high
>CLUNK!!!!!!!!!!
>almost shit rebar concrete blocks, walk my trailer around
>Hirschbach next to me drops his trailer he latched to because he forgot to check the 5th wheel and his probably 60,000lb trailer is now on the ground
>Driver gets out and starts cussing and swearing up a small storm
>wave at him as I leave with a big smile on my face

I like to suck a new cock every few days, will that be possible if I become a driver?

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>>17782152
The ol' "Didn't conduct a visual inspection of the fifth wheel jaws routine."

>Be me, Oilfag
>Be yesterday
>Get newish swamper
>Little Fillipino dude
>Seems nice enough
>Talking with him in the shop while we do up paperwork
>Normal volume levels of speech
>Get in twin steer Western Star and start driving
>Truck is fairly loud; deleted dd16 with dual stacks
>Filipino Dude opens his mouth to speak
>Words come out at approx. 105 DB
>Literally hurting my ears he is talking so loudly
>Respond at a normal, reasonable level
>Seems to have no problems hearing me
>MFW


>>17782196
Yes. "Good buddies" abound in this industry.

>>17782200

I've watched our guys do it in the Springfield yard. Dude had the whole yard tied up once while I was still learning how to walk. Many keks were farmed on the FB driver page

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>>17782216
At the sand hauling place I used to work for, someone forgot to dump the air out of the trailer bags of a dollyed off pneumatic sand trailer with 30 tonnes of sand in it, and the legs eventually got pushed forward and bent from the air draining and pushing on em.

Guess they had to pay for a 60 tonne crane to come and lift the thing out of the dirt.

>>17782200
Will you be my good buddy.

what are you going to do when the robot is driving your truck?

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>>17782928
That's a negatory on that cocksuckery there, Pretty-Mouth.

>>17783096
Jack off a lot more while looking at internet porn I suppose.

>>17781789
I just up and quit my dealership job, got my CDL on my own and with no help from the CDL school I landed a pretty sweet local job. that's not always the case but there are companies like Melton, System, and Decker that will hire literally anyone with a CDL and a pulse. System offered me a regional route over the phone without ever meeting anyone in person or anything.

>>17783321
oh and I think all three of the companies I listed reimburse you for your CDL as well. System was going to give me an extra like $350 a month for a year because I paid 4 grand.

>>17783096
Get paid to babysit a computer.

>>17783096
suck the dick of the hitchhiker I picked up

>>17783096
I guess I'll have to get a tablet to stare at like an asshole as depicted in every autonomous truck PR release photo.

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>tfw houston

I think I'm taking the week off desu. I needed a break anyway

I'm so tired of all of it. I finally get my permit and I still can't get behind the wheel since I didn't do their special drug test and DOT exam there. I went somewhere else. I'm going through Truck Nation School. Super sick of it. I was told at the DMV that since I'm not applying for endorsements (I'm so lost), I can come back with my Class A and just take a written test to get my endorsements for doubles and Hazmats.

The school wanted $1500 upfront or $500 down with $250 every two weeks for 8 weeks if I recall correctly for just the Class A. They also wanted $1900 upfront for Class A w/endorsements. But I couldn't afford the $1900, and the DMV told me I can just pay like $43 and get the endorsements myself.

What do I do, experienced ones? I just wanna make a lot of money and drive away from my problems. And I still can't drive yet.

I'm in California if it matters.

>>17785312
>I'm in California if it matters.
Just suck dicks for coin like you already do, commie.

>>17785346
I don't like living here either, which is why I turned to this skill that can transfer across every state. I may be moving to Texas in a few years, or Alaska, not sure.

I have been offered short haul and long hauls by family. But I still need my license.

Just kind of venting and trying to figure out what do, but since reading through the thread, I got more info.

>>17785362
Sucking dicks is a skill that transfers world wide.

>>17785312
Where in cali? I know a good school. Also $1500 for how many hours?

Goddamn trailer gremlins, eating the seals on the gladhands. What gremlins are plaguing you lot today?

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>>17785346

>unhelpful, useless, moronic post

Wow, you're so cool for jumping on the Cali-hate bandwagon and insulting people for where they live! What a smart guy!

>>17785677
>>unhelpful, useless, moronic post
Wow, you're so cool for making the thread worse!

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GrainGuy has gone construction. Good pay with ot after 50 hours. might have to go otr for them in the winter but that's no biggie. pretty sure they are gonna let me move equipment soon but for now just been on the side dump trains and the end dump

>>17785494
Lol very true, I forgot to account for that.

>>17785555
According to the contract, 40 Hrs.

>>17785727
I dub thee, sir GravelGuy.

>>17785312
>>17785362
If family is offering you work, do they have a truck you can take the test on? Ask them if they can at least lend a hand getting your CDL. If not, just bite the bullet and sign a contract with a mega. If you go with Prime, you'll get a complimentary blowjob, courtesy of Optimus Primefag here.
>>17785727
Noice, better take home pay or just getting more home time?
>>17785735
>40hrs
>$1500
Damn son, I mean Peak cost me $4500 (technically only a few hundred because Skyline paid $4000 I believe), but I got 150hrs over the course of 3 weeks.
>>17785775
>not dubs, therefore not checked
Damn. I like it tho.

In unrelated news, finally managed to get my hands on that diesel Jetta. Gonna have to register it and all that this weekend. All it needs right now is a paint touchup on the driver's side, fix an oil leak from around the timing cover, and sometime in the next 20k miles it's due for a timing belt. Will probably let the dealer handle that and just dump the money on it since I don't trust myself to do that on my DD.

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>>17785775
At my old job they put a foreign guy in my star and he broke the 4500 dollar bumper the first week I was gone.

I also saw this happen my first day on the job.

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>>17783321

Thank you. I will look into those companies.

>>17785800
To be fair these tippers are like balancing a brick on a toothpick, easy as fuck to ... well, tip. Moving floor trailers are one of the few things that actually make life better for everyone and aren't just measures to pander to idiots.

I work with a 6'4" qt black trucker girl with long dreadlocks

>>17785956
I've seen only 1 qt driver in 3 years.

I've probably backed into like maybe 3 spots total since I first started driving. How bad will it be if I learn to drive a truck

>>17785727
What is it that you're dumping there? It looks a lot like what passes for topsoil in my yard.

>>17785789
the take home should be exactly the same if not more and I get to go home erryday

>>17786321
that's mud kek

>>17785653
All of my trailer slack adjusters are in various states of borked. Broken teeth, dry S-cams, and short on shims. Gonna grab a few parts and tools and go through them this weekend.

>>17786227
Wouldn't help if you'd been driving backwards your whole life. They're completely different skills.

>>17786385
Noice. Now that I've got that Jetta, the next step in the game plan is to ditch the Focus, and funnel the money saved on car payments toward the credit cards. Once they're low enough, I'm gonna start looking for local work. I have a guaranteed local gig through a friend but it's cement truck work, and technically 'self-employed,' basically just work as much as I want but it's his truck so he takes a cut. He claims I could take home $1800/wk like one guy that used to work for him but that doesn't count for taxes or the insurance I'll have to get for myself.

>>17784760

>Left town right before the shit hit

I wanted to get a small boat and dress up like pirates for shenanigans around Houston too.

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330" in guessing
Anyway ya I'm doin trucker stuff. Driving, pissing in bottles, fucking my gf while the pup bites my ankle. All the normal ef tropes

>>17786493
$1800 minus taxes and insurance doesn't really sound like a lot but i don't have any experience with local work so idk

>>17786546
It isn't, which is why I hesitate to take his offer. I'll definitely peruse job postings and maybe call a few places first. Anyone in here ever worked for 84 Lumber?

>>17785789

>complimentary blowjob

This is true. Any lease operator who gets behind on his payments mandatory must suck one cock per week to get out.

They ferry the drivers to the yard and you get to pick which one sucks you off but the catch is you're his bitch until you get your CDL, run 40000 miles and get off his truck, so choose your cock wisely.

WE NIGHT RUN NOW
>Dedicated route driver had a sudden death in the family
>10pm pickup, 400+ miles, 6am delivery appointment

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I am curious about truck stops. Do all (most) truckers go inside and socialize with each other at the truck stop bar every evening, having conversations with different strangers every day? Or do most truckers just stick to themselves and sit in their sleeper all evening/night.

>>17785775
He's a MudCarter

>>17785911
Only problem is that walking floors are heavier and cost more for initial purchase and maintenance. Penny pinchers see that as bad.

>>17785789
A family friend owns 2 different trucks, one without a sleeping area, and one with. He said with my permit, he will help me practice and get comfy with the truck. Which is very nice of him.

I just wanna make sure I get paid fairly. I have no idea what amount to expect.

40 hours behind the wheel, I suppose. I've spent some time on tests and whatnot.

>>17786677
I avoid other humans whenever I can.

Also, is it even worth investing into my own truck if I plan to do this driving only for 5-10 years?

>>17786677
The only acceptable contact between truckers at a truck stop is footsies in the bathroom, everything else is just rude

>>17787223
You talking about getting paid once you get a job? Also be sure to check CA's CDL A requirements. They may require more than just 40 hrs behind the wheel before your final test for the CDL. TN required that 150 I had logged. TN also doesn't supply the truck to test in, of course, so you'd have to bring the one your friend would be letting you learn in. >>17787251
I wouldn't bother unless you decide to drive OTR for an indefinite length of time and make money to retire on. If you're only going to drive for 5-10yrs I'd just stick to company equipment.

Who's going to Englishtown

>tfw was finally thinking about taking thru plunge and getting my cdl
>finish up my degree on the road with minimal debnts etc
>break foot at current job

Whelp lmao

>>17787981
the not thru fucking autocorrect

>>17787981
>break foot at current job
What workers compensation aren't you entitled to.

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>Be me, Oilfag
>Be today
>Get to shop
>Getting ready to go to work
>Get call from manager
>The job got cancelled Oilfag, but we might have another one for you, I'll make a call
>k
>Get text five minutes later
>Second job went away
>k
>Coworker shows up
>Jobs cancelled dude
>k. wat do?
>MaintenanceFace.jpg
>Do full grease job, check truck over
>Mechanic diagnosing check transmission code
>Decides to change tranny oil and filters
>Just get oil dropped
>Manager walks over
>We had a job call in, but since your truck is down, we'll just give it to one of the other crews
>MFW

>>17788086
Are you not straight hourly or are you just not happy unless your tool is gushing hot fluids into deep boreholes.

Is it disrespectful to mimick the pulling of a horn to get a trucker to honk it for me? The horn always makes me smile.

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>>17788098
Salary always, then hourly on top of that when in the field, based off of how many hours we charge the oil companies.

We did get some stuff done that had been on my mind for a couple of weeks, but we hadn't had enough down time to get to until now, so I suppose shouldn't gomplain.

I've made a profitable career out of pumping holes full of hot, viscous fluids using continuous reciprocating motion.

>>17788153
No, truckers legitimately love that. Especially when kids ask for it.

>>17788153
Just don't do it in town, noise ordinances can get us ticketed

>>17786677

You go to the nearest Petrol buffet to dramatically increase your cholesterol while listening to unsourced stories from some weird looking wacko that probably has a dog in his truck that he molest nightly.

>>17788170
>pumping holes full of hot, viscous fluids using continuous reciprocating motion

aka fucking truckers behind the station for $5/hour

>>17788086
This is why, don't fix it until its proper broke. Not like it's your gear, YOLO!

>>17788153
I always blow my horn for kiddies ;^)

>>17788192
https://youtu.be/gAH2eQtoE2U

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>>17788224
>MFW Smokey
It really just goes without saying.

>>17788252
Why do the 'stralians have such top bantz?

>>17787251
5 years? No. 8-10 years would be the sweet spot you go O/O. That'll give you 2 years to get enough experience in for insurance companies to take you seriously, a year to figure out what you're doing, another year or two to run your initial truck purchase into the ground while getting a down payment on a respectable rig together, and 3-5 years for you to enjoy turning 6 figures a year for next to no work within the lifespan of your equipment, and $30-75k resale on it when you're done. You'll be sitting on an easy quarter million in the bank for babysitting freight in under a decade.

>>17788086
> fixing your company's truck as a driver
disgusting

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>>17788821
>>17788861
Thats how it is with a lot of small companies, my dudes.

There are two, sometimes three mechanics available for nine road going trucks and countless pieces of tracked, off-road only equipment and transfer pump trailers, so outside of legitimate mechanical/electrical issues, we take care of the easy/preventative stuff, because who else would?

If we have a breakdown on site and are down for a couple of hours, we don't charge the oil companies for that down time, and therefor we don't get paid those not charged for hours of field pay.

It's in our best interest to ensure the truck can get there and perform the jobs from start to finish since it directly affects our bottom line.

Hey Truckers, if I'm trying to give some of you guys head at a truck stop, what's like, the SOP?

>>17789073
>There are two, sometimes three mechanics available for nine road going trucks and countless pieces of tracked, off-road only equipment and transfer pump trailers

My mob has 1 mech for 34 trucks and trailers. I still don't fix it, as I'm not a qualified mechanic and will not be held liable for any maintenance that turns out to be faulty.

>>17789129
Walk backwards through the lot with chaps on. It's trawling for cocks.

>>17789073
I can tell you are young and have very little practical mechanic or driving experience, especially in the area of where the two overlap. Myself, having mechanical experience (decades) on everything from weedeaters to lawn mowers, small and commercial (large scale) marine, automotive, heavy construction equipent, all level of aircraft, diesel and large truck, large scale hydraulic and electric, and many other areas to lengthy to list... one common denomination that spans the entire list: while they mean well, engineers are idiots who's hands are tied by budget, liability and politics. If things were truly the way you are saying you see them, everything would be more expensive and there would be no need for recalls, lawsuits or warranties. So before you drum up your next pathetic insult attack, just think about that for a moment. Then think about all of the stupid fucking labels you've slapped me with (undoubtedly nearing the entirety of your arsenal) that you have been programmed to use by those whom you've allowed to teach you, that serve only to defend your ego and keep you safely in the box you have allowed society to put you in and keep you, and then think about all of the knowledge you are missing out on by keeping your perspective so narrow.

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>>17785800
Ay chihuahua. What a shitty feeling that must be to feel your trailer start to tip and know there is nothing you can do about it.

Zoz on the antics with your old truck tho. RIP Wester.

>>17786418
Wew lad. How often do you check/get your brakes legitimately checked?

>Be me, Oilfag
>Be today
>Be doing weekly maintenance check w/ co-worker
>Have valve stem extenders on inner drive tires to make easier
>Go through really shitty mudpit of a lease a gouple days ago
>The kind of muddy that big Andy Sixx style mud logs get pushed through the holes in the rims into the dish of the rim
>Coworker is checking tire pressures today
>Comes over and says he's having trouble checking the pressures
>Take a look inside the duals
>All six extenders are totally fucked
>Bent and completely full of dried mud
>Fuck it, toss em all
>MFW

>>17789135
Greasing a driveshaft once a week and changing the engine oil and filters every 500 hours isn't exactly rocket science tier mechanical effort m80. I'm not talking about changing brake or suspension components.

Most of the stuff we do, aside from greasing and pretrip levels of visual checks on the truck components is checking over and maintaining the mounted equipment, burners, ESDs, pumps, etc, since we don't have dedicated guys for that stuff.

>>17789158
Zoz. This crumpled my Donovans.

>>17789189
Can you imagine how cringy this faggot must be in person? Past his thirties and still usings words like "lel" and its deviations and posting memes.

>>17789198
>not posting memes into your old age

Fuck off, Sonny.

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>>17789198
>Not enjoying dank memes
How can someone possibly continue to live within such a barren, grey, rain filled existence?

Also, why on Earth would you assume that I talk or act anywhere close to how I post on here?

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>>17788252
>yfw you'll never be australian

>>17789223
>>17789225
>You will not post any of the following outside of /b/: Trolls, flames, racism, off-topic replies, uncalled for catchphrases, macro image replies, indecipherable text (example: "lol u tk him 2da bar|?"), anthropomorphic ("furry") or grotesque ("guro") images, post number GETs ("dubs"), or loli/shota pornography.

This isn't reddit newfags. Kill yourselves.

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>>17789293
>This is a truck.

All boards that default to the Yotsuba B or Burichan (blue) themes are to be considered "work safe." Violators may be temporarily banned and their posts removed. Note: Spoilered pornography or other "not safe for work" content is NOT allowed on the work safe boards.

The quality of posts is extremely important to this community. Contributors are encouraged to provide high-quality images and informative comments

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>>17785956
>6'4"
>black
>qt
Nah man. I don't believe you

Went up into this place today and girl was just gettin into work so she wasn't wearing her lil work shirt yet and holy shit she got a body...

>>17787448
Just don't know my worth, to be exact. And I'll be looking into the logged hours.

>>17788526
There's so much money to be made in this field, it seems. But I'm just scared that when I have a mid-life crisis, I'll realize I never accomplished either of my dreams.

Though the money for my girlfriend and I sounds lovely. But I hear you barely have time to spend it lol.

>>17789880
You can always stay local mang.

Or regional owner-op if you live in a good area. You can run a bunch of 300mi stuff and still be home basically every night.

I still remember that couple I met at the airport that teamed. I think they are empty nesters and have a house up in Lake City FL. They got a new Vulva, drive the fuck out of it for 6-8 months, stack money, and then go on vacation for the rest of the year.

>>17789901
>>17789901
I'm just really nervous is all, thank you for the great information. I would love to travel across the country if it means I make a lot of money. So essentially, I should invest in my own rig, and when all is said and done, sell it?

>>17789924
You gotta wait for the OTR guys on that one. I'm not even a real trucker because I sleep under a real roof every night.

>>17789692
Do you even feed these ho's the cock?

>>17789928
Trust me my melanin enhance friend, you can drive better than most "real truckers". Local around town clown work sorts out the boys from the men. It takes alot more skill than being a pre planned mindless drone with the hardest part of the day is having a shower.

>>17790105
It's true tho. You git moar gudder doin this for a month than doing OTR for a year and bumping docks 3 times a week.

All day I'm whipping this 46' trailer around places that are tight for a little straight truck.

>>17790009
Tryin to. We'll see what happens with new girl. I'm not tryin to just go for hos and pussy anymore tho, too old for that shit and I need to find a nice girl that I won't mind givin a key to my house. Shit with that other girl is still kinda up in the air but she has too much baggage.

>>17790150
Nigga NO!

Don't fall for the emotional needs meme. Just use those warm moist holes.

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Anyone here know IRA RICARDO FORBES

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>>17790150
>All day I'm whipping this 46' trailer around places that are tight for a little straight truck.
That doesn't seem logical. Effective load area length aside, there's probably a good reason why 3+ axle buses can be 49.2 ft in Germany while semi trailers are limited to 44.6 ft. Japan mostly uses straight trucks, too. America must be doing something wrong about its straight trucks if even its spread axle semis are more maneuverable.

>>17790524
I'm just some mook following the internet adventures of his betters but I would argue that buses are usually found on routes that are specifically modified for buses: turnouts, loading lanes, etc. A local delivery truck has to navigate private parking lots that may or may not have been designed for freight delivery and has to account for varying levels of parking lot occupancy whereas a bus lane is reserved.

>>17790674
That's why all other straight vehicles are limited to 39.3 ft in Germany, I didn't mention it to make more of an argument.

>>17790693
Then I can only assume you were taking Bepis a little too literally. I do believe he meant "tight for a straight truck" as meaning his skill exceeds the average; he feels comfortable pulling his trailer through areas that would give the average straight truck driver heartburn.

Perhaps Bepis will clarify after he gets done texting his latest surrogate sister.

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>bonus 500 dollary-doos for an extra 20 minutes of work
Goddamn I love LTL.

>>17789880
A mid-life crisis always pans out better on a bed of cash. When I had my quarter life crisis I took 3 months off, running a load once a week to top off the fuel tanks.

>>17789924
The money to be made is on the high end specialized spectrum of the business. You might fare a little better with a family gig, but don't expect over $40k your first two years after taxes. If you aren't pants on head retarded, that'll let you set aside enough cash to buy a $10k truck, $10k trailer, and $10k to run them for 2 months before revenue starts coming in. There's no reason you shouldn't net $100k your first year as an O/O, so once you've got your shit figured out you'll have plenty of resources you upgrade your equipment right before or right after it blows up.

>>17790720
>you'll have plenty of resources you upgrade your equipment right before or right after it blows up.

You seem to be somewhere in that period yourself. How much are you budgeting towards for a replacement rig? Are you planning to move up to a newer class of equipment or are you looking to continue running on the lower end of the used equipment spectrum?--extracting the last drop of juice from the mash, so to speak.

>>17789928
Thanks for your help all the same!

>>17790720
But what I might wanna do in life may require 6 years to bring any fruition.

>>17790720
Are trucks and trailers really that cheap? In California, everything is super expensive. I see that owners/operators make more money, is that from not having to give a company money for using their truck?

I am leaning towards owning a truck now, I'm just scared I'll waste money. But without risks, how can one possibly profit?

Thank you for your information, I will be mulling this over more.

You all are quite helpful.

>>17790720
t. the guy who's been running the same clapped out Freightshaker Columbia Disaster for the last four years and has a broken frankentruck at home

>>17789198
Who shit in your hotpocket?

>>17790715
She workin right now anyway. I'm fuckin stoked on that tho, not sure why these Venezuelan girls like me.

And straight trucks have that terrible turning radius. With the single axle tractor, this thing will take some tight turns provided there isn't a light pole on the corner of the curb my trailer is about to hop.

I did see someone drive slightly on a curb when turning, so that is intentional? That's kind of neat, did not know that.

>>17791216
Not intentional, but not a problem as long as
>A: they don't hit anything and
>secondly, they aren't rubbing tire sidewalls on the curbside

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>>17790950
Single axle tractors best tractors.

>>17791216
I have certain stops where it's impossible not to. One stop on my old route, I used to have to run over the corner of a bush to get into the parking lot. You just need to take is slow and make sure you don't rip up the sidewall.

>>17791325
If it can handle the weight.

>>17791378
>If it can handle the weight.
Like 70-80% of the weight is on the trailer wheels with eurotrucks.

Literally only need more than one axle if you want steering wheels in the middle (godsend for parking in tight spaces) or plan on hauling >50t over the alps (MORE DRIVE AXLES PLEASE MOMMY).

>>17791378
I'm guessing the axle ratings are a bit different between North America and Europe, and the tech is engineered accordingly. Afaik steer axles are really lightly loaded in North America. I can give you the German ratings if you're interested, metric tonnes (lbs rounded to thousand):

Steer: 10t (22k lbs)
Single drive: 11.5t (25k lbs)
Double drive 11.5t-19t (25k-42k lbs) depending on distance between wheels and suspension

Trailer single: 10t (22k lbs)
Trailer doubles: 11t-18t (24k-40k lbs) depending on distance between wheels
Trailer triples: 21t-24t (46k-52k lbs) depending on distance between wheels

Three axle combination: 28t (62k lbs)
Four axle combination: 36t (79k lbs)
Five or more axle combination: 40t (88k lbs) (44t (97k lbs) in combined road/rail/ship container traffic) or more with permit in which case the axle loads are the decisive factor

As you can see a single drive, triple trailer combination will have axle ratings adding up to 46.5t (102k lbs) but is usually rated for 40t (88k lbs) as a bit of a buffer. Not sure if it's the same in North America, or whether their axle ratings add up to exactly 80k lbs.

>>17791447
Here in 'Murica it's 12k lbs max on the steer axle, 17k/axle or 34k total for double rear axles, same 17k/1 - 34k/2 axles for double trailer axles, or 20k/1 for spread axle trailers.

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>>17791481
Wow, that's absolutely nothing on the steer axle. Barely holding the engine and cab in the air then. You can see here that on a standard Euro tractor the fifth wheel is actually in front of the rear axle so that some of the weight gets redistributed to the steer axle. And it needs to because the trailer overhang on the kingpin is up to 1600 mm or 63 inches for less of a fairing gap and better maneuverability.

>>17791386
>Like 70-80% of the weight is on the trailer wheels with eurotrucks.
No its not.

10 tonne on the steer and usually 11-12 tonne on the drive.

>>17791547
Well, that's the rating, but a maxed out combination won't max out the axles unless the weight is concentrated in the wrong place. Overall the tractor will take slightly less than half the combination weight, but that's including the weight of the tractor itself. The load capacity is usually around 27 tons or so, of which roughly two thirds if not more rest on the trailer axles. So focused on the load alone the other comment isn't even that far off.

>>17791573
No its not

>>17791547
I meant most of the weight of the trailer. Eurotrailers have wheels fairly central on the trailer, rather than riiight in the back like ameritrailers.

6 tonne on the steer
17 tonne on the drives
21 tonne on the tri

Straya a best.

Single drive is for poofta's.

>>17791593
Actually most American trailers, especially the 53 footers, don't even have the axles all the way back, it only looks that way because they're so long. I think the rear overhang on American trailers is up to 12 feet, which isn't as much as the European nearly 15 feet but still sizeable. The only trailers with the axles all the way back are for practical reasons (lowboys) or for muh custom truck shitters with stretched frames as well.

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By the way are tag steer axles a thing on American tractors at all? Or do you simply not bother / throw all the steer axles in front of the drives on heavy hauls?

>>17791507
Enlightening. I love me some euro trucks. I mean I like obnoxiously large 'Murican trucks too but I've always liked small, nimble equipment. Maybe that's why my lady is 4'10" and 95lbs kek
>>17791593
What >>17791643 said. Only time the axles are at the tail end of the trailer is when loading, at least for van trailers. When on the road, they're slid up about ten feet or more. A notable exception would be spread-axle flatbeds, like TF's and EF's step-deck, but those are most often 48' instead of 53' so the rearmost axle is still quite a bit closer to the truck than you're thinking.

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>>17791656
Extra axles are common on heavy haulers but I'm actually not sure whether or not steerable rear axles are common or not.
>tfw just saw a 5-axle Freightshaker Argosy circa '07 era with a 4-axle flatbed
>didn't get pic because too focused on trying to find this damn shipper

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>forklifts that fold up and hook up to the rear of the semi trailer are legal because they're not permanently attached, therefore they count as cargo and cargo can have an overhang
>but aerodynamic, fuel saving trailer tails are illegal because they would count towards the trailer length
>no regulatory discussion of the matter to be seen anywhere, could very well count the time in decades until something is done about it
Ah yes, European bureaucracy.

>>17791699
>Trailer tails
Made me giggle m9

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>>17791481
Most states allow 20k or whatever the tires are rated for on the steers.

>drove from texas to kentucky like this

Do you guys buy used panties to sniff while OTR?

>>17791643
But...
>>17780328 - Wayy at the back.
>>17785727 - Right at the back.
>>17785800 - At the back, no overhang. Unusual to see three axles on a US trailer, though.
>>17790720 - Spread axle, with the rear one up near the back.
>>17791656 - Eurotrailer. axles set further forwards.
>>17791699 - Axles forwards a bit, even with the forklift on the back.

>>17791675
Wait, the axles aren't fixed? How confusing.

>>17780328 - Not way at the back, regular position for a 53 footer.
>>17785727 - Right at the back for practical reasons because it's a tipper, also it's only 46 feet long.
>>17791656 - Regular axle position for eurotrailers, only looks further at the back because it's shot at an angle from the far front.
>>17791699 - Looks like the trailer might actually be shortened a bit to accommodate the forklift within the vehicle length. Different countries actually have different legislation in regards to bumper forklifts. I know they're okay in Germany and not okay in Italy, but I don't know about other countries.

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anyone done this?

how horrifying is it?

>>17791915
I saw one following a prime mover one day, unloaded and thought it was some magic automated wireless jinker.
Told a fellow driver and he promptly said I was an idiot and explained it was not a driverless vehicle.

>>17791699
Euro trucks don't go fast enough to care about aerodynamics

55 M P H
5

M
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>>17791857
Nope. I'm local so I get them FedEx'd right to my house.

>>17791682
Turnpike doubles still worry me.

Or that time a couple months ago, idk if anybody remembers but I posted pics of 3 or 4 trucks with these like 150' poles on them. They might have been super tall light poles where they're building a new exit-interchange on I-95 and it was those dollies at the rear with 3 axles. I just imagine one of those coming a little loose and tracking sideways and becoming a huge deathtrap.

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>be me, Balam
>thoroughly loving on my Eaton Fuller 10sp
>go to shift to 6th
>feel it go in, stomp accelerator to continue forward movement
>scottyrevs.flac
>truck does not pass go
>coasting through busy intersection revving engine like a Swift driver
>slam it out of gear then back in
>all is well
>mfw

What causes that to happen and why did my ignore engine problems light come on?

Anyone here have issues with flooding?

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>>17791682
>>17792328

>>17792333
Checked

Git Gud

>CEL
Is it an International? If so, you should be worried if it isn't on.

>>17792346
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dQYbCaxZPA

>>17792356
Fuck. That's exactly what I was talking about. If those straps slip a couple of degrees, that rear dolly will keep going straight but run parallel to you 3 lanes over.

>>17792333
The transmission switched out of low range, but before it could lock into high range, you moved into 6th and throttled up. With the RPM no longer matching, it couldn't lock into high range, leaving itself between low and high range - effectively in a second neutral position.

The cause is simple, you shifted too quickly between ranges for the transmission to keep up. Not a big problem, just let off the throttle to rev match again and it'll finish the range shift on it's own. Don't need to go back to neutral either. Try not to do the 5-6 shift too quickly in the future. I used to do the same thing in a 13 speed shifting from 4 to 5L.

>>17779971
>I35E threw my trailer into another lane fully loaded.
Sinkholes (not really potholes) in the road? That's where one side (right or left) is severely down while the other side remains level with the road.

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Eastbound and down faggets

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I am outlaw.

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>>17792675
>>17792696

> curtainside

AHAHAHAHA. and I thought you couldn't possibly be more of a faggot. Guess I was wrong, LOL.

You typed poser wrong.

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>>17792696
>>17792675
Well, that load of Coors isn't going to deliver itself I suppose.

Please ask your dad how much that thing cost and let us know.

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>see accident ahead
>hit brakes
>load shifts

>>17792881
Thats what you get for being a braindead cunt.

Cummins EV tractor.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2017/08/29/take-that-tesla-diesel-engine-giant-cummins-unveils-heavy-duty-truck-powered-by-electricity/#678cd20578f1

>>17792881
Lol

>>17791271
Hmm I figured as much, still seems like a useful technique all the same.

>>17791378
Sidewall damage = bad, thanks lol

Why is sidewall rubbing bad?

>>17793082
You know why it's bad

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>>17792796
More than you can afford pal
>>17792720
Only time I would want to hook to this trailer would be for specialized CNC machines or maybe tubing. 53' stepdeck is where the $$$ is at.

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Can any ameritruckerfag explain to me why no one is adopting disc brakes for semi trucks?

>>17793190
>Daddy told me it's none of my business
k eog__prod.

>>17793215

More surface area contact on brake shoes/drums than pads/discs.

More surface area = quicker stops.

Much less likely to warp due to uneven temperatures.

Safer due to design. Rear brakes will apply if air supply is lost.

>>17793267
Shut up cuck.

>>17793299
Put your trip back on.

>>17793314
>m-more than one person can't possibly say mean things about me! i-i'm not a cuck!

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>>17793299
I am not this guy :'D

Pic: Long Haul leased truck im parked too atm. My dad was the first one to gross 30k/month back in the late 90's for long haul. They would drug test him bi-monthly or more cause they thought he was on meth

>>17791481
>Here in 'Murica it's 12k lbs max on the steer axle
Only if you have a babby 12k axle.

>>17791656
Steered trailer axles are pretty common over 6 axles.

>>17792333
>6th
Range selector derped. In an automagic you would have been stuck for about 5 minutes while you drained the air tanks and reset the ECM.

>>17792881
>CDL is kill
F

>>17793082
Because that rubber needs to stay where it is.

>>17793215
They've been standard for half a decade.

>>17793278
Are you fucking high?

>>17793328
>$30k/mo
>90's
>inflation slightly lower
>double nickle was out the door
>rates were pretty much the same
I don't get it. I can run that legally.

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>>17793327
How can you read my thoughts, wizard?!

>>17793328
Nice. I like that shade of green.

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>>17793346
Well than I guess you should show me your 360k YTD
I'm glad your getting a grasp on LTL though. We been doing it for years
How many 10k$ weeks have u had this year?

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>>17793386

>>17793396
That's all you make?

>>17793386
Mirrin bro you should get into crypto i fucking make bank whilr making less driving now but how to make that much trucking? Just turned 23 and about to have enough cash for a cheap pete and hopefully a flatbed

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>>17793410
Grossing 10k in a single week
>that's all you make. Okay bud.

>>17793433
>Grossing 10k a week
What are you roughly netting in that case?

>>17793433
That looks like its over 85500 gross reported

>>17793278
All these words
All of them wrong

>>17793433
Being a trustfund kid is much better

>>17793446
After fines and drug habit, about tree fiddy.

Let's compile a list of people that put urine in bottles best to worst:

Truckers

Frat boys

Dumb and Dumber

Sociopaths

Liberals

Would anyone hire me if I have an at fault accident from like 5 years ago, and a misdemeanor for assault? I'm considering getting a CDL but don't really want to waste my time if nobody will hire me

>>17793526
Ehhhh I imagine playing on gta with the cheats on from the start isn't that interesting. so I don't really think trust fund kids lives are that great.

I mean no one wants to be an African child but, where's the challenge in it?

>>17793386
I said I can, not do. I'm much more likely to run a 2 day week than a 5 day week. Last week was my third $10k week this year ($11,250) having taken close to 4 months off this year for shenanigans. This week will only be $8125, then next week will probably be around $3k because fuck working more than 2 weeks a month.

>>17793431
>cheap pete
That hood tax is going to burn.

>>17793446
I'll net just north of $8,000 on my $11,250 after percentage, permits, insurance, fuel, tolls, etc. Usualy net around low 60's percentage-wise, but this new engine is turning offer 7.5mpg (old motor finished up at 4.44mpg) on its IFTA reports, so I'll need to look at the numbers for this quarter to get a better feel for it.

>>17793457
As long as the tires don't hit the crossbeams just roll with it. There are about 5 scales in his usual lane so it doesn't even matter.

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Unlimited ass chips

>>17793565
Let the collision cool down for 7 years, and 10 years for the violent offense.

>>17793552
Where do hikkis, NEETs, and homeopaths fall on there?

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I was considering becoming a truck driver. I'm in the processes of getting my CDL and Class A license. But I noticed that every job I need those for require 1-5 years experience. How do I get the first few years of experience if nobody hires you without experience?

How much should I be making a month to start? How much should I be making in a few years? Let's assume I don't own my own rig, since I am pretty sure I won't be able to afford that.

How do you make sure you always have work?

What accesoriess do you guys use to make driving more pleasant? My back's been killing me lately so I bought a cushion. Also I back in my truck every day so I got a little steering wheel knob. Some sticker polarized sun shield to put on the window. Phone mounts are a must too for gps, music.

>>17793715
Welcome to swift

>>17793727
You mean knight....

>>17791838
Ah, well now I know. Reckon Peak and Skyline just stick to the lowest number we'll have to deal with so it won't become an issue.
>>17791894
Most 'Murican semi trailers with tandem axles can unlock the axle chassis from the trailer undercarriage so that they can be moved, which readjusts the weight distribution between the truck's rear axles and the trailer's axles. It also can adjust the trailer's turn radius (forward for tighter turns) and make the trailer more stable when being loaded (rearmost for maximum stability).
>>17791915
Never seen someone post about it, which I think we'd have noticed because those things are interesting as fuck. I've always wondered what they're called.
>>17792346
You should check out windmill turbine blades.
>>17792356
Classic.
>>17792881
RIP gainful employment.
Press F to pay respects.
>>17793033
Neat
>>17793082
Can cause the sidewall to tear, which is then a blowout waiting to happen.
>>17793215
>Truck I'm in has disc brakes all around
>Trailer does too
u wot
>>17793278
u fukn wot
>>17793332
Well it's company equipment so no doubt it is indeed a 12k axle
>>17793716
>steering wheel knob
RIP
I got a USB 12v socket to charge my phone while it sits in the pocket on the side of the seat, and a 12v socket adapter for the Switch to charge from rather than using power inverter juice.

>>17793716
>suicide knob
lel
Best investment I've made in a while is MCT oil supplements. No more getting distracted by hunger 8 hours into my shift. Mio flavor enhancerslet me skip running into a truckstop for an iced coffee in the morning since I'm set with one squirt. A 6" carabiner lets me hang my gym and shower bag off the lip of the top bunk, along with another great investment, a 2 gallon shop vac. A parts cleaning brush is great for keeping the dash dust free between cleanings. I buy knock off magic erasers to keep all the interior plastic stupid clean, and have a gallon jug of simple green concentrate for everything else. 10lb hook and loop tape keeps all the little shit like power strips, scan gauge, and pens from bouncing around, and keeps another great investment, my dash mat, firmly affixed. An 8 foot micro-usb charging cable lets me charge devices with 120VAC from anywhere in the truck while keeping the charger in one place.

should i get into trucking

>>17793716
Dragon dildo

>>17793860
>>17793899

What's wrong with a steering wheel knob?


How do rear/additional steering axles work? How are they turned and how are they properly synced up with the front wheels? Hydraulics with position sensors?

>>17793955
The device is often called a "suicide knob" because of being notoriously useless for controlling the wheel during an emergency

>>17793955
You'll learn when the wheel slips from your hand and the knob batters your wrist like a wrecking ball, and you panic for a moment as you try to get your hands back on the wheel.

For backing though they're legit, there's a reason they've become an out-of-the-box feature on forklifts. Even on yard trucks they make sense, but if you're driving on public roads, take the thing off for everyone's safety.

What's your favorite type of panties to wear?

>>17794059
Ain't got none on dickweed

>>17793899
yes

>>17792354
>>17792621
>>17793332
Then my truck needs to git gud because how else will I impress all the other truckers at a stoplight if I can't go from 2nd to 10th in under 30 seconds?

>>17794107
>not shifting from 2>5>etc
Get gud

>>17793519
Post your """""correct""""" theory then.

>>17794081
Come on. We're all friends here, we all know you wear the nerds panties for kicks. Just get it off your chest.

>>17794173
The main strong point for disc brakes is reduced stopping distance. With disc brakes, that distance can be anywhere from 17% to 33% shorter than drum brakes.

Reduced fade is another benefit, especially for vehicles that have more frequent stopping events. Also, service and maintenance on disc brakes is typically simpler and faster than on drums.

Benefits of drums are longer service life of pads.

>>17794135
>not short shifting all 18
Do you even supertrucker?

>>17794392
http://m.truckinginfo.com/article/180452/brake-trends-drums-vs-discs

How much of an obese shitter am I if I sneezed and browned out my pants?

>>17793715
>Sign up for Vocational School to get my CDL
>Do some Pre-Apps for the puppy mill companies
>Six hours later phone exploding from calls

Get your class A and endorsements you want and then go work for a Puppy Mill company for a few years.

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>>17793033

*blocks your path*

Question to anybody whose been in the trucking field a minute;
How many truckers actually have diabetes?How many probably have diabetes but don't know/care? How many have diabetes but get DOT waivers/hide their illness?
A good 50% of the drivers I see are morbidly obese and a good chunk of them exhibit the borderline psychotic almost drunken behavior of a diabetic with serious blood sugar issues I learned to recognize from being an EMT. I've even had quite a few drivers nonchalantly talk about being diabetic as well(weirdly enough they are always less obese and act less insane), why is this such a problem and why is the DOT allowing it?

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>>17794870

>>17794870
What's it's range fully loaded? 5 blocks?

>>17794889
Heaps. Diabetes is a medical disqualification, but all they have to do is tell the examiner they don't have diabetes, then pass the rest of the exam.

>>17791838
Post truck.

>>17795314
10/10

>>17795322
Can you still have a chiropractor sign for your dot medical?

>>17794889
>Why is the DOT allowing it?

All these trucks can't drive themselves yet. Same reason e-logs will fail, can't just put half the country's transportation out of service without global financial meltdown.

>>17795321
100 miles with 22 tons gross weight.

>>17792881
I know the YouTube video that's from. Were you the driver or something? Or are you just trying to get in on that sweet, sweet, meme arrow action?

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Getting chauffeured back to town today b/o/ys. Boss hired a swamper with a Class 3/B license and lots of experience. Feels weird to be in the passenger seat.

>>17795537
As long as they have a DOT examiner cert. Lots of them stopped doing that when it became a requirement a few years ago.

How big a part of the job is the dealing with people aspect?
I'm really not far from enrolling in trucking school but I'm one asocial motherfucker.

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>>17795314

>>17796164


>I don't like being around/interacting with people

Trucking isn't as solitude filled as movies and tv make it out to be though.


You'll still have to deal with lots of people throughout the day: Shippers, receivers, cashiers, truck stop personnel, mechanics, terminal staff, company managers, dispatchers, etc. law enforcement, scale house operators, and others drivers to name a few.


Ask yourself these questions before seriously considering trucking:

>Do I mind being alone for long periods of time if solo driving?
>Am I able to put up with being in very close proximity to another person while team driving/training for up to six weeks or so?
>Am I okay with living in a small space for possibly weeks at a time?
>Am I able to sleep in a noisy, moving vehicle?
>Am I able to put up with potentially being mistreated by shippers, recievers, terminal staff or other drivers?
>Am I able to keep effective time management considering I generally have to cram a lot of non driving personal activities including sleep within a ten hour span?
>Do I like driving enough to do it for 13 hours a day?
>Am I able to stay awake and focused enough to stay safely on the roads for that long?

>Am I mechanically inclined enough to perform minor maintenance on the truck/trailer if needed?

Just some food for thought.

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Schlumberger offered me a position in Odessa/Midland at $18/hr. with 60-70 hours a week. No touch flatbed freight, paid housing, 15 on/6 off rotation. Is it worth it? I'd probably only make ~$1300 a week

>>17796027
>allows another man to drive his truck

You just can't quit the cuck life.

>>17796296
They are harvesting wine grapes here now huge trucker shortage. $25 hr. Must have experience must be Mexican though.

>>17796296
Yes

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>>17796302
Zoz. I was told to assess his driving competency.

He clipped two out of the three hitchhikers we came upon, so he didn't do too badly, all in all.

>>17796296
Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

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>>17795476

>>17796500
Accepted that shit. I know they're a big company but what's their track record like?

>>17796609
That's the laziest anti-doxing attempt I've ever seen

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I hate hooking up this shit trailer.

>>17796622
They're pretty safety conscientious up here in Ganada from what I have been told by former embloyees and experienced first hand as a third party contractor. When I was hauling sand, 98% of the loads we hauled were for Schlumberger.

They're pretty strict about keeping within hours of service with their company drivers, and with us contractors, they had an iPhone app we had to use to track every load of sand from pickup to dropoff.

>>17796622
They are hardcore about saftey. I had to do 3 days of inductions and associated saftey stuff just to spread some stone on sprayed bitumen at one of their sites.
It took me a whole 20mins to do my part but it took a whole week to do the job in the end after travel and inductions were factored in.

>>17796296
Dang that pretty good.

>>17796686
Ha, well that's a lot more transparent than it looked out in the sun.

>>17779017
i am 18, just so were clear. So i am going to be an owner operator whem i graduate in a year. i plan to work minimum wage full time to pay for a truck. is it possible to get a reliable truck with a sleeper cab in the $10k range?

>>17797368
>>17797423
I figured any oilfield company would be heavily safety conscious. They've got a four day orientation in Reno, OK that they fly me out for. I just hope the accident I had doesn't disqualify me at that time.

>>17797545
I should amend that, just looked at my DAC that a company ran and there is 0 reported accidents.

>>17797519
Pretty sure that while you can get your CDL at 18 or 19 just fine, I believe federal law won't let you cross state lines until 21.

Also O/O is generally more difficult to actually make money as you're competing with massive companies with more than enough cash to throw at their vehicles and bulk fuel and parts and teams of people to get shit wherever it needs to be in the shortest possible time.

>>17794659
Good read, it helped me understand why disc brakes aren't fully a thing everywhere. I always wondered why drums were still selected over discs, since discs tend to be stronger and easier to work on. But with many axles and extra weight, air brakes seem to make more sense, but yeah, good read, thanks.

>>17796310
Reminds me of what's going on in my city of Madera, CA. Crush season is upon us.

>>17796871
From my limited experience, none of that looks good

>>17797647
ive seen ads on trailers looking to hire o/o's. its just that i dont want to be held responsible by a company if i do something stupid and ruin a million dollar truck. and i can have more freedom in general if i own the truck. what about the costs though? how cheap can i get a reliable truck that will last 10 years

Hi, I'm catfucker and I'm gay.

>>17797789
You can't get your CDL until 18 or 19.
You can't cross state lines in a commercial vehicle until 21.
Most companies won't even hire you until you're 22.
In order to become an O/O you must attain self-authority, which could cost upwards of $10k on its own, and may require prior CDL driving experience.
You can get a truck as cheap as $7k but it'll need another $15k to be bare minimum dependable and road legal.

>>17791481
Steers are just considered an axle. You're not limited to 12k. You're limited to 17k or the weight rating if the equipment, which would usually come down to the tires.
Trucking schools blather on about 12k because at 80k, the only legal balance is 12/34/34.

On any load over 60k gross with full fuel my steers are over 12k, topping out at 12600.

>>17792333
You went too fast. It got stuck halfway on the range shift.

Do that enough and you'll demolish the one synchro your transmission has, causing horrendous grinding with every range shift.

>>17797869
what is self authority?

>>17797926
I've never looked it up or gotten a fleshed out answer from an O/O about it but from what I gather you can't just get your CDL, buy a truck and go to work. You have to establish 'your own authority' which is some legal fuckery in order to drive a class 8 truck (probably lower classes too) as an O/O. I've been told the costs generally start at $10k but could easily be higher for no fucking reason apparently.

>>17797926
https://www.dat.com/blog/post/How-to-Get-Your-Operating-Authority

>>17795322
>but all they have to do is tell the examiner they don't have diabetes
They're supposed to check glucose in the urine with a test strip as part of the physical so it shouldn't be quite as easy as just saying you don't have it. I know because that's how it was found I had diabeetus.

>>17794889
As long as glucose levels can be controlled with diet and medication then a driver can get a 1 year certificate. Regular certificates are 2 years btw. Insulin use is not allowed though there seems to be a push on to allow drivers that would need insulin.

Also required documentation has increased for 2017. Used to be you only needed to show you were on medication and that there was no glucose in the urine and a glucose level below 125 at the time of the physical. Now in addition you have to have a lab test within the last three months showing an A1C below 10, letter from your pcp stating you do not have diabetic neuropathy, you're stable on your medication, you haven't changed your medication recently, you're safe to operate a CMV on that medication, and also an eye test within the last year with a statement from that doctor that you don't have diabetic retinopathy.

>>17796479
>He clipped two out of the three hitchhikers we came upon, so he didn't do too badly, all in all.
>accepting only two out of three
Fucking Canadians

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>>17798101
Instead they should have stopped to pick them up then raped and murdered them.

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>>17797869

Truckerfag has his own authority but IIRC he hasn't used it in years. I think he runs under Farm2Fleet's DOT number.

And of course EF doesn't have his own authority, that's all taken care of by his daddy like everything else in his life.

>>17798150
>then raped and murdered them
Get a load of the new guy.

Always visually inspect your 5th wheel.
Always clear your blind spot before merging.
Always murder before you rape.

Stay safe.

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>>17798154
Is that EF's brother?

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>>17798182
I like mine to struggle as I forcefully penetrate the anus.

>>17797944
>I've been told the costs generally start at $10k
So that's why my stepfather asked if I had 10 grand he could borrow so many years ago.

Well obviously you need a DOT number, which if I remember correctly is free. Then you need an MC (motor carrier) number, I think around $200, give or take $50. Need to be enrolled in a random drug test pool. Need to renew UCR (unified carrier registration) every year, $70. Need a BOC3 processing agent, which I have no idea what it is but it's required. Need to register for IFTA (international fuel tax agreement) in your state, you pay that every quarter. Need insurance for liability and cargo, which is probably the 2nd highest expense. Need registration. There are a couple states that have their own mileage taxes apart from IFTA, like Kentucky, Arkansas, Oregon, and NY has like 2 separate mileage taxes. Need to file form 2290 every year, I think it's a federal heavy vehicle tax. I might be forgetting some things.

>>17798227
They were supposed to get rid of MC numbers I think this year and use DOT number for everything, but of course the government can't actually make things less complicated, so they postponed doing that until all the old fucks working at the DOT can figure out how to use a computer.

I made a thing:

>>17798249

>>17796479
>>17798101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrF5bZoE8wk

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>>17798288
You took the words right out of my mouth.

>>17798101
He just started. He'll be ramming slow moving full sized Hutterite vans full of women and kids off the road resulting in fiery explosions in no time.

>>17797519
>19
>O/O
Enjoy paying $40k/year in insurance premiums.

>>17797789
>can i get a reliable truck that will last 10 years
No. You can't get a $300k truck that will last 10 years. That's not how trucks work. By the end of 10 years you'll have swapped out every part of a truck no matter what it cost. At best in a $10k truck you'll make it through the first year spending under $20k keeping it roadworthy.

>>17797650
Disc brakes on class 8's /are/ air brakes.

>>17797869
>You can't get your CDL until 18 or 19.
18, some states have agricultural exemptions as low as 16.
>You can't cross state lines in a commercial vehicle until 21.
Correct.
>Most companies won't even hire you until you're 22.
*23
>In order to become an O/O you must attain self-authority, which could cost upwards of $10k on its own, and may require prior CDL driving experience.
Authority on its own is 3 figures. The biggest expense is getting an insurance binder, which for a first year O/O is a 5 figure sum.
>You can get a truck as cheap as $7k but it'll need another $15k to be bare minimum dependable and road legal.
They come even cheaper than that if you really want to burn some money.

>>17798227
I don't even remember. I set up my authority sloshed at a house party by accident.

>>17798250
But brokers and shippers don't even use DOT numbers. That'd make no fucking sense.